Amex BD-P1 Blu-ray Player for under $200 revealed
I4U News —
... The Amex BD-P1 supports both single- and dual-layer BD-R and BD-RE discs, as well as BD-ROM discs, and provides decoders for Dolby Digital and DTS formats. Other features of the BD-P1 Blu-ray player include Ethernet port, USB 2.0 port, 10-bit/108MHz video digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion, 24-bit/192kHz and audio digital-to-analog (D/A)converter. It looks like Amex is not supporting BD Live at the moment, but is able to upgrade the BD-P1 with firmware updates. Via the Amex site . Shop for low-cost Blu-ray players on ...
Amex BD-P1 Affordable Blu-ray Player
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide —
... at around $199 (or $239 as mentioned on the press release). The device supports both single- and dual-layer BD-R and BD-RE discs, BD-ROM discs, and provides decoders for Dolby Digital and DTS formats. The Amex BD-P1 also able to upscale standard DVDs resolution to HDTV-compliant 720p, 1080i or 1080p via the HDMI 1.3 interface. What makes this blu-ray player more special is that it has a built-in Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports for the future network connection and firmware upgrades. [Press Release] ...
Amex Digital launches sub-$200, BD-P1 Blu-ray player
SlashGear —
... (D/A) conversion, legacy DVD upconvert and Blu-ray native format of 1080p at 24hz display.
Also, the audio decoder is capable of DD plus, DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD and could be output via an optional 7.1 channel audio. Again, the press release doesn’t mention if audios are outputted via HDMI bitstream, Liner PCM, or unit comes equipped with analog outputs; but it’s being listed at blu-ray.com with 7.1 HDMI output and only supported 2 channels of analog outputs.
Amex Digital via akihabaranews ...
Amex Digital launches $239 BD-P1 Blu-ray player
Engadget HD —
... Given that Blu-ray player prices are supposed to be headed downwards, we're a bit miffed by this one. Amex Digital, who is usually good for delivering wares on the cheap, has just announced a standalone Blu-ray deck for $239 (MSRP). Of course, we can't ...
AMEX Digital BD-P1 Blu-ray Player
iTech News Net —
... single- and dual-layer BD-R and BD-RE and BD-ROM discs. It can also upconvert DVD content to 720p, 1080i or 1080p video via HDMI 1.3.
AMEX Digital’s BD-P1 has Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports for network functions. It Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD high-resolution surround as well as Dolby TrueHD. In addition to Blu-ray, the BD-P1 reads DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD and CD-R/RW discs and plays also MP3, MWA and JPEG files.
AMEX Digital BD-P1 is priced at $239.00.
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