Sharp AQUOS BD-HP22U 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
From the Manufacturer (June 20, 2009)Enjoy the best of 1080p video on your HDTV with the Sharp BD-HP22U Blu-ray Disc Player, which is designed to work seamlessly with Sharp AQUOS LCD HDTVs to deliver additional high-definition content. The BD-HP22U’s BD Live Profile 2.0 provides a multitude of interactive features found on BD-Live Blu-ray Discs through an Ethernet jack-enabled Internet connection. You’ll be able to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts and trailers as well as engage in multi-player interactive games. Download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers and multi-player interactive games thanks to the BD-HP22U’s BD Live 2.0 Profile (see larger image). The BD-HP22U also incorporates several features that help to improve your home theater experience, including a Quick Start feature that starts playing a Blu-ray disc in as little as 10 seconds as well as advanced audio decoding, a high quality picture wit
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If you are thinking about buying this player because you have an AQUOS TV and you want “seamless operability via the AQUOS LINK function through the HDMI connection” ( their words) be advised that it may not work.
It seems that after you purchase this player and try to get the AQUOS LINK to work the Sharp people will tell you it will only work with certain AQUOS TVs
My AQUOS TV is less than a year old and SHARP people told me sorry but it won’t work with your set.
I asked them the Sharp customer service why they don’t advertise this feature as working with SOME AQUOS TVs but not all, the supervisor said words are words and it’s how you take it
4.0 out of 5 stars
Affordable
I have been pleased with this purchase. It was affordable giving the costs of blu-ray players. The problem is that it would not play some of my blu-ray discs.
The Aquos link works perfectly with a Sharp Aquos LC40E67U LCD TV. The TV remote will control the blueray player including some of the more advanced features such as the setup menu, negating the need to use two remotes 99% of the time. Inserting a Blue Ray disk into the player will automatically turn on the TV and a few other minor convenience features. The blueray player itself is just an average priced profile 2.0 player with nothing remarkable. From what I can determine, this is big step up from the bdhp21u.
I’ve had this player for about 2 months now and I’m happy with this purchase for the most part. I don’t have an AQUOS TV so, I can’t take advantage of the “Aquos Pure Mode” feature. Also, to date no firmware update exists for this model. The picture and sound quality is great for 1080p video and up to DTSHD 7.1 audio running through my Yamaha home theater system. I would recommend purchasing this unit for anyone’s home entertainment enjoyment!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Dead on Arrival
First off, I’ll admit that this may be the greatest Blu-ray player in the history of Blu-ray players past, present and future.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works great – but beware of the AQUOS LINK
Great picture, easy setup, but I agree with D. L..M about the AQUOS LINK. In fact, after reading that review I called Sharp to make sure my TV (1 month old) supports AQUOS LINK…
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent
i have only had it a short time and have only used it twice but so far i give it a ten. excellent picture quality even when playing non blu-ray discs