Toshiba intros the BDX2000 Blu-ray player, HD DVD is officially dead

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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

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Fellow HD DVD die hards, it’s a sad day. Toshiba has officially surrendered to the enemy camp with the BDX2000 Blu-ray player. HD DVD is dead and the format war is finally over.

You have to give it to Toshiba for making a well-rounded Blu-ray player on its first time. This thing is loaded:

  • BD-Live™ (Profile 2.0) & BonusView
  • 1080p Full HD Video Output
  • DivX & AVCHD Playback
  • Toshiba REGZA-LINK® (HDMI-CEC)
  • Support for enhanced audio formats from Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential ™
  • SD Card Slot (SDHC Compatible)
  • Deep Color
  • 1080p upscaling

Expect the player sometime in Novermber for $250.[PSGallery=axxdqfgudi]

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