Blu-Ray

Wicked Lasers company is well-known on the international market by its highly qualitative lasers that satisfy the needs of customers for many years. Some time ago it came with an exclusive product: Sonar Blu-ray Laser, the first of its kind on the market of lasers. Its exclusive feature is that it combines blu-ray possibilities in order to achieve better performance of the gadget.
The way of its creation is quite simple: Wicked Lasers company used blue laser diodes from the Blu-ray disc drives and created a new product, calling it Sonar. They took out of the Blu-ray disc players the laser diodes and threw away the rest. The Sonar II Blu-ray laser is made of aircraft-grade 6061-T6 aluminum (it means that the laser is very lightweight, but durable at the same time), and possesses super-regulated beam stability. It is equipped with a 3V CR123A lithium battery as well, which means that it reasonably consumes power. The design of the laser is very stylish and cool: it is of gray colour, the grooves are very smooth. There is a purple sticker on the end of the aperture which serves to protect the laser from dust or other elements that can harm the lens. Due to the compactness (20mm x 123mm), the laser fits easily into the palm
The Sonar II Blu-Ray Laser, possessing a pulsed wave, provides rich colour while being directed to the wall. It gives an unthinkably bright, 405nm violet beam. Its other features are that it can make some objects fluoresce and it can be easily used as UV light.
The main disadvantage of the laser is its high price: approximately 2,000 \$, and it uses very expensive batteries as well, but the customers are sure, the gadget is worth of this price.

When we search for an electronic gadget, first of all, we are interested in its producer, for the company name says more about the reliability of the product than the eloquent speech and praises of the direct seller. Panasonic Company for many years is one of the leaders of sales on the international market. The results of the company's employees are evident: their products are recognized and acclaimed even by the most contentious customers. Panasonic has recently launched a DMP-BD35K 1080p Blu-ray Player, which continues the tradition of high quality and performance.

The Blu-ray Player has many characteristics that show its exclusiveness and excellent performance:
- you may play on it Blu-Ray discs
- it has a SD card slot
- VIERA Link, which can be operated the VIERA remote controller
- it comes with HD Audio Decoder
- Ethernet for Network
Due to its small size (9.8 x 16.9 x 1.7 inches) and light weight (2,5 kg) it will not bother you and will not occupy much place. HD Audio Decoder is highly important for it supports the 7.1-channel surround sound of Blu-ray Discs. However, the DMP-BD35 is connected to a 7.1-channel receiver with an HDMI terminal, so if you even do not have HD Audio Decoder, nevertheless you will enjoy the sound. The Blu-ray Player reads DVD-R/-RW/-R, CD, CD-R/-RW, and Blu-Ray discs as well. The sound quality is amazing, and pictures are impressively bright and clear at the 1080p resolution. Menus are easily read, remote is comfortable, for it has the buttons of different size, so you will not mix them up in darkness.

However, some customers are not satisfied with the start-up time, because it takes approximately 30-45 seconds for loading. Another problem is that it does not that it does not come with HDMI cables, so you will have to buy one. But these shortcomings are insignificant in comparison with the advantages of the Blu-ray Player. Panasonic proved once again that continues to produce great things.

Sharp, is one of the world leaders in electronic products manufacturing. Sharp is brand, name and army of devoted consumers. Literally these days Sharp announced new product, first ever produced LCD TV with Blu-ray recorder. This gadget will satisfy two needs of customer at once, owner for new Sharp AQUOS will have two perfect, excellent products at once, famous quality Sharp TV and blu-ray recorder for watching high definition video. Sharp AQUOS DX series available in different sizes (32, 37, 42, 46, 52 inches).

All series are divided in to two groups where 42-inch, 46-inch and 52-inch models with 120HZ panels, and smaller sized TV 32- and 37-inch with 60HZ screens, both with 1080p.

It was really a genial idea to integrate blu-ray recorder in to TV body, due to the latest researchers, the quantity of families who will have in nearest time newest blu-ray gadgets will be counted with hundreds of millions. Sharp was able to see and to react fast to marked demand. No need to have two gadgets, when you can have them both at once!

