Toshiba America Consumer Products announced today its first Blu-ray player,
model
BDX2000. It supports BD-Live (Profile 2.0), 1080p video
and DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD. It also features Regza-Link function, an SD
card slot, and AVCHD playback (but no streaming video of any kind is
mentioned). It will be available in November, with an MSRP of $249.99.
"Toshiba is a technology leader in high definition products," said Jodi Sally,
Vice President of Marketing, Digital A/V Group. "From listening to our
consumers we know they demand access to full high definition content. With
the introduction of our BDX2000 we are offering consumers what they want
with a breath-taking HD viewing experience to meet the needs of today's
home theater."
The European version will have the model number BDX2000KE will have a list
price of €269. Availability will be in December 2009 or January 2010, because
the first production run will go to North America to cover the holidays
shopping season.