Panasonic Honored for 3D Imaging Products

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for its HDC-SDT750 camcorder, LUMIX GH2 digital camera and LUMIX G interchangeable 3D lens.

WirelessHD 1.1 Specification Now Available

The WirelessHD Consortium announced immediate availability of the WirelessHD 1.1 specification, announced this January at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). According to the statement, this next generation WirelessHD specification enables HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, PCs and portable devices to transmit, share and display content in billions of colors with unprecedented vividness and accuracy as …

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Anthem Announces Blu-ray Player

Anthem announced the launch of its Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc player, the BLX 200. According to the statement, the BLX 200 supports all current formats and discs and is backward compatible with existing DVD and CD libraries, It features 1080p picture quality with up to 1920 x 1080p screen resolution, BD-Live, HDMI v1.3 with …

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Vizo Launches Wireless Blu-ray Player

Vizio announced its latest Blu-ray Disc player at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. According to the statement, the VBR200W delivers 1080p high definition video playback, HD 7.1 channel audio in lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats and integrates Wi-Fi (802.11n) networking to provide Internet content on demand from Netflix, VUDU …

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VHS TO DVD 5.0 Premium Supports Blu-ray

Honestech, Inc. announced its VHS to DVD Premium 5.0 video conversion package at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. According to the statement, VHS to DVD 5.0 Premium ($99.99) will be available in the first quarter of 2010 and converts VHS, BetaMax, VHS-C and other analog and digital video to DVD or Blu-ray …

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Denon Unleashes Integrated Blu-ray Player and Receiver

Denon Electronics announced it S-5BD BD/Receiver, a single-component home entertainment solution that combines a surround sound receiver with a Blu-ray Disc player. According to the statement, the unit offers 5.1-channel surround sound with 2-source, 2-zone distribution capabilities, Blu-ray BD-Live connectivity and features HDMI 1.4 with support of the Audio Return Channel.

VESA Introduces DisplayPort 1.2

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced DisplayPort Version 1.2, the industry’s most innovative and flexible digital communication interface standard for transporting display, audio and other data. According to the statement, DisplayPort Version 1.2 is a comprehensive extension to the original DisplayPort standard offering many new benefits including double the data rate (enabling higher performance …

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McIntosh Unveils Universal Blu-ray Player

McIntosh Laboratory announced the introduction of its first universal audio/video Blu-ray Disc player. According to the statement, the MVP881 BR is a single source component offering universal compatibility and world class performance, supporting virtually all of today’s most advanced video and audio disc formats as well as BD-Live web-enabled features.

Panasonic Adds to VIERA CAST

Panasonic announced that Fox Sports, Netflix, Pandora, and Twitter services, and the Skype on Your TV application, will be added to its 2010 application lineup of VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs and Blu-ray players. According to the statement, Panasonic owners will now be able to access the latest sports news and information, thousands of additional popular movie …

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