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As people continue to shift towards the new Blu-ray viewing era, there have been a couple of players released in the market to widen your Blu-ray player purchasing needs. And LG Electronics has been known to come up with their own and one happens to be the LG BD270 Blu-ray Disc Player
Price: $199.95
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If you are looking for a good Blu-ray disc player, go with the brand that is familiar to us most. Sony offers the Sony BDP-S560 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
It delivers full HD 1080p output from Blu-ray discs and upconversion of standard DVDs to 1080p. The 24p True Cinema allows you to enjoy films at their intended 24ps and complements the usual Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.
Outputs include 1 HDMI, 1 component, 1 S-Video, 1 composite, 1 analog audio (2-channel), 1 digital optical audio, 1 digital coaxial audio, 1 Ethernet. When purchased, you also get a remote control and a composite AV cable that measures 16.9 x 8.1 x 2.8 inches.
Price: $290.33
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Denon has another potential home theater receiver for your consideration. Known to be a brand name synonymous towards delivering quality audio entertainment, the Denon AVR990 7.1 multi-zone home theater receiver is a great consideration for complimenting your setup.
The AVR-990 is highlighted by Denon’s Graphical User Interface, along with the latest Dolby Pro Logic IIz decoding that provides front channel height effects, analog-to-HDMI video conversion and upscaling that converts SD sources to HD and 24-bit 192-kHz high resolution audio DACs.
This receiver also features HDMI 1.3a Repeating (3 input, 1 output) via a cable connection between the receiver and TV. The 1080p HDMI connectivity also supports Blu-ray disc surround sound formats, like Dolby TrueHD and DD+, dts-HD and dts-HR, Dolby Laboratories new Pro Logic IIz Matrix decoding featuring front height effects channels, Audyssey MultEQ, Dynamic Volume and Dynamic EQ.
With such an interesting and hi-tech looking list of features, this receiver is something you may want to consider to finally get that quality rich home audio complement that home theater systems are supposed to render.
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Nero has always been a familiar software add-on when it comes to purchasing CDR or DVDR drives. Now, the latest Nero software offering, the Nero MediaHome Essentials, will be bundled with the latest LG Blu-Ray player, the LG BD390. The integration of Nero technology with the LG BD390 player provides a new level of user experience, allowing consumers to easily and wirelessly stream all their photos, audio and videos from a PC over their network to the LG Network Blu-ray Player.
The LG BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player offers consumers broadband connectivity and advanced audio capabilities with audio format decoding for formats such as Dolby TrueHD/Digital Plus and DTS-HD with a clear auditory experience. It also features integrated wireless home networking for easy connection to the home network. The 1GB of built-in memory gives consumers an option for enjoying BD-Live content from their favorite Blu-ray movies without the need for an external flash drive. In addition, the LG BD390 offers discrete 7.1 channel audio outputs for exceptional connectivity and performance.
The LG BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player with Nero MediaHome Essentials software is available to U.S. consumers at participating retailers. LG BD390 users seeking the full version of Nero MediaHome 4 can upgrade the bundled software for $23.99 USD through the Nero Online Shop. With the full version of Nero MediaHome 4, consumers can stream live TV throughout the home, organize their media libraries with the touch of a button, stream iTunes files with just one click, convert media formats automatically for any device and access Web radio stations and popular podcasts.
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Yamaha presents another potential home theater receiver in the Yamaha RX-V665 7.2 Channel Home Theater Receiver to add to your home theater roster. It offers 7.2 channel processing with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, two HDMI audio/video inputs with video switching and analog to HDMI video conversion, XM/Sirius Radio Satellite capable, and is both iPOD and Bluetooth compatible.
With the RX-V665, Yamaha has incorporated high end features in a reasonably priced home theater receiver, such as two HDMI video inputs, HDMI video and audio switching with analog-to-HDMI video conversion with 1080p upscaling, advanced HDMI audio capabilities, iPOD and Bluetooth compatibility, and XM and Sirius satellite radio.
The RX-V665 is available in a black finish at a suggested retail price of $549.
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Onkyo unveils its new line of audio receivers headed by the debut of Dolby’s radical new Pro-logic 2z processing mode, which adds two front height channels to the usual 5.1 multichannel mix. The new models offer jazzed up feature sets and claim better audio fidelity than previous iterations.
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Panasonic has unveiled a couple of new blu ray players in the DMP-BD80 and DMP-BD60. Both players come with internet enabled features to allow users to get the most out of BDLive enabled discs.
The two new players; the DMP-BD80 and DMP-BD60 will offer the usual array of sound and image features however also allow users to view YouTube videos and Picasa images on their televisions.
The DMP-BD80 will feature “High Clarity Sound” that, according to Panasonic, prevents adverse effects on the audio signals and produces clearer sound as well 7.1ch Analogue Out.
Both models are compatible with the “VIERA CAST” function and come equipped with an SD memory card slot and USB terminal, so you can immediately view motion images recorded with an HD camcorder in AVCHD format, and JPEG images taken with a digital still camera.
Sharp has joined the Blu Ray Player market by unveiling their own model, the BD-HP21. This new Blu Ray player is among the cheapest products of the company, priced at only $430. Not a bad price to own your first Blu Player!
The player supports BD-LIVE and BONUS VIEW, video in 1080/60/24p and audio in Dolby-True HD/DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby NR. DVD upscaling (in 1080/60p) is also possible. The player is compatible to BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD＋RW/DVD＋R/CD-RW and CD-R discs. It also features one HDMI port and a USB port.
Though it may sound tempting to buy, it is only available in Japan. Launch date is set on March 1 and no word when it would be available in other countries for now.
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JVC has announced that its first blu-ray player, the JVC XV-PB1 will be hitting the market this March. The set price for this low-profile unit has been set at $299.95 which also offers BD Live compatibility and AVCHD playback.
Among the many features of the new JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray player include BD Live (Profile ver. 2.0) compatibility when used with a USB memory. With BD Live compatibility the blu-ray player can connect to the Internet and access BD Live 2.0 features, including easy firmware updates, new movie trailers, updated subtitles, online shopping, chat and gaming.
Among the formats that the JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray player supports include JPEG, MP3, WMA, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS and DTS HD.
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