NOW AVILABLE: REGION A and B and REGION 1 and 2 BLU-RAY PLAYERS. See the list below. Email for more details when available. These come with lifetime warranties on all mods. In business 14 years this month, member BBB and had one of the first 500 web pages in history. E-mail for more details when available: jd@quantumstar.com or call 925-686-9945 or http://www.PLANETOMNI.com NEW LINE UP OF MULTI-REGION BLU-RAY DVD PLAYERS........ -------------------------------------------------------------All of our Modified Blu-ray DVD players can still be updated with the latest manufacturer's firmware and it will not affect the modification... SONY BDP-S500 Multi region Plays all BLU-RAY discs from region A and B. Plays all SD DVD discs from region 1 and 2. Available in 2 weeks, Price to Be Announced. Step up to the BDP-S500 Blu-ray Disc™ player, featuring Full HD 1080p video plus Dolby® TrueHD and DTS® HD audio decoding. -----------------------------------------SAMSUNG BD-P1400 Multi region Plays all BLU-RAY discs from region A and B. Plays all SD DVD discs from region 1 and 2. Available in 2 weeks, Price to Be Announced. Samsung's follow ups to the highly regarded BD-P1200 are here, and they are upgraded with audio format support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD. Everyone else looks pretty much the same, including this magic list: 24 frame support, HDMI 1.3, and ethernet. ------------------Pioneer Elite BDP-95 Blu-Ray Multi region Plays all BLU-RAY discs from region A and B. Plays all SD DVD discs from region 1 and 2. Available in 2 weeks, Price to Be Announced.Elite® Blu-ray Disc Player with Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD® Master Audio. High resolution picture and sound performance come together in the new Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc player introduced at the CEDIA Expo today. Pioneer is showcasing its new Blu-Ray player, the industry's first to offer bitstream output of all advanced audio formats including: Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital+, DTS-HD High Resolution and DTS-HD Master Audio. The BDP-95FD promises a near cinematic experience with its ability to handle 1080p 24 frames per second (fps) reproduction rate preserving a feature film?s original sequence. Taking advantage of HDMI 1.3 connectivity, the new player provides smooth imagery and dynamic 7.1 surround sound. The Pioneer Elite Blu-ray Disc player also supports the HDMI Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) technology to ensure seamless integration with other high definition theater components. In addition, movies, music and photos can be easily streamed from a home PC to connected 1080p television via the player?s home networking functionality. ---------------------------------Blu-ray Disc (also known as Blu-ray or BD) is a high-density optical disc format similar to DVD discs but are capable of storing far more digital information, including high-definition video. Blu-ray Disc's name came from the blue-violet laser used to read and write this type of disc. Due to its shorter wavelength (405 nm), far greater amounts of data can be stored on a Blu-ray Disc than on the DVD
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