Memorex intros $269 MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 24th, 2008

Right, so we're pretty stoked about having one more option in the sub-$300 Blu-ray deck club, but the lack of Profile 2.0 (which is only the latest, most up-to-date Profile, you know) is a real bummer. That aside, the BonusView-enabled MVBD-2510 doesn't seem like a half bad attempt from Memorex. It f……

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Buffalo brings out internal / external MediaStation 8x Blu-ray burners

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 24th, 2008

While Sharp's busying readying its 8x Blu-ray burners for a 2010 release, Buffalo's busy bringing its 8x Blu-ray burners to the US of A. The company is hauling both an internal and external 8x MediaStation BD writer to US soil, both of which will also toast CD-Rs and a host of other discs without any ……

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Sony yells “me too,” introduces BWU-300S 8x Blu-ray burner

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 24th, 2008

What is this, the week of the 8x BD writer or something? Just days after Buffalo announced two such units for the American market (and Delkin failed epically with an alternative half as quick yet more expensive), in runs Sony with an 8x Blu-ray writer of its own. The October-bound BWU-300S can cook an entire ……

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Eyes-on with Sony's BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray player

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 10th, 2008

Sony’s latest high-end Blu-ray player was sitting pretty at the outfit’s CEDIA booth, so we did exactly what you figured we would — stop by and snap some pictures. Though the unit wasn’t exactly compact, the build quality seemed sufficient and the design was suitably simple. As you very well kno……

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Sharp's AQUOS BD-HP50U / BD-HP21U Blu-ray players eyes-on

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 10th, 2008

The whole Profile 1.0 thing kind of put a damper on Sharp’s latest Blu-ray players, but since they were showcased at the company’s CEDIA booth, we figured it prudent to take a few snapshots and pass ‘em along. Design wise, the two are exceptionally similar, and we can’t say with good faith tha……

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Integra quietly launches DBS-6.9 Blu-ray player at CEDIA: hands-on

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 10th, 2008

If you’ll recall, Integra surprised at last year’s CEDIA by trotting out its DHS-8.8 HD DVD player; this year, the company has quietly (silently, in fact) released its plainly styled DBS-6.9 Blu-ray deck. While the design may not suit your fancy, it’s far from being the ugliest BD player at the E……

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Microsoft's new “Blue Track” mouse spotted?

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 3rd, 2008

We’re not really sure if Microsoft is peddling a revolution here or just the mousing tech flavor of the month, but we’ve got ourselves a much better idea of where things might be going. After that little “Say Goodbye to Laser” teaser turned our pointing device world upside down, a reader spotted this……

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JVC's NX-BD3 system enters the Blu-ray HTIB arena

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 3rd, 2008

The appearance of Blu-ray HTIB systems under a number of brands is an encouraging sign that the format is at least trying to move into the mainstream living room, and now JVC’s thrown its hat into the ring with the 2.1-channel NX-BD3. Of course, simply pulling bits off of Blu-ray discs isn’t enough ……

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Panasonic reveals hefty prices, inner secrets of new DMB-BD35 and DMP-BD55 Blu-ray players

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 3rd, 2008

A spec sheet is well and good (and trust us, these spec sheets are that), but when we’re talking Blu-ray players it’s really becoming a question of price: when will they drop? Well, if these Europe prices for the DMB-BD35 and DMB-BD55 from Panasonic are any indication, Panasonic’s answer is “not ……

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