Sony fired the latest salvo in the ongoing high-definition format war Monday when it announced that it will release its second Blu-ray Disc player for about US$400 less than its current one. Priced at about $600, the new BDP-S300 model will sport a new design, advanced audio codecs, Bravia Theater Sync and CD playback. It will be capable of outputting 1920 x 1080p high-definition video and will support multiple video formats including MPEG2, MPEG4-AVC and VC1.
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Sony’s Latest Blu-ray Gambit: A $600 Player
Posted by: Katherine Noyes February 27, 2007 11:14 AMSony fired the latest salvo in the ongoing high-definition format war Monday when it announced that it will release its second Blu-ray Disc player for about US$400 less than its current one. Priced at about $600, the new BDP-S300 model will sport a new design, advanced audio codecs, Bravia Theater Sync and CD playback. It will be capable of outputting 1920 x 1080p high-definition video and will support multiple video formats including MPEG2, MPEG4-AVC and VC1.