Sharp is already one of the best marks of electronics, but after Sharp TV AQUOS DX Series release, popularity will be even increased. Another feature which is important to mention is antiglare screen for best quality translations.

The AQUOS BD series will appear in February 2009. Additional drive which is reading Blu-ray, DVD and CD format discs definitely will boost the market. Insert your disc in to slot which is located along the panel and it will be automatically recognized, switched to TV and played. TV also comings with feature named as Pure mode, which is the most suitable adjusting of the screen, especially for Blu-ray movies.

One more feature of BD series is 176 degree viewing angle, connecting TV you can use it as PC monitor. New sharp technology is increasing clarity, contrast and brightness.

Summary: Sharp AQUOS Series is promising gadgets, with no doubts will be appreciated due to traditional Sharp quality, and innovative built-in reader. Pleasant in use gadget, without additional wires, 2 in one, wise and with great quality. Estimated price for new Sharp AQUOS Series starting with \$1400 - \$2100 .

Rockwell Collins for over 70 years holds leader positions in design, supportive new technologies in communication, production and supply with latest electronics for aviation world wide. This company is a perfect example of wise balance as commercial and governmental supplier.

Aviation is field where all gadget, equipment and devices are very important, only best quality and durability is accepted here. Next generation systems and equipment is something usual for aviation.

Rockwell Collins' doing its work perfect what concerns equipment for pilot cabins, as displays system to ease and improve work of flight team, audio and video on demand, electronic moving maps, internet access and all what is necessary for smooth work during flights.

In end of 2008 Rockwell Collins announced new separate gadget for aviation Blu-Ray Disc player created for business jets. Gadget will be available for all business jets in end of summer 2009.

Thus we can to say that in time made decision is placing RC in leading position in aviation as well about Blu-ray technology development. It is promising gadget which will please board crew with 1080p video playback, high definition and best quality, together with on-line capabilities of blu-ray standard. This player is great example how new technology in entertainment helpful for all spheres of life even in cabins of business jets.

New Rockwell Collins Blu-ray gadget can be connected directly to Internet and access all interactive features (BD Profile 2.0). With 1080p high definition blu-ray playback and surrounding sound, compatibility with standard DVDs and CDs this gadget is a universal and necessary innovative device for Rockwell Collins Venue TM cabin systems of management.

Having this example we can understand that blu-ray technology is entering in all spheres of life, where necessary to have the best and reliable.

If you feel hunger for news, Sony always has something fresh in the store. The latest one is pair of new famous Vaio notebooks with blu-ray drives. If you will ask me what is making Vaio so special, I will have a plenty of reasons to consider this statement to be based.

First of all it is very special attention for each detail and design of Vaio gadgets. Each Vaio series is a unique blend of color, surface and texture which will not leaving a chance to be unnoticeable. Light weight of this gadget (2.8 pounds) is one more goal; simply beautiful wide screen is giving plenty of space for working with pleasure.
Achieving such parameters as light weight, small size, speed and thickness was possible only when latest innovative materials and details used.

Previous manufactured Series CS featured 15.4 inch screen, 4GB of DDR2 memory, Intel Centrino Duo 2.0GHz processor, 250GB hard drive, Intel 4500MHD graphics card it is a bit more powerful and smaller in size comparing with NS gadgets. Available in 4 gloss colors (cosmopolitan, sangria, dove and black). Price for this strong and beautiful gadget is around \$1,070 when with Blu-ray, and \$920 without.

First of fresh Sony gadgets offer is:
Vaio NS laptop with 15.4 inch screen, blu-ray drive, integrated web camera, Draft-N wireless networking, processor Intel Centrino Duo 2.0GHz, memory 4GB of DDR2, 250GB hard drive and graphics card Intel 4500MHD. Vaio music box will help user to organize music collection according with genre and categories. One more very pleasant feature of Vaio NS is 4 USB ports, really for all possible needs. Available in dark blue, silk white and silver colors. Approx price for this gadget is around 1000\$.

