Philips unveils Blu-ray players with DivX Ultra support

Philip Wong | Sep 07, 2009

Philips BDP7500

Two new Philips Blu-ray players have been announced at IFA 2009 taking place in Berlin. The BDP7500 and BDP9500 are both armored like battle tanks, with the latter encased in aluminum that's 3mm thick. Other common aesthetics-oriented touches include a mirror finish and subtle blue bling. Like most 2009 entries, these models are BD-Live-enabled to download interactive Web content and will fully support high-resolution Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound.

What's unique for the Philips kits are their DivX Ultra-compatibility which is still relatively rare in current Blu-ray players. The flagship BDP9500 will itself get an additional performance boost, thanks to its dedicated Qdeo video processor and Blurr Brown digital-to-analog converters (DAC). You can expect the Qdeo chip and Blurr Brown DACs to enhanced DVD upscaling and music CD fidelity, respectively. Stay tuned for updates on Asia availability and pricing from the Dutch company.

BDP7500 Blu-ray player

BD-Live-ready with internal 1GB memory

24p Blu-ray playback

Onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential support

7.1-channel analog audio output

Onboard DivX LItra, WMV, AVCHD playback

Touch-sensitive controls

USB input for mLItimedia playback

435 x 55.7 x 245mm

2.85kg