Together with the Cell processor, the Blu-ray drive is one of the most expensive components of the PS3. The PS3 high price has forced it to third place behind the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. Sony will be keen not to price in the next console battle.

As Acclaim boss Dave Perry recently said: “Based on the actual cost of the PlayStation 3 and sold because they are at a loss, Sony basically has pretty much no chance of making money on the PS3 because they lost more money than them at all the top of the PlayStation 2 – it’s not even for Sony to happen. ”

Sony can not simply slash its prices, as Microsoft has recently. And Blu-ray is partly to blame. Billy Pidgeon, an analyst at market researcher IDC points out: “Blu-ray licensees would be threatened by the PS3 in stand-alone Blu-ray player. The PS3 is set a little on this side of the question.”

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Samsung on Tuesday announced the imminent publication of the latest Blu-ray home theater system, the HT-BD3252. The 5.1-channel system consists of wireless rear speakers and a built-in Wi-Fi connection for access to a multimedia library, visit the user’s PC. Rated at 1,000 W total power, the Bio-Sport cone-and kelp-speakers has an automatic sound calibration function, a microphone to the speaker for a particular space. A number of HD audio formats, including the latest Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio standards.

The HT-BD3252 the bundled Blu-ray player supports BD-Live content, so that they have access to online content on select Blu-ray discs with an Ethernet port or the included wireless USB dongle. Paid and subscription services like Netflix and Pandora are also directly from the player interface. This fall, a promised firmware upgrade will connect users Blockbuster Video OnDemand service.

Local playback options include a USB-connected device, a portable hard drive, the above networked PC and an iPod dock. Remaining liabilities consist of a single HDMI-CEC output, composite output, two HDMI-CEC inputs and one optical input.

The HT-BD3252 will ship in August.

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I think Blu-ray has not really made from Sony’s ideas (as well as the other partners in the Blu-ray conglomerate), as it is safe, their time in comparison to DVDs in the day when this was published. Well, at least it is a success after a brief but fierce battle with HD-DVD, but it was more than a year, since HD-DVD was declared the fight, and yet not that many people are adopting the Blu – ray players in their living room. This time, LG Electronics to offer something different for their new range of Blu-ray player with access NetCast Entertainment and Wi-Fi capabilities in the U.S..

Consumers will be spoiled for choice when it comes to extensive content on-demand options for instant access to Roxio CinemaNow, Netflix and YouTube content. He raises an interesting question when – back in the day, where there are only a few TV stations, we were very tied up and would see everything and everything. Fast forward to today, and you have hundreds of channels where you can still find someone who sit on the couch, flipping channels and remarking: “There is not anything good to watch.” Ironic, is not it? Well, the LG BD370 and BD390 Network Blu-ray players were first presented at CES 2009, the latter being the first Blu-ray player offers an interactive download-to-Own and Pay-Per-View Options the consumer the freedom of the contents of Roxio CinemaNow to click on the remote. It also has 1 GB of internal memory for BD Live functionality.

Both models feature the following:

• 1080p up-scaling of standard DVDs
• Dolby TrueHD Surround Sound
• DTS-HD Master Audio Essential
• USB 2.0 Host Media
• 1 GB built-in memory (BD390)
• Wireless capability (BD390) 

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Harman Kardon, the BDP-10, the first Blu-ray player that is compatible with Blu-ray Profile 2.0, BD-Live and BonusView. The BDP-10 offers 1080 24p full HD output via the HDMI 1.3a connection with xvColor. It supports Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.Harman Kardon BDP-10 has a front USB port with the MP3, WMA, JPEG and DivX playback. The player comes with an Ethernet port.

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If you like the car trip then Panasonic has something for you. It is the CN-HX900D HD Movie Player for a car.

It is a Windows-based GPS, CD DVD player with 5-channel amplifier. Also player has Bluetooth, One-Seg tuner, 7-inch LCD (1.280×720) and 40-GB hard drive. Good news for iPhone users. CN has HX900D iPhone iPod compatibility.

Also, consumers need to hook the device with the CY-BB1000D. There is an optional Blu-ray player. CY-BB1000D supports everything except Blu-Live. The price for the CN-HX900D and CY-BB1000D are not yet available. It is expected that they hit stores until autumn 2009.

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