Asus outs Blu-ray players with internet features

Asus has released two new Blu-ray players with built-in network and internet features. Asus calls them O!Play BDS-500 and BDS-700. The latter comes with dual HDMI and integrated Wi-Fi.

Asus BDS-500 and BDS-700
Asus enters the Blu-ray market with two new multimedia Blu-ray players dubbed O!Play BDS-500 and BDS-700.

Asus BDS-500:
Qdeo video processor
3D support
USB port, supports 45 media formats, including FLAC, wav & Aiif
Wi-Fi Ready
YouTube, Picasa, Flickr & internet radio
DLNA


Asus BDS-700 Blu-ray player

Asus BDS-700:
2 HDMI outputs (1.4 for video/audio, 1.3 for audio-only)
Qdeo video processor
DAC with SNR 115dB
3D support
USB port, supports 45 media formats, including FLAC, wav & Aiif
Built-in Wi-Fi
YouTube, Picasa, Flickr & internet radio
DLNA

A smartphone remote App (iOS, Android, Blackberry & Symbian) is available for both Blu-ray players.

Asus BDS-500 and BDS-700 will both be available in late 2011.