At its pre-CES press conference today, Sharp introduced a slew of new home theater products, including the world’s first LCD with a built-in Blu-ray player, the company’s first soundbars, and two new Blu-ray players.
LAS VEGAS — Sharp on Wednesday introduced a family of new high-definition flat-panel LCDs that include a built-in Blu-Ray player.
Shipping February, Sharp’s AQUOS BD series will be available in 16 different models ranging from 26 to 52 inches diagonally.
The three largest sizes feature a 120Hz refresh rate, meaning they refresh motion images two times faster than the normal 60Hz rate. That spells out to an "exceptionally clear and crisp picture when viewing fast-action images," said Bob Scaglione, Sharp’s senior vice president of marketing, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The TVs display high-definition at 1080p resolution. The TVs also include a "dejudder" feature to reduce background motion noise.
"This product line represents the pinnacle of image quality," said Mike Troetti, Sharp’s president of marketing.
The TVs will cost between $1,650 to $5,000, depending on size.
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Never mind that VIZIO is breaking from its discount-market image, the combination of a known brand name and $199 pricetag for its VBR100 Blu-ray player is the one-two punch here. The company is showing off this new 2-inch thick (not the slimmest, but not exactly portly, either) Blu-ray deck at CES this week, and the feature set is pretty encouraging. The upconverted DVD feed coming out of the HDMI jack can be switched between 720p, 1080i and 1080p, but even more importantly, the unit’s 7.1-analog jacks around back can output decoded Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA. Set for release in April for a penny under $200.
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VIZIO jumps into the sub-$200 Blu-ray player ring with its VBR100 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Stop staring at the plastic wrapped photos from our pre-CES tour and have a look at Samsung’s totally uncovered 1.5-inch thick Blu-ray player. The BDP4600 is sure to kick off an all new battle of “thin for thin’s sake” amongst CE manufacturers, but honestly, given the emphasis on design or complete lack thereof on most Blu-ray hardware so far, this can’t come a moment too soon. What does it do? Your guess is as good as ours, until Samsung decides to let loose with the specifications.
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Samsung’s skinny Blu-ray player uncovered originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Oh hells yes. We’ve arrived at CES in full nerd style. We sent Moms to Atlantic City so us kids could hijack the trailer all the way to Vegas baby, Las Vegas. And in true Kojak style we parked right in front of the central hall just outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. What better base to provide the best CES 2009 coverage on the Net? Check our first pass on the show floor after the break. With roots now planted and enough gadgets to keep us busy 7 by 24… we may never go home.
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Engadget’s new double-wide HQ rolls in to Vegas originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We don’t have any hard details yet, but word on the street is that Samsung is planning on pairing up its 6.5mm (.2-inch) thick LCD HDTV with an equally svelte Blu-ray deck just 39mm (1.5 inches) thick. We’ll find out more during Wednesday’s press event, we’re sure — any bets on whether “thin BD players” will be this year’s “thin displays?”
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Samsung to launch 1.5-inch thin Blu-ray player at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you were hoping that another no-name company would release a $400 Blu-ray player, then today is your lucky day as ezGear is very proud to share the details of its BluCobra Blu-ray Disc Player. The BluCobra — love the name btw — features 7.1 analog outputs, SACD, TrueHD, DTS-HD HR&MA and the cutting edge profile 1.1, otherwise known as Bonus View. Luckily Sony, Samsung, and Panasonic can rest easy until at least March when this beast is scheduled hits the streets. Oh, and just a little prediction, no way the BluCobra will sell for its MSRP.
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ezGear gets in the Blu-ray game with the BluCobra Blu-ray Disc Player originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s 2009? Well, if you don’t, you won’t believe these deals either. Check out Gearlog’s deals for Friday:
1. Woot is offering the Soundmatters MainStage HD HiFi Theatre Console for only $149.99 for today only. The revolutionary multi-speaker console has built-in amplifiers and digital processing. The console usually runs for about $300, so this is quite the deal.
2. TigerDirect is currently having a giant sale. Get the Samsung 19-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor for just $129.97 down from $289.99. Check out more items on sale at TigerDirect.com.
3. Save 65 percent off of the Die Hard Collection for Blu-ray at Amazon.com. Originally $129.98, the collection is going for just $46.95. The deal ends today, so hurry.
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