Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray player seen slumming it at CEDIA

Posted in News by admin on the September 29th, 2009

If you thought Toshiba’s IFA Blu-ray showing was weak, consider its CEDIA display: simply a BDX2000 player connected to nothing at all. We understand, the format war was long and bitter, but c’mon Tosh, you could at least act excited about offering customers 1080p disc players again.Gallery: Toshiba ……

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A up-close look at Yamaha's two new Blu-ray players

Posted in News by admin on the September 29th, 2009

Press shots are great and all, but you really can’t appreciate a great piece of hardware from the likes of Yamaha until you see it in person. Of course the two new players were just announced so unless you went to CEDIA — not trying to rub it in or anything — you’ll have to live vicariously through……
New Yamaha Blu-ray players

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Video: Sony 400 disc Blu-ray changer with Gracenote in action

Posted in News by admin on the September 22nd, 2009

Ever since the we first heard about the Sony 400 Disc Blu-ray changer we wondered what it must be like to try and navigate through 400 movies to find something to watch. Sony was quick to tout its award winning XrossMediaBar interface, but you really never know until you see it first hand. We stopped by Sony……
Blu-ray changer video

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Denon keeps high-end covered with AVR-4810CI receiver, DBP-4010CI universal Blu-ray player and ASD-51 iPod docks

Posted in News by admin on the September 22nd, 2009

Denon loyalists may have been stinging from the company’s no-show at last week’s CEDIA Expo, but the latest round of releases should help ease the pain. Here we go with the AVR-4810CI receiver, DBP-4010DCI universal disc player and ASD-51 iPod docks. The 9.3-channel AVR-4810CI ($2,999) looks to be th……
Denon AVR-4810CI receiver and DBP-4010UDCI universal Blu-ray player

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Blu-ray Disc Association (still) working on a 3D standard, promises 1080p & backwards compatible discs

Posted in News by admin on the September 8th, 2009

Just in case there was any doubt since the task force was announced in May, the Blu-ray Disc Association is still hard at work on a standard to bring home 3D movies the way they were meant to be seen. Ahead of IFA, the group squeezed off an announcement, mentioning its decision of minimum specs including req……

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Sony's 400-disc Blu-ray Mega Changer reviewed, huge

Posted in News by admin on the September 8th, 2009

You know, we never thought that it was that big of a deal to change CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs by hand. Seriously, if you’re too lazy to walk two feet to your entertainment center you probably didn’t want to see Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch that badly in the first place. On the other hand, we ar……

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The PS3 slim as a Blu-ray player covered in the Engadget review

Posted in News by admin on the September 1st, 2009

If you’ve been considering making the jump to Blu-ray via a PS3 but even after the price drop you’re still waiting to see how it fared as a movie player, then you should check out our review on Engadget classic. Most of the important details are covered, like its ability to bitstream the latest HD co……
PS3 Slim

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Goldmund enters universal Blu-ray player space in typically gaudy fashion

Posted in News by admin on the September 1st, 2009

You knew it was only a matter of time before Goldmund jumped in on the Blu-ray bandwagon, and the result as just as ridiculous as you’d expect. The new Eidos Reference Blue — yes, it’s spelled with an “e” — is a universal Blu-ray playback system that puts heavy (literally) emphasis on damping down a……
Goldmund Eidos Reference Blue

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