January 8, 2009

Vizio launches sub $200 Blu-ray player

Not only do Vizio products generally perform well, they're quite cost effective as well. Case in point: Vizio's new VBR100 Blu-ray player costs only $199.99.

The BD-Live VBR100 plays back Blu-ray discs in 1080p and can upconvert standard DVD's to your choice of 720p/1080i/1080p via an HDMI output. It has built-in decoding for uncompressed Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio codec, multi-channel PCM and all the other surround sound audio codecs. Connection include HDMI, composite, and component video outputs and 7.1-channel analog audio, coax and digital optical audio, and RCA audio outputs. Coming April 2009, the VBR100 brings a whole new price point to Blu-ray.

Vizio is also launching a couple of new HD sound bars--VSB210WS and VSB210. They have most features in common except the VSB210 doesn't include a wireless subwoofer. Both sound bars have 4 3-inch mid/bass drivers, a couple of 3/4-inch tweeters, SRS TruSurround and TruVolume. The VSB210WS also includes a 2.4 GHz wireless subwoofer with a long throw 6.5-inch woofer providing 35 to 80 Hz bass response. Both sound bars include a tabletop stand and wall-mount bracket.

The Vizio VSB210WS Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer will launch in February 2009 for $349.99 while the Vizio VSB210 will hit store in April 2009 for $199.99.

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