With its continued excellence in HD imagery and sound, Sharp enters the ring with its BD-HP22U AQUOS Blu-ray Disc Player. With BD-Live Ready (Profile 2.0), HDMI (v 1.3a) output with x.v.Color/Deep Color processing, 1080p video upconversion, and Full 1080/24p video output, it brings your HD movie theater experience to a whole new level at an affordable price. It offers the ability to play back all of your favorite DVDs and CDs in high-resolution. Also, it utilizes the awesome power of Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential decoding, for a wider, more enveloping 7.1-channel surround sound experience. DTS-HD Master Audio decoding realizes distinct cinematic surround sounds intended by the master soundtrack studio editor.

Moreover, this versatile player presents superb functionality that will be hard to match. Sharp's exclusive AQUOS Pure Mode is capable of reproducing deeply rich colors and deep blacks when connected with a compatible AQUOS LCD screen. And the AQUOS Link function also works in conjunction with the AQUOS LCD line to provide full system control through an HDMI cable. Enjoy its picture-in-picture BonusView Support for independent HD simultaneous video streaming; it enables you to view your favorite Blu-ray disc movies while simultaneously watching the bonus content at the same time.

With connectivity to multiple A/V components, 10 second quick start capability, JPEG digital slide show, parental lock, Ethernet jack, USB port, optical digital audio output, and playback capabilities to a slew of video and audio formats, your entertainment choices are endless with Sharp's BD-HP22U. It even offers an HD component video output for HD-capable televisions without an HDMI interface. Also, its slim chassis and stylish matte black finish is sure to complement your room's decor.

• BD-Live 2.0 Ready

BD-Live technology will enable you to connect this player to the Internet to download such data as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, and to join in multi-player interactive games that are linked to BD bonus content contained in Blu-ray discs. This player offers an Ethernet port and a USB 2.0 port for easy access to BD-Live content.

• HDMI (ver. 1.3a) x.v.Color/Deep Color Processing

This unit features an HDMI (ver. 1.3a) output with x.v.Color and Deep Color processing, capable of reproducing exceptionally rich, vibrant colors, with smooth, detailed gradation and color banding. HDMI technology enables the player to carry the HD audio and video information through a single cable and achieving the highest quality picture and clearest sound available.

• 1080p HD Video Upconversion

This unit features an HDMI (ver. 1.3a) output that's capable of upconverting video signals to 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. This is achieved by utilizing an ultra high bandwidth digital-to-analog conversion and processing to detect image changes at the pixel level. It's capable of reproducing high-quality video imagery with sharp backgrounds, while eliminating motion artifacts from moving objects within the video frame.

• HDMI 1080p/24Hz Output

Since most Hollywood Blockbuster movies are acquisitioned at 24fps, and Blu-ray disc movies are mastered at the same rate, this player offers a Full 1080/24p true cinema video output that offers a true film-like experience in the privacy of your own home.

• Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD

If you have a 7.1-channel home theater receiver - you're in luck - this player is capable of decoding Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD audio. Dolby Digital Plus uses less compression than regular Dolby Digital to reproduce fuller and more dynamic sound effects with up to 8 discrete channels of surround sound.

• DTS-HD Master Audio Essential

DTS-HD Master Audio Essential supports bitrates up to 24.5Mbps, 7.1 discrete channels of 96KHz/24-bit audio, and is ideal for HDMI Version 1.3 cables. This technology reproduces true-to-life audio the way the director intended.

• Blu-ray Disc Features

A Blu-ray disc offers superb picture quality beyond anything available. With full capability 1080p HD resolution in Blu-ray and up to 40Mbps, encoding 5-10X the capacity of regular DVDs. It also features theater-quality uncompressed audio (supporting 8 channels of Liner PCM), up to 32 streams of audio, interactive capability, seamless menus, integrated games, hi-def bonus and educational features.

• AQUOS Link Function

AQUOS Link Function enables all compatible AQUOS components (i.e., Sharp AQUOS TVs) in the system to communicate with each other. Enjoy the ability to control multiple HDMI components with a single remote control.

• BonusView with Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

The BD-HP22U offers the ability to easily access (during live playback) additional Blu-ray content. Some BD-Video incorporates the PIP function in pre-selected scenes; BonusView enables you to display the secondary video source over the primary video.

• Multi-Format Versatility

It offers a full-range of playback capabilities for enjoying movies, music and images. It's compatible with Blu-ray Disc, BD-ROM (BD-Live Profile 2.0/Profile 1, Version 1), BD-RE (DL), BD-R (DL), DVD-Video, DVD-R/W, DVD+R/W, CD, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, MP3, and JPEG formats.

• Ethernet Port

The built-in Ethernet port enable the BD-HP22U to be updated with future Firmware upgrades, applications and services, as well as for connecting to BD-Live.

• Progressive Scan

With Progressive Scan the BD-HP22U is capable of scanning an entire video frame at once; scan-lines commonly associated with interlaced video are drastically reduced. The result is a spectacularly clear image with no motion artifacts (stair-stepping), and details so sharp they seem as if they're etched onto the screen.

• Home Theater Friendly

Use the optical digital audio output to connect the BD-HP22U to your home theater receiver and enjoy your favorite BD/DVDs in surround sound.

• Expanding Technology

BD incorporates stringent licensing control, powerful encryption and other content protection. The Blu-ray disc technology offers the ability to copy its data-content to your compatible components. Also, it offers the flexibility to make managed copies across a home network to enjoy music and movies on your PC.

• Quick Start Function

This player has an impressive startup time allowing you to begin watching your movies in approximately 10 seconds.

• Parental Lock

For parents who want full control of media content played back through player, the BD-HP22U's menu features a parental control and rating system adjustment.

• Energy Star Rated

Its Energy Star rated and features intelligent auto standby, which consumes less than 0.5W in standby mode, for more efficient power usage.

• Elegant Matte Black Finish

With its slim design and elegant matte black finish, the BD-HP22U matches even the most sophisticated office or home decor.

• Full-Feature Remote Control

Included with this unit is a full-feature remote control capable of executing every command from any angle up to ±30°.