Panasonic's awesome in-car Blu-ray player and navigation system get priced and dated in Japan
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Back in April, Panasonic was the first company that announced a Blu-ray player for installation in cars, and today [JP], the CY-BB1000D – and the even cooler “Strada CN-HX3000D” navigation system – finally got a price tag and a release date. But first the specs and some pictures.
CY-BB1000D Blu-ray player (pictured above)
- world’s first in-dash Blu-ray drive
- HDMI port
- AVCHD and AVREC support
- SD card support
Strada CN-HX3000D navigation system
- “world’s first navigation system of its kind” (Panasonic)
- GPS and Bluetooth
- 80GB HDD
- CD/DVD drive
- 7-inch WXGA screen with amazing 1,280×720 resolution
- Yahoo Japan Maps and Google Maps support
- 50W×4ch amplifier
- iPod/iPhone 3G connector
- One-Seg digital TV tuner
- HDMI port
- CY-BB1000D connectivity
Both devices go on sale in Japan on September 10. And quality has its price: Expect to pay $1,000 for the Blu-ray drive and $3,800 for the navigation system.
