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BDX2200 Stop Dreaming BDX2200 Stop dreaming. Start streaming. Enjoy amazing and affordable Blu-ray entertainment and streaming, too, with Toshiba’s BDX2200 Blu-ray Disc® Player. Want the beauty of Blu-ray®—and streaming, Key Features: too, without blowing your budget? Toshiba’s BDX2200 Blu-ray® Disc Player is ready, waiting Full HD 1080p/24 fps video output provides an amazing cinema experience in the comfort of your and way-affordable. Plug it in, then sit back to own home. watch your favorite movies in stunning native 1080p full HD. And treat your ears to amazing BD-Live™1 opens up a world of online features, with a 7.1 surround sound thanks to Dolby® True HD convenient SD Card Slot for storing saved content. and DTS HD. You’ll also see what sets Blu-ray® Internet Connectivity2 makes access to online apart with BD Live 2.0, going online right from content from Netflix®, CinemaNow, YouTube™, the movie to view filmmaker chats, deleted VUDU™, and Pandora® possible. Streaming movies, scenes, short clips and more. Plus, you’ll be showing off your digital photo albums, and listening able to view additional onscreen content and to your favorite music can all be done with the enjoy PiP (picture-in-picture) functionality. Take BDX2200. Wi-Fi® connectivity is optional. advantage of popular streaming services like AVCHD™ Playback for HD playback of your home Netflix®, CinemaNow, VUDU™, Pandora®, even movies. Internet radio. And don’t fret over building your HDMI®-CEC3 connects the BDX2200 and your HDTV home theater, because this player comes with for convenient two-way control with one remote. USB and HDMI®-CEC port, and is Wi-Fi®-ready for clutter-free in-home connectivity. So why wait? Built-in Decoding of Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Get into Blu-ray® and onto the Internet with the Master Audio | Essential™ deliver the high-definition audio that completes the Blu-ray experience. BDX2200 Blu-ray® Disc Player from Toshiba. © 2011 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. All products, service and company names are trademarks or services of their respective owners. Information including without limitation product prices, specifications, availability, content of services, and contact information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. For retailer internal use only. System Specifications* Toshiba BDX2200 PLAYABLE DISC TYPES4 CONVENIENCE BD-ROM/BD-R/BD-RE BD-Live™ (Profile 2.0)1 • DVD-Video/DVD-R/DVD-RW/ Bonus View™ • CD/CD-R/CD-RW/CD-DA Wi-Fi® Capable5 optional Streaming Services2 Netflix®, CinemaNow, VIDEO YouTube™, VUDU™, Pandora® Video Upconversion 720p/1080i/1080p/ Remote Control • 1080p-24fps Parental Control • Progressive Scan 3:2 Pulldown Digital Cinema Progressive Screen Saver • JPEG • OSD Language English/French/Spanish HD JPEG • Multi-Camera Angle Select • TERMINALS Multi-Language Select • HDMI®-CEC3 1 Multi-Subtitle Select • RCA-Video 1 Deep Color • Analog 2ch Audio 1 Digital Optical Out 1 AUDIO SD Card (with SDHC) 1 Dolby®Digital • Ethernet Port 1 Dolby® Digital Plus • USB Port 1 Dolby® True HD • DTS® • PRODUCT & PACKAGING DTS® HD • Unit Dimensions (WDH) in. 16.9 × 7.6 × 1.7 MP3 Playback • Carton Dimensions 18.7 × 10.6 × 3.3 WMA Playback • Unit Weight 2.8 lbs LPCM • Carton Weight 4.1 lbs UPC Code 022265004586 * While every effort has been made at the time of publication to ensure the accuracy of the information provided herein, product specifications, configurations, system/ component/options availability are all subject to change without notice. 1 BD-Live™ Performance of interactive features may vary due to disc design or content, and may also require an always-on broadband internet connection. Firmware update may be required for some interactive features. Some features may require additional bandwidth. BD-Live™ may require an SD or SDHC card or USB memory with available storage capacity of at least 1GB (sold separately). Internet services are available only in the United States. 2 Internet Connectivity Requires a wireless adapter (sold separately). 3 HDMI®-CEC Use of HDMI®-CEC requires an HDMI®-CEC compatible display/peripheral device. Depending on the specifications of your device, some or all HDMI®-CEC functions may not work even if your display/peripheral device is HDMI®-CEC compatible. 4 Playable Disc Type (DVD Player/Recorder, TV) Some DVD-R/DVD-RW and CD-R/CD-RW discs may be incompatible due to laser pick up and disc design. CD-R/CD-RW discs must be recorded using CD-DA method for CD audio playback. This product may not support certain recordings due to differences in recording formats, disc structure, or condition of the disc (use of CD-RW for MP3 files is not recommended). See owner’s manual for more information. 5 Wi-Fi Ready® Third party internet services are not provided by Toshiba, may change or be discontinued at any time and may be subject to internet service provider restrictions. Toshiba makes no warranties, representations, or assurances about the content, availability or functionality of third-party content or services. Use of third party internet services may require the creation of a separate account through a computer with internet access and payment of one-time and/or recurring charges and membership. Not all third party services may be available on or compatible with this product. In order to experience the full suggested capabilities of this product, fully-compatible devices may be required. http://www.us.toshiba.com © 2011 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. 9740 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618-1697. All Rights Reserved. Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS and the Symbol are registered trademarks & the DTS logos are trademarks of DTS, Inc. is a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation. HDMI®, the HDMI® Logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI® Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries. Java and logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Netflix is a registered trademark of Netflix, Inc. Pandora is a registered trademark of Pandora Media, Inc. VUDU is a trademark of VUDU, Inc. Wi-Fi® is a registered mark of the Wi-Fi® Alliance. 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