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Samsung Releases the First 3D Capable Portable Blu-ray Player
Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 01:30 PM ETTags: Samsung, 3D, Portable Blu-ray Players, High-Def Retailing, Industry Trends (all tags)
The player is 3D capable, but the screen isn't. You'll need to plug it in if you want to enter the third dimension.
While portable DVD players once came in all shapes and sizes, portable Blu-ray players just haven't taken off in the same way. There are only a few models out, and none of them really satisfy. Samsung's BD-C8000 might just change that.
The new portable player features a 10.3 inch screen, which is quite large for a portable player. It handles Samsung Apps, gives you access to videos from Blockbuster and YouTube and even streams from your PC.
Before you go getting to excited about the whole 3D thing, let's clarify. The Samsung BD-C8000 can play back 3D movies on a 3D capable screen. The screen on the BD-C8000 isn't 3D capable. That means you'll have to plug the player into a 3D television to go 3D.
Still, for what it is, the BD-C8000 is impressive, slick looking and packed with features – though Samsung has not disclosed the screen resolution. It's also just $449.
Source: Amazon
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Portable Blu-ray Gets Affordable With RCA
Wed Aug 04, 2010 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Portable Blu-ray Players (all tags)
RCA's new portable Blu-ray player is currently selling at just $299.
If you want to take your Blu-rays on the road, you don't have a lot of options. You can pick up a laptop with a Blu-ray drive in it, or you can pick up one of the few models of portable Blu-ray players.
The latest from RCA is also the cheapest portable Blu-ray player around. The BRC3109 appears to be a Target exclusive at the moment, and currently sells for just $299 – that's cheap as far as portable players are concerned.
It's got a 16:9 aspect ratio and an impressive 10 inch screen, though there aren't any details on the actual output resolution of the player. The BRC3109 has a four hour battery life and of course includes anti-skip circuitry.
The BRC3109 also sports an HDMI output and remote control, so you can hook it up to a TV when not using it as a portable player. Pretty convenient as far as these things go.
You'll find a similar item – the RCA BRC3108 – on Amazon for a pre-order price of $349, though there's no apparent difference between the two.
Source: Target
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News From CES 2009: Panasonic Focused on High-Def
Thu Jan 08, 2009 at 01:15 PM ETTags: Blu-ray Players, Industry Trends, Panasonic, 3-D, CES 2009, Portable Blu-ray Players (all tags)
As CES gets into full swing, some of the biggest early news is coming from Panasonic, with the company making some exciting announcements regarding HDTVs and Blu-ray.
First up, Panasonic has announced the debut of its first 3D Full HD Plasma Home Theater System (3D FHD) which incorporates a 103-inch Plasma HDTV and a Panasonic Blu-ray player. According to a company press release, the system takes advantage of Blu-ray's increased bandwidth and resolution to provide two different images, one for each eye. Wearing special active shutter glasses, viewers are able to experience 3D movies in full surround sound, while taking in dual images captured, recorded, and displayed throughout in full HD quality.
“This goes well beyond conventional 3D” said Bob Perry, Executive VP of Panasonic. “Plasma is currently the only TV capable of delivering a 3D Full HD experience due in great part to its ability to refresh at a speed which enables multiple image display without loss of resolution." He says Panasonic is "fully committed to making [3D Home Theater] a reality, and soon."
In other news, the company is also debuting some new super thin Plasma and LCD HDTVs, which use technology that has been dubbed NeoPDP and NeoLCD, respectively.
The NeoPDP technology has been utilized in two different plasma displays. A highly efficient 42-inch plasma model that uses 1/3 the energy of the company's 2007 model (the TH-42PZ750SK), and an ultra-thin 50-inch plasma display that provides 1080 lines of resolution in a unit that's only 8.8 mm thick.
The NeoLCD technology has been utilized in LCD displays in order to provide high moving picture resolution with a wide viewing angle. The technology also promises dramatically improved image contrast while consuming only 90 kWh per year (roughly half that of the 2008 model (the TH-37LZ85).
Finally, there has been much talk of Panasonic's DMP-B15, which is being touted as the first portable Blu-ray player. The player, which features an 8.9-inch WSVGA LCD screen, internet accessibility, and BD Live functionality, is capable of displaying images in full 1080p. The player will go on sale in May.
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- Related links:
- PANASONIC’S WORLD'S FIRST 3D FULL HD PLASMA HOME THEATER SYSTEM* MAKES U.S. DEBUT AT CES 2009 [Panasonic.com]
- PANASONIC DEVELOPS SUPER HIGH-EFFICIENT THIN-PROFILE PLASMA AND LCD HDTV DISPLAYS [Panasonic.com]
- PANASONIC INTRODUCES WORLD’S FIRST PORTABLE BLU-RAY PLAYER [Panasonic.com]
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