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After digging deep into the net, no words of where this scary-but-cool looking terminator skull / DVD player came from. But it still looks good, we think it deserves posting. As you can see, the cranial portion of the skull has compartment to place DVD within. The exterior is covered with glossy metal layer, probably Aluminium. The eye sockets seem to turn on when the player is reading the DVD. [Toxel]
Funai (Sylvania, Symphonic, Emerson) is planning to sell LCD TVs with integrated Blu-ray Disc players in the US next summer. Currently 20% of all Funai TV sales in the US are based on TV/DVD player combos. Funai is likely to offer midsize and large screens with integrated Blu-ray players, both at Wal-Mart and electronics stores. Details are scarce at this point but a planned 42-inch LCD TV/Blu-ray combo, for example, is said to be priced between $1,100 and $1,300, which may not be too competitive considering it is another year from now. [CrunchGear]
Samsung has now announced budget version of its earlier Blu-ray Home Theatre System. HT-BD2E comes with 5.1 Channel System, 800 watts of total power. It has four satellite speakers, one center speaker and a passive subwoofer. Priced at $800, at almost half their first Blu-ray Home Theatre System HT-BD2T. Expected to ship in August. [BLU-RAY]
Pioneer will be dropping several Blu-ray players in Europes. The first being the 2.0-compliant BDP-LX91, Designer BDP-LX08 and BDP-LX71 and the BDP-51FD. All feature 1080p24 support, HDMI 12-Bit Deep Color support, KURO LINK, DTS-HD Master Audio / Dolby True HD compatibility and professional-quality Wolfson Digital Audio Converters (DACs). Ni word on prices for any of them. However, the BDP-LX71 is said to drop in September, the BDP-51FD / BDP-LX08 in October and the BDP-LX91 sometime in the Winter. [Engadget]
Green House will be dropping a DVD player known as the (GH-DV100S) at the end of June. The player can read DVD/CD/DVD ±R/RW and CD-R/RW and will be available for about 25€. [Akihabara]
Toshiba will be releasing a DVD player featuring HDMI output the end of June called the SD-590J. The DVD player can show an image in 1080p, uses 192kHz/24-bit audio DACs and 54 MHz/14-Bit Video DAC, and can read MP3/WMA audio files and DivX files, and a JPEG image. You can get one for a retail price of about 80€. [Akihabara]
Good news for people who can’t get enough of Netflix, the new Netflix player has just been released. You can now enjoy movies and TV shows (with Netflix’s library) on your TV. You’ll not only have access to over 10,000 movies and TV episodes, but you’ll also get: wi-fi connectivity, ethernet connectivity, HDMI, component Video, and S-Video outputs. The Netflix Player is $100 with a fee of $9 monthly for your subscription. [LikeCool]
Pioneer is launching a new combo DVD Player/5.1 Surround System called the HTZ-373DV. The HTZ-373DV features a HDMI output in 1080p, can decode Dolby NR Digital, Dolby NR Professional Logic II, and DTS formats, and has support for MP3 and WMA files along with five 60W surround speakers, one 60W subwoofer, and one 30W central speaker. No word on pricing or availability. [Akihabara]
If you’re in need of keeping your kids entertained and amused, the this in-car DVD player and game console might do the trick. It features a 7″ display and the DVD console located on the sun visor, a built-in emulator, 7″ widescreen LCD display, built-in FM transmitter, support for DVD, SVCD, VCD, DVCD, CD, CDG, CD-R and CD-RW discs, and support for MP4, MP3, WMA and JPEG files. You can get yours for $100.
Bis-Life of Japan has released a 19” LCD TV. It features a 16:10 ratio and a 1440×900 resolution, a 300cd/m2 brightness and a contrast ratio of 800:1 along with a built-in DVD player and a 2×1.5w speaker. Get yours for about 338€ in Japan. [Akihabara]
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