Wal-mart selling Philips BDP9000 Blu-ray player for $898
Support for the Blu-ray high definition disk format is growing. Philips BDP9000 Blu-ray player is now available with a new blu-ray technology at considerably low rates to compete the market. The player is available at wal-mart for only $898.
The Philips model features a Faroudja scaler for upscaling standard-def DVDs up to 1080p (progressive) on HDMI or 1080i (interlaced) on component, HD playback of WMV HD (VC-1) video, HDMI and multi-channel audio outputs, a multiformat card reader, and support for BD-ROM / BD-R / BD-RE / BD9, DVD+/-R,+/-RW, CD-R / RW, MP3, JPEG, and HD JPEG. The model uses the same reference design with different video DAC (digital-to-analog converter) components (216MHz vs 192MHz for the Samsung).
The low price and all these features will surely make the player very popular amongst the customers.
Via: engadget
