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The Sony BDP-S590 is a great-looking Blu-ray player with built-in Wi-Fi, 3D compatibility, and tons of streaming-media apps, but it's slow to load discs and has some user interface quirks.

If you want a full-featured, 3D-capable Blu-ray player, the Sony BDP-S590 is a solid, inexpensive one. However, it's only one among many solid, inexpensive Blu-ray players, a number of which have slightly better performance or build quality.

In the end, the Sony BDP-S590 is pretty much at the ideal price point and feature level. It has all the basics and most of the advanced stuff to fulfill most people's needs, yet still costs less than AU$200.

Pull that 1st, 2nd or even 3rd gen player out of the bedroom and replace it with the Sony BDP-S590 Blu-ray player. Whether you’ve a 3D TV or not, you’ll find plenty of uses for what this Sony can do.

If you can get past the quirky shape and some initial setup hassle, the Sony BDP-S590 is a terrific Blu-ray player and a solid value – especially coming from Sony, which usually charges a premium for its products.