Yamaha this week unveiled (PDF) its BD-A1000 Blu-ray player with content playback capabilities from Netflix, Blockbuster, and YouTube Internet streaming baked in.
"The BD-A1000 represents Yamaha's first universal Blu-ray player, and adds a new dimension to home entertainment with a multitude of Internet-related, interactive features such as BD-Live and BonusView, which provide secondary video/audio for enhanced commentary and information, as well as features for existing and future entertainment options via USB," Yamaha said.
Some key features include Full HD audio decoding, 1080p/24Hz-compatible HDMI, 7.1 multi-channel analog output with four 2-channel DACs, and disc and USB multimedia format compatibility for AVCHD, WMV, JPEG (HD), MP3, and WMA. Yamaha notes that the BD-A1000 has been specifically designed to integrate with the company's AVENTAGE line of AV receivers, so that by pressing the SCENE BD/DVD button on an AV receiver, for example, fires up the BD-A1000 and begins disc playback.
The new Blu-ray player carries an MSRP of $700, making it one of the pricier players we've seen in some time.