Second fresh offer is:
Vaio JS1 desktop Personal Computer. It is all in one gadget, which is very compact size and takes fewer places than any average notebook. Size of screen is 20.1 inch with resolution 1680 x 1050, with integrated web cam, 3GB of memory and a 500GB hard disk, Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Together with it Vaio JS1 comes with Dolby Home Theatre technology and super sound. Allowing to play and record Super Audio DC quality and to renew your old collection in to new standard.

All these specified great features is only very few. It is not only strong, created with mind and love Vaio gadgets is and complex of powerful, useful and necessary functions. Powerful machine and instrument for watching sharp, bright, detailed views based on latest Blu-ray technology. Everything what can satisfy even VIP user.

It was not easy at all for me to face the problem of choosing good blu-ray player. Many friends of mine are somehow scared to buy blu-ray gadgets motivating that it is just appeared technology, high cost and possible wars with format wars. I took that risk and made this decision. I think everybody at least once had this dilemma what to buy in order not to throw your money on wind and to get reliable, good product which will satisfy our needs. And I was lucky one, who from first attempt made the right choice.

First of all I would like to mention that I naturally felt in love with ultra slim, sleek and modern design of my DMP-BD30. This gadget is not taking a lot of space and it was easy for me to have a right place for it in my entertainment center.

As for delivered picture, I simply have no words, so bright, detailed, defined, simply saying gorgeous. Front panel allowed me to view the photos with best ever viewed by me quality from SD™ memory card on the screen of my TV.

Digital video is precise and literally I was not able to draw myself from the screen, this quality was possible due to Panasonic exclusive technology of processing with 15 billion pix a second, creates detailed textured picture which is totally transmits all smallest details. It provides with clear, blur free picture thanks to 15-level motion detection. Special technology allows processing out all possible jagged edges and gives smooth, bright, sharp contours.

When connected with my new home theater we truly enjoyed perfect audio, I would name it art of sound. Just connect your DMP-BD30 gadget via HDMI and you will experience killing surround fiery of sound from Blu-ray discs. Dolby digital plus will deliver more realistic sound output ever heard with usual Dolby Digital.

General gadget specification:
Width 16.9 in, Depth 12.6 in, Height 2.3 in, Weight 7.3 lbs

DVD:
Media Type: DVD+RW , DVD-RW , DVD-RAM , DVD+R DL , DVD-R DL, CD , DVD , CD-RW , DVD+R , DVD-R , BD-ROM , BD-R , CD-R , BD-RE
Integrated audio decoders: Dolby TrueHD , Dolby Digital , DTS-HD decoder , Dolby Digital Plus, MP3 compatible, Output Resolution: 1080p
Additional Features Dialogue enhancer, JPEG photo playback , progressive scanning 3:2 pull down compensation , digital photo playback from flash memory card

Audio System:
Sound Output Mode: Surround Sound
Surround Sound Effects: Advanced Virtual Surround Sound (V.S.S.) Dynamic Range: 100 dB
Digital Audio Format: DTS digital output , Dolby Digital output , DTS HD output
Signal-To-Noise Ratio: 115 dB
Additional Features HDAVI control

Summary: When I bough this gadget, I bough more than I was expected.
My family, guests and friends with now exclusion were amazed with Panasonic Blu-Ray Player - DMP-BD30. Great quality gadget at reasonable price.

Recently announced HT-BD2S is available now, and for people who are still wondering which is better and occupied with general problem which Blu-ray will be right for them we studied new comer attentively.

We can affirm that Samsung HT-BD2S is a new modification of HT-BD2T model, but here we can see very few things, which is making second edition different. Here they used two small sized satellite speakers. But truly saying, that reduced size of speakers in not playing here a great role of big improvement, because even if they will sound better comparing with BD2S tallboys, it will still be influenced by the same shortfalls as old model do. To be more exact they are: due to old profile 1.0, it will be still slow loading Blu-ray player, without option “picture-in-picture”, without online features. Outputs for new Samsung gadgets include HDMI, S-video, composite video, channel for audio 7.1. Quantity of inputs is limited and do not provide the holder with big space for expansion and experiments.

