Philips Unveils Portable Blu-ray Player

Royal Philips Electronics announced that it has launched its latest portable Blu-ray Disc (BD) player.

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Unedited press release follows:

Enjoy Blu-ray at home and on the go with the new Philips portable Blu-ray player

Barcelona, Spain – Barcelona, Spain – Philips used its heritage in the development of Blu-ray and combined it with its expertise as a leader in portable DVD to introduce the Philips portable Blu-ray player. Whether you’re travelling by plane, train or car or just staying at home, Philips’ new portable player is always ready to entertain you.

With its stylish design, the Philips portable Blu-ray player provides an enhanced viewing experience in more ways than one. Its Blu-ray Disc playback is a great source of entertainment while you’re on the go. And thanks to its HDMI output, you can enjoy your movies in FullHD quality (1080p) on your TV screen at home.

With the built-in rechargeable battery you can watch three hours of movie playback without worrying about missing the end of your movies when the power runs out. The 9” LCD display screen in 16:9 widescreen format will truly help seamlessly pass the time on your travels. The player comes with a car adapter for in-car usage and a stylish bag included.

The new portable Blu-ray player from Philips is perfectly suited to adapt to all your entertainment needs, enabling you to play a variety of different media from the device including DVD, DivX, MP4, MOV and WMV and play back all your photos, music and video from a USB – so there will be no need to worry about boredom on long journeys anymore.

About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs 119,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 25.4 billion in 2010, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare.