Panasonic DMP – BD85K Blu-ray Player Review
May 29th, 2010 | 
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Panasonic has revealed its new Blu-ray Players coming out this year. One of which is the DMP-BD85, currently available to purchase. A good sign for consumers is that Panasonic has made some significant improvements to their players this year. For example the DMP-BD85 has better audio processing and Vera Cast has increased its online services to provide us with more movies and TV shows.
Besides Vera Cast, the Panasonic DMP-BD85 comes with a great set of features and functions. Some of them include Adaptive High Precision 4:4:4 and HDMI Jitter Purifier. These features help provide the DMP-BD85 to achieve the best possible image and sound quality when playing a Blu-ray disc via the HDMI cable. If you are concerned about energy consumption, the DMP-BD85 has a feature called Viera Link Eco Function. The Blu-ray Player will turn itself on/off depending on the status of your TV set.
Video Quality: You can connect the DMP-BP85 via the HDMI, Component and Composite video outputs. HDMI will give you the best results for image quality. As mentioned earlier, the DMP-BD85 Blu-ray Player has features that help with the image quality. Another such feature is the PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus. This feature keeps the movie’s original colors crisp and clear. The DMP-BD85 provides all the standard up scaling of DVDs to 1080p. On a Blu-ray Disc it provides images at 1080/24p with no requirement of up conversion on compatible TVs.
Audio Quality: You can connect the audio for the DMP-BD85 via HDMI, the 7.1-channel Analog Audio out, or the Digital Audio out (1 Optical, 1 Coaxial). The Blu-ray Player can decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Panasonic seems committed to trying to provide the best sound possible. Along with it’s HDMI Jitter Purifier you get the Digital Tube Sound Simulator (producing warm fuller sounds), Dialog Enhancer, Audio DAC: 192kHz/24bit, Night Surround Mode, and Dynamic Range Compression. Providing you with many options to choose from to get the optimal sound.
All these video and audio features combine to give you a stunning home movie experience. Visuals are filled with vibrant and deep colors. Sounds come across as rich and full. Allowing you to enjoy movies at the highest level. Movies can be watched either by a disc or you can take advantage of the Panasonic’s Vera Cast. With Vera Cast, you can access great online content. It provides online services such as Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand (new to Vera Cast this year) to stream movies. You also can access YouTube, Picasa, and many more great online sites from the VIERA Cast screen. The Panasonic DMP-BD85 has an Ethernet Port to connect to the Internet. Or you can connect using a wireless USB adapter included with the player. You simply plug it into one of the two provided USB ports. Plugging it into the USB port in the rear of the Blu-ray player is probably the best option.
THE PROS: The Panasonic DMP-BD-85K has great audio and video quality. Easy to setup and has Vera Cast which allows you to access Netflix, Amazon-On-Demand, YouTube, Picasa and other online sites. It is Wi-Fi ‘Ready’ (Includes USB Wi-Fi Adapter), so no LAN cable is required. It has a “Digital Tube Sound Simulator mode”, along with other great audio features, which provides great realistic sounds.
THE CONS: No DLNA feature and some of its competitors like Samsung BD-C6500 have Built-in Wi-Fi. DMP-BD85K is only Wi-Fi ‘Ready’, meaning a Wireless LAN Adapter is needed. However, you do not need to purchase one because a USB Wireless Adapter is included with the DMP-BD85K. But it would be nice if it was built-in the Blu-ray Player.
THE FINAL WORD: If you are looking for a Blu-ray Player with excellent Video and Audio quality at a reasonable price, the DMP-BD85 might be the player for you. With the addition of Netfix and Pandora to Vera Cast, it is an improvement on Panasonic’s 2009 models. It has DVD up scaling, Wi-Fi ‘Ready’, 0.5 Second Quick Start mode, HDMI Jitter Purifier and much more. The Panasonic DMP-BD85K provides you a stack full of great features. — Price you should look for when purchasing — Under 250.00.
By: Curtis Hoskins
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Tags: 24p, Blu Ray Disc, Blu Ray Players, Channel Analog, Energy Consumption, Image Quality, Jitter, Tube Sound, Video Quality, Year One | 
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A Review of the Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD
The experience of a Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD is unforgettable. Once you have been in a car that as the experience of this player you will never want to be without it.
Your movies on the go will be enhanced and the quality will be plainly amazing. Even though there are many different brands that offer audio/video receivers, Pioneer is definitely the best. Whoever has one of these brands will tell you that. Now that pioneer has launched the AVH-P3100DVD, the 5.8 inch Double-DIN DVD with awesome widescreen display, there is nothing fancier on the market that will compliment your car like this beauty will.
The Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD has many wonderful features. This player can play Mp3s, iTunes AAC, DVD, DVD-R/RW, WMA, CD-R/RW and DivX. It also has a touch screen for iPhone, iPod, and video interface with some album art, advanced Link Search, USB control, and touch slide.
If the sound that comes with this wonderful technology isn’t enough for you, there is always the 2 RCA Hi-Volts that will allow you to add on external speakers and amps so that the sound can be enhanced. The quality of the sound is amazing, thanks to the built in MOSFET 50 Wx4 amps, as it provides the excellent sound quality by minimizing distortion and making it easy to handle the power.
With the Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD you also have the Supertune features that gives you a good signal reception of analog or digital and using higher imaging to allow for less distortion. If you have an iPod it is fully functional with this player and can be easily hooked up with an iPod cable.
Drive safely with your eyes constantly on the road, and rather use the hands-free communication kit that can be accessed through the Bluetooth adapter. (As long as your cell phone has Bluetooth you will be able to use this feature.) Just the features of the Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD alone are enough to make you think twice about what you should spend your saved up money on.
Another perk of this player, though, is that it is easy to use and install. The features are great, but if you can not install it or use then it is useless, but that is not the case with the Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD. You get easy to read instructions and there is no professional installation required. You should easily be able to install it yourself. It is very user friendly with great directions and simple operation. In no time you can be using it like a pro.
It is user friendly too, so you should learn how to use it relatively quickly. You won’t have to study the instruction manual for three months before you know how to use it; it is straight forward so you should get the hang of it fairly quickly.
By: Mat Davis
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Tags: Audio Receivers, Compliment, External Speakers, Iphone, Pioneer Avh, Rca, Signal Reception, Video Interface, Widescreen Display, Wma Cd |
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sony bluray player question?
By: Lefty
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Tags: Bdp S300, Best Blu Ray Player, Blu Ray Movies, Blu Ray Player, Bluray Player, Damn Screen, Sony, Sony Bluray, Sony Player |
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Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-ray Player Review
The BD-C6500 Blu-ray player is one of Samsung’s new players for 2010. Samsung has loaded many features and functions into the BD-C6500. Including making it one of the fastest Blu-ray Players with disc loading and boot up speeds of 15 seconds. Other features include online streaming, built-in Wi-Fi and DLNA compliant.
Keeping in line with most new Blu-ray Players, the BD-C650 has a sleek, modern look with a slim design and black glossy finish. Samsung has applied a new Graphical User Interface (GUI) with this years batch of Blu-ray players. Using a more image based menu, Samsung hopes this will make it easier for the user to make selections. The user even has a choice between four skins to customize the GUI’s appearance. Also, like all Samsung’s Blu-ray Players this year, the BD-C6500 player meets all Energy Star 4.0 guidelines.
Video Quailty: The BD-C6500 has a HDMI Output, Component Video outputs and Composite Video Outputs. It can support video resolution of 1080p/24 fps when playing Blu-ray Discs without any requirements for conversion. Providing you with the picture quality possible. DVDs can be up-scaled to 1080p, so you can still enjoy your DVD collection at near High Definition quality.