The gadget look quite attractive option for people who is looking for “everything included” home Blu-ray theatre, and who is not sad about possible “extra whistling sound effects” from some new blu-ray discs.

For \$1,000, as for me this gadget definitely should be art object of quality in sound and other features. Based on that example we can assume that the best work is done when Blu-ray player is used as alone standing device, rather then integrated in combination with another components all-together.

Thus, if still idea about getting Blu-ray gadget visiting you, think twice. Play station 3 (\$400) Blu-ray making its job perfect.

Moreover, passing \$1,000 barrier you can buy something more flexible as concerns available sockets and with better sound quality.

Sony corporation is one among first who believed in and started to develop Blu-ray technology. Resent released Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray disc player is a great answer as concerns price, compact design and quality. This gadget is functional, small sided player with only 22cm deep and weight of it 2,9kgs. LCD screen is located right side of player near few the most important controls.

To operate the gadget, Sony designed a very logical remote control. Remote control looks very nice and is very simple and comfortable in operating. Navigation pad is placed in the center, surrounded by buttons as menu, home, options. Remote control also can be useful to operate TV in such basic functions as channel changing and control of sound volume. Buttons are quite good distinguishable even in darkness.

Biggest minus of this gadget is undesirable rear place and deep-set of USB port, which is not easy to connect in home conditions when around is many gadgets to connect with each other. Usb ports used as external memory and rear location of it was not wise at all. For audio, here is HDMI, optical and coaxial digital audio output, but it is not enough to handle Dolby TrueHD and full resolution for DTS-HD audio. Very pity that here is no analog 5.1 outputs for old receivers, it is mean disability of having Dolby TrueHD.

Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray picture performance is excellent. Sony always goes one-step ahead in may things, but what concerns image quality – here is not smallest defect was detected. Comparing with other companies Blu-ray gadgets, Sony BDP-S350 is working much quicker, when fixing it in Quick Start Mode you can enjoy all speed of it. However, being in this mode, gadget use power even when unit is switched off.
As DVD player this gadget is doing its work also great. Resolution is good and precise detailed.

Technical short details:

Gadget dimensions & weight: 430 x 60 x 220 mm / 2.9kg
Supported media formants: DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD
Recordable media formants: DVD+R, CD, JPEG, CD-RW, DVD-RW, CD-R, DVD+RW, DVD, BD-R, DVD-R, BD-RE
Integrated audio recorder: DTS-HD decoder, Dolby Digital, DTS decoder, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD
Output resolution: 1080p
Sound: stereo
Infrared remote control
Additional features: BD-live, parental control, possibility to playback Jpeg photos

To sum up all above specified, we can say that Sony BDP-S350 gadget will please a lot of users by quality of picture, and design, thought this time they did not achieved excellence of famous Sony Play Station 3 super Blu-ray playback and other features. Nevertheless, definitely it is remaining a good choice comparing with similar Samsung models.

Number of gadgets with Blu-ray technology is increasing day by day; it is an obvious fact, that in nearest future blu-ray will surround us until something more genial will come.

Just appeared on the market new Medion Akoya 8610 Blu-ray laptop is interesting gadget with pros and cons. First what we see unpacking Akoya gadget is 18.4-inch screen with resolution of 1,680x945 pixels, true aspect ratio is 16:9. Next pleasant discovery about it was blu-ray disc reader, which was supposed to bring all pleasure of viewing blu-ray 1080p quality video, but as un logical it can be, resolution of Akoya will not allow you to do it. If only you will connect your Akoya gadget via HDMI socket to your TV, this way you will have full resolution blu-ray quality. Akoya 8610 also coming with dual digital TV tuners, these will allow to watch Free view channels while recording something else.

