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Cambridge Audio's 640BD Blu-ray deck hands-on
Cambridge Audio had a relatively small presence at CEDIA, and admittedly, most of the equipment it brought to Denver was purely audio-related. Thankfully, it did manage to squeeze in its newly announced 640BD Blu-ray player, and for fans of the brand, they'll be head over heels for the design. It's built to match most every other component the company makes, and it only takes a passing glance to see that this BD deck isn't your typical fingerprint magnet. The representative on hand admitted that it should start shipping this January for "under a grand," so 'til then, feel free to flip through the gallery as many as times as you see fit. %Gallery-31228%
Cambridge Audio dips on in, announces 640BD Blu-ray player for 2009
Sherwood isn't the only little-known company bringing the Blu to CEDIA -- now we've got a boutique manufacturer joining the crowd. Announced today in Denver, Cambridge Audio has revealed that it too will be producing a BD deck in early 2009. The 640BD will be designed to complement the Azur range of AV receivers, and it will boast full HDMI 1.3 output (including bitstream output of all the latest Dolby / DTS tracks), a full set of analog video outputs, Ethernet, S/PDIF, Toslink and a set of separate, dedicated 7.1 / stereo analog outputs. Unfortunately, that's all the details the company has prepared for this year's Expo, but we'll certainly be hearing more as CES time draws near. Per usual, the full release is after the break.
