Pioneer serves up trio of new Blu-ray players

Pioneer has been making Blu-ray players essentially since the format's inception, but we don't get around to reviewing many of them because of their hefty price tags.

The company announced three new Blu-ray players here at CES 2009, one of which features Pioneer's Elite label. We're hoping the other two, the BDP-120 and BDP-320, are reasonably priced so it's worth reviewing them this year. Here are the details.


Key features of the Pioneer BDP-120:

Profile 2.0-compatible

Onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding

1GB USB flash drive included

US April release date, pricing TBD

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Philips unveils ultrasleek home theater sound bars

Philips doesn't have a big presence at CES this year but it does appear to have some noteworthy products, especially when it comes to its new line of home-theater sound bars. The company's announced four new sound-bar packages, each geared to a slightly different target consumer.

Here's the rundown of the various products:

Model: HSB2351

All-in-one sound bar features integrated DVD player and subwoofer with 300W of total power

Space-saving sleek design fits easily on an entertainment center or can be mounted on the wall

Dolby Virtual Speaker for theater audio experience and HDMI 1080p with video upscaling

MP3 Link for music playback from portable media players, USB 2.0 for media playback from USB flash drives, and a built-in FM tuner

Available in the US in April at US$349.99


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New Philips 7000 series FlatTV makes an appearance

With Funai licensing the Philips brand in the US in 2009, things have gotten a little confusing about just what's going on with Philips home A/V products. But it appears that all the products that Philips announced at CES 2009--including the new 7000 series Flat TVs--are true Philips products. Philips had already planned out its 2009 line and Funai Electric will be taking over the production of that line this year.

Thus far, details are scant on just when the new 7000 series LCD TVs will be released and how much they'll cost. However, they do have a new design that features an ultrathin bezel surrounded by a rounded acrylic edge. The 120Hz, 1080p sets will range in size from 32 to 52 inches and they have a fast 2-millisecond refresh rate.

The press release also notes these models feature the proprietary "Halo-Free technology, which removes the faint halo accompanying fast moving action." This new video processing technology allegedly helps eliminate artifacts "that are prevalent in LCD technology."


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Sixense remote improves on Wiimote gameplan

Imagine playing baseball on Nintendo's Wii Sports and being able to pull the ball to left field or lay down a bunt instead of just randomly smacking doubles or home runs.

A Silicon Valley company says its take on motion-control technology will offer far more accuracy to such games. CNET got the first look at the technology here at CES 2009.

Sixense Entertainment, based in Los Gatos, Calif., makes the technology called TrueMotion, which was first developed to track the head positioning of F-16 and F-18 jet pilots. It consists of a handset and a base station. The controller tracks movement along six different axes, and the base station generates a very weak magnetic field. The data is used to determine the exact position of the cursor on the screen.
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Toshiba enters LED race with high-end LCDs

Samsung, Sony, LG, and Vizio offer or will offer HDTVs with LED backlights, the most effective picture quality improvement available for LCD TVs, and now Toshiba will too.

The SV670 series includes two screen sizes, the 46-inch 46SV760U and the 55-inch 55SV760U, and will be available in the US in May (prices were not announced).

The company was quick to stipulate that the sets' LEDs employ "local dimming" technology, which can dim and turn off sections of the backlight while leaving others bright as needed. Other LED models with local dimming we've reviewed in the past, from Samsung and Sony, delivered deeper black levels and better overall picture quality than standard LCD TVs.


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