JVC's XV-BP11: a New Budget Blu-ray Player for the US

Today JVC announced the availability of a new entry-level Blu-ray player. The new JVC XV-BP11 is a truly versatile high definition player, offering playback of high definition Blu-ray discs, plus playback of the AVCHD format, the high definition format widely used for HD camcorders, including the JVC HD Everio line.

JVC XV-BP11 Features
•Playable Discs: BD-Rom, BD-R/RE, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, Audio CD, CD-R/RW
•Playable Formats: AVCHD, WMV, JPEG, MP3, WMA, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital plus, Dolby True HD, DTS, DTS HD Master Audio/Essential
•Connections:
Video: HDMI V1.3, composite
Audio: Analog L/R, coaxial, HDMI V1.3
USB Host (front panel)
•Convenience Features: Quick loading, cinema zoom (x16), parental lock, slim design

The new JVC XV-BP11 Blu-ray player is available immediately for $199.95.

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Cowon's Ultra Slim iAUDIO 9 to Hit Japan in December

This 8.9mm thin iAUDIO 9 DAP, a little Cowon Korea wonder, is now scheduled to be released in Japan the middle of next month with either 8GB of memory (14,800 Yen – €10 or 16GB of internal memory (17,800 Yen – €129).

It weights only 40g and has a size of 95x43x8.9mm, support sMP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, APE and WAV audio files and WMV and AVI (DviX) video. It features a tiny little 2” TFT screen with a 320x240 resolution. Definitely not an iPod Touch killer but you're more of an iPod classic customer and want something light and slim, the iAUDIO 9 cound definitely be a very nice alternative…

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