Haier is expanding its line of home DVD products with the introduction of two new Blu-ray players that will enhance the movie watching experience. With full HD 1080p and streaming Internet video, the players support the high-definition content of Blu-ray discs and instantly stream thousands of movies and TV programs from Netflix or music from Pandora. BD Live 2.0 capable for access to added features on Blu-ray discs and compatible with video formats including BD-R/RE (BDMV and BDAV modes), AVCHD, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW (CD-DA format), and JPEG on BD/DVD/CD recordable media.
“Providing the content that consumers want is the key to customer satisfaction,” said Stewart Katz, Vice President of Portable Media Electronics for Haier America. “Haier America has entered into a number of strategic content partnerships for Blu-ray players and will continue to pursue ways to give consumers the best entertainment experience possible.”
Both units upconvert standard-definition signals of DVD’s to near HD quality and can decode the newest advanced audio codecs including Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus, and Dolby® Digital.
BDP200W - Wifi Blu-ray player with BD Live 2.0
- BD Live 2.0, USB/Ethernet
- Netflix and Pandora content
- DVD upconversion to 1080p
- HDMI Version 1.3 and component video output
- Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby® Digital
MSRP is $229.99. Available Q2 2010
BDP100 - Blu-ray player with BD Live 2.0
- BD Live 2.0, USB/Ethernet
- Netflix and Pandora content
- DVD upconversion to 1080p
- HDMI Version 1.3 and component video output
- Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby® Digital
MSRP is $169.99. Available Q1 2010