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Oppo Announces a Pair of High-End Universal Blu-ray Players

Thu Sep 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: Oppo, Oppo BDP-103, Oppo BDP-105, Blu-ray Players (all tags)

The BD-103 and BD-105's newly added HDMI ports mean you can route other devices through your player to take advantage of the scaling and processing.

It's been a while since we've seen anything out of Oppo, but the company has finally announced updates to the BDP-93 and BDP-95 Blu-ray players that they're so well known for. The new models add some updates for new tech and new content, as well as offering up some unexpected bonuses.

On the visual side of things, you'll get Marvell Qdeo processing to help video look its best. In addition to 1080 upscaling like you'd expect, both the BD-103 and BD-105 take video up to 4K. They'll also convert 2D to 3D and provide you with the plenty of options to tweak video to your liking.

A particularly cool addition to these players is a pair of HDMI inputs, one of which is located on the front and the other of which is located on the back. You can attach a set-top box, game console or whatever else you like and the player will apply the same processing and upscaling. And you're in luck if you want to watch content from a tablet or smartphone – the front HDMI input doubles as an MHL input.

As you might imagine, both of Oppo's new players can handle decoding of the latest HD formats. Both the BDP-103 and 105 give you configurable 7.1 channel analog outs, but the BDP-105 steps thing up with a pair of ESS Sabre32 Reference DACs, a Toroidal linear power supply, dedicated RCA and XLR stereo outputs and even a headphone amplifier that connects directly through the DAC.

The BDP-103 is expected to launch sometime in October at a price of $499. The BDP-105 is expected by the end of the year at a price of $1,199.

Source: Oppo

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Oppo Announces a Pair of High-End Universal Blu-ray Players

Thu Sep 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: Oppo, Oppo BDP-103, Oppo BDP-105, Blu-ray Players (all tags)

The BD-103 and BD-105's newly added HDMI ports mean you can route other devices through your player to take advantage of the scaling and processing.

It's been a while since we've seen anything out of Oppo, but the company has finally announced updates to the BDP-93 and BDP-95 Blu-ray players that they're so well known for. The new models add some updates for new tech and new content, as well as offering up some unexpected bonuses.

On the visual side of things, you'll get Marvell Qdeo processing to help video look its best. In addition to 1080 upscaling like you'd expect, both the BD-103 and BD-105 take video up to 4K. They'll also convert 2D to 3D and provide you with the plenty of options to tweak video to your liking.

A particularly cool addition to these players is a pair of HDMI inputs, one of which is located on the front and the other of which is located on the back. You can attach a set-top box, game console or whatever else you like and the player will apply the same processing and upscaling. And you're in luck if you want to watch content from a tablet or smartphone – the front HDMI input doubles as an MHL input.

As you might imagine, both of Oppo's new players can handle decoding of the latest HD formats. Both the BDP-103 and 105 give you configurable 7.1 channel analog outs, but the BDP-105 steps thing up with a pair of ESS Sabre32 Reference DACs, a Toroidal linear power supply, dedicated RCA and XLR stereo outputs and even a headphone amplifier that connects directly through the DAC.

The BDP-103 is expected to launch sometime in October at a price of $499. The BDP-105 is expected by the end of the year at a price of $1,199.

Source: Oppo

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Yamaha Releases a Pair of New Blu-ray Players

Tue Jul 31, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: Blu-ray Players, Yamaha (all tags)

The higher end model offers both 3D compatibility and DACs for improved audio.

The folks at Yamaha have a pair of new Blu-ray players available now, both of which give you Netflix and Pandora, both supply you with USB ports for hard drives and the like, and both have FLAC playback capabilities. What separates the $329 BD-S673 from the $229 BD-S473, aside from 3D capabilities, is audio.

Only the S673 offers you built-in Wi-Fi, DivX HD Plus playback, analog two channel mixed down output and, most importantly, a 192kHz/24-bit DAC for much higher quality audio. Both players are available now.

Source: Electronic House

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Yamaha Releases a Pair of New Blu-ray Players

Tue Jul 31, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: Blu-ray Players, Yamaha (all tags)

The higher end model offers both 3D compatibility and DACs for improved audio.

The folks at Yamaha have a pair of new Blu-ray players available now, both of which give you Netflix and Pandora, both supply you with USB ports for hard drives and the like, and both have FLAC playback capabilities. What separates the $329 BD-S673 from the $229 BD-S473, aside from 3D capabilities, is audio.

Only the S673 offers you built-in Wi-Fi, DivX HD Plus playback, analog two channel mixed down output and, most importantly, a 192kHz/24-bit DAC for much higher quality audio. Both players are available now.

