Memorex unveils a $200 Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player
Memorex has announced a new Blu-ray player, the MVBD-2520, which is Profile 2.0 compliant and will cost $200.
Blu-ray ran into plenty of consumer confusion regarding the differing Blu-ray profiles, but the good news is that almost all (excluding a few Philips players) of the new players we saw announced at CES 2009 are Profile 2.0 compatible. Memorex's new MVBD-2520 doesn't have any of the extra bells and whistles seen on LG's BD390 or Samsung's BD-P4600, but it does look to have the minimum specs to be a solid budget player. Here are the details.
Key features of the Memorex MVBD-2520:
- Profile 2.0 compatible
- Onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD High Resolution decoding
- SD card slot and USB port
- Available in early summer, $200 list price
That's a decent set of features for a Blu-ray player coming out right now, but it's worth noting that Vizio's announced player, the VBR100, is coming in April for $200 as well, plus it includes DTS-HD Master Audio decoding and 7.1 analog outputs. It will take a hands-on review to figure out which $200 player is better, but Vizio is in the lead from the spec sheets.