AMEX Digital introduces the new BD-P1 Blu-ray disc player. The BD-P1 plays 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 …

JVC announced its first Blu-ray player for the US market, XV-BP1, which is a low-profile devices with BD Live and AVCHD support.

Other than Blu-ray discs, the JVC XV-BP1 plays also AVCHD videos that is widely …

Samsung and Sharp have new Blu-ray home …

In addition to the DMP-BD70V VHS-Blu-ray player, Panasonic introduces the DMP-BD60 and DMP-BD80 Blu-ray players. They feature 1080p output and …

Panasonic introduces the DMP-BD70V, the world’s first dual-deck VHS-Blu-ray player. This Blu-ray player can play VHS, CD, DVD and of course Full HD Blu-ray discs. It can do 1080p up-conversion for all video formats.

Panasonic’s DMP-BD70V, …

Panasonic announced at the CES 2009 the DMP-B15, which is the world’s first portable Blu-ray Disc player. The Panasonic DMP-B15 features a 8.9-inch WSVGA LCD display and supports BD-Live and VIERA CAST internet accessibility.

Panasonic’s …

In addition to Blu-ray players, Samsung presents also three new Blu-ray home theater systems, including the HT-BD8200 Blu-ray Home Theater Sound Bar, HT-BD7200 and HT-BD1250 Blu-ray Home Theater Systems.

Samsung’s HT-BD8200 Blu-ray Home Theater Sound Bar is the world’s first Blu-ray home theater sound bar. It comes equipped with a Blu-ray player and wireless subwoofer. Samsung HT-BD8200 features Blu-ray Full HD playback, 5.1-channel surround sound, the “Smart Volume” technology for volume level adjustments on-the-fly, integrated Bluetooth and USB port.

Samsung announced the new BD-P4600 and BD-P3600 Blu-ray players. Both players support BD Live (Profile 2.0) and Bonus View (Profile 1.1), 1080p Full HD blu-ray playback and DVD upscaling. The wall-mountable Samsung BD-P4600 is only 1.5-inch …

Sharp, in addition to Blu-ray players, presents the AQUOS BD-MPC40 and BD-MPC30 Home Theater Systems with Blu-ray players.

Sharp’s AQUOS BD-MPC40 and BD-MPC30 include the main unit, housing a Blu-ray player, amplifier, five speakers and a subwoofer offering 720W power output and 5.1 channel surround sound. The main unit both systems a high-gloss piano-black finish and the BD-MPC40 has a black wooden cabinet speakers while the comes with black synthetic finish speakers.

Sharp presents the third generation AQUOS Blu-ray players, the BD-HP22U and BD-HP16U. Both players can delivers 1080p Full HD output.

Sharp’s AQUOS BD-HP22U and BD-HP16U feature the AQUOS Pure Mode, 1920 x 1080 video at 24 …