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Sony Gives 400-Disc Megachangers the Blu-ray Treatment
Sony announces two 400-disc megachangers, the $1,900 BDP-CX7000ES and $800 BDP-CX960, as well as another single-disc player BDP-S1000ES.
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Sony’s BDP-CX7000ES 400-disc Blu-ray megachangers
July 23, 2009 | by Arlen Schweiger

Sony’s DVD megachangers have long been popular with home theater buffs who want to store their mass media in one place. Today the company announced not one, but two Blu-ray versions of the megachanger that will hold up to 400 Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs.

The models are the BDP-CX960, which will run about $800 and come out in the fall, and the BDP-CX7000ES that’s part of Sony’s “Elevated Standard” series and will be out in August for about $1,900.

If you’d rather stick to loading and playing one disc at a time, Sony also announced the single-loading BDP-S1000ES also in the ES line. It includes built-in Wi-Fi (802.11N/G/B/A) for BD-Live convenience, plus it’s DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) ready so you can connect it with compliant devices to network media. The latest lossless audio codecs Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio are onboard, plus 7.1-channel analog output to connect with legacy receivers. Look for the BDP-S1000ES in August for around $700.

Getting back to the big boys, the BDP-CX7000ES can integrate with third-party automation systems, featuring an RS232 connection.

Both the BDP-CX7000ES and BDP-CX960 include Gracenote’s MusicID and VideoID software to organize your music and movie collections, and when you insert a disc the technology automatically downloads the info across your broadband connection. You can scroll through titles on the players’ xross media bar menu system.

Along with that nifty feature, the models provide the usual stable of Blu-ray enhancements:

  • Standard-definition upscaling to 1080p, via Sony’s Precision Cinema HD Upscale technology
  • Full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema
  • 7.1-channel Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Master Audio
  • Formats ranging from BD-ROM/R/RE, DVD-+ Video/R/RW, CD/R/RW and MP3/JPEG on BD/DVD/CD recordable media
  • Deep Color (xvYCC)



Arlen Schweiger - Editor of Electronic House Magazine
Arlen writes about home technology installations and product news and reviews for electronichouse.com and Electronic House magazine.



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Posted by jay  on  07/23/09  at  08:11 PM

I don’t think you can compare price for the Oppo and Sony.  I can put the Sony in my rack and load it up with all my BD and DVD and then play it in any room of my home.  Can’t do that with the Oppo

Posted by brian  on  07/23/09  at  06:45 PM

thank god… just sent out ten emails to clients who have been DIEING to get this…hope Escient and Control4 drivers are already in developement if they arent using the old 777ES command base!!!

Posted by T. R. Tatum  on  07/23/09  at  05:09 PM

I’m not really sure I’ve warmed up to the idea of paying $1900.00 for the mega-changer.  With the Oppo BDP-83 setting the standard at $500.00, and the BD format having a uncertain future;  I’m on the fence.  Too much money….and if Sony can’t sell me, they can’t sell anyone——I own 4 CX777ES mega-changers controlled by the Escient system.


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