There is currently a rumour for coming Denon AV luxury. It seems like there would be two-piece of device, consists of a DVD-HD8910 Blu-ray player up top, with a 2TB AVR-HD8910 media center / receiver below. The 7.1-channel box also claims to handle iTunes music files and offer a direct connection to the iTMS. If you’re looking for futuristic design, keep checking on development of the product.

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The two new models of Blu-ray player from Samsung, BD-P1400 and BD-2400. Both have features such as 24 frame support, HDMI 1.3, and ethernet. However they already support audit format Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD, which not available in previous model BD-1200. There is not much change in the look though. The difference between BD-P1400 and BD-2400 is the feature of mind-blowing HQV video processor which is available in BD-2400 only.

Samsung BD-P1400 is priced at $549, while BD-2400 is at $599, available around September or October this year.

Guest writer Gary Sims is a freelance technology consultant from the UK.  He is the senior blogger of the Hi-Tech Squad.

The upcoming Blu-ray player Sharp BD-HP20S will embed with QuickStart feature for faster loading. The main specs of the player are 1080p output at 24fps as well as 60fps, Dolby TrueHD support, and HDMI v1.3 and 5.1 analog outs. Sharp has been known as one of the Blu-ray supporters, and the BD-HP20S will be its first player which is planned to released this fall. No price info available yet.

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