http://www.ps3sacd.com/index.html The resource about Super Audio CD on PlayStation 3 en-us http://www.ps3sacd.com/images/ps3_sacd_36h.gif http://www.ps3sacd.com/index.html 107 36 http://www.ps3sacd.com/index.html#_20120126 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT Sony Europe has confirmed: "all new 2012 BD players should play SA-CD." We take it that applies to all European models (including Home Cinema Systems, we assume) and any US models with equivalent or higher type numbers, so all listed in the above table, not necessarily the portable or Google TV models. It may also extend to the new European Home Cinema Systems BDV-EF220, BDV-EF420 BDV-NF620 and BDV-NF720. <br /> <br /> That's great news. We'll keep an eye on the specifications as the new models become available in the course of the year. The UK site for instance already lists the BDP-S390 and confirms SA-CD. http://www.ps3sacd.com/index.html#_20120118 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT At this year's CES in Las Vegas, Sony has announced it's line-up for this year including a range of Blu-ray Disc players: the BDP-S390, BDP-S490, BDP-S590, BDP-S790, plus integrated Home Theater Systems BDV-E390, BDV-N790W, BDV-N890W, BDV-N990W. (Note: some of these typenumbers such as the BDP-S490 and BDV-N990W are not mentioned in the press release and may not be released stateside but, for instance, in Europe). <br /> <br /> The big question of course is whether these units support Super Audio CD, like the 2010 and 2011 range do. Unlike the previous two years, this year's press release and product fact sheet don't mention it but that doesn't mean much: only the most important and new features are specified. Thanks to product leaflets of Sony Germany we know that at least the following models play SACD: BDP-S490, BDV-N790W, BDV-N990W. <br /> <br /> Following the typical line logic we can conclude the BDP-S590, BDP-S790 and BDV-N890W will also be SACD-compatible. It could even be that the BDP-S390 and BDV-E390 are based on the same platform and hence also support the format but especially the former looks a lot like the BDP-S185 Sony introduced in Europe at the 2011 IFA which as far as we know doesn't play SACD. Probably that's also the case for the Google TV-powered NSZ-GP9 BD player and the portable NSZ-GP9, both of which likely are based on different platforms. <br /> <br /> New features include upscaling of video content to 4K resolution on the BDP-S790. All models, when online, can connect to the Sony Entertainment Network (providing the Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited streaming services) and services from Netflix, Pandora, HuluPlus, Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube, Slacker Internet Radio, Crackle and others. They also offer Sony's social viewing application, Socialize, to let you share your media experiences with friends and followers on Twitter and Facebook. All of this will be provided through a new user interface. <br /> <br /> We'll update our overview of SACD-compatible BD players with the "BDP-Sx90" models shortly. http://www.ps3sacd.com/index.html#_20120117 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT Universal Music Japan's March batch of SHM-SACDs includes three more Queen albums (the fourth such set) and two Black Sabbath ones. Besides rock music there will also be several reissues in blues, jazz and classical genres: <br /> - Queen - Hot Space <br /> - Queen - The Works <br /> - Queen - A Kind Of Magic <br /> - Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath <br /> - Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell <br /> - Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness <br /> - John Coltrane - Lush Life <br /> - The Modern Jazz Quartet - Django <br /> - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Pf) - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 & 3 <br /> - Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) - Dvorak: Cello Concerto, Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations <br /> - Seiji Ozawa (conductor) / Boston Symphony Orchestra - Respighi: Roman Trilogy 3 <br /> <br /> Consistently, all of these are stereo-only single-layer SACDs, priced JPY 4,286 excluding or JPY 4,500 including tax. They are scheduled for March 28.