As expected, the Sonos ZonePlayer S5 has officially hit stores in the US today. This is a wireless receiver armed with amplified 5-driver speakers. This music system accommodates Ethernet and WiFi connectivity and allows you to access 25,000 free Internet radio stations. It also comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack and a line-in jack. It supports most media formats like MP3 and WMA to deliver quality audio which you can place in any part of your home like the kitchen or bedroom. The Sonos ZonePlayer S5 retails for $399 and is scheduled to hit Europe soon as well for 350 EUROS.

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Getting the best out of your DVDs and enjoying them on your home theater setup may take more than just investing in audio equipment. The key is perhaps on the DVD player you use. Such is the intent of the OPPO DV-980H 1080p Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI and 7.1CH Audio, aiming to provide you with a HD up-conversion up to 1080p full HD resolution from an ordinary DVD disc.

It is paired with an outstanding audio performance through its 7.1 channel output and Dolby Digital Surround EX encoding. It supports multiple playbacks which include DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD with DSD, Audio CDs, HDCD, WMA, and DivX. Connections include HDMI, Component, Composite, S-Video, 7.1CH, 5.1CH, Stereo, Coaxial, Optical. A definite player to consider for people who demand the best audio complement from the videos they are watching on their home theater display.

Price: $169.99

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Philips has recently announced their newest BD-Live equipped Blu-ray player dubbed the BDP7300. The selling point of this player, according to Pocket-lint, is that it starts up much quicker than similar Blu-ray players but Philips has released no further details regarding this feature.

Additionally, the BDP7300 will feature full HD 1080p video along with the ability to upscale DVDs to “near 1080p quality”, which sounds promising. Furthermore, the player will feature Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, an HDMI 1.3 and USB port, and DivX, WMV, MP3, WMA, JPG and AVC HD support. Finally, the Profile 2.0 player will feature 1GB of built-in storage.

No word on if this player will hit the States but it will hit shelves later this month for around £249 (~$400)