BD-HP20U AQUOS Blu-ray disk player is designed to work with AQUOS LCD TVs to play your DVDs. The AQUOS LINK function allows you to control both your AQUOS LCD TV and your AQUOS Blu-ray disk player together so you enjoy Blu-ray disk video with the touch of a button in less than 10 seconds. Features eight terminal outputs including HDMI outputs and 1080P as well as DVD up-conversion to 1080P, the maximum picture resolution available. Player is backwards compatible with your DVDs. (more…)

BD Player – BD-RE, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, CD-RW – BD Video, DVD Video, JPEG, CD-DA, MPEG-2, VC-1, AC3, LPCM Playback – Progressive Scan

The CNET review for this product includes the following snippet…the Sharp BD-HP20U does a solid job of simply playing back movies, and the image quality in 1080p/24 mode is excellent if your HDTV supports it.

This is a Profile 1.0 Blu Ray player, so it does not have BonusView or BD-Live capabilities.  However, as CNET says, it does a solid job of playing back movies, and the image quality is excellent, so if all you want is movie playback, this might be a good choice.

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