Audio Quality: Audio connections for the BD-C6500 include HDMI, Optical Digital Audio Outputs an analog Audio Outputs (Stereo & 7.1 Ch). Having 7.1 analog outputs would be great for those who have Audio/Video receivers, so they can listen to Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio at full resolution. The BD-C6500 player does have internal audio decoding for Built-in Audio Decoders: Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD decoder and Dolby Digital Plus.
The Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-ray Player also offers Internet-TV. Here you can access online material and view it directly on your TV. This service is provided by downloading widgets and apps such as Samsung Apps. Samsung Apps gives us access to online streaming services like Netflix, BLOCKBUSTER, Vudu, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Pandora and many more. You can even go shopping online, share digital pictures with others or connect to a wide variety of online material all at your finger tips. Samsung promises more apps will become available in the future.
Of course an internet connection is needed to access these features. You can connect through the provided Ethernet Port or connect using the wireless LAN built-in the player. An internet connection is required for BD-Live content as well. BD-Live content is online material you can access with a Blu-ray Disc. Content such as extra movie scenes, movie trailers, online chat, and live commentary. Storage memory is needed for BD-Live content. Fortunately, the BD-C6500 has 1GB of internal memory so accessing BD-Live content is made more convenient.
The Ethernet Port and wireless LAN can be use to connect to a home network. By doing this you can take advantage of Samsung’s AllShare feature. This allows content to be streamed between DLNA devices. For example, you can stream files stored on your computer to the Blu-ray Player and watch them on your TV.
THE PROS: Samsung is claiming the BD-C6500 to be the world’s fastest Blu-ray Player. Having a 15 second disc load and 15 second boot up makes for a strong argument. It has low power consumption and meets Energy Star 4.0 guidelines. Wi-fi is built-in and has 1GB of internal memory. Also supports online media services: Internet-TV/Samsung Apps(provides content from Netflix, Pandora, Vudu, Blockbuster, Picasa and Twitter)
THE CONS: Internet-TV and Samsung Apps are new and not much is known how they will interact will other devices such as TV’s, laptops, etc.
THE FINAL WORD: Overall, Samsung’s BD-C6500 Blu-ray Player provides great video and audio quality. Energy efficient, with extremely fast operational speed. With the Internet/TV feature you are given an ever growing access to digital content. These great features and promises of more to come, the BD-C6500 may be the perfect Blu-ray Player to meet all your needs Now and In The Future. — Price you should look for when purchasing — Under $250.00
By: Curtis Hoskins
Laptop Battery Life – Maximize It
Laptop batteries are very expensive to replace, and once they die, if you don’t have an extra battery, you can’t go anywhere without your power adapter and obviously need somewhere to plug it in.
When operating your laptop on battery power, run the battery down until the computer warns you it going dead. Then plug in the laptop until the battery is fully charged. If you keep your laptop mainly in the same place, keep it hooked up to AC power. There’s no reason to run on the battery if it’s not necessary. If the battery is fully charged and you disconnect it to take it to another room for a few minutes, do not hook it back up to the AC power, let the battery run down. Why you ask?
Batteries have memory, if they constantly use only a portion of their power, they forget they have more to offer. Sounds funny, but that’s how they work. They claim the newer high end batteries do not have memory, but honestly I haven’t had any experience with them so I cannot verify that for sure. I can say that my iPhone after a year and a half, still has excellent battery power even though I am guilty of charging it when it’s not even nearly dead.
Macbook batteries go 300+ cycles before they go bad, a cycle is full charge to dead. I treat my cycles like gold, my Macbook pro is 3 months old and I have only used 7 cycles and follow the rule of fully charged to fully dead.
If you are experiencing low battery life and do have some of the bad habits that I mentioned above, there is a remedy. Fully charge your battery and run it down completely dead (until the laptop turns off), do this 3 times and it should give your battery some more life, but don’t expect it to be like new. This applies to all batteries, laptops, mobile phones, tools, etc.
Conserve battery energy by adjusting your power settings to put the display and hard disk to sleep after 5 minutes of not being used. Never use your laptop in a very hot environment, if you do, buy a fan tray for it to rest on.
