The BD-HP24U supports 1080p/24 playback of Blu-ray discs ; The player has internal decoding and bitstream output of high-resolution audio sources ; It supports BD-Live Web content, with internal memory provided, and can play picture-in-picture bonus...

The BD-HP24U lacks multichannel analog audio outputs, so it's not thebest choice for someone who owns an older, non-HDMI A/V receiver ; The player does not support a WiFi network connection, nor does it offer an advanced control port like RS-232 ; The...

The BD-HP24U's Blu-ray features are on par with many players in itsprice class (the player's street price is around $150). However, evenwith the addition of Netflix streaming, Sharp's Web platform isn't asextensive as the services you'll get from Sony,...

Relatively cheap

The player recognizes Blu-ray discs extremely slowly ; Sharp is also very slow to release updates for this and other players, so if you do get a movie title that the player won't recognize you may have to wait for quite some time before an update is...

Seems to play DVDs without problems

Slow recognizing Blu-rays. Sometimes had to eject disc and reload several times before it would play. While playing a Blu-ray in good condition, player would drop sound for several seconds and at other times pixalate the picture ; Owners manual has an...