Panasonic SC-BT730, SC-BT330 and SC-BT230 Blu-ray Home Theater Systems

Panasonic SC-BT730, SC-BT330 and SC-BT230 Blu-ray Home Theater Systems

The top-of-the-line SC-BT730 is equipped with Pure Direct Sound speakers for front speakers and advanced bamboo cone speakers for the center and front speakers while the SC-BT330 and SC-BT230 get the advanced bamboo cone speakers for the center speaker. The SC-BT730 and SC-BT330 come with also Kelton-type subwoofer.

 All these new Panasonic Blu-ray systems have a universal dock for iPod/iPhone. They are all internet-ready and support VIERA CAST online media streaming service. The SC-BT730 offers wireless rear speakers right out of the box and the other two models can also add the optional SH-FX71 Wireless Kit for Rear Speakers.

 

Buffalo BR-X1216U3 USB 3.0 12X Blu-ray Writer

Buffalo BR-X1216U3 USB 3.0 12X Blu-ray Writer

After the USB 3.0 external hard drive, Buffalo Japan announced the new BR-X1216U3, a 12X  external Blu-ray disc burner with the latest USB 3.0 SuperSpeed interface. Thanks to the USB 3.0, Buffalo’s new writer provides faster and more stable disc burning.
The Buffalo BR-X1216U3 writes BD-R and BD-R Dual Layer at up to 12X and BD-RE SL/DL at up to 2X. It also supports burning DVD+/-R at 16X, DVD+/-R DL at 8X, DVD+RW at 8X, DVD-R at 6X and DVD-RAM at 5X. CD-R/RW are also supported. The Blu-ray drive, other than writing, is compatible with BD-Live and supports AVCHD playback. It even does HD upscaling using the bundled CyberLink Power Director software.
The Buffalo BR-X1216U3 is backward compatible with USB 2.0 interface as well, so you can still use with your exiting PC. It will be released in early December for 39,100 Yen.

 

Samsung SH-B083 COMBO Blu-ray Combo Drive

Samsung SH-B083 COMBO Blu-ray Combo Drive

Samsung introduces the SH-B083 COMBO, its first internal Blu-ray Disc Combo drive. The SH-B083 is able to read BD-R and BD-ROM at up to 8X speeds. It is also a CD/DVD burner that writes DVD+/-R/RW/R DL at up to 12X, DVD-RAM at 5X and CD-R/RW at 40X.

The Samsung SH-B083 COMBO reads DVD at 16X and CD at 40X. It uses SATA interface and has 2MB buffer memory. It includes the SuperLink Buffer Underrun Protection. The combo drive comes with Cyberlink TrueTheater software and will be available in November.

Sharp AQUOS BD-HP52U Blu-ray Player

Sharp AQUOS BD-HP52U Blu-ray Player

Sharp announced at the CEDIA 2009 the new AQUOS BD-HP52U Blu-ray Disc player. The player supports BD-ROM Profile 2.0 for BD Live interactive features through an Ethernet jack-enabled Internet connection allowing users to to download and stream bonus content.

The AQUOS BD-HP52U plays Blu-ray at 1920×1080 Full HD at 24fps. It can upscale DVD standard definition signals and supports playback of AVCHD video. It is equipped with HQ Audio Circuits with an upgraded power supply that provides better sound and picture quality and delivers dynamic 7.1 Channel audio and true to life video. Supported surround-sound formats include Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio via HDMI digital output and Dolby Digital Plus.

The device supports BD-ROM/RE/R, DVD Video, DVD-RW/R, DVD+RW/R, audio CDs, MP3 as well as JPEG images. It has HDMI 1.3 digital output with Deep Color and x.v. color. An RS-232 connector is available for external control system. Sharp will release the AQUOS BD-HP52U in October for $379.99.