By: Scotty G
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Tags: Ac Power, Bad Habits, Battery Laptop, Fan Tray, Gold, Laptop Battery Life, Laptops, Low Battery, Memory, Sleep |
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Samsung 46 Inch HDTV
Samsung has done it again, putting out top notch High definition televisions at affordable prices is what really draws me to the Samsung models. I am looking at the Samsung LN46A850 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color and the Samsung LN46B530 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV today to show you all the extras you get with these two High Definition LCD Televisions.
The LN46A850 has many extras including the Red Touch of Color which is a great accent to a Television if you are looking to be trendy when decorating your family room, game room or even bed room.
Understanding Hi-Def TVs
When you go out to shop for your first high-def TV, you may be confused by the many, many different specifications you’ll find on each. While a complete description of the different specs would take a book, you can learn more than just the difference between plasma and LCD in just the next couple of minutes.
Start with that difference. The three basic types of high-def TVs available today are the LCD TV, the plasma TV, and the DLP TV, a modern version of the old projection television. LCDs and DLPs are back-lit, making it harder to display clear black colors; plasma TVs are lit in a somewhat different manner, so they have very realistic blacks, but they tend to be a little more expensive and a lot more delicate. A DLP TV usually looks good, and the back lighting is simple to switch out for anyone, giving it perhaps the longest lifespan of any other high-def TV out there, and if you have a projector rather than an enclosed system, you can scale the picture to fit your space – a nice advantage. But DLP TVs are also likely to have the worst picture of the three.
Next, size. All high def TVs have a wide aspect ratio, so instead of the nearly-square traditional television screen shape, they have a movie-theatre shaped screen, often called 16:9 aspect ratio. This doesn’t vary, so don’t worry about that. (Regular TVs, for comparison, have a 4:3 aspect ratio, though this is hardly ever cited.) Screens are measured on the diagonal, so a high def TV may seem smaller than a traditional TV with the same listed screen size – and it is unlikely to fit smoothly into the same space. Keep this in mind.
Resolution is more complicated. Traditional TV has 480i resolution. This means that the picture on the screen is shown in 480 lines; the “i” stands for “interlaced”, meaning that odd lines are shown first, then even lines, with about a sixtieth of a second of display before switching. Our vision tricks us into thinking this is a smooth screen. Rarer 480p TVs have all the lines shown at once, and you’ll notice a distinctly better picture.
On high-def televisions, on the other hand, sets start at 720p; most are right around 1080p. Watch this; you want to make sure every video peripheral, like blu-ray readers and cable boxes, are compatible with this resolution. A mismatch here is the number-one reason your high-def TV may not look as good as it should. Also, more is not better; while you can get better than 1080p, if your peripherals don’t match (and most won’t), you won’t get a good picture.
All standard high-def TVs will have specs falling in the following ranges. Try to keep your TV and your peripherals matched as closely as possible, and you’ll have the best viewing experience.
* 1080 lines with 1920 vertical pixels; 16:9 aspect ratio; and either 60i, 30p, or 24p display (referencing time between refreshes)
* 720 lines with 1280 vertical pixels; 16:9 aspect ratio; and either 60i, 30p, or 24p display
* 480 lines with 704 vertical pixels; 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio; and either 60p, 60i, 30p, or 24p display
When choosing a high-def TV, more lines is generally better, 16:9 is better, and a high number plus p makes for the best display. And while HDTV is backward compatible with traditional broadcast, it’s smart to invest in HD channels; the picture is much, much better with a high-def TV.
By: Des Smalls
How to Find a Blu Ray Drive
Most people are becoming more familiar with Blu ray technology in the sense that they have at least heard of Blu ray discs (called “BDs”). What many people do not realize, however, is the blu ray technology will one day replace DVDs. A Blu ray drive uses special discs that allow for huge amounts of memory to be recorded onto a disc at an incredibly fast speed.
