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Sharp to Release Blu-ray Disc Player This Fall

Slimy   on 09 July 2007 - 14:55 · 5 comments & 4813 views

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This fall, Sharp Electronics plans to release its first Blu-ray player: the BD-HP205. The player will support 1080p output at both 24- and 60-FPS, and will include on-board Dolby TrueHD decoding, along with the requisite analog 5.1 outputs. For its I/O port standard, the BD-HP205 will support HDMI v1.3. One feature that the BD-HP205 that Sharp is already promoting is “Quick Start,” touting the machine’s ability to begin the playback of a disc with minimal delay after the insertion of a disc. Current Blu-ray Disc players on the market, with the exception of the PlayStation 3, suffer from loading times that are much longer than what consumers have become accustomed to when viewing DVDs. Unfortunately for U.S. customers, the upcoming player from Sharp is reportedly not planned for American shores.

News source: DailyTech

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#1 Croquant on 09 Jul 2007 - 19:22
Why only 5.1 analog? Why not 7.1?
#2 DaveBG on 10 Jul 2007 - 06:03
Good, GO Blu!
#3 Sclomp on 10 Jul 2007 - 15:15
Why not the US? There is likely a lot of demand from tech enthusiasts for faster load times in blu-ray players here...Maybe we'll see something similar come along from Pan and/or Sony/Samsung early next year after this technology (whatever it is that makes discs load faster) gains some traction.
#4 whocares78 on 11 Jul 2007 - 01:09
all i can say is looks like bluray is winning the battle.
#5 PeterTHX on 12 Jul 2007 - 00:33
"But, but, but Blu-ray is a Sony format!"

Or so goes the mantra of the HD DVD fanboy, who desperately clings to his HD DVD deck and insists that format isn't basically a hardware monopoly (Toshiba).

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