CES was bathed in Blu-ray. Except for Toshiba's booth which was touting the company's XDE (eXtended Detail Enhancement) DVDs. (Seriously, guys. Give it up. Your format lost.) However, while Sony, Samsung, and everyone else was showing off their new thin Blu-ray players, Panasonic was displaying something else. The Panasonic DMP-BD70V. This Profile 2.0 combo deck is the first (and probably the last) unit to play both Blu-ray discs and old VHS tapes. Why? Because they can. It'll even upconvert your VHS tapes to 1080p. On top of that the dual deck can decode Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential. It's rumored to come out in March for $450, which is more than the price of a Blu-ray player and VHS deck.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Worst of CES Contender #2
CES was bathed in Blu-ray. Except for Toshiba's booth which was touting the company's XDE (eXtended Detail Enhancement) DVDs. (Seriously, guys. Give it up. Your format lost.) However, while Sony, Samsung, and everyone else was showing off their new thin Blu-ray players, Panasonic was displaying something else. The Panasonic DMP-BD70V. This Profile 2.0 combo deck is the first (and probably the last) unit to play both Blu-ray discs and old VHS tapes. Why? Because they can. It'll even upconvert your VHS tapes to 1080p. On top of that the dual deck can decode Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential. It's rumored to come out in March for $450, which is more than the price of a Blu-ray player and VHS deck.
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