Gigabits of information can be transported onto these discs in under and hour, which copies more data than an external DVD drive. When considering buying a new drive, it can be a little confusing to understand exactly where to find them. Many people mistakenly believe the technology is not yet available in stores, while others believe they can only get Blu ray technology from a few specialized stores. Knowing where and how to find one can lead you to the best possible product, however.
Electronics Retailers
Electronic stores are often the first place people look for a Blu ray drive. People who have done a little research know Blu ray technology can generally be found in stores with computer departments. Buyers usually visit a store where they have previously purchased a computer related product in the past. While this may not necessarily be the best place to buy, you can usually be assured computer stores will have the majority of the latest products. It is easy to compare product boxes side by side when you visit a store in person, not to mention an opportunity to walk out of the store with your new burner.
Online Shopping Stores
Online stores are an enormously popular way to purchase your drive. Online stores are the same as brick and mortar electronics stores, but generally offer you a wider range of manufacturers and product options. If you are looking to price compare and to find the best product possible in your price range, you can probably find more Blu ray burner choices online. The convenience of being able to check multiple stores in an hour online is a more time efficient way to compare multiple stores. One inconvenience, however, is that you have to pay for shipping and wait for the product to ship before you receive it.
Through Online Auction Websites
Online auction websites continue to be popular. Online auction websites allow you to look for both new and refurbished Blu ray drives. Auctions allow you to bid on the product, allowing you to cap at the price you want to pay. These sites do have issues with knowing exactly what you are buying since you are buying from someone you’ve never spoken to. The upside is
that you can find some very nice deals at auction sites if you take the time to look.
After you have explored the different options to find you new Blu ray burner, you can begin the process of looking at each type of drive to understand which one is right for you. By comparing the different specifications and capabilities of each, you will have a better understanding of which brand performs the best. Through your research, you can understand if you would be getting a quality and fairly priced product online or at a brick and mortar location. Hopefully, these tips will assist you in buying the best one for your needs.
By: Jim Hedgecoth
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Tags: Blu Ray Discs, Choices, Convenience, Dvds, Electronics Stores, Gigabits, Memory, Multiple Stores, Product Boxes, Product Options |
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UDF File Structure and Volume of Blu-ray Disc and Its Requirements
The blu-ray Rewritable discs are non-sequential recording media. The drive unit performs the read-modify-write and defect management operations. So, there remains no need for the sparing table and virtual allocation table and in the file system.
The factors of blu-ray that have impact on UDF are:
2k bytes for logical sector and 64k bytes for ECC block
For BD-RE, BD-R and BD-ROM, there are different requirements for the UDF volume and file structure and are individually defined in different specifications for each of the above media types. There is also included defect management in the Blu-ray Recordable discs. This feature eliminates the need for the Sparing Table in the file system. The requirements are simplified for the Blu-ray Read-Only discs and therefore, there is no need for read-modify-write, overwriting or incremental recording of user data. The defect management system allows for the replacement of defective clusters as well as enabling the logical overwriting of previously recorded user data.
The recording of digital broadcasts in BD-RE Format
The BD-RE Application’s recording format adopts MPEG-2 TS (Transport Stream) for stream multiplexing and MPEG-2 video for video codec. For multiplexing in DVD Video, it employs MPEG-2 PS (Program Stream). In comparison with MPEG-2 PS, MPEG-2 TS has a small packet size fixed at 188 bytes; it can multiplex multiple channels and EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information and is altogether more suited to broadcasting. The BD-RE Application Format enables transport streams of digital broadcasts to be recorded as they are without altering the format.
In current BS digital broadcasting systems, a single transponder is occupied by two or four transport streams and multiple programs (that is channels) are multiplexed in a single transport stream. A transport stream like this that is used for broadcasting and contains multiple programs is known as a full transport stream . The partial transport stream is made from the full transport stream which is done by extracting the audio/data/video components of a particular program and reconfiguring the Program Specific Information/Service Information (PSI/SI), information which describes the programs. The audio/data/video components of unwanted channels would also be recorded and use up the recording area, if a digital broadcast recorder were to record a full transport stream in its original form. The conversion from full to partial transport stream is an important process for the recorder. This conversion process allows the recording area to be used efficiently by lowering the recording rate.
