Sony B2B today unveiled the brand new all integrated Blu-ray home theater, the BDV-F7. The internet-ready Sony BDV-F7 Blu-ray home theater comes equipped with a subwoofer and a 5.1 Virtual Surround sound-bar. What’s more, it also supports Wi-Fi, DLNA, YouTube, Pandora, Slacker and Netflix. What makes the BDV-F7 more interesting is that it comes with a 3D Blu-ray movie support, a USB port for MP3 player, iPod and digital camera. The new Sony BDV-F7 Blu-ray Home Theater will be available in North America in October 2010 for approx. $600. [Akihabara]
The Sony BDX-S500U is a lightweight portable Blu-ray player that supports writing on BD-R (6x), BD-R DL (4x), and BD-RE (2x) discs. The BDX-S500U comes bundled with the Media Suite 8 software from Cyberlink for authoring, editing, data writing and back up. The portable drive also provides quick and easy connectivity with a high speed USB (USB 2.0) digital interface for simple setup and maximum flexibility. The BDX-S500U drive can record up to 50GB of data for random access storage and backup on BD-R (write once) or BD-RE (rewritable) discs, or up to 220 minutes of high-definition 24M bps MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video on a BD-R/RE 50GB disc. The drive also records standard 4.7GB DVD+/-R discs at up to 8X speeds, 8.5GB DVD+/-R Double/Dual layer at up to 4X, DVD+RW at up to 8X, DVD-RW at up to 6X, CD-R at up to 24X, CD-RW at up to 16X, and supports DVD-RAM recording at up to 5X speeds. The Sony BDX-S500U retails for around US$200. [Sony Insider]
Toshiba USA has expanded its collection of Blu-ray disc players with the new BDX3000. Known as the company’s first 3D-capable Blu-ray disc player, the BDX3000 provides the Full HD Blu-ray 3D playback with a suite of streaming content, comprehensive audio support, and complementary design. You can combine this Blu-ray player wth Toshiba’s all-new WX800 Cinema Series 3D LED HDTV and a pair of Toshiba 3D glasses. Additional features include the DynaLight control and the ClearFrame 240Hz technology. In addition, the BDX3000 also supports Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity for wireless access to streaming movies, television shows, music, and more. At the push of a button, content from BLOCKBUSTER On Demand, Netflix , VUDU, and Pandora can be accessed instantly. The Toshiba BDX3000 Blu-ray disc player is priced at $249.99. [Press Release]
Pioneer will release the BDR-S06J BD recorder in November 2010. Priced at 30,000 Yen ($360), the device supports a 12x recording speed for BD-R and BD-R DL, a 6x for its LTH equivalent and only 2x for BD-RE. This Bluray recorder comes bundled with the PowerDVD 9, which supports 3D movies and AVCREC DRM content (2D or 3D). [Pioneer]
Toshiba has announced the availability of a couple new Blu-ray players in the UK. The Toshiba BDX3100KB is the company’s first ever Blu-ray player to support Blu-ray 3D movie playback. This player provides Full HD 1920x1080p 3D output, creating an outstanding next generation home cinema experience. Blu-ray movies are played back at 24 frames per second, preserving their original atmosphere and quality to provide smooth, cinematic playback exactly how the movie director intended. Additional features include a 3D-capable HDMI port, REGZA-LINK (HDMI-CEC) technology via HDMI, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential.
What’s more, Toshiba UK has also introduced the new BDX1100KB Blu-ray player, which supports full 1920x1080p HD output and upscaling technology for old DVDs. The Toshiba BDX3100KB 3D Blu-ray and BDX1100KB will be available in the UK from October 2010. [TFTS]
Sharp will release a feature-rich 3D Blu-ray player in November this year. Dubbed as the Sharp BD-HP90S, the slim Blu-ray player is able to play 2D or 3D Blu-ray discs and connects to a Wi-Fi network for accessing BD-Live contents from the web wirelessly. There is also a USB port that allows media playback from external drives. The Sharp BD-HP90S 3D Blu-ray player is priced at £379.99 or around $584. [ElectricPig]
Blockbuster Inc. today announced that the new Onkyo BD-SP808 Blu-ray player supports BLOCKBUSTER On Demand service, allowing users to browse and select certain movies as soon as the titles are available on DVD and Blu-ray without having to pay a monthly subscription fee. Using the system’s search tool, users can also view ratings, trailers and other information about each movie for a more personalized and simplified viewing experience. Additionally, the Onkyo BD-SP808 also features a High Quality Video Scaler and full-featured Blu-ray Disc Play Back. [Press Release]
Samsung has introduced several new products at IFA 2010 including the 65-inch 8000 series Full HD 3D LED TV, the SP-A8000 3D-capable video projector, the HT-C9950W stainless steel 3D 7.1-channel home theater system, and the BD-C8900 3D BD player/recorder. The Samsung 8000 series features the company latest wave of widgets, DLNA support and Samsung AllShare, while the Samsung BD-C8900 3D BD player/recorder comes with a 500GB of internal hard disk drive. There is no further info about these new gadgets. Stay tuned for more updates. Read more
Already available in Japan and the US, Buffalo’s newest 12x external USB 3.0 Blu-ray writer ‘BR3D-12U3‘ has finally made its debut in Europe and available for purchase for a retail price of 269.99 Euro (about $345). To refresh your memory, the drive is equipped with a USB 3.0/2.0 connection interface and supports the following media formats: BD-R SL 8x read / 12x write, DVD R SL 16x read / 16x write and CD-R 40x read / 40x write. Not to mention, the drive also comes bundled with the CyberLink Blu-ray 3D Ready Media Suite. [Softpedia]
Mitsubishi has proudly introduced a couple of new Blu-ray recorders that come with either a 1TB or a 500GB of storage space. The Mitsubishi DVR-BZ340 (1TB) and DVR-BZ240 (500GB) feature a 8x Blu-ray recorder, two digital TV tuner and supports acTVila Japanese VOD Service. You can transfer the recorded video contents from its internal hard disk drive to your computer via a USB port or an SD card. [Akihabara]
