Sherwood Newcastle 3D Blu-ray Player Announced
Posted January 5, 2011 09:25 AM by Juan Calonge
Sherwood America Inc. announced today the introduction of the BD-876 3D-compatible, network-enabled Blu-ray player, and the first Sherwood model to carry the high-performance Sherwood Newcastle designation. It will be on display at the CES electronics show and will be available in July 2011, with an MSRP of $399.95.
By supporting both Blu-ray Deep Color and XV Color for accurate video, the BDS-876 also delivers the highest possible audio quality through onboard decoding for both DTS HD Master and High Resolution, as well as Dolby Digital True HD, Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus. 192K/24-bit digital-to-analog convertors ensure high-quality audio through the analog outputs. Any source can be scaled up to 1080p through the HDMI output.
Its HDMI 1.4 output enables use with 3D displays, as well as facilitates audio connections through HDMI with Audio Return Channel (ARM). Conventional audio interfaces can be made through its coaxial and optical digital audio outputs.
The player also supports Blu-ray Profile 2.0 and BD-Live, and is also DLNA-certified to stream audio and video from networked PCs. Its front panel USB Host input can be used for MP3 and WMA playback as well as JPEG viewing
In addition to Blu-ray disc playback, the player supports DVD, DVD±R/RW, CR-R/RW, VCD, DivX playback, and MPEG 1, 2, 4; VC-1, H-264, and JPEG formats.