Batteries Included: 1 Batteries: 2 AA Binding: Electronics Brand: Sony Color: Black/Blue EAN: 0027242715721 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Model: BDP-S300 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: June 18, 2007 Studio: Sony Variation Description: Black/Blue Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features:
Full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema Video Output
DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI
BRAVIA Theatre Sync (HDMI-CEC)
BD/DVD/CD playback(4) and AVC-HD with x.v.Color output
Multi-channel Linear PCM & Dolby Digital Plus Decoding
Great Value!
This is my first Blu-Ray player,I did research this one quite extensively and found the majority of the reviews to be good.I have had no problems at all.
SONY BDP-S300 IS A POOR PURCHASE
I purchased the player from Circuit City about 6 months ago and applied several firmware dowloads to see if it would cure the very long load times and the frequent lock-ups. I always purchased SONY products, but they missed the mark on Sony BDP-S300 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.
The Sony Blu-ray Player Gimmick
I was foolish enough to buy into Sony's Blu-ray player gimmick back in March when they put HD-DVD out of business. The gimmick is that you are supposed to upgrade the firmware on the player everytime a new version comes out. Well this player will not accept new versions from a disc. Everytime I've loaded a new firmware version from a disc onto this player it has messed things up and causes the movies I have to freeze up at random points in the movie. What Sony is doing and they know exactly what they are doing is that a year or so from now they will quit making firmware for older model players and if you want to be able to watch newer movies you will have to buy another player. This is the gimmick and Sony knows it. Needless to say my ... Read More
I don't know what the big fuss is about regarding the BDP-S500
I've read many reviews on the Sony BDP-S500 and there's been a ton of gripe in regards to the speed and load time of the player. I'm not sure what people are used to (or what their expections are) but this DVD loads just as fast as any player I've ever used. There is no lag time on this player that others have experienced with this player.
Load time is around 3-5 seconds per disc and once the disc starts up, no problems....maybe Sony updated the software recently.
From a cosmetic standpoint, the player is beautiful...very stylish.
In summary, this may be Sony's lower end Blu-Ray player but if you're looking to simply play movies at bluray quality without all the bells and whistles, this is your player....why ... Read More
Great Player!!!
I purchased the player on 10/6, shipping was very quick. After I installed the new firmware, it is awesome, still takes a minute or two for the player to load up the movie, but the picture is excellent and the sound is awesome. I looked around before I bought this one, this to me for the price beat everybody.
