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- Marantz Expands Blu-ray Line Debuts Highly Anticipated Flagship …
- Toshiba SD-490E DVD Player
- Philips launches budget Blu-ray player
- Samsung 8500 series LCD tvs feature local-dimming LED backlights …
- Intex Launches R220 DVD Player with Speakers in India
- Edimax WP-S1100 media streamer
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html” >Mintpass Mintpad is a cute little portable media player by way of Korea offering loads of features in a space about as large as a Post-It pad. Behind its responsive 2. 8-inch touch-screen display you’ll find extensive file support (MP3 FLAC WAV WMA GG DivX XviD MPEG-4 WMV) a Wi-Fi-enabled Internet browser (with Flash support) photo viewer microSD memory expansion voice recording a beautiful vector-based drawing program (cooler than it sounds folks)–plus there’s 1. 3 megapixel camera on the back that can record video or stills. In short: the Mintpad is pretty dang cool. It’s also import-only at the moment with a 4GB model.
Marantz Expands Blu-ray Line Debuts Highly Anticipated Flagship …
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In addition the BD7004 handles DivX and AVCHD files. The unit also features internal decoding for both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio and video scaling by Anchor Bay. Both also handle disc-based DivX?iles in addition to AVCHD (high definition video format for Camcorder) contained on discs or solid-state memory devices. IR flasher inputs and outputs on both players add to their system-wide control capabilities while their Ethernet ports allow users to update the firmware to take full advantage of future developments. The UD9004 is scheduled for availability in August and the UD8004 is scheduled to be available in ctober.
Toshiba SD-490E DVD Player
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Helpfully you can flick through the various resolutions using the dedicated ‘HDMI’ buttons on the remote and the front panel. The SD-490E also supports MP3 DivX (up to version 6) and JPEG as most DVD decks do but the lack of support for DivX HD and WMA keeps it a few steps behind Samsung and LG on the format support front and of course the missing USB port makes it more of a hassle to play digital media.
Philips launches budget Blu-ray player
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The new BDP3000 isn’t the cheapest player you can buy ??” Samsung’s BD-P1600 costs a few pounds less while the older BD-P1500 can be picked up from Amazon for just £128. However it’s good to see DivX Ultra support and you can also listen to MP3s and view JPEGs. As with many budget Blu-ray players there are no analog surround-sound outputs which means you’ll need a modern AV receiver with an HDMI input if you want to gain the benefit of Dolby TrueHD 7. The BDP3000 is a slim curvy player and should look good beneath your HD TV. It supports Philips’ EasyLink which allows multiple devices supporting the standard to be controlled (over HDMI) from one remote control.
Samsung 8500 series LCD tvs feature local-dimming LED backlights …
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6 inches deep and offer a 7000000:1 dynamic contrast ratio a 2ms response time and an Energy Star 3. 0 savings mode that continually adjusts the picture and backlight to optimize both picture quality and power savings. You’re also getting Samsung’s usual suite of connected TV features like the Yahoo! Widget Engine DivX playback and DLNA support but you’ll be paying handsomely for all this newness — the 45. 9-inch UN46B8500′s MSRP is $3599 while the 54. 6-inch UN55B8500 will run you $4499.
Intex Launches R220 DVD Player with Speakers in India
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The R220 player features a 5. 1 channel Dolby digital sound output and an in-built amplifier for a theater like audio experience. It can play all audio and video formats is DivX (3. The speakers have an elegant black wooden finish.
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Edimax WP-S1100 media streamer
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Picture quality is perfectly fine with no obvious degradation from the source content. ne problem we encountered was a lack of playback controls when watching video content — the file can be paused by entering the on-screen menu but there’s no option to fast forward or rewind. 264 support is great for high definition video files. We tested it with video files ranging in quality from 480p DVD quality to 720p and 1080p high definition formats — when broadcasting from a.