Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Player Coming in November

It appears that Toshiba has, finally, put HD DVD behind them, announcing that its first Blu-ray player will be available in November for $250.

The BDX2000, a Profile 2.0 player (BD-Live), outputs 1080p at 24 frames per second and has Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.

And just so there's no confusion here, Toshiba points out that the BDX2000 "does not play HD DVD discs. Blu-ray discs with high-definition content required for HD viewing."

Toshiba, of course, lost the HD DVD vs. Blu-ray format war in early 2008 and subsequently suffered a 95 percent loss in profits.

The BDX2000 also doesn't include Toshiba's XDE up-conversion system used in select Toshiba XDE DVD players.

Other features:

• AVCHD playback
• Bonus View
• SD Card Slot
• Energy Star certified

Toshiba has included Regza-Link functionality so the BDX2000 can connect to Regza LCDs via HDMI. The BDX2000 was designed to continue the look of Toshiba's new Regza LCDs, featuring a "Deep Lagoon" black color and a front-panel drop-down door that hides the primary buttons.