CES 2012: Sony 3D Blu-ray players promise '4x full HD' pictures
Sony has announced three new Blu-ray players at CES in Las Vegas, with the flagship model boasting Digital Cinema 4k upscaling.
The top two models, the BDP-S490 and BDP-S790, support 3D Blu-ray and integrated wireless connectivity, while the entry-level BDP-S390 has integrated WiFi but not 3D playback.
The BDP-S390 and BDP-S490 are due in April for £130 and £150 respectively, while the BDP-S790 is due in May for £250.
The flagship BDP-S790 has a new Digital Cinema 4k upscaler, promising 4x full HD resolution, and 3D Super Bit Mapping.
As well as integrated wifi for accessing the Sony Entertainment Network of online content, you can also make Skype video calls.
You can also 'throw' content from a connected smartphone or tablet to your Blu-ray player, or simply control using a smartphone remote app.
The BDP-S490 supports 2D and 3D video, Sony's Entertainment Network thanks to integrated wifi and DLNA streaming.
The entry-level BDP-S390 model is just 32cm wide and also has integrated wifi.
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We now have the BDP-S790, which will be an extended online review hopefully in the latter part of next week.
when are we getting the reviews
been on sale for ages
They didn't bring divx back. All other brands can play it.
You can create your own menus with divx6+.
4K scaling in a Bluray player is going to be pretty useless. Any 4K screen will have onboard scaling which will probably be done to the same, or more than likely, even better standard. It's just adding features for 'adding features sake'. Plus, if you're going to buy a 4K screen, I doubt you'll not be going for a dedicated 4K Bluray player, which again, will have onboard scaling, making your non native 4K player redundant.
Can anybody tell me if 4K only is upscale, what is the future source /media ?. Ultra HD disc or is it just that streaming goes 4K, and all our CD`s and Blu-ray disc´s end on the museum ?
great CES coverage folks,you are certainly giving it top to bottom.Well done.