Electronics Express, via Amazon is already shipping the LG BD300 (Blu-ray + Netflix player), at least according to Amazon’s site. They’ve only got 3 left, but with Circuit City due to release it on Friday for $39 less, you might want to hold out.
You can buy it here for $389 shipped.
Add comment October 8th, 2008
Ok, looks like my guess was 3 days off. According to Circuit City’s website, the LG BD300 will ship 10/10 and is available for pre-order at $50 less than what LG/Netflix originally announced.
In case you forget, the LG BD300 is the first Blu-ray player to include a built-in Netflix player for streaming movies and TV shows. I also found the official spec sheet and it looks like it will rock a front facing USB port allowing you to connect a hard drive or flash drive for playing back stored movies.
You can preorder it here for $350.
Update: Looks like Amazon has it for the suggested MSRP, $400, but doesn’t ship for 2-5 months.
Add comment October 2nd, 2008
What is it: A low budget Blu-ray player that only supports Blu-ray 1.1
Features: Bonus view, PIP for director’s commentary, 1080p HDMI and 5.1 audio outputs.
Availability: November 2008
Price: $269 (I’ve seen a few players for less here)
Add comment September 18th, 2008
What is it: A Blu-ray player with the ability to play SACD and DVD Audio (no DVD Audio confirmed)
Features: 7.1 output, Blu-ray player, Blu-ray profile 2.0 via Ethernet plug, Upscaling and probaly a lot more.
Availability: Unknown
Price: Unknown
One more pic after the ‘leap’
Add comment September 5th, 2008
If you haven’t invested in a Blu-ray player (like me) the time might be now. The LG BD3000 Blu-ray player with a Netflix Player built-in hits the street at the end of September or early October. Price you ask? $400.
Course, if you are a Blockbuster user you’ll inevitably see the light and switch over, or just concede stupidity.
[Gizmodo]
Add comment September 4th, 2008
Seriously, Sony needs to get into politics, because they spun the crap out of this Blu-ray player to try and justify its $2,000 price tag. The press release contains so many superlatives it’s making my head spin. Perhaps I’m exaggerating (you can read after the ‘leap’), but with terms like ‘HD Reality Enhancer’ and ‘Super Bit Mapping’, you have to be a little skeptical. Putting aside the grandiose terms, the BDP-S5000ES is a fully featured Blu-ray player with built-in Ethernet, memory card reader, a 7 second startup time, and a 14-bit HD video processor, which will enhance not only HD discs but standard def ones as well.
The Sony BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray player will be available in November at your usual retail spots.
Hit the ‘leap’ for the full release
SONY DELIVERS ULTIMATE A/V EXPERIENCE WITH NEW ES BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER
BD-Live Enabled Model Features New Technologies for Unsurpassed Picture Quality
DENVER, Sept. 3, 2008 (CEDIA Booth #600) – Sony today announced the new BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Disc™ player, featuring the company’s newly developed HD Reality Enhancer and Super Bit Mapping technologies that deliver even sharper and more vibrant images from today’s Blu-ray Disc movies.
The model, which is fully BD-Live™ capable, features an Ethernet connection that allows users to connect to the Internet via their existing service provider to access BD-Live features and easy firmware updates. It also is equipped with an external flash memory port and includes a 1GB Sony Micro Vault™ Tiny flash storage device.
The BDP-S5000ES also features Quick Start mode, improving boot-up times to approximately six seconds, which is seven times faster than previous models.
“Sony’s Elevated Standard, or ‘ES’ products stand for the very best Sony has to offer, and the BDP-S5000ES is no exception,” said Chris Fawcett, vice president of marketing for Sony Electronics’ Home Video Division. “Featuring the incredible build quality found on all Sony ES products, the S5000ES goes above and beyond traditional Blu-ray Disc players to deliver the ultimate home theater experience.”
Unique to the model is Sony’s new 14-bit HD video processor, which improves standard definition and high-definition picture quality with the help of HD Reality Enhancer and Super Bit Mapping technologies. HD Reality Enhancer continually analyzes bit by bit of the original source, sharpening edges and reproducing detail, while reducing the effects of film grain. Super Bit Mapping delivers smoother color gradation realizing true 14-bit equivalent color tone from 8-bit sources connected via HDMI.
Holding true to Sony’s ES standard, the BDP-S5000ES was designed to match pristine video performance with exceptional audio. The model’s analog audio circuit board is isolated from the video board to avoid interference. Additionally, the unit’s rigid frame and beam chassis helps to reduce vibration and a low-leakage R-core transformer minimizes the interference of digital noise.
Since many consumers own extensive DVD movie libraries, the BDP-S5000ES incorporates Sony’s new Precision Cinema HD Upscale technology that converts standard-definition signals (480i) to 1080p and outputs a full HD equivalent resolution signal to 1080p TVs via HDMI. The model even improves analog component video output thanks to 14-bit/297MHz video D/A conversion.
Additionally, the model adds Sony’s new Precision Drive™ HD, which helps to detect and correct wobbling discs from three directions, stabilizing playback of bent or scratched Blu-ray Discs and DVDs.
The model offers 7.1 channel Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus, DTS® -HD Master Audio, and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio decoding and bit-stream output, as well as analog 7.1 channel output with Advanced Current Segment Audio D/A converters for legacy AV receivers and decoders.
The BDP-S5000ES supports Deep Color video output and AVCHD discs encoded with x.v.Color™ (xvYCC) technology. The players also feature compatibility with an array of video formats, including BD-R/RE (BDMV and BDAV modes), DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW (CD-DA format), and JPEG on BD/DVD/CD recordable media.
The player also features Sony’s XrossMediaBar™ (XMB) inspired graphic user interface for easy menu navigation, Sony’s BRAVIA Sync™ for Theatre that connects select Sony home theater and television products for easy operation and a backlit remote control. For custom installation, the model also features RS-232C and IR input.
The new BDP-S5000ES will be available in November for about $2,000 at Sony Style stores, online at sonystyle.com, and at authorized retailers nationwide.
Add comment September 4th, 2008
By: Albert S
LG announced what may be the first Network Attached Storage device with a built in Blu-Ray burner. With this handy storage unit you can store all your files via the network and burn a backup on a Blu-Ray disc. It features 4 Terabytes (that’s four T’s!) of storage so it should keep you occupied for quite some time.
2 comments August 25th, 2008
Cnet’s Crave was at the press event for the LG BD3000 Blu-ray DVD player last night. You know, the one with Netflix streaming functionality. They’ve scored some screen shots. In short, it behaves just like the Netflix Player.
One more pic after the ‘leap’
[Crave]
Add comment August 1st, 2008
This ain’t laugh out loud funny, but it’s done with enough of a dead pan like quality that’s it’s humorous to watch.
I ain’t gonna ruin it, so hit the ‘leap’ to watch Ferrell’s pet project get techy.
Add comment August 1st, 2008
LG’s newest Blu-ray player might be cool enough to sign me on to Hi-Def DVD. That’s right, I’ve resisted. Not for fear of the format wars, for fear of Blu-ray availability and cost. Integrated into the LG BD300 Network Blu-ray disc player is a virtual Netflix Player that will allow Netflix customers to stream over 12,000 movies and TV shows to their TV. I recently reviewed the Netflix Player and thought it was a great device. LG isn’t my top pick for a Blu-ray player, but if it’s under $500 (probably have to be $300 for me to be game) as LG claims, these things will ship like hotcakes on a cake day.
[Reuters]
Add comment July 31st, 2008
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