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January 8th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

Sharp LC-BD80U LCDs have built-in Blu-ray

in: HiTech

Built-in Blu-ray eliminates the need for a separate, bulky player.
Blu-ray may still be a niche product, but it’s a sure sign that the technology is going mainstream is that it’s being built into TVs. Sharp has announced a full line of LCDs with integrated Blu-ray players, the LC-BD80U series, which is a new product category for CES 2009. While the initial details are scarce on the features of the built-in Blu-ray player, there are at least some specs available for the LCDs.
It’s nice to see LCDs with built-in Blu-ray, which can be convenient in locations where you wouldn’t want the bulk of a separate player. However, we’re anxious to see more details on this series, particularly pricing and whether the Blu-ray profile is fully Profile 2.0 compatible. It will also be a harder sell on some of the smaller screen sizes, where the superior image quality of Blu-ray won’t be as noticeable, although it’s still nice to have the option to watch your Blu-ray discs on, say, the bedroom TV.

Sharp LC-BD80U LCDs have built-in Blu-rayclipped from ces.cnet.com

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