Source: Electronic House

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Sony Announces a Google TV Set-Top and Google TV Blu-ray Player

Tue Jun 26, 2012 at 12:04 PM ET
Tags: Sony, Google TV, Blu-ray Players (all tags)

The NSZ-GP9 Blu-ray Player is due out this fall at $299, the streamer comes sooner at $199.

Sony is launching a pair of new Google TV devices, both of which come in quite a bit cheaper than the TV they initially launched with the operating system. Both utilize the Google Play Store, the Google Chrome browser, and give you cross search functionality across all of your video sources.

The NSZ-GS7 is the set-top box, which will be released on July 22nd at a price of $199. The NSZ-GP9 Blu-ray player has a more tenuous release date, simply listed as Fall 2012. The price for the player is $299.

Source: eCoustics

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Sony Announces a Google TV Set-Top and Google TV Blu-ray Player

Tue Jun 26, 2012 at 12:04 PM ET
Tags: Sony, Google TV, Blu-ray Players (all tags)

The NSZ-GP9 Blu-ray Player is due out this fall at $299, the streamer comes sooner at $199.

Sony is launching a pair of new Google TV devices, both of which come in quite a bit cheaper than the TV they initially launched with the operating system. Both utilize the Google Play Store, the Google Chrome browser, and give you cross search functionality across all of your video sources.

The NSZ-GS7 is the set-top box, which will be released on July 22nd at a price of $199. The NSZ-GP9 Blu-ray player has a more tenuous release date, simply listed as Fall 2012. The price for the player is $299.

Source: eCoustics

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8 Out of 10 Stream Content Through Their Blu-ray Players

Thu Jun 21, 2012 at 02:30 PM ET
Tags: Blu-ray Players, Streaming (all tags)

That's a big jump over game console and connected TV users, who hover in the 60s.

The NPD Group revealed an interesting statistic today – apparently 80% of those that own connected Blu-ray players use them to access streaming content. Compare that to the 69% of connected TV users that stream and 65% of game console owners and it's a significant number indeed!

"Once primarily the domain of tech-savvy young male early adopters," says SVP Russ Crupnick, "downloading entertainment content to tablets, TVs and game consoles is now much more common among regular American moms, dads — and their kids, too."

Source: Home Media Magazine

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Denon is Launching a Universal Blu-ray Player in July

Fri Jun 01, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Tags: Denon, Universal Blu-ray Players, Blu-ray Players (all tags)

You'll be able to play back your SACD and DVD-Audio discs in addition to the Blu-rays and DVDs you'd expect.

Denon's DBT-1713UD is the latest universal player to be announced, and it includes all the playback options usually associated with universal players, including SACD and DVD-Audio. Of course, there's more to it than just that.

The DBT-1713UD is designed with noise elimination in mind. It sports a silent loading disc transport and fanless construction, which means you won't have to hear those things blowing either.

Denon's player also boasts a high-precision encoder, picture quality circuitry and plenty of other features to enhance video. It also includes 3D digital noise reduction to clean up those 3D Blu-rays.

The DBT-1713UD will be out in July at a price of $499.

Source: eCoustics

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Denon is Launching a Universal Blu-ray Player in July

Fri Jun 01, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Tags: Denon, Universal Blu-ray Players, Blu-ray Players (all tags)

You'll be able to play back your SACD and DVD-Audio discs in addition to the Blu-rays and DVDs you'd expect.

Denon's DBT-1713UD is the latest universal player to be announced, and it includes all the playback options usually associated with universal players, including SACD and DVD-Audio. Of course, there's more to it than just that.

The DBT-1713UD is designed with noise elimination in mind. It sports a silent loading disc transport and fanless construction, which means you won't have to hear those things blowing either.

Denon's player also boasts a high-precision encoder, picture quality circuitry and plenty of other features to enhance video. It also includes 3D digital noise reduction to clean up those 3D Blu-rays.

The DBT-1713UD will be out in July at a price of $499.

Source: eCoustics

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Blu-ray Player Penetration Exceeds a Quarter of Homes

Thu Mar 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Tags: Blu-ray Players, HDTV, DVRs, Industry Trends, High-Def Retailing (all tags)

We're up to 26%, up significantly from last year.

Last year at this time, Blu-ray players were in 18% of homes – nearly one in five. As of the fourth quarter of 2011, we're sitting at a much more comfortable 26%, which shows a steady growth for the high definition format.

One unexpected revelation from the 2,000 respondents is that the amount that owned DVD players grew from 87% to 91%. It's not clear from the data what counts as a DVD player though. If the PlayStation 3 counts as a Blu-ray player, would the Xbox 360, a personal computer or a laptop count as a DVD player? If so, that might explain the growth.

HDTV and DVR penetration increased a bit too, while high definition cable and satellite service rose to 42% of households. That's a number that seems to go against the losses that cable companies have been taking recently.

Source: Home Media Magazine

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