“BEST BUY” Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player

REVIEWS:

By	Matt “mattser” (huntington woods, mi United States)s

I purchased my BDP-S350 from Sony Style web site. This is my first BD player. I was waiting for the format war to end once it did I read a column by David Pouge in the New York Times that said you might consider waiting to making the jump to BD until the next generation of players to come out on the market.

This one loads pretty fast. From what I read it is much faster then older models. I was upgrading coming from a Sony 5 disc up converting DVD player and that thing was slow so I’m very satisfied. The picture is awesome and the audio is great too. I don’t even have it connected to a amp that does Dolby Tru-HD or DTS-MA. That will be my next purchase.

There is only one thing that I’m disappointed with the player has the Bravia Theater Sync feature. Which works great with my Sony amp. But for some reason the DVD remote will only control the volume for the TV not the amp. So I still have to use a second remote for volume on my Sony amp. This makes no sense to me.

We watched Batman Begins, Mission Impossible III, and the Bucket List on BD so far. Batman Begins was jaw dropping good from an audio and picture quality issue. My wife said she had no clue that a DVD could look that good.

I also watched Stop Loss on a SD DVD and that look pretty good too.

The DVD player has a slot in the back for a USB drive and it also has a ethernet port so it can connect to the net for firmware updates and to access bonus features.

There is another model the S-550 due out in the fall it will cost more but it decodes all the audio inside the player.

Overall a week in I’m happy with the purchase and I’m happy I waited for this model.

By	Bigbman65 (Seattle, Washington United States)

This is my second Blu Ray player, I have had a PS3 since the month it launched but I don’t like using my game systems for watching movies. So far I have watched Hitman and gone baby gone and it looks just as good on S350 as it does on my PS3. The DTS sound is great thru my old RCA Surround sound system so it should be incredible when hooked up thru an HDMI enabled sound system. I reccomend this for people that have never owned one and this is an incredible entry level player.

Product Description
Manufacturer’s Description
Revel in astounding HD clarity with the BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc player. The most noticeable additions to this year’s model are the Ethernet port that lets you download firmware updates directly to the player, and — with one of those firmware updates — access web contetent encoded to Blu-ray discs via BD-Live, compatibility with the Bonus View feature of select Blu-ray movies, and a USB port that allows you to add more storage to access the growing number of special features that will be available given the immense storage capacity of Blu-ray discs themeselves. This player also outputs a Full 1080/24p True Cinema picture, and upscales your existing DHD clarityVD collection to 1080p when using an HDMI connection. Dolby TrueHD capability delivers lossless sound that is true to the original studio master. Bringing it all together is the new icon based Xcross Media Bar, which provides simple navigation of the player’s menu system.

Key Features

• True 1080p Output
• Dolby TrueHD compatible
• Ethernet connection for BD-Live Compatibility and firmware updates
• USB Port Allows More Storage for Access to More Special Features, Like Bonus View
• Higher Bit Rates mean less video compression
• Emmy-Award Winning Xross Media Bar Interface
• Bravia Sync for Easy Connectivity