blu-ray players

The new Pioneer BDP-150 is not an ordinary Blu-ray player, because it comes with a USB port, allowing you to play Divx HD, Divx HD plus, FLAC, MKV, JPEG, MP3, WMA, WMV files directly from any USB Flash drive. The player also supports 3D Blu-ray movies, SACD and DLNA. The Pioneer BDP-150 is priced at 20,000 Yen ($249). [Akihabara]

Sony today released a new portable Blu-ray/DVD player namely the BDP-SX1. The gadget features a 10.1-inch LED backlight display with up to 1,024×600 pixels resolution. The Sony BDP-SX1 is compatible with MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, WMV, AVCHD. MP3/WMA/AAC/Linear PCM, and JPEG file formats. Additional features include a USB 2.0 port, a memory card slot, stereo speakers and an HDMI-output. Its battery offers up to 5-hour of video playback. The Sony BDP-SX1 will be released on October 28th, 2011 for 50,000 Yen or approx. $650. [Newlaunches]