This is the new Sharp BD-HDS43 Blu-ray and HDD Combo and it comes with a single digital and analog TV tuners, coupled with a 320GB hard drive to store all your recorded video. It will be released at the end of this month in Japan, but you will have to wait a little longer elsewhere.

When you want high-definition visual experience, these days Blu-Ray is the way to go. With tons of Blu-Ray players popping in and out of the market, of course you wouldn’t settle for less. Harman Kardon is known as a speaker empire brand and now they are dabbling in Blu-Rays as well. The just-announced the BDP1 player supports BD-Live, BonusView, LPCM, MP3, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD Master Audio and WMA audio formats. No word yet on exact date of release but expect it to arrive this month.

There’s nothing more than satisfying entertainment with a quality home video playing in Samsung’s BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc Player. It plays back Blu-ray discs in full high definition 1080p with the ability to play regular DVD’s converting them into 1080p for better image resolution. It has a 24 frames per second output and Ethernet connectivity that allows you to download firmware updates for your Blu-ray player ensuring compatibility with the latest BD movie releases.

Pioneer just announced the release of its high definition home theater system, the LX01BD. It’s composed of a 1.1 Blue-ray disc player and 5.1-channel speaker and 400W amplifier combination. The player offers a 1080p resolution through a pair of HDMI 1.3a Deep Color connections. Pricing for the LX01BD system hasn’t been announced but it will be available in UK stores this week.