Blu-ray Players
August 18, 2010
Inkel Blu-Ray Player W/ Built-in Receiver
South Korea continues to manufacture new electronics, this time in the form of a Blu-ray player that also supports DVDs. Inkel's VR-654BD has a built-in 7.1 channel A/V receiver to make it easy to hook up with your home theater system. Also featured are USB 2.0 connectivity, DB Live 2.0, an FM tuner and DivX and XviD file compatibility. The player should arrive sometime this month in So. Korea at a price of ~$600.00.
Via Akihabara News
August 17, 2010
Star Wars to Go Blu-ray
George Lucas once again dusts off the Star War Trilogy to offer them on Blu-ray next year in honor of the 35th anniversary of "A New Hope." This deleted scene is included from "Return of the JedI" but the Original Trilogy will not, being too costly. Sign up if you want to be notified when the grand event occurs.
Via Star Wars
August 3, 2010
Toshiba Regza Blu-ray Recorders 3D Ready
Toshiba further welcomes in the age of 3D with a new line of Regza Blu-ray recorders equipped with a hard drive and at least 2TB storage. In particular, the RD-X10 will play 3D movies out of the box, while three others can upgrade with a 3D kit at a later date. No price on the kit is available but expect to pay $2,500 for the RD-X 10 in September if you live in Japan.
Via Crunchgear
July 28, 2010
Plextor BD-Rom Drive Offers Blu-ray Via USB
Hook Plextor's BD-ROM Drive up to your USB port and you get Blu-ray playability with no extra cables needed. The PX-B12OU can also burn DVDs and CDs and is barely larger than the discs it houses. The drive, available for $99.99, can turn Plextor's soon-to-be PlexMedia into a serious player.
Via Plextor
July 20, 2010
LG Offers 3D Blu-ray Bundles
It is LG's turn to release a 3D bundle. Purchase a 47" or 55" 3D ready HDTV and the BX580 Blu-ray player and the company will thrown in 2 free pairs of AG-S100 active shutter glasses and a coupon good for the IMAX 3D disc 'Under the Sea.' The promotion is good until July 28 when you purchase through Amazon and will save you up to $1,000, depending on which one you choose.
Via LG 3D Bundles
July 16, 2010
Freakin' Friday! LG Blu-ray with Hard Drive
LG's latest standalone Blu-ray Player includes a 250GB hard drive with wireless networking. Store movies from VUDU, Netflix HD or BD-live, tunes from your CDs and access Gracenote's movie and music database. The BP 590 has quick booting with instant tray opening, full HD 1080p output with Cinema mode at 24 or 60 fps and comes with a remote that makes all your actions simplified.
Via LG Blu-ray
June 30, 2010
Sherwood Blu-ray Player
On a budget? Sherwood's Blu-ray 2.0 Disc Player can be yours for less than $150.00. At a size of 2.2 x 6.9 x 10.2", the BDP-5004 can upscale standard DVDs to 720p, 1080i, 1080p via HDMI and has HDMI 1.3, component and composite outputs as well as BD-Live access. It also features decoding for TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio and support for Deep Color and XV.
Via Sherwood's Blu-ray 2.0 Disc Player
June 25, 2010
Freakin' Friday! LG 3D Blu-ray Player
LG knows that you are craving an HDMI 1.4 compatible Blu-ray player for very little funding. The $299.86 price of the BX580 is modest enough that you can get ready for the slew of 3D movies to come. It has integrated WiFi and NetCast Entertainment access.
Via LG Blu-ray Player
June 21, 2010
ASRock Core Covers All Media
The ASRock Core 100HT conveniently doubles as an HTPC. Based on Intel's Calpella platform, it features an integrated IR, Blu-ray drive and HDMI audio pass-through. With USB 3.0 connectivity, it delivers a 5GB/s transfer rate, about 10 times faster than USB 2.0. Add to that AIWI software for gaming and an installable App Charger driver for your iPhone and you never have to leave your sofa again.
Via ASRock
June 18, 2010
Redbox to Offer Blu-ray, Test Sell-Through
If you have forgone your local video stores in favor of Netflix or occasionally venture out into the real world and rent $1.00 DVDs from Redbox, you will be happy to know that they are doing quite well, thank you very much, and will soon be offering Blu-ray titles for $1.50. Redbox already covers about 23% of the rental market and claims that 16.9% of their users already own Blu-ray players. The company will also be testing sell-through at prices around $ 5 - 9.00 and has signed a deal with Universal and Fox to rent new releases 28 days after they come out.
Via Home Media Magazine
June 14, 2010
Toshiba Dynabook Plays 3D Movies/Games
This looks to be the first notebook that can play Blu-ray 3D movies and games. Toshiba's Dynabook has a 15.6" LCD display with LED backlighting, a 120Hz scan rate, WinDVD BD and NVIDIA 3D Vision software. Active shutter glasses and remote are included in the $2,750 price. Japan will get first dibs at this one when it is released in July.
Via Toshiba (translated)
June 9, 2010
Plextor Bundle Provides Portable Blu-ray
Plextor combines style with functionality with their combination PlexMedia Player and USB powered Blu-ray Drive. The PX-MMC-BMW1 player lets you watch hi-def Blu-ray while the PX-B120U makes it possible to carry your videos when you travel with its portability. The pair made their debut at the recent Computex 2010 in Taipei.
Via CDR Labs
June 7, 2010
Hitachi Adds SSD to Blu-ray Player
Hitachi's new Blu-ray player has included an integrated 32GB solid state drive. Dubbed Hy Drive, the plan seems to be that it will house the operating system and software, thereby saving space on your PC and allowing it to run better. The company plans on production in August so you may find one in that new laptop you plan to pick up this fall.
Via PC World
June 2, 2010
Samsung Blu-ray Home Theater Up-converts
Samsung's Blu-ray Home Theater System also up-converts regular DVDs. In addition, the HT-BD1250 plays music via iPod dock and streams Netflix and Pandora. WiFi ready, you can view pictures or listen to tunes from any connected PC.
Via Samsung Home Theaters
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