Medion decided to speed up the market of gadgets and armed Akoya with following features:
· Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
· 4GB RAM
· Hard drive: 320GB
· Display 18.4"
· Resolution 1,680 x 945
· NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS graphics card
· Sound: Dolby Home Theatre surround

As for design of Akoya, it is a matter of taste, truly saying, but if you are nor scared of bit hard, and brutal comparing with refined Sony or Apple design. However, if you are not glued with such things and would like to have a serious value gadget, then you can pay attention on Akoya.

Powerful Akoya powered by battery, which is enough to play a blu-ray movie without switching it in to socket.

Summary: original rudiment designed gadget, with strong filling, can be used also as usual blu-ray player when shut and connected with TV, this way possible to watch full quality blu-ray video.

One more new event in the world of latest blu-ray technology and gadgets. Hitachi comes with new, first in the world Blu-ray disc camcorder. It is Hitachi DZ-BD7HA Blu-ray Disc Hybrid Camcorder.
This gadget also has 30-gig hard drive, and will provide you with long shoot time and all the best records to have on newest 8cm blu-ray disc for long storage of best moments.

Therefore, what we have when wit got it lets see it now. First of all-important to mention that this BD7HA gadget was specially created for people whose hobby is to create home video collections of different events like birthdays, kids games, everything what is important to keep. BD7HA shoots full HD video with 1920x1080 pixels in Mpeg format to the hard drive or to any another disc as Blu-ray 8 cm disc (BD-RE, BD-R) and 8cm DVD discs (DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RAW).

While shooting the video user can easily manipulate with such features as white balance, focus, exposure, another features. Generally, this gadget like all another similar devices has some factory stored adjustments, but if happening the event, when you consider that better to readjust if according with special conditions (when is not enough light) – it is very easy to do.

Included battery allow to have about 45 min of real-life recording. The charger for battery is included and whenever you need, you can insert in to camcorder already charged battery and to charge another set of batteries. To shoot with this gadget is very easy and comfortable both when it set on default to hard drive or to Blu-ray or other disc.

The BD7HA Blu-ray Disc gadget is a universal instrument with different output ports. USB 2 allows connecting it to PC or TV set, as well as to any typical analog connections. Recorded video can be easily and fast transmitted to your PC through USB and blu-ray disc, which is in your cam. Allows converting your video for standard 8cm DVDs. All operation is reflecting on camcorders LCD screen, and even for beginner it will be easy to manage this gadget.

With BD7HA is so easy to have an archive of records in newest digital blu-ray standard, which without doubts is best for a present moment and each day is more and more popular. Blu-ray player will play your records and movies in a best possible world quality. Every captured moment will be saved in best quality without compromises. Special high quality, multi coated lenses, were created specially for this gadget, thus superb quality is so natural for this Hitachi Blu-ray camcorder.
Main technical specification:

Camera:
Sensor (5.3Mp 1/2.8" CMOS)
Lens (HD Lens (12 elements in 9 groups, 18 surfaces multicoated lens), focal length=5.0-50mm f-stop/1.8-3.0
Zoom (10x optical, 500x digital)
Image Stabilization (Electronic Image Stabilization)

Recording:
Video format: HDD: 30GB HDD (embedded) 1920 x 1080
BD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 1920 x 1080
DVD: MPEG-2, 720 x 480
Still: JPEG (2400 x 1800, DCR/EXif 2.2)
Audio (2 Channel Stereo Dolby Digital)

Digital still mode:
Resolution (4.3Mp)
Card Slot (SD card slot up to 2 GB)
Built in flash

Display:
Viewfinder (0.2” color (approx 200.000 pix)
LCD Monitor (Widescreen 2.7” color TFT LCD ddisplay (approx 211.200 pix)
Gadget dimensions (WxHxD) (3.15 x 3.43 x 6.5" (80 x 87 x 165mm)
Weight (1.4 lbs (630 g) (without battery and disc)

Summary:
Pros: Great design, user friendly, semi-professional gadget, which is very easy to operate through simple controls, great quality of picture and sound. Durable, versatile, universal gadget.
Cons: In low light condition possible will be necessary manual adjusting.