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Toshiba Blue-ray Disc Players – Smarter than Ever!

Toshiba’s Blue-ray Disc players just got smarter – the technological giant released their new range of Smart Blue-ray players with Aero Design, direct audio and video streaming capabilities, and a number of connectivity options. Their new Smart Blue-ray Disc Players are especially designed to satisfy all your entertainment cravings in one neat package. One of the new features shared among these upcoming entertainment gadgets is the Aero Design that perfectly complements Toshiba’s Aero Family LED televisions. All their new Blue-ray players will come with the silver Aero wing and low profile form factor with the 3D models will be coming in a wider chassis to better suit other home theater devices and accessories. Other new features include A/V Streaming and MediaShare. These new players will be bundled with Netflix, VUDU, and YouTube audio and video streaming applications and a simple DLNA interface for easily sharing media contents across the home network. Finally, there’s the USB Video for enjoying different multimedia files instantly straight from any USB thumb drives.

For High Definition 2D entertainment, there are the new BDX2300 and BDX3300 Smart Blu-ray Disc players. Both have 1080p full HD playback, and A/V online streaming capabilities, Dolby True HD and DTS HD 7.1 channel surround sound, and HDMI and USB Video ports. The Wi-Fi ready BDX2300 will be available in April while the Wi-Fi enabled BDX3300 will be available in May.

For a truly immersive 3D entertainment, Toshiba offers the BDX4300 and BDX5300 3D Smart Blu-ray Disc players. They have all the bells and whistles of the 2D models but with the addition of 1080p 3D HD playback, and an integrated Wi-Fi connectivity for the BDX5300. Both players will hit the shelves by April.

More Toshiba Blu-ray players can be found here.

Start Your Kaleidescape System Movie Experience with M500 Blu-ray Player


Turn your regular rent-a-DVD nights into a truly cinematic entertainment experience by switching your movie player to a Kaleidescape M500 Player. This Blu-ray, DVD, and CD player uses Kaleidescape’s M-class architecture which features a powerful user interface and innovative server based movie viewing.
The M500 can directly play movies from discs or copy them into a Kaleidescape server – a specialized hardware running on Kaleidescape Entertainment Appliance Operating System (KEAOS) made to seamlessly work with other M-Class technology enabled devices. Ripped or stored Blu-ray Discs, DVDs and CDs can then be played later using the device. For stored Blu-ray movies, the actual disc must be loaded in the M500 player or into one of Kaleidescape’s disc vault to enable server based playback and other services.
The M500 can play Blu-ray movies in full High Definition without any loss in audio quality. It supports 1080p videos with 24 frames per seconds and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio with bitstream pass-through. To put it bluntly – the M500 is capable of playing your favorite movies at their best possible video and audio quality. The M500 also comes with Kaleidescape Movie Guide application that can provide various details regarding the movie including cover art, plot summary, genre, and ratings. Furthermore, like other M-Class players, this device allows movies to start immediately without navigating through trailers and advertisements. It also supports control system triggers like automatic switching on of lights after the movie finishes.

Other interesting Blu-ray players can also be found here.

Experience Supreme Entertainment with Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc Player

If you’re looking for a Blu-ray Disc player, you might want to consider BDP-S360 model from Sony. This player guarantees to elevate your entertainment to the next level and even lets you play regular DVDs, audio CDs, and AVCHD-format discs. The BDP-S360 takes advantage of your HDTV and Blu-ray disc videos by providing full HD 1080p resolution and over 2 million pixels per frame for that premium display quality and clarity. This is 6 times better resolution than ordinary DVDs. You can even play your standard DVDs into the Sony player by means of DVD upscaling through HDMI connection. This makes your previous DVDs look better and near to HD quality.

Navigating the Sony Blu-ray Disc player is also made simple through the award-winning icon-based Xross Media Bar (XMB™) menu system. This technology makes navigation of menus, controls, and user settings a breeze. Additionally, with the Quick Start mode, you can start operating the player around 6 seconds once it is turned on. The BDP-S360 is also packed with various connectivity options including Ethernet port to connect with your home’s existing broadband network, built-in USB port to attach a portable USB storage device as well as connections for HDMI, video, and audio outputs. It also uses BRAVIA Sync technology for added convenience of using only one remote control for compatible HDMI-connected devices. To support enhanced high-definition audio formats, the BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc player uses both internal decoding and bitstream output of improved audio codecs like Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio.

