Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player to Support BD-Live

[admin]

Sony has announced it’s shipping the BDP-S350 Blu-ray player that’ll support all the promised features for the new format. The good news it’s going for $400, making a new BD player even more attractive.


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[AVTguy]

Well it's taken a while, but it looks like HT owners will finally be able to get a solid stand alone Blu-Ray player without having to break the bank.

Props to Sony for getting it right with their 3rd generation player.

Can't wait to see one of these things in the retail stores.

[ned]

No internal decoding of DTS-MA and no 5.1 analog out = no sale.

It doesn't decode TrueHD. No source direct either. I'm not sure if this is worth waiting for. The S300 at least have 5.1 analog outs. With this you are doomed to upgrade your receiver which negates the point of being an entry level.

[croseiv]

I think it does do TrueHD decoding, just not DTS-MA. Incidentally, DTS-MA audio hs been causing some issues with Yamaha and Onkyo's newer receivers (Very LOUD pops that can damage speakers).

[ned]

I think it does do TrueHD decoding, just not DTS-MA. Incidentally, DTS-MA audio hs been causing some issues with Yamaha and Onkyo's newer receivers (Very LOUD pops that can damage speakers).

According to some users it can but the manual says it can't. The loud pop has been corrected by recent software update.

[Emusica]

No internal decoding of DTS-MA and no 5.1 analog out = no sale.

Ditto on that...

[Drag0nFly]

And what about SACD capability? I guess that is too much to ask from one of the companies that actually originated the format?

Sigh. No sale. And don't give me that "music on Blu is coming and it will be great yada, yada". SACD with its 2.82 Mhz sampling rate and DSD mastering process is already lightyears ahead of any quality DTS Master Audio / Dolby TrueHD equivalent. Besides, Blu is a video format, and this would just introduce even more consumer confusion.


I also found the following statement quite amusing:

A slimmer profile looks better in your component rack and its compact size requires less packaging.

No, actually, it would look kind of odd in my rack. I also prefer heavier, more rock-solid models, and I guess I'm not alone in this since this is a highly subjective matter.

[allargon]

No internal decoding of DTS-MA and no 5.1 analog out = no sale.

It doesn't decode TrueHD. No source direct either. I'm not sure if this is worth waiting for. The S300 at least have 5.1 analog outs. With this you are doomed to upgrade your receiver which negates the point of being an entry level.

Those of you wanting full decoding and 7.1 analog will need to wait for the Sony BDP-S550 this summer unless Samsung decides to add DTS-HD HR/MA decoding to the BD-UP5000. (I think the Sony DAC's will be a good bit better than the Samsungs.) (Seriously, PCM is going away. Why waste analog outputs on players that don't decode all audio formats at this stage of the game?)

Engadget wasn't very kind to this player.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/h...d-frivolities/

[gliz]

$400....thats gas money

[ned]

(Seriously, PCM is going away. Why waste analog outputs on players that don't decode all audio formats at this stage of the game?)

Engadget wasn't very kind to this player.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/h...d-frivolities/

I'm not sure your logic there, it's a receiver issue rather that an audio format.