Two Players Debuting in Summer/Fall To Feature Online and Picture-in-Picture Capabilities
Sony is bringing more online content to its Blu-ray player lineup with the addition of two standalone players that will allow users to download bonus trailers and games from in-disc menus.
The players are the first from Sony since rival Toshiba-backed HD DVD bowed out of the next-generation DVD format war.
The $400 BDP-S350 from Sony will appear in summer, the company reports, and mark the company's first Blu-ray player with an Ethernet port for access to online content and networking in the home.
The BDP-S550, which is coming later in the fall with additional features, has yet to be priced by Sony.
According to the AP, both of the new players will also be the first Sony players to offer picture-in-picture playback from the Blu-ray disc, a feature that has only existed in Blu-ray format on PlayStation 3 consoles. The now-defunct HD DVD format included both the Internet connectivity and picture-in-picture as standard since launch.
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