13
Jan
2012
Category: Blu-Ray, DVD
18
Nov
2011
Electronista: Yamaha has introduced its latest home theater system, the BDX-610, which pairs an A/V receiver with six speakers. (more…)
14
Oct
2011
Newlaunches.com: Sony is taking the entertainment outside home with an impressive Blu-ray/DVD player called the BDP-SX1. It’s the company’s first such portable offering with LED backlighting and resolutions of up to 1,024×600 on the 10.1-inch display. (more…)
09
Sep
2011
Techwatch: The IFA show took place over the last week in Berlin, as you’ve probably noticed from the flurry of TechWatch news stories relating to the event.
But for those of you who’ve missed some (or all) of our coverage, or indeed the articles splashed liberally around other tech sites, here’s a quick round-up of the hot topics at this year’s IFA. (more…)
02
Sep
2011
What Hi-fi: Loewe is putting 3D Blu-ray, iPod docking and discrete 2.1 into one box – taking on Bose with the compact MediaVision 3D cinema system.
The MediaVision 3D unit – also available without the speakers – offers 2D and 3D Blu-ray plus DVD and CD playback, and has an iPod/iPhone dock. (more…)
01
Sep
2011
What Hi-fi: Sony’s IFA press conference may have focused on its new Tablet range (more of that later), but this budget £80 BDP-S185 Blu-ray player has also caused a stir – it’s been officially launched after quietly hitting shops at the weekend (as revealed in our Forum thread here).
Bringing Blu-ray playback down to a highly affordable level, the new player also incorporates Bravia Internet Video for streaming the likes of BBC iPlayer, LoveFilm and Demand 5. (more…)
31
Aug
2011
What Hi-fi: Pioneer has taken the wraps off its first 2011 Blu-ray player, the £170 BDP-140, and more models will be revealed at the IFA Show in Berlin later this week.
The BDP-140 offers SACD and 3D Blu-ray playback, an ethernet port for connecting to your home network, and DLNA certification. The optional Pioneer AS-WL300 wireless LAN converter enables wireless hook-up to your network if required. (more…)
12
Jul
2011
What Hi-fi: Yamaha is the latest manufacturer to develop a smartphone control app for its 2011 range of home cinema receivers and Blu-ray players.
The free app will be available for Android devices from October. (more…)
07
Jul
2011
What Hi-fi: The latest addition to Onkyo‘s home cinema line-up is the BDP-SP809, a £500 Blu-ray player complete with 3D capability, network streaming and THX certification.
On sale next month, the new model has twin HDMI outputs, and uses Marvell’s Odeo processing technology to de-interlace and upscale non-HD to content to 1080p. It can also play DivX HD, MP3 and WMA content on CD and DVD, and also has a USB port to allow playback of audio and video files from a suitable device. (more…)
18
May
2011
What Hi-fi: Philips has announced the £200 BDP7600 Blu-ray player, complete with 3D, wi-fi and HD audio support.
The BDP7600 features full HD 3D playback, Net TV, DLNA, integrated wireless, DivX Plus HD compatibility and Philips’ latest CinemaPerfect HD processing engine. (more…)
18
Apr
2011
Akihabaranews: Introduced at CES 2011, the HT-D6750W is Samsung new premium Full HD 3D 7.1Ch Home Theater. Launched today in Korea and set to be available later this Week in Europe and soon in North America the HT-D6750W is the company ultimate one-box solution with Samsung’s AllShare DLNA, Smart Hub including Twitter as well as some VoD internet services, 3D Blu-Ray Playback and 2D to 3D conversion, iPod cradle and Wireless rear speakers!
Offering a stunning 1300W 7.1Ch total output, this Wi-Fi monstrous HT-D6750W Home Theater comes with gorgeous 1,320mm-high towers and a elegant slot-in Blu-Ray player.
14
Apr
2011
What Hi-fi: Onkyo is introducing a second Spotify-enabled AV receiver, the £800 TX-NR709, which joins the £500 TX-NR609 model launched last month.
The TX-NR709 is a 7.2-channel, THX Select2 Plus design with eight HDMI inputs, dual HDMI outputs, decoding of high-definition audio formats, support for 3D video, an audio return channel and video upscaling to 4K resolution.
There’s a front-mounted USB socket for direct digital connection of of iPod/iPhone and USB mass storage devices. A proprietary universal port enables users to connect Onkyo peripherals.
Being network capable, it can stream audio from a PC or the internet, including Spotify’s Premium service and internet radio stations
Additional features inlcude DSP modes for gaming, Audyssey Dynamic EQ and Dynamic Volume, 7.2 multichannel preamp outputs and TI Burr-Brown PCM1690 192kHz/24-bit DACs.
Also joining the Onkyo stable are two 3D-ready, 5.1 receiver/speaker packages as well as a 5.1 speaker-only set-up.
The HT-S9405THX 5.1 system (£1000) and HT-S6405 (above, £600) will be available in May, as will the SKS-HT648 5.1 speaker package with subwoofer (£300).
Finally, the Onkyo BD-SP309 3D-compatible Blu-ray player (below) is on sale this month for £200. It offers 1080p upscaling, AVCHD and DivX Plus HD (MKV) video support, an ethernet port for home networking connectivity and onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
