HDTV Lounge

Pioneer’s latest and greatest Blu-ray player is coming to Europe this summer. The Pioneer BDP-LX71 blu-ray player features the new BonusView Profile 1.1 for blu-ray film interactivity, 1080p HD output with 24p (24fsp) support for the very best output format avaliable. From using the HDMI 1.3a output 12-bit deep colour (with 297MHz 12-bit video encoder) the BDP-LX71 delivers an unprecedented range of hues and shades bringing you perfect, realistic images. Read more

Sony have introduced two new Blu-ray recorders with hard drive storage space, that feature a one touch video transfer to portabale devices. The Sony BDZ-A70 blu-ray recorder features a 320GB HDD, 2x tuners, all the features that you would expect from a blu-ray player and the ability to record to blu-ray, the HHD or to a portable device. Read more

LG have announced their new external Blu-ray rewriter and HD DVD-ROM drive, the LG BE06LU10. It has the ability to both read and write Blu-ray and also read HD DVD at 6x speed. The LG BE06LU10 offers a quick and easy way to add a permanent or portable HD drive to your computer. Read more

Looking to grab an external Blu-ray drive / player? Philips and Lite-On digital have announced Lite-On DX-4O1S, the first USB 2.0 external DB-ROM drive for release in the second quarter of this year. If your looking for a quick and easy way to add HD movies in the form of Blu-ray to your computer / laptop or media center the external drive should be very handy, allowing playback via a simple USB 2.0 cable. Read more

There has never been a better time to buy a blu-ray player now that blu-ray won the HD war, and the manufacturers have come to perfect their players. The new high end Sony BDP-S550 blu-ray player looks amazing and it 100% packed with all the latest features and specifications meeting the latest blu-ray profile 2.0. Read more

Blu-ray has only just won the HD format war, and Sony has just released two new blu-ray players, the Sony BDP-S350 and the DBP-S550. There has never been a better time to buy a blu-ray / HD media player, and there doesn’t seem much of a better choice than the new BDP-S350. Read more

Sigmatek have joined the blu-ray game with their first player called the SBR-1000. The Sigmatek SBR-1000 blu-ray player is going to be the cheapest player in avaliable in Europe. Read more

More and more manufacturers are starting to release drives which can read both HD formats, blu-ray and HD-DVD discs. Well the Plextor PX-B920SA can do that, and more. The PX-B920SA drive can read and write Blu-ray discs and also read HD-DVD discs, this seems like the perfect combo. Allowing you to read both formats, and write to one high capacity format. Read more

Philips have announced their second generation blu-ray player called the Philips BDP7200. The BDP7200 fully supports 1080p Full HD resolution output along with 24p (24 frames per second, film rate) and Deep Color (HDMI 1.3) for over 1 billion color and eliminates color banding. Read more

If your looking for a nice looking Blu-ray drive for your PC, maybe for your media center or just movie watching the new Sony BDU-X10S Blu-ray drive for the PC shoud suit you very well. The BDU-X10S is priced well at $200 making it very tempting for people who wan to make the leap over to the HD world, especial now that it seems Blu-ray has won. Read more