this is the first gen $999 player or the $599 player?

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Added on May 19, 2007, 5:42 amoh found it

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp...4270&sec=prodit

Sony's first Blu-ray player

While high-definition (HD) flatpanel LCD TVs, video camcorders and even HD-capable notebook PCs have been in the market for more than a year, there hasn't been a convenient way to play high-definition content in your living room.

This is set to change, though, with the announcement of the first officially available Blu-ray video player in the local market - the Sony BDP-S1E.

This Blu-ray player plays high-definition 1080p Blu-ray video discs at a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080pixels as well as AVCHD-encoded DVDs created from Sony's high-definition camcorders.


This resolution is more than twice the linear resolution provided by DVD movies and will finally put all of the HD-ready LCD TVs in people's homes to good use.

Apart from high-resolution videos, the BDP-S1E is also capable of reproducing uncompressed multi-channel linear PCM digital audio output via digital HDMI outputs for the ultimate audio/video experience.

Additionally, the BDP-S1E also plays regular DVDs, CDs and digital content such as MP3 music and JPEG photos on recordable discs.

The Sony BDP-S1E will be available next month at a suggested retail price of RM4,999.

As for actual off-the-shelf content, Sony Malaysia representatives have revealed that discussions with local film/movie distributors are taking place to bring Blu-ray titles into the country.

Unfortunately, exact details are not available yet.

However, the good news for impatient movie buffs is that Malaysia shares the same Blu-ray movie region as the United States. This means you can import English-language discs from there even if they aren't available locally.



This post has been edited by g5sim: May 19 2007, 06:37 AM

shhh but not yet lah .. been told that application for CF has been made. should be soon