World Famous Comics: Sony BDP-S360 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
Sony BDP-S360 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
From: Sony Average Rating: Batteries Included: 1 Binding: Electronics Color: Black Model: BDP-S360 Release Date: November 07, 2009 Studio: Sony Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features:
Blu-ray Disc player with Full HD 1080p output for Blu-ray Discs and upconversion of standard DVD video to 1080p
BD Live capable for accessing bonus content from BD-Live Blu-ray Discs via Ethernet port connected to your home network
24p True Cinema capable lets you watch films at their intended 24 fps (frames per second); Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD
Outputs: 1 HDMI, 1 component, 1 composite, 1 analog audio (2-channel), 1 digital optical audio, 1 digital coaxial audio, 1 Ethernet
Includes remote control and composite AV cable; measures 16.9 x 8.1 x 2.2 inches (WxDxH)
Product Description: The BDP-S360 stand-alone player delivers full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output, plus decodes the latest advanced audio codecs, Watch Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD 1080p and upscale your existing DVD collection via HDMI to near HD quality. In addition to a superior picture, this player supports Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD audio codecs for up to 7.1 channels of high-definition sound. There's even quick start-up mode that begins operating your Blu-ray Disc player in approximately six seconds from the time it is powered on. Featuring BD-Live compatibility, you can take full advantage of the Bonus View feature of select Blu-ray movies as well as acquire the latest features and updates as they become available. And navigation of the player's menus is a breeze thanks to the icon-based Xross Media Bar(TM) menu system. Xross Media Bar(TM) technology - Xross Media Bar(TM) user interface makes it simple and intuitive to navigate television menus, controls, and user settings Ethernet port provides connectivity to a home broadband connection for network updates or BD-Live1 access Built-in USB port enables you to connect a portable USB storage device (sold separately) for additional storage capacity and lets you take advantage of specially created content on BD-Live1 with compatible Blu-ray Disc media. BRAVIA Sync technology - Utilizes the HDMI CEC function to easily turn on and control your compatible HDMI-connected components 24p True Cinema capable Unit Dimensions (Approx.) - 16.9 x 2.2 x 8.1 (430x56x207mm); Weighs 4.6 lbs
Product lasted only 4 months ^ I bought this DVD player for my 17 year old for Christmas. I purchased it on November 30, 2009. It was not even used until Christmas Day and now as of today, March 19th, 2010 it does not work. It will play sound but there is no picture. What a waste! I bought this on Amazon but was told I could not return it after January 30th. Amazon should stand behind the products they sell as should Sony.
Great for the price ^ It is a great buy for an entry level Blu-ray disc player with Sony name on it.
unhelpful audio settings ^ A great player overall, and I think it does an excellent job of upscaling. Not the fastest load time but not unbearably slow.
I have had two problems with it: it and my Sony Bravia have had a devil of a time with the HDMI handshake recently. It worked flawlessly for a month, and now most of the time HDMI does not work. But occasionally it will for a brief period. Very bizarre. I finally broke down and hooked it up with component, and although that's 1080i not 1080p it does the trick. I haven't heard any complaints about it from others (esp. not with a Sony TV) so I am going to investigate my warranty.
The other problem is more definite and inherent in the player. HDMI audio to my TV is only stereo. I imagine this is because my TV reports during the handshake that it only has two speakers or something. But the TV does have a digital audio out which goes to my receiver. Other HDMI devices are able to send Dolby Digital 5.1 through the same pathway just fine, but this player does not. It does of course work to hook the digital audio output up to the receiver directly but this results in more things to change when changing sources.
The audio settings are rather non-intuitive and difficult to understand. I had to research online, e.g. avforums, to even figure out what most of the settings mean and how they would effect what signal gets sent where.
nice bluray overall ^ the sound quality I would rate 10/10, best I've heard. I have it hooked up with optical to a Yamaha digital sound projector and it rocks
picture quality is good. but in scenes with fast-moving stuff its not really smooth. I'm not terribly picky so I'm not going to say its bad, but could be smoother I guess
worth the money IMO
2 Months - stopped working ^ After 2 months of usubg a total of about 5 times -- the unit no longer works
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