The time intervals between packets are not always the same in a partial transport stream which is reconstructed from the necessary packets extracted from the full transport stream. These packet intervals are determined by the buffer model. The packets must be observed when the packets are input to the demultiplexer /decoder or else the buffer will overflow or underflow and data will not be decoded correctly. In order to overcome this problem, a header is added to each TS packet during recording to indicate the time that the TS packet arrived at the Transport stream-System Target Decoder (T-STD). TS packet attached with its packet arrival time is called a source packet under the BD-RE Application Format. During playback, the packet intervals before recording are reproduced accurately based on the packet arrival times recorded in the source packet headers and the packets are then output to the T-STD or to outside the device.
When recording a transport stream to disc, the information of other programs and other unwanted information are deleted from the PSI/SI and the information reconfigured and the recording is processed in accordance with copy control information; however, no changes are necessary at the coded data level (elementary stream) such as down-converting or re-encoding which affect picture and sound quality. This is how the BD-RE Application Format enables recording of Hi-Vision video, which can have a maximum bit rate of 24Mbps, and multi-channel audio while keeping the original broadcast quality.
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By: Shawn Paul
Low Price Sony Blu-Ray Player
Market is flooded with numerous digital versatile disc (DVD) players, small devices that play video and music for us. Most DVD players have to be attached to a TV to show video but now some players are arrived with an attached LCD screen and stereo speakers. DVD players play both audio and video format discs.
The quality of any audio or video output on a screen is highly influenced by the format of the disc which is being played in the player. There are some optical disc formats which are supported by one or other disc players and DVD players. They are compact disc (CD) formats, DVD formats, MP3 formats and others. These days some companies are coming up with a next generation optical disc format players. These next generation optical disc formats are known as Blu ray or Blu ray Disc (BD). These are high density optical disc formats. Blu ray Discs store digital information and also High Definition (HD) Videos.
The name ‘Blu ray Disc’ is quite unusual, this name is derived from the Blu violet laser which used to read and write this type of disc. More data can be stored on a Blu ray Disc than on a DVD. This is because of the shorter wavelength of Blu-violet laser, which is 405 nanometer. Almost 25 Gigabytes (GB) can be stored on a single layer BD. This is over 5 times the capacity of a single layer DVD which can store almost 4.5 GB only. On a dual layer BD we can store up to 50 GB data.
BD optical disc format was jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA). BDA is a group of the world’s leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers. These include Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson. Blu-ray is supported by 180 of the world’s leading technology companies. These companies are major names in consumer electronics, personal computer, recording media, video game and music companies.
The BD format has broad support from the major movie studios. In fact, majority of the prominent movie studios have released movies in the Blu-ray format. These are Disney, Fox, Warner, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate and MGM. Six studios are releasing their movies exclusively in the Blu-ray format; they are Disney, Fox, Sony, Warner, Lionsgate and MGM.
Several electronic companies are offering products that can read and write CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. Companies like Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Pioneer, Sharp and LG are coming up with players with BD/DVD/CD compatible optical head. BD players are becoming popular due to that simple reason which is quality. On BD players we can play DVD also, it looks even better than before. So Blu ray DVD players are the latest buzz word in the entertainment scene, it produces clear picture with vivid colours and sharp sound.
Due to the quality it is offering, BD players are on high demand. Day by day, the demand of this next generation technology is increasing. This makes its production cost to fall. Sony Company is taking advantage from this fact and is reducing the price of its BD players. Several companies are coming ahead in manufacturing next generation BD players. Electronics Company Toshiba sells its high-definition (HD) DVD player in much less price than BD players of Sony. Now Sony is trying to get ahead in the market so it has cut
