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CES 2009: Sharp announces LCD televisions with integrated Blu-Ray players

Stéphane Dion — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:49:51 +0000

Not ready yet to purchase a Blu-ray player to replace your old DVD player? Don’t worry about it! Your next HD television set might well have one integrated in it already. Sharp has just effectively unveiled a new series of Aquos televisions with an integrated Blu-ray player on the side of the unit. The new televisions will be available in February and will come in 32″, 37″, 42″, 46″ and 52″ models.

The screens have a wide 176 degree viewing angle, 1080p resolution, and the 46″ and 52″ models are 120Hz. The suggested retail price for the smallest model is $1100USD. Check out the video and pictures below to find out more.

CES 2009: Sharp announces two new Blu-ray players

Stéphane Dion — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:45:40 +0000

Sharp announced two new Blu-ray players at the CES 2009. The BD-HP22U and BD-HP16U are third-generation players and have a retail price of $300 and $280 respectively.

Both players feature full HD 1080p digital output and are BD-Live capable. The BD-Live feature delivers additional content such as scenes not available on the disc, as well as other types of interactive content and even games, through an Ethernet-enabled Internet connection.

The new players support HDMI 1.3 and are practically identical, except for the HP22U which boasts 2GB of memory to store downloaded BD-Live content.

The BD-HP22U will be available in May and the BD-HP16U in March.