Onkyo releases its new BD-SP809, a THX Certified Blu-ray player with support for 3D Blu-ray Disc. To deliver superb image quality, the BD-SP809 is equipped with Qdeo technology from Marvell to ensure pristine deinterlacing, noise-reduction, and 1080p upscaling. It supports DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD high-definition audio formats, and has a high-precision clock and a construction design that incorporates separate blocks for video/audio circuitry and a vibration-reducing top cover to preserver the integrity of these lossless formats. The Onkyo BD-SP809 has been THX

OPPO is launching a new flagship universal audiophile 3D Blu-ray player featuring ESS Technology’s Sabre32 Reference 8-channel Audio DAC (ES9018). The Sabre32 Reference “is the world’s best performing 32-bit audio DAC solution targeted for high-end consumer applications and professional studio equipment,” and supports supports either 8-channel or stereo conversion from a digital audio input (up to 500kHz sampling rate) in PCM, DSD or SPDIF formats, features click-free soft mute, volume control, de-emphasis, programmable zero detect, per-channel customizable roll-off

Samsung BD-D7500 Samsung is launching its 2011 line of Blu-ray players and the company has just announced the pricing of these new players. The 2011 models include the slimmest BD-D7500, the ultra compact BD-D7000, the WiFi-enabled BD-D6700 and BD-D6500 as well as BD-D5700, BD-D5500, and BD-D5300. Samsung BD-D7000 Most of these new players support 3D playback and feature support for Samsung Apps. The BD-D7500, BD-D7000 and BD-D6700 incorporate Samsung’s new innovative 3D Converter technology to deliver exceptional 3D up-conversion of movies, pictures and streaming video at the

If you thought you had seen everything that Nvidia could offer with the Tegra mobile processor, think again – the ARM based CPU is set for not one but two additions to the range this year. Not only is there a Tegra 2 3D processor set for release – which you might have seen included in the specs of the LG Optimus pad – there is also a Tegra 3 set for inclusion in various home cinema and laptops later in the year. The Tegra 2 3D has been making waves in the tablet market with many a watchful eye interested in how the LG Optimus performs with this chip –

LG BD670 In addition to the flagship BD690 with 250GB hard drive, LG brings four other network Blu-ray players, the BD670, BD650, BD640 and BD630. They all support 1080p Full HD playback and DVD 1080p upscaling. The BD670 and BD650 can also handle 3D Blu-ray playback. These players are network-capable offer access to online content and services. LG BD650 The LG BD670 and BD650 both feature LG Smart TV for for online content and apps. The former has built-in WiFi connectivity and support for Music ID, while the latter is WiFi-ready allowing users to add WiFi connectivity using

LG announced at the CES 2011 the BD690m a 3D Blu-ray Disc player with an integrated 250GB hard drive for users to store their media files. The BD690 comes with built-in WiFi connectivity for online content access and is said to have WiFi Direct cerfitication that allows wireless communication between WiFi devices. The LG BD690 includes Smart TV that provides consumers with a simple-to-use interface that allows access to thousands of movies, customizable apps and videos. The players supports playback of 3D Blu-ray Discs and Blu-ray Discs as well as Dolby TrueHD Digital Plus as

Plextor introduces a new 12x external Blu-ray dics burner, the PX-LB950UE using the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed and eSATA interfaces. Thanks to high-speed interfaces, the PX-LB950UE offers a fast and stable 12x recording speed. It is compatible with USB 2.0. The Plextor PX-LB950UE writes BD-R at up to 12x, BD-R DL at 8x, BD-RE/RE DL at 2x and DVD+R/RW/R DL at 8x, DVD-RW at 6x, DVD-RAM at 12x and CD-R/RW at up to 48x. The burner has 8MB buffer for stable burning. It supports Lightscribe Disc Labeling and comes with CyberLink Blu-Ray and DVD Playback software and recording applications,

Samsung introduced at the CES 2011 its new BD-D7500, the world’s slimmest 3D Blu-ray player. The space-saving player is wall-mountable and measures just 0.9 inch thick. It supports 3D Blu-ray player and includes 2D-to-3D conversion capabilities that enable customers to enjoy a 3D experience with pictures, movies and streaming video. It’s video processor also does up-convert video content to HD. The slim Samsung BD-D7500 features built-in WiFi connectivity for wireless media streaming and access to online content and streaming services such as Netflix, Vudu; Smart Blu-ray

Pioneer BDP-430 Pioneer launches three new 3D Blu-ray players, including the BDP-430 and two Elite models DP-41FD and BDP-43FD. All of them are made to recreate a “state-of-the-art theatrical experience in the comfort of users’ own homes”. They supports media streaming from online services and are WiFi-ready. The Elite BDP-41FD , Elite BDP-43FD and BDP-430 feature Pioneer’s PureCinema technology, support for 3D Blu-ray playback via HDMI 1.4a, 36-Bit Deep Color, DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD digital audio codec, and the Precision Quartz Lock System (PQLS) for

Plextor releases a new internal 12x Blu-ray disc burner, the PX-LB950SA with 3D Blu-ray support. The writer can burn BD-R single layer at 12x, writing 25GB data is just 12 minutes. It also writes BD-R DL at 8x, BD-RE/BD-RE DL at 2x as well as DVD+/-R at 16X and DVD+/-RW/DL at up to 8x, DVD-RAM at 12x and CD-R/RW at up to 48x. The Plextor PX-LB950SA has 8MB buffer memory and uses SATA interface. It supports 3D Blu-ray playback and LightScribe direct disc labeling. The drive also comes with PowerDVD9 BD Suite for Blu-ray playback and recording. Plextor PX-LB950SA will be released