Reviews for Sony Blu-ray Players

"The BD-Live capable BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 deliver full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output and can decode the latest advanced audio codecs...The BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 stand-alone players and BDV-E300 and BDV-E500W BD home theater systems deliver full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema(TM) output, decode the latest advanced audio codecs and are BD-Live capable with your broadband internet connection and purchase of external memory...The models also feature Sony's Xross Media Bar (XMB(TM)) graphic user interface for easy menu navigation, Precision Drive technology, Precision Cinema Upscaling technology and a USB port allowing users to add their external flash memory for BD-Live features..." read more »

"The BDP-S360 is the follow-up to last year's marvellous entry-level Blu-ray player, the BDP-S350...The deck's design is unremarkable - the all-black finish and subtle blue light on the fascia are a tasteful combo and the slim, shallow dimensions are undoubtedly appealing, but it doesn't grab you in the same way as Samsung or Philips' latest players..." read more »

"The players are known as the BDP-S1000ES single disc ES player, the ES (Elevated Standard) BDP-CX7000ES Blu-ray disc MegaChanger and the BDP-CX960...The BDP-CX7000ES boasts of offering total 24p True Cinema output and HD 1080/60p...Also built-in with HD Precision Cinema HD Upscale technology, the BDP-CX960 claims to deliver complete 24p True Cinema output and HD 1080/60p...Besides, it also gives support to x.v.Color technology and Deep Color video output..." read more »

"Sony kind of stunned me with their new BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray player...The BDP-N460 Blu-ray player delivers 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output, decodes the latest advanced audio codecs, and is technically BD-LIVE (Profile 2.0) capable with your broadband Internet connection...The BDP-N460 also features built-in software specially designed for use with the Linksys by Cisco Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band..." read more »

"The newest Blu-ray addition to the ES Series is the BDP-S1000ES ($699.99...Compared with the basic Sony-branded BDP-S560 ($349.99), the BDP-S1000ES adds multichannel analog audio outputs, comes with external storage, and employs some higher-end video and audio design elements...In terms of video connections, the BDP-S1000ES offers HDMI, component video, S-video, and composite video outputs...The BDP-S1000ES has the full suite of audio outputs: HDMI, optical and coaxial digital, and both 2- and 7.1-channel analog...The BDP-S1000ES's disc drive supports BD, DVD, CD audio, AVCHD, MP3, and JPEG playback..." read more »

"Sony's newly announced Blu-ray player, the BDP-S5000ES, is headed in exactly the opposite direction, aiming for the high end with a $2,000 list price and a bundle of enthusiast extras...Altogether, the BDP-S5000ES hits all the major feature points we look for, plus some nice extras such as the quick start option and 7.1 analog outputs...Comparing these reviews to 107674 other DVD Players reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 96/100 = Excellent..." read more »

"Plays JPEG and MP3 files on DVDs...Supports 24-Hz output with Blu-ray movies...Provides basic picture control settings and presets....Slow disc load times with some Blu-ray movies...No 24-Hz output with DVD video...No bitstream audio output...Plays JPEG and MP3 files on DVDs...With the ever-increasing pressure of budget reductions and the ongoing need to do more with less, IT is looking at the long term costs of owning solutions...Pre-installed with one of..." read more »

"Neither the BDP-S2000ES nor the BDP-S500 offer DTS-HD Master Audio compatibility, either via bitstream or onboard decoding...now it's filling out its product line with two higher-end models: the BDP-S500 ($700) and the BDP-S2000ES ($1,300), both coming this fall...The step-up features for the BDP-S2000ES are mostly related to build quality, with Sony touting "dual-shield construction," to prevent dust from getting inside the player, and "a rigid-drive bracket" which supposedly minimizes vibrations..." read more »

"Remote is neither programmable nor backlit...Any way you look at it, the $300 (as of 2/18/09) Sony BDP-S350 is an excellent Blu-ray player...The judges in our PC World Test Center evaluation graded the BDP-S350 with a mixture of Good and Very Good scores, with the Very Goods seeing a slight edge......" read more »