blu-ray

Oppo has launched the lower-cost BDP-80 Blu-ray player

Published on: 31st January, 2010

Oppo has recently launched the lowest-cost Blu-ray player in its high-end line of similar products. The BDP-80, similar to the BDP-83, but dropping the second video processor, moves all the work to the main decoder and sheds 24p DVD upscaling in the process. It also differs from the more expensive BDP-83 in the same series [...]

Blu-ray players with extra Internet features from LG

Published on: 9th January, 2010

LG has suggested at its CES plans that it would update its Blu-ray players. The company did not give details of the hardware included in the players but claimed significant expansion of the online features apart the already existing Netflix, CinemaNow, YouTube and Pandora options. According to the Korean company, the players would let users [...]

Less costly Blu-ray player from Oppo Digital to be revealed in January

Published on: 30th December, 2009

Oppo Digital has used a Twitter update to announce the release of its new and lower-price Blu-ray player. Oppo Digital currently offers the BDP-83 Blu-ray player at $499 and the Special Edition of the same player at $899. More details about the less expensive Blu-ray player, as well as the official announcement will probably come [...]

Universal presents dual-format discs – DVD and Blu-ray

Published on: 5th December, 2009

A new dual-format disc has been presented by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The disc contains both standard DVD and Blu-ray content and is meant for users intending to upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray format in the near future or for those owning multiple systems that use both formats. The full film and special features also [...]

12X Blu-ray burner with USB 3 from Buffalo

Published on: 30th November, 2009

On November 26, 2009, Buffalo released the fastest up to date Blu-ray burner. BR X1216U3 benefits from 12X with dual-layer discs and gets (also thanks to Pioneer) a 50 percent greater speed than 8X drives and is unique, thanks to its USB 3.0 support. The 5Gbps interface seems to allow faster data transfer than the [...]

Mac mini gets Blu-ray upgrade

Published on: 13th November, 2009

Owners of Mac mini’s current generation have received good news from AMEX Digital. They can buy a Blu-ray drive upgrade kit for the price of $199.
A slot-load SATA drive allows the Mac mini to burn Blu-ray discs in applications that support reading and burning Blu-ray media at speeds up to 4X. Even if Macs do [...]

ZMS-08 – Blu-ray capable, already being tested

Published on: 13th November, 2009

ZiiLabs announced the second new chip this year, a real milestone, the ZMS-08. The new chip is based on the many-core ZMS-05 with a 1GHz ARM Cortex processor and will be capable to process video at a previously unseen level for mobile chips. While most of the other chips decode 1,080-pixel video, the ZMS-08 can [...]

XV-BP11 Blu-ray Player of JVC – Only $200

Published on: 1st November, 2009

JVC launched the XV-BP11, a 1.5 inches-tall Blu-ray player that recognizes Blu-ray Profile 1.1 only, but doesn’t have Internet features. A front-panel USB allows connection and playing content from digital cameras, USB thumb drives and camcorders. AVCHD H.264 video for HD camcorders is natively recognized, as well as BD-Rom, BD-R/RE, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, Audio CD, [...]

November Brings the New LG HB954SP Blu-ray 5.1 Home Cinema System with iPod Dock

Published on: 13th October, 2009

Recently announced by LG, the LG HB954SP Blu-ray home cinema system is a full high definition 1080 pixels video and 5.1 surround sound audio system, with 1,000 total watts of power, a quintet of oval satellite speakers and a powerful subwoofer improving balanced & strong bass sound, everything packed into a compact, blue-tinged box.
You’ll also [...]

Toshiba Presents the Qosmio X500 Endowed with Updated Specs

Published on: 25th September, 2009

Recently, Toshiba Company presented a new gadget entitled Qosmio X500. This new desktop-replacement notebook incorporates a Full HD display of 18.4 inches, an Intel Core-i7 2.8GHz processor and 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 250MNV graphics. In addition, Qosmio X500 comprises a Blu-ray burner, 8 gigabytes of DDR3 memory, twin 500GB 5, 5,400 rpm HDs and Wi-FI [...]

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