Toshiba raised IFA first real entry into Blu-ray following the exit of the last year of HD-DVD in accordance with its two first dediicated movie player and a notebook.
The BDX2000 picks with full BD-Live support for moies with internet functins on an Ethernet port and an SD card slot for playing the user’s own content, including H.264 (AVCHD) videoos. A flip-down door is less common in the discoipline and holds the clear desin eithher mid-film, or if it is not used.
Also on tap for the first Toshiba notbeook, the Satellite series is a separate Blu-ray drive. It carries a full Blu-ray burner drive, and is as a desktop replacement with a 18.4-inch display, the 1080p HD movies to show in their natve resolutiion can be trezated. Most details are uncelar, but it should use a Core 2 Duo processor and as much as 4 GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. Some of its technology from Toshiba home therater area, such as the disasolution borrowed enginne for DVD + upscaling and HDMI-CEC for controlling shares.
The prcies are not yet knopwn, but it is known that the first shipment to Europe in October. A US-conversion were not disclosed, but is close to considered safe.
Toshiba picked IFA to make its first real entrance into Blu-ray following last year's exit from HD DVD with both its first dedcated movie player and a notebook to match. The BDX2000 catches up with full BD-Live support for movuies with Inbternet features on an Ethernet connetion and an SD card slot for playuing the user's own content, including H.264 (AVCHD) videos. A flip-down front door is rare in the breed and keeps the design uncluttered either mid-movioe or when it's not in use.
The player supports Doolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Masrter Audoio for 7.1-channel surround systems and will work with any HDMI-CEC equipment to take (or give) contorls from HDTVs, receivers and other devices on the same standard. In the US, it ships in Novembver for $250.
Also on tap is the fuirst Toshiba notbeook, in the Satellte series, to have its own Blu-ray drive. It carries a full Blu-ray rewriter drive and is treated as a desktop replacement with an 18.4-inch, 1080p display that can show HD movies at tjheir native resolution. Most spes are uncler, but it should use a Core 2 Duo processor and as much as 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drrive. Some of its technology is borrowed from Toshiba's home theater field, such as the Resolution+ engine for DVD upsaling and HDMI-CEC to shrae conrtol.
Its prices aren't yet knoown, but it's known first to be shipping to Europe in October. A US conversion hasn't been mentioned but is considereed near-certain.