Purchase Sony BDP-S360 and other related products here.

Philips 2011 Blu-ray Player Series – Get One and Be Entertained!

Looking for a new Blu-ray player for your home this spring? You should consider Philips’ line of 2011 Blu-ray players. The company’s 7000 and 5000 series both come with Philips Smart TV, turning your TV into a connected media portal that offers access to online content in just one button. With this, you can stream photos, music, and videos from your smart phone, tablet, or laptop. The new 3000 series, on the other hand, takes pride in offering the latest YouTube innovation for TV. It delivers simple interface and full screen viewing so you can sit back and relax while being entertained.

Philips 7000 series Blu-ray player with Smart TV features:

  • Smart TV, turning your Blu-ray player into a connected media portal
  • Philips’ proprietary CinemaPerfect HD engine for superior Blu-ray quality and sophisticated upscaling of DVD and other sources
  • Full 7.1 decoding and multichannel output of all HD audio formats to deliver the ultimate movie soundtrack experience
  • Fully Blu-ray 3D capable
  • Built-in WiFi-n connection and the Smart TV to deliver the fastest NetTV experience to date with a large selection of apps including video on demand offerings, smart phone remote control app support and easy content sharing in your home via DLNA
  • A new slim design with elegant touch controls

Philips 5000 series Blu-ray player with Smart TV offers:

  • Philips Smart TV with fast Net TV
  • Smart phone remote control app support
  • Blu-ray 3D
  • A DLNA link for easy content sharing
  • Built-in WiFi-n
  • A new sleek design

Philips 3000 series with YouTube Leanback delivers:

  • High-definition blu-ray
  • WiFi-Ready for easily connecting it to your home network
  • YouTube Leanback – the easy way to watch YouTube

Interested in getting one this spring? Look for the pricing and availability of your chosen Philips Blu-ray player at Amazon.

Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Players – Give in to High Definition 3D Entertainment


Panasonic yet again gave customers three more reasons plus one to shift to Blu-ray – the three new DMP-BDT310, DMP-BDT210, DMP-BDT110 full HD 3D Blu-ray disc players and the DMP-BD75 2D Blu-ray player. The BDT310, BDT210 and BDT110 feature 2D to 3D up-conversion technology that can convert 2D contents into 3D with natural depth perception. Add the 3D enhancer and Depth controller for customizing the depth of 3D images, and you have a player that can reproduce cinema 3D effects. To further elevate the picture quality and movie experience, Panasonic outfitted the 3D Blu-ray players with energy efficient UniPhier chip, PHL Reference Chroma Processor 2 for finer screen details, and HDMI Jitter Purifier for improved sound quality, solid bass reproduction and reduced noise.

Skype is also made available for these players thru dedicated Skype button and VIERA Cast, Panasonic’s IPTV solution. By using a separately sold freetalk conference camera with Skype, users can make long distance video calls in 720p resolution and turn their TV into a video communicator. The BDT310, BDT210 and BDT110 are DLNA-certified allowing users to access digital contents from computers or other DLNA device on their players.

All four models enjoy a fresh new design with icon and text indicator for ease of use. The latest models also feature an ultra-fast playback that’s faster than the previous generations of Blu-ray players. The BDT310 and BDT210 get an integrated Wi-Fi and an extra touch-less sensor for smoothly opening and closing the disc tray. Additionally, each of the 3D models can be remotely controlled by iPhone. Other features that all four models share are networking capabilities, energy-saving design and customizable home screen. The Panasonic DMP-BDT210, DMP-BDT110 and DMP-BD75 should be available now on the market and the DMP-BDT310 should ship in May. Pre-order Panasonic DMP-BDT310 Integrated-Wi-Fi 3D Blu-ray DVD Player here.