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Blu-ray Disc Players Honolulu HI

The HD DVD and Blu-ray discs war is over. Now all the major Hollywood studios support Blu-ray movies. It’s the accepted wave of the future. Blu-ray discs will eventually replace DVD’s because the image, sound and storage capacity are superior and support HDTV technology and most Blu-ray disc players are backwards compatible anyway. Here you will get a full review on Anthem ’s BLX 200 Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD player. Blu-ray disc players are more affordable than ever. What are you waiting for to add them onto your home entertainment center? Listed below you will also find local home electronics stores around Honolulu that have all the latest Blu-ray disc players, burners and movies.

idesigns by Michael Avery
(808) 782-2374
1050 Bishop Street
Honolulu, HI
Audio Lab Distributors
808-585-8066
851 Pohukaina St C-12
Honolulu, HI
Video Life
(808) 597-8825
1116 Auahi Street Bay b-11
Honolulu, HI
Blueprint Audio Visual
(808) 537-2546
777 South Hotel Street
Honolulu, HI
Best Buy
(808) 525-7182
478 ALAKAWA ST
Honolulu, HI
AV Concepts Hawaii
(808) 593-2824
1311 Kapiolani Blvd, Ste 104
Honolulu, HI
CineSystems
(808) 591-1155
615 Piikoi StreetSte. 1406
Honolulu, HI
Audio Lab
(808) 595-8066
660 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, HI
Magnolia Home Theater
(808) 525-7182
478 Alakawa Street
Honolulu, HI
Audio Directions
(808) 941-6550
1814 Algaroba Street
Honolulu, HI

Blu-ray Disc Players

Anthem ’s BLX 200 Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD player features 1 GB of built-in memory and includes an additional 2-GB USB Flash Drive for enjoying the bonus features offered by BD-Live (Profile 2.0), BonusView, and other audio playback options.

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Anthem's BLX 200


The BLX 200 features backward compatibility with existing DVD and CD libraries, 1080p picture quality with up to 1920 x 1080p screen resolution, and HDMI v1.3 compatibility with support for Deep Color and x.v Color.

Aesthetically, the BLX 200’s sleek styling, brushed aluminum faceplate and Anthem-blue lights mark it as a part of the Anthem line.

One GB of built-in memory, an Ethernet port and additional 2-GB USB Flash Drive allow fast and easy access to Internet-based features. The BLX 200 also offers full compatibility with 24 movie frames-per-second playback. Because most movies are filmed at 24 frames per second, the BLX 200 is able to play back movies in their native format, reducing unwanted artifacts.

Audio on the player includes Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD.

With the BLX 200’s AVCHD support, high-definition home movies burned to a standard DVD in AVCHD format can be played back in high-definition. The BLX-200 player supports BD-ROM, BD-R/RE, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, Audio CD, Audio CD-R/RW, MP3 and Digital Photo CD (JPEG).

Connections include a LAN for accessing BD Live. Component and composite video outputs are included, and digital optical and coaxial audio outputs allow digital connection of A/V receivers and preamplifiers that don’t support HDMI. The player also has 7.1 PCM audio output via HDMI.

Additional Features of the BLX 200:

• 12-bit/162-MHz video DACs (digital-to-analog converters);
• Capacitance touch transport control (Play, Pause, etc) buttons;
• External IR Remote ‘IN’ port allows fast and easy integration into existing complete home theater control systems;
• Front-panel USB port to facilitate future firmware updates;
• Comprehensive Remote Control with two ‘AAA’ batteries included.

The Anthem BLX 200 Blu-ray Disc Player has an MSRP of $799.00 and is now shipping in a Black finish.