New Sherwood BDP-5004 Blu-ray Player

Sherwood BDP-5004 Blu-ray Player

With video and audio performance that takes full advantage of the Blu-ray format, this Profile 2.0 player with BD-Live capability can play Blu-ray discs at 1080i, 1080p60 and 1080p24, as well as scale standard DVDs to 720p, 1080i, or 1080p , through its HDMI 1.3 output. Both Deep Color and XV Color are supported. Onboard decoding is provided for Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio high-resolution audio formats, as well as for Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus.

In addition to its HDMI 1.3 output, the BDP-5004 has component and composite outputs, with the component outputs accommodating 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i resolutions. Additional audio outputs include a coaxial digital output and a 2-channel analog down mix output, as well as 5.1 channel analog outputs for playback of high-resolution surround material through receivers lacking HDMI inputs. 192 KHz/24-bit digital to analog converters ensure superb audio quality on the analog outputs.

"With today’s advanced audio and video delivery systems centered on the format, we believe that Blu-ray players are an important category for Sherwood, building on our 50+ year legacy of audio excellence, said Jeffrey Hipps, Sherwood’s Sr. VP for Marketing and Product Development. "Both of these new components are capable of delivering the best of the format at a remarkably affordable cost."

Playback formats supported include DVD, VCD, DVD ±R/RW, CD-R/RW, CD, MP3, MP3-CD, most popular codecs including; WMA, MPEG 1, 2 and 4, VC-1, h.264, DivX and JPEG, with media playback available through a front panel USB host input.

The BDP-5004 has an MSRP of $199.95 and will be available in October.


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So you're buying this right Lee?

So you're buying this right Lee?

Nope - still waiting for a top tier brand - which is NOT Sherwood. :lol:

+1 - I always thought Sherwood was second tier and overshadowed by the more popular brands. But somebody must be buying them,they're still around...:bowdown:

Nope - still waiting for a top tier brand - which is NOT Sherwood. :lol:

You could always pull a label off another player and replace the Sherwood player label. No one will ever know the difference.:D

You could always pull a label off another player and replace the Sherwood player label. No one will ever know the difference.

Until the player's screen saver shows up....:D