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Sharp BD-HP50


$699.00 Released May, 2008

Product Shot 1 The Pros:DVD upconversion adds a fair amount of detail, makes them look better than they would through a normal DVD player. Good support for both Dolby TrueHD and dts-hd. Full 5.1 analog audio output, great for legacy equipment.

The Cons:Only Profile 1.1, doesn't support a lot of online content. No support for 3D content. Several common compressed video formats aren't supported.

The Sharp BD-HP50 is a 1080p Profile 1.1 blu-ray player with the ability to upscale DVDs to 1080p. It features HDMI 1.3, allowing for 7.1 channel audio and has built-in decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio.

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It also is capable of 5.1 audio via analog output. The BD-HP50 is compatible with MPEG-2, MPEG-2-HD, MPEG-4, MPEG-4AVC and VC-1 codecs. The player also features Lip Sync technology for automatically detecting and correcting display device sync issues, and has Aquos Link for synchronizing with other Aquos A/V products.

Features

  • Profile 1.1
  • Upconvert DVDs to 1080p
  • Built-in Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoders
  • 7.1 HDMI audio output
  • 5.1 analog audio output
  • HDMI 1.3
  • Lip Sync to automatically fix syncing issues
  • Aquos Link for controlling multiple Aquos products from single remote
  • Compatible with MPEG-2, MPEG-2-HD, MPEG-4, MPEG-4AVC and VC-1 codecs

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    DVD upconversion adds a fair amount of detail, makes them look better than they would through a normal DVD player

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    good support for both Dolby TrueHD and dts-hd

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    full 5.1 analog audio output, great for legacy equipment

  • 1

    integrates well with other Aquos products for control from the one remote

Cons
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    only Profile 1.1, doesn't support a lot of online content

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    no support for 3D content

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    several common compressed video formats aren't supported

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