Arcam BD: New Details

[Jodi]

Arcam's first Blu-Ray Disc Player will make it's first appearance as a prototype at the Winter CES in Las Vegas (January 8 - 11, 2009).
It WILL be an FMJ class player, and it is slated for a $3000 - $3500 price tag.
Not only will it bitstream DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD into an HDMI equipped receiver, it will also internally decode those high-def codecs.
The Arcam will have BD-Live capability.
Unfortunately, it will not do SACD, but it might be able to do DVD-Audio.
Also, you can expect to find Wolfson DACs in it's innards.
It will have "anywhere from 6 to 8 analog outputs" for you multi-channel fans.
We will get to see photos and possible brochures (and, no doubt, much more details about this player) starting January 8 or 9 at www.arcam.co.uk.
The BD player is expected to ship between February and April 2009.

Jodi