Pioneer has announced two new budget-priced home theater receivers with several advanced features. The VSX-520-K ($229) and VSX-820-K ($299), both feature the following: 5.1 Channel amplification, HDMI 1.4 (3D compatible) connections, on-board decoding for all Dolby and DTS audio f...
The OPPO BDP-80 is a feature-packed Blu-ray Disc player that really delivers. Blu-ray playback is excellent. The BDP-80 also provides upscaling for standard DVD playback. Also, other features, such as SACD and DVD-Audio playback, as well as 2 USB ports for importing images and sound from flash drives, add great audio and video flexibility.
The OPPO BDP-80 takes Blu-ray Disc player flexibility and performance to a high level at an affordabl...
As I previously reported, OPPO had indicated that they were planning to add a more affordable Blu-ray Disc player to its product line-up. Now, the veil has been removed. The new OPPO BDP-80 is a feature-packed Blu-ray Disc Player for its price point. Besides Blu-ray disc playback and BD-Live compatibility, the BDP-80 also provides 1080p upscaling of standard DVDs, SACD and DVD-Audio playback, and both front and rear mounted USB ports for importing images, video, and music from flash drives. The ...
Did you purchase or receive a Blu-ray Disc player as a gift this past holiday season? If so, you probably noticed a sheet packed in the box, or a section of the user manual, that discusses how you can upgrade your player via a "firmware or software update process".
As consumer electronics get more complicated and the speed of technology changes quickly, the need to keep a product up-to-date, especially in home theater applications, has gotten more critical. Instead of being faced with buying a new component every year to keep up with the pace of change, engineers have developed a way t...