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A universal Blu-Ray player? Really? Yes, at a price, but yes, the new Denon DVD-A1UDCI will not only play Blu-Ray, DVD's but also SACD and DVD-A.

Available in February at a price of $3800.00 it is Blu-ray 2.0 ready, SACD and DVD-A playback (a first in combination with a Blu-ray player), and just about any other format you can think of. Of course, you're going to be interested in 1080p upconversion and Denon's got you covered with the 10-bit Silicon Optix Realta chipset famous for providing the highest resolution high-definition video available today via HDMI connection. The DVD-A1UDCI has dual HD video output scalers so images can be output in HD resolution quality via both the HDMI output and component output ports.

On the audio side, you've got Advanced AL32 Processing, allowing digital upsampling of 16- and 24-bit digital signals to 32-bits. The player offers full on-board HD Audio decoding from Denon's DDSC-HD branded circuitry, as well as allowing for Bit Stream Bypass to HDMI for Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution and DTS-HD Master Audio digital transmission to an AVR/AVP for decoding.

ZVOX has proudly announced its new Z-Base 550 All-in-One Home Theater. Designed for stand-mounted flat-panel TV sets, this new product reproduces music and movie soundtracks with lifelike accuracy. The entire home theater system has been designed in such a way that it fits perfectly fine in the super-slim cabinet that is engineered to accommodate any flat-panel television.

The new Z-Base 550 All-in-One Home Theater features beautiful hand-lacquered high-gloss black and panels. Its scratch-resistant black vinyl matches any type of home décor. ZVOX's Z-Base 550 All-in-One Home Theater makes the best use of ZVOX PhaseCue virtual surround system for creating wide and three-dimensional sound. This system uses an Energy Star qualified power adapter for an increased efficiency. It comes with full-range speakers and a subwoofer. It is priced at $499.99.

Via: Press

Get ready for an ultimate home entertainment experience with the newly launched Klipsch RF-62 Home Cinema Speaker System. Packed with the advanced entertainment features, this new home cinema speaker system lets you enjoy exceptional music effects.

The new RF-62 Home Cinema Speaker System is considered as an entry-level product featuring several permutations and combinations of speaker choice for a 5.1 surround sound set up.

The new Klipsch RF-62 Home Cinema Speaker System sport bright gold cones that delivers superb music. This set comprises of 20 units and you will be really puzzled to choose six out of them for yourself.

Klipsch's RF-62 Home Cinema Speaker System is available at a price ranging between £900-£2000

Sharp's Slim-line D64U Series is so named because the cabinet has 25 percent less depth and 20 percent less weight than previous Sharp LCDs, and there's only about 1.5 inches of bezel surrounding the 46-inch screen. This 1080p LCD has a 4-millisecond response time and a healthy connection panel that includes three HDMI, two component video, and one PC input, plus a single RF input for access to the internal ATSC, NTSC, and Clear-QAM tuners. Both the HDMI and component video inputs accept 1080p/60 but not 1080p/24, and Sharp has put one HDMI and component video input on the side panel for easy access. Picture-in-picture is not available, but an RS-232 port is included, so you can integrate the TV into an advanced control system. This TV does not include the 120Hz technology found in Sharp's higher-end LCD lines.

In addition to a whopping eight picture modes and five color-temperature settings, the LC-46D64U features a Color Management System that lets you precisely adjust the hue and saturation of the six color points. The OPC feature automatically adjusts image brightness based on your room's lighting conditions. However, advanced white-balance and gamma controls are not available. The TV features four aspect-ratio options for both HD and SD sources, including a Dot by Dot mode for viewing 1080i/1080p images with no overscan.

A thin, silver speaker bar runs along the bottom of the panel. The audio menu includes treble, bass, and balance controls, as well as a generic surround mode and bass enhancer and the option to turn off the screen and only output an audio signal.

Looking forward to your next HDTV set? Well how about a future Aquos from Sharp with will pack some built-in Blu-ray. The new designs are supposed to arrive in a couple of weeks at CES 2009. Sharp will launch two new Aquos HDTVs which can get an integrated Blu-ray player but also a DVD or CD player if you wish for one. We're going to have a 32 inch model and a 42 inch model and they will be available right after CES. Pricing is said to be around $2,000 for the 42 inch model while the smaller one doesn't have a price yet. Sharp will definitely reveal those too at next year's CES.

If you have been looking for a new and advanced LCD display, then do check out the newly launched Samsung 320MXn Professional LCD Display. Designed to deliver sharp details and crystal-clear images, this display comes packed with advanced technology to provide you with superb functionalities.

The new Samsung 320MXn Professional LCD Display delivers 3000:1 contrast ratio and a viewing angle of 178 degree. Featuring a built-in PC, this display saves you from using a separate media player. It incorporates MagicInfo Pro that makes it LAN and WAN compatible.

Samsung's 320MXn Professional LCD Display measures 30.7 x 20.9 x 12.2" in size and deliver a native resolution of 1366 x 768. Sporting a 32" big screen, this new LCD display features four types of anti-image retention that can be automatically activated throughout the day.

Via: Samsung

Since you're reading this lines you must be pretty interested in both Plasma or LCD TVs. Question is who is better? Plasma or LCD? Do you happen to know that? Well if you want to get a new TV make sure you've watched the videos bellow. They might get you some answers.

What would I go for? Depending on the budget and my needs I would definitely pick an LCD up. Although Plasma TVs are getting better and better to.

So without further ado, here are the video comparisons done by the guys over at macsimumnews: