TEAC has released the UX-3 Pi, a universal DVD player that supports SACD, video and audio DVDs. Priced at around $6,900, the player also has an HDMI 1.3 output, a D4 and a Firewire port.
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Marantz has launched their two new universal DVD players with an HDMI 1.1 output and DVD upscale to 1080p. They support audio and video DVDs, CDs, SACDs, DivX and WMA. The players are available either in LARGE size (DV9600) or ULTRA SLIM (DV6001 – 60mm thick). No word yet on pricing and availability.
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I-O Data’s DVDP-U8P is a new USB powered DVD burner with a slim 22mm enclosure. This Vista ready burner burns Double Layer DVDs at 6x and DVDs at 8x. No word yet on pricing and availability.
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Phillips has something special for those who lived in a small sized room or those who don’t have much space to place their bulky home theater. The Philips One Piece DVD Home Theater (HTS8100) features a DVD-player with HDMI out and 1080p up conversion, while built-in Sonowave speakers offer surround sound without the rears taking up your living room. The whole package is one, elegant line only broken by a separate subwoofer. No word on pricing and availability yet.
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Japanese people seem to be very fond of portable DVD players. Evergreen, a Japanese manufacturer, introduces its latest portable DVD player that reads not only video DVD but also DivX and MP3 CDs. The player has a built-in 7 inch wide TFT display with a resolution of 480×234 pixels, a remote controller, a cigar lighter charger, and a battery with 2.5 hours of autonomy. No word on when this gadget will reach the US soil.
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If you need a cheap solution for up scaling your DVDs to 1080p via HDMI, you might be interested in this US$169 player from Helios called H4000. The HELIOS H4000 HD Upscaling DVD Player is the only player in the market that can bring your home theater images to a stunning 1080p resolution through HDMI, component and even better, 1080i through VGA/RGB-HV outputs. It plays all formats including DivX and Xvid.
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Plextor released its new ultra-portable DVD+/-R/RW CD-R/RW multi-drive, the PX-608U, which is the smallest CD/DVD drive to come from the stables of Plextor. It is targeted mainly at professionals on the move who need to make and create DVD-based presentations and multimedia slide shows. Measuring 5.43 inches x 6.38 inches x 0.87 inches and weighing less than one pound, this PX-608U is capable of speeds of 8X DVD+/-R on single-layer media, 4X DVD+/-R on Double-Layer and Dual-Layer (DL) media, and 5X DVD-RAM. You are able to burn a 4.7 GB DVD+R disc in just 6 minutes. 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, 8X max DVD-ROM, 24X CD-R/RW/ROM and DVD+/-VR are also supported by the drive and it also features a 2 MB buffer and Buffer Underrun Proof Technology. The drive will start shipping from September 25th and would retail for US$ 199.99. For more details, visit Plextor.
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The Bluedot portable DVD player BDP-2700K features a (480×234) pixels 7 inch LCD display. It has a card slot which supports SD memory cards, MMC, and Memory Stick. Supported file types include MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 SP (Simple Profile), DivX (3.11 ~ 5.2.1), XviD, JPEG, and MP3. This Bluedot DVD player BDP-2700K provides one composite, one s-video, and one component output connector for displaying videos on the even larger screens of external devices. It also has one AV output connector, two headphone output connectors. Measuring 190 mm ×147 mm ×32 mm and weighing 720 grams, it is available for around 28,000 Yen.
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Weighing just 250 grams and 1.6 cm thick, Plextor PX-608CU is said to be the world’s smallest external DVD writer. This drive supports a host of DVD/CD media, including dual-layer discs, with 4x – 8x write speeds (24x for CD-R/RW) and has 2MB of buffer memory and USB 2.0 connectivity. The drive will be available in October. However, there is no word on pricing yet.
Via RegHardware.
