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Full HD 1080/60 p & 24p True Cinema Video Output
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Dolby TrueHD decoding built-in Dolby TrueHD /DTS-HD bitstream out over HDMI (V1.3)
Product Description plays Blu-ray high-definition discs (selectable output resolution: 1080p signals available through HDMI output only; 720p/1080i signals available through HDMI or component video) * built-in audio decoding to PCM for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS * bitstream audio output for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, and DTS-HD Master Audio * BD-Java interactive capability * BRAVIA Sync for control of compatible Sony TVs and components via HDMI *
2nd blue ray playerSeptember 7, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first bought a PS3 and the wife and I agreed the video, etc., was great, but it is a pain in the you know what to utilize the menu. We moved it to the game room and bought this one to replace the PS3 for the main TV room. It works great and is simple to use and attractive. Might as well quit reading this and go get one for yourself. Amazon was the cheapest of any other outfit either in store, or internet.
STUNNING, IMPRESSIVESeptember 7, 2008 I recently purchased this Sony BDP S350 and connected it to a 42 in Toshiba LCD 1080p hi-def television,with an HDMI cable, with fabulous results. Blu-ray discs are nothing short of amazing, with clear, crisp, images, allowing you to feast your eyes on anything you watch. Standard DVDs are upscaled to near 1080p resolution, and I was very pleased and impressed with the results. I have owned this model for a week now, and have been playing it many hours, with no problems. Right out of the box, set-up was a snap. I connected this to a Yamaha 5.1 receiver via optical cable and I find the sound to be equally impressive. One day I will upgrade to an HDMI receiver, and I can only imagine how awesome that must sound. One thing to be informed of: I read an article in HDGURU.com that said that Sony plans on dropping the price of this model to $299 by the end of September, as it plans to release a newer model, the BDP S550, due out in October. What a bargain that will be! I would highy recommend this player.
Only if you must have one.September 5, 2008 0 out of 8 found this review helpful
Had a case of the wants based on all the glowing reviews of a better picture. The first generation machines appeared to have had too many downsides but this second generation addressed some of those problems such as very slow loading. It's still slow but not terribly. But there are still issues. How good a picture you see on your TV will depend on the quality of your equipment and the quality of the production of the Blu-ray disc which you have no control over and to my knowledge know way to know until it's plugged in, they're not all the same. Of the four discs I tried, three worked and one didn't. The one that didn't work appeared to be flaw free it just would not load, the other three worked fine. Was there a remarkable huge difference in picture quality as some have stated (yes I have a rather new 1080P TV), no despite what some have stated. I looked at four displays at Best Buy and had the same impression there but I still bought the Sony, brought it home and decided it wasn't worth it, it's going back today. I'll wait until the cost comes down, and it will, then I'll try again. By the way Sony tech support for this model is weak, sounded as if I was talking to a Munchkin from Mars. And as an aside some pundit from the electronics industry said Blu-ray would be dead in five years, ten at most but that won't keep me from trying again in six months to a year.
Finally!September 4, 2008 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'll grant that I only bought it because I got it close to my $300 benchmark but this is a good solid player. I own a nice Onkyo receiver that will handle all the audio codecs out there so I have no need for advanced decoding in a player. I'm not really interested in BD Live either. The boot time is greatly improved and I can't hear the fan at all. I would like to see zoom at slo mo but given the enormous amount of data a player would have to process to accomplish that I doubt I'll ever see it on a player I'd buy. Set up is cake if you know the lingo but if you answer a few questions in quick setup anyone should be able to get it done quick. I wouldn't suggest you get into advanced setup unless you know what you're doing but should you get in trouble there is a return to factory defaults.
As expected the picture is beautiful. I can't comment much on sound until I pick up some discs with good sound tracks. Upscaling is way better than the 300 and my regular upscaling player (also Sony) but not as good as my HD DVD deck.
They got it right.September 3, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great product. easy set up. So far no complaints at all. Was worried about firmware updates but so far have not had to do anything but plug it in. This is the blu ray player to get....
