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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
While 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 model.
Denon DBP-1610 Blu-ray player announced
"Price-conscious" 23 September 2009 15:43 GMT
Denon 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.

With an Ethernet port for...
Sony BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray player announced
Connected home ent 10 September 2009 9:07 GMT
In 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, and music from YouTube,...
VIDEO: Sony Pictures and Gracenote bring movieIQ to BD-Live
IFA 2009: Movie trivia at your fingertips 4 September 2009 14:26 GMT
Fresh 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 real-time movie database...
Philips launches £169 BDP300 Blu-ray player
Budget offering to bring Blu-ray to the masses 31 July 2009 13:56 GMT
Philips 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 we're used to seeing...
Daily Tech Deal: Panasonic DMR-BS850EBK Freesat Blu-ray recorder
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 16 July 2009 13:00 GMT
If 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 our Hot Product...
LG announces HR400 Blu-ray HDD recorder
Complete with Freeview+ and YouTube 8 July 2009 12:26 GMT
LG 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 via the internet...
Philips launches BDP7300 Blu-ray player
New BD-Live model for £249 18 June 2009 16:56 GMT
According 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 of the BDP7300...
Sharp launches BD-HP22H Blu-ray player in UK
BD-Live capable for £199.99 11 June 2009 16:29 GMT
Sharp 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 Master Audio and Dolby...
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
Pioneer 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 mid-range and the BDP-120,...
Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray player announced for Europe
"Entry level" player with BD-Live and Bonus View 20 April 2009 12:47 GMT
Sony 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 sound via a compatible...
Samsung BD-P4600 wall-mountable Blu-ray priced for UK
World's slimmest to cost just under £270 6 April 2009 11:36 GMT
Samsung 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 Blu-ray player.
Panasonic launches VHS-Blu-ray player combo
Model from latest range upconverts video cassettes 12 March 2009 11:59 GMT
Panasonic 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.

All the...
Sony unveils BDP-S360 and S560 Blu-ray players in US
New top model with built-in Wi-Fi 3 March 2009 10:49 GMT
Sony has expanded its Blu-ray line up in the States with two new Blu-ray players that are so far US-only launches.

The BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 standalone players deliver full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output and, we're glad to see, are both BD-Live capable....
Pioneer launches BDP-LX91 Blu-ray player
BD-Lived up "reference-quality" offering 20 January 2009 9:56 GMT
Pioneer has announced the launch of its BDP-LX91, the company's flagship BD-Live Blu-ray disc player.

The reference-quality player features are said to be built with the industry's most advanced components including a Pioneer-Renesas jointly developed core processor...
Sharp launches AQUOS BD-HP22U Blu-ray player
CES 2009: Profile 2.0 player for $299 9 January 2009 15:52 GMT
Sharp has launched the slimline AQUOS Blu-ray disc player, BD-HP22U, that provides Full HD 1080p digital output.

The player supports Profile 2.0, BD-Live, that provides interactive features through an internet connection and its 2GB of USB memory.
Pioneer launches BD-Live Blu-ray players
CES 2009: BDP-120, BDP-320 and Elite BDP-23FD 9 January 2009 12:28 GMT
At CES, Pioneer has launched the new BD-Live Blu-ray disc players "for entertainment junkies".

The BDP-120 and BDP-320 models, as well as the Elite-branded BDP-23FD get either expandable or built-in memory to deliver BD-Live out of the box.

The...
Sony launches three Bravia home theatre systems
HTP-BD3iS, BDV-FS350 and RHT-G500 17 December 2008 13:42 GMT
Sony has launched three new Bravia home theatre systems in the UK.

The HTP-BD3iS combines the BDP-S350 Blu-ray player with a 5.1 channel surround sound system, the BDV-FS350 also bundles the BDP-S350 but offers 2.1 sound while the RHT-G500 is one of Sony's...
Warner Bros announces first BD-Live Blu-ray release
The Dark Knight marks interactive features debut 3 December 2008 10:26 GMT
Warner Bros' blockbuster "The Dark Knight", will launch as the studio's first home entertainment release to include BD-Live features.

The film, with internet-enabled interactive features exclusive to the Blu-ray format - and only playable on Profile 2.0 Blu-ray...
Paramount's "Iron Man" Blu-ray experiences tech issues
BD-Live problems for big-selling disc 6 October 2008 17:41 GMT
Paramount's recent high profile release of "Iron Man" on Blu-ray has experienced some technical difficulties.

The launch of the new disc, that saw "big sales", was marred by connectivity problems with the disc's BD-Live interactive features, as reported by...
Sony BDP-350 and BDP-550 Blu-ray players launch in UK
Bonus View and BD-Live enabled offerings 1 August 2008 11:16 GMT
Sony has announced the launch of its BDP-S350 and S550 Blu-ray players in the UK.

With a 6-second start up time, the BDP-S350 offers 24p True Cinema, Bonus View, Sony's Precision Cinema HD Upscale, Precision Drive HD and BD-Live.

The BD-Live functionality...
Pioneer launches four Blu-ray players in the UK
But only one BD-Live-enabled model 27 June 2008 13:59 GMT
Pioneer has announced its new line-up of four new Blu-ray disc players for the UK market, but only one will boast full, future-proof, Blu-ray spec including the interactive BD-Live functionality.

In total four Blu-ray disc players will be introduced the BDP-51FD,...
Disney to make BD-Live Blu-ray push
Will add interactivity to all future releases 13 June 2008 16:00 GMT
Disney has unveiled ambitious plans to bring BD-Live to all its future Blu-ray titles, beginning with the October debut of "Sleeping Beauty".

The entertainment company had previously revealed its intent to utilise the many extras that BD-Live offers, but has...
Panasonic PZ81 to form centre of HD home
With the DMP-BD50, SA-BX500 and SC-BT100 10 June 2008 22:00 GMT
Today Panasonic outlined its vision of what it is calling the "Digital Hearth", and no, it isn’t a fireplace.

Panasonic see their new Viera PZ81 as the centrepiece of your HD home cinema setting, backed up by the DMP-BD50, Panasonic's third-gen Blu-ray disc...
Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray launched
Third-gen BD-Live-enabled player gets US release 7 May 2008 11:59 GMT
We brought you brief news of the Panasonic DMP-BD50, Panasonic's third gen Blu-ray disc player, from the CES show in January, but the device has now had a full US launch.

Offering 1080p image quality, lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio with full...