We just can’t seem to get enough of LG’s BD300 since it was introduced just yesterday. First we got pictures, now Crave gives us their hands-on impression of the new Blu-ray player.
Among their impressions, they note that the Netflix functionality is identical to that of a standalone Roku Netflix Player. You load up an “Instant” queue on your Netflix account, pair the LG player to your account, and then begin watching the movie or tv show as it streams using your broadband connection. Other features includes the ‘home’ button on the remote that give you instant access to the most common features such as Netflix, as seen in the picture above. The LG BD300 will also stream music and pictures from networked PCs or flash drives plugged into its front panel USB port.
Click the link below to see more details.
[Crave]
Tags: BD 300, Blu-ray Players, LG, LG BD300, Netflix
Yesterday we brought you the news of LG’s BD300 Blu-ray player that will be capable of streaming Netflix movies. Today Gizmodo has the first pictures of this new player. We also get a glimpse at the interface where you’ll be able to select your Netflix movie streams. The itself is slim and comparable in size to other Blu-ray players. The LG BD300 is one sweet looking player!
Check out all the pictures after the jump
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Tags: BD300, Blu-ray Players, LG, LG BD300, Netflix
LG Electronics and Netflix have announced the first Blu-ray player that allows Netflix members to stream more than 12,000 standard definition movies and television shows. The price of the BD300 will be “well under $500″ when it’s released this September.
Netflix members will not be charged any additional fees, apart from their monthly paid subscription. Members will add movies to their individual instant queues through the Netflix website. When selected from the TV, movies will then begin playing in as little as 30 seconds. Using the BD300’s remote control, users can browse, make selections, read synopses, rate movies, and fast-forward / rewind video streams. The BD300 will support BD Live and LG’s SimpLink technology to integrate with LG TVs and AV products.
[AkihabaraNews]
Tags: BD300, Blu-ray Players, LG, LG BD300, Netflix
Amazon is offering a good way to begin your Blu-ray collection with their latest deal. If you’re looking to jump into Blu, Amazon will give you eight Blu-ray movies for $80 with the purchase of a 40GB Playstation 3 ($399) or Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray player ($379). The eight titles are Black Hawk Down, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Dogma, A Few Good Men, Gattaca, Life of Brian - Collector’s Edition, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and The Fifth Element. This makes for a great deal with each movie costing only $10.
[Amazon]
Tags: Amazon, BDP-S300, Blu-ray Deals, Blu-ray Players, Playstation 3, PS3, Sony
As we had previously reported, Onkyo has now officially announced they will indeed be releasing its first Blu-ray disc player for the international market in later 2008. There are no solid details on the player itself so far but we do know that it is designed to work with Onkyo’s high-definition A/V receivers and will be equipped with full HDMI processing of 1080p video and will decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound formats.
Onkyo has not mentioned if this Blu-ray player will make its way to the US yet and pricing has yet to be announced.
[AkihabaraNews]
Tags: Blu-ray News, Blu-ray Players, Onkyo
Pioneer will release three Blu-ray home theater systems in Europe this fall. The first two systems are the LX03BD and LX08BD which feature 500-watts of power, HDMI 1.3 sockets (2 in / 1 out), KURO LINK, an iPod connection and a 7-band equalizer. The difference between the two being that the LX03BD includes satellite speakers while the LX08BD does not. Lastly the LX01BD includes omni-direction speakers, 400-watts of power, and all other features found on LX08BD.
These three systems will see an October release in Europe. For complete specs, follow the Pioneer link below.
[Pioneer] via [EngadgetHD]
Tags: Blu-ray News, Blu-ray Players, LX01BD, LX03BD, LX08BD
Bluraymods.com is now offering a completely region free Panasonic DMP-BD30 and is available either pre-modified or in a Do-it-Yourself kit. This player will grant you access to all 6 DVD regions and three Blu-ray regions, and it will work with any firmware upgrades. The price has gotten cheaper than past region-free Blu-ray players and this one will set you back only €499 for the player and €69 for the DIY kit.
[Bluraymods.com] via [EngadgetHD]
Tags: Blu-ray News, Blu-ray Players, Panasonic, Panasonic DMP-BD30
Panasonic has just announced that their DMR-BW500 Blu-ray recorder should now be in stock in Australian stores. It holds the distinction of being the first Blu-ray recorder to be sold outside of Japan. As we had previously announced it offers full 1080p recording on its 500GB HDD or onto Blu-ray media. It also includes a Twin HD Digital Tuner which allows you to record two programs simultaneously.
The unit is priced at $2,299 AUD ($2171.00 USD), which might seem like a lot until we compare it to the first DVD recorders to hit Australia back in 2000 which started at $6,499 AUD ($6138.31).
[TweakTown]
Tags: Blu-ray News, Blu-ray Players, Blu-ray Recorders, DMR-BW500, Panasonic, Panasonic DMR BW500
Panasonic announced the DMP-BD50 Blu-ray player at CES 2008 and said it would feature Profile 2.0 and onboard decoding for both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio all for a $700 sticker price. It is the first complete Blu-ray player to get reviewed by CNET and it came away with good marks on its “excellent image quality” and “outstanding soundtrack support”. However, standard DVD performance is lackluster, with operational speed still sluggish compared to Playstation 3. So while they name it their favorite standalone player so far, they say the majority of buyers are better still much better off with a PS3.
Click the link below for the full review
[CNET]
Tags: Blu-ray News, Blu-ray Players, DMP-BD50, Panasonic, Panasonic DMP-BD50, Playstation 3, PS3
German optical disc equipment manufacturer, Singulus, Monday said that the Blu-ray format is being adopted faster than DVD was 11 years ago. Singulus received orders for 21 Blu-ray dual-layer machines in the first quarter of this year, figures that put it ahead of the pace of its predecessor. Chief Financial Officer Stefan Baustert said, “This means that the orders for Blu-ray in the first year of the dual layer technology already by far exceeded the volume at the start of the DVD eleven years ago with 17 machines.” As more content is released and manufacturers adopt the format, things should look bright for Blu-ray.
[Yahoo! News]
Tags: Blu-ray News, Blu-ray Players, Singulus
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