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Philips BDP7500 Blu-ray player on sale in the UK
£250 for upscaling, BD-Live compatible effort 15 December 2009 11:35 GMT TweetThe Philips BDP7500 Blu-ray player is now available in the UK, bringing 1080p, 24fps, Full HD images as well as the ability to upscale standard definition DVDs to near Full HD quality.
Claiming a "unique design with rounded edges and an... -
Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - home cinema device
Who gets your vote? 10 November 2009 23:29 GMT TweetThere are few things over which geeks and gadget lovers unite, but one stonewall certainty is that we all love big TVs. Give us some content and an enormous panel to watch it on and you'll have us transfixed. In fact, there's probably a directly proportional...
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Denon launches "state-of-the-art" DBP-4010UD Blu-ray player
For a shade under £1900 28 October 2009 9:16 GMT TweetWhile you can now get a Blu-ray player for under £100, Denon is forging onward at the high end of the market with the introduction of the new £1900 DBP-4010UD, a "state-of-the-art" effort that's said to offer tech found in the reference-class DVD-A1UD...
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Denon DBP-1610 Blu-ray player announced
"Price-conscious" 23 September 2009 15:43 GMT TweetDenon has announced the launch of a "price-conscious" Blu-ray player, the new DBP-160.
The DBP-1610 boasts 1080/24p video output and supports Deep Color as well as x.v.Color and offers 1080p scaling for normal content.
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Sony BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray player announced
Connected home ent 10 September 2009 9:07 GMT TweetIn the States, Sony has introduced the BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray player.
As well as playing Blu-ray discs and DVDs, the player can instantly stream content from the BRAVIA internet video platform including thousands of movies, TV programs,... -
VIDEO: Sony Pictures and Gracenote bring movieIQ to BD-Live
IFA 2009: Movie trivia at your fingertips 4 September 2009 14:26 GMT TweetFresh from IFA 2009 is the announcement that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the European launch of movieIQ, a new Blu-ray disc feature powered by Gracenote.
The thinking behind the new feature is to allow users to access a... -
Philips launches £169 BDP300 Blu-ray player
Budget offering to bring Blu-ray to the masses 31 July 2009 13:56 GMT TweetPhilips has announced the launch of the BDP3000 Blu-ray player with the claim that it will make the "stunning quality of Full HD movies available to more people than ever before".
The new player does have a more reasonable street price than... -
Daily Tech Deal: Panasonic DMR-BS850EBK Freesat Blu-ray recorder
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 16 July 2009 13:00 GMT TweetIf you're in the market for a Blu-ray player today's tech deal could be right up your street, since there has been another price drop of the Panasonic's DMR range.
The Pocket-lint review of the 500GB model was posted on the 4 June and received... -
LG announces HR400 Blu-ray HDD recorder
Complete with Freeview+ and YouTube 8 July 2009 12:26 GMT TweetLG has announced the launch of its first Blu-ray player with an integrated digital Freeview+ recorder.
The LG HR400 also features what LG dubs YouTube "video on demand" giving access to the video-sharing site's more than 2.5 billion videos... -
Philips launches BDP7300 Blu-ray player
New BD-Live model for £249 18 June 2009 16:56 GMT TweetAccording to Philips one of the main reasons people hesitate to splash out on a Blu-ray player is due to the slow start up times associated with many players.
In an attempt to "satisfy" such viewers' "demands" Philips has announced the launch... -
Sharp launches BD-HP22H Blu-ray player in UK
BD-Live capable for £199.99 11 June 2009 16:29 GMT TweetSharp has announced the UK availability of its new Blu-ray player, the BD-HP22H.
Offering full high definition and 1080p technology, the BD-HP22H gets x.v. colour tech, 24Hz video output and 7.1 surround sound with the integrated DTS-HD... -
Pioneer launches BDP-LX52, BBDP-320 and BDP-120 Blu-ray players
High-end, mid-range and entry level 2 June 2009 13:30 GMT TweetPioneer has introduced three new BD-Live Blu-ray disc players that it says "will provide ultimate interactive entertainment to the most discerning movie lovers".
All Profile 2.0 players, the BDP-LX52 is described as high-end, the BDP-320... -
Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray player announced for Europe
"Entry level" player with BD-Live and Bonus View 20 April 2009 12:47 GMT TweetSony has announced the "entry level" BDP-S360 Blu-ray player for the European market - although we're still waiting to hear UK pricing and availability.
Offering 1080p picture quality, and 24p "true cinema", the S360 provides full 7.1 surround... -
Samsung BD-P4600 wall-mountable Blu-ray priced for UK
World's slimmest to cost just under £270 6 April 2009 11:36 GMT TweetSamsung has announced the UK pricing for two new Blu-ray players, the top-of-the-range BD-P4600 and the BD-P1600.
We brought you news of the BD-P4600 from the CES show in January. It's notable for being the world's slimmest and first wall-mountable... -
Panasonic launches VHS-Blu-ray player combo
Model from latest range upconverts video cassettes 12 March 2009 11:59 GMT TweetPanasonic has announced new Blu-ray players in the States, including the launch of a model that offers upconverting VHS playback.
Successors to Panasonic's DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55, the three new models are the DMP-BD60, DMP-BD80, DMP-BD70V.
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