Like the , another model we tested for our latest , the Memorex did a better job displaying images from Blu-ray discs than from standard-definition DVDs; the Memorex actually outperformed the Insignia on standard-def DVD. But its results with Blu-ray Discs were more mixed than the Insignia's.

The MVBD2510 got its best scores on our test scenes from the Blu-ray discs of The Phantom of the Opera and Good Night and Good Luck. I noted that the Good Night scene looked pleasing, while another judge said that the image had better contrast on this machine than on the we used as a reference player, but not as much sharpness. I also liked how the Memorex handled the colors in the animated feature Cars.

Overall, however, to me the images were often so bright that I almost wanted to put on sunglasses. I found our test scenes from The Searchers disappointingly rendered, while another judge complained of less detail and "three-dimensionality" compared with images on the PlayStation 3.

The remote's flat shape looks cool--in use it's anything but. The tiny buttons are all poorly placed, with some important ones (Popup Menu, for instance) far from the midpoint, where your thumb is most likely to rest. Buttons like Play and Pause are identified by spelled-out names (in a small font), rather than by the common symbols everyone is used to seeing. Like the Insignia NS-2BRDVD, the Memorex remote has a Resolution button for quickly changing the player's output resolution, but in this case it doesn't work if you're playing a disc.

The on-screen setup menu is attractive, but the icons and text are small, and not all that readable; it doesn't explain much about the menu operations, either. Luckily, the printed instructions, in the form of a quick-setup guide and a 40-page manual, are exceptionally well designed and thorough.