Once you've experienced the precision and realism of a high-definition movie played on the BD-HP21A, you'll never be able to go back to standard definition. The Bd-HP21A decodes a Blu-ray Disc's video signal in native 1080p, for a visual experience that's colourful, detailed, and vibrant. And thanks to the 24Hz frame rate - the same rate used for cinema content - motion is rendered smoothly and naturally.
With the latest version of HDMI (version 1.3), the BD-HP21A offers several venefits. For a start, x. v. Colour lets you enjoy a wider colour space for still picture images/ And on the audio front, it offers compatibility with the latest high-definition formats, Dolby® True HD and DTS HD Advanced Digital Out. Because it is a single-cable output, HDMI can also help to reduce cable clutter in your living room.
The sleek, modern lines of the BD-HP21A will add a touch of sophictication to your home theater. The understated black finish and slim profile are a beautiful match for state-of-the-art AQUOS flat-panel LCD televisions.
The versatile BD-HP21A player handles BONUSVIEW™ features, such as picture-in-picture. With this function, the main high-definition movie plays in the background while the secondary video and audio decoders simultaneously play a small video in the corner.

Picture-in-Picture

The BD-HP21A Blu-ray Disc player is compatible with and ideal for AQUOS-series models ((40LE700M, 46/40LB700M, 40L55M, 40L50M, 60/52/46/42A77M and 46/42/37/32A66M) on AQUOS LINK to integrate HD enjoyment by enabling operations with a single AQUOS remote control.
*2 You can interactively operate the player by using the HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) with the AQUOS LINK.