Bravo D3 HD DVD Windows Media 9 capable player

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Posted by	Dan Bell
Posted on	05/06/04 01:37
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Bravo D3 HD DVD Windows Media 9 capable player

If you thinking of buying a big screen tv or projection system, this player may be of interest, especially if you are considering a DVI interface. Touted as the first DVD player to support Windows Media 9 and HighMAT. At a suggested retail price of US$ 349, the Bravo D3 from V Incorporated looks like a serious consideration.

What makes the Bravo D3 DVD player so great, so above all others? The D3 is the first high definition DVD player capable of playing movies encoded in the Windows Media 9 format and the HighMAT format. The D3 is powered by the EM88620L processor chip made by Sigma Designs, a company well known for their other chip models currently present in DivX/MPEG-4 capable DVD players (eg. Liteon LVD-2001).

These days it is not enough for DVD players to just play back DVD (MPEG-2) encoded video. In order to stay ahead in this competitive market, companies involved in the technology industry must push forward to adapt the new trends and standards. MPEG-4 is a rapidly growing video format and V Inc., a California based company, is doing a great job of setting trends with the Bravo D3 HD DVD player.

The wide range of features of the D3 include playback of DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, and CD-R/RW. Playback of DVD is available via DVI in high resolution 480p, 1080i, and 720p. MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and WMV 9 playback in high definition.

Special thanks to new forum member DokSoul, from over in the Satellite, HD-TV, Blu-ray and HD-DVD Forum for bringing this player to our attention in this thread. We would like to encourage discussion on these items, as we are beginning to see a lot of new products hit the market. It is in all our best interest to be informed, so we can make the best decisions when spending our hard earned money. Also, you can visit Movie Track for some more information and a small screenshot of the Bravo D3.

Source: Movie Track

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Posted by SupremeCheddar on Saturday 05 June 2004 02:24

MPEG4? So can this play DivX and Xvid then?

Posted by FreqNasty on Saturday 05 June 2004 17:27

According to the info above it can play current movie dvd's in all the HD formats..
And it says Mpeg 4 so divx and Xvid would be included in that.

Posted by Del_Usion on Saturday 05 June 2004 23:38

It seems like every couple months I hear something about this player, but all I really care about is can you buy it yet? I had heard it was still coming soon... for the last year!

Posted by Lord KiRon on Sunday 06 June 2004 00:26

Sigma EM8620 chip http://www.sigmadesigns.com/products/em8620Lseries.htm , was expected a long ago , I just hope that naming the price means that the player is near it's release date .
Btw: I don't like selecting Windows OS to run this player .

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