PS3 aside , the Blu - beam players Sony sell up until now are worthy of only your garbage can . Now that HD DVD is idle like a doornail , the 800 - lb . gorilla is getting serious . The $ 400 BDP - S350 will sport an Ethernet port , USB port for connecting external storage and“BonusView ” picture - in - picture capability(from the leapfrogged profile 1.1 ) . Even better , it will be “ Bachelor of Divinity - hot quick , ” mean an over - the - connection software program update will make the role player compatible with last - well-disposed claim when they hit the grocery store . afterwards on , the $ 500 BDP - S550 will arrive with nearly identical characteristic . The differences :
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While both endure 1080/60p and 24p telecasting and can decode Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus , the S550 can decrypt DTS - HD High Resolution Audio and Master Audio , and has 7.1 - channel analogue outputs ( rather than , we presume , 5.1 on the S350 ) . The S550 will also come with a 1 GB “ storage machine”—what we ’re hazard is a flash - free-base Micro Vault — and will be Bachelor of Divinity - Live capable right out of the box .
The most of import difference , besides that $ 100 and a little moment of girth , is that the S350 is slated for a summer release , while the S550 wo n’t be here until declivity . Screw that , we ’re not wait .
We do , however , have some concerns . An inevitable software upgrade to the PS3 could make many of these feature available for free , and even the parallel - yield issue may be able to be solved by an accessory , not that Sony Computer Entertainment would build it . Perhaps more frustrating , from the high - end home theater perspective , is that there is no replenishment for the A-one deluxe but utterly impotentBDP - S2000es . Already ghettoized byPanasonic ’s far less expensive DMP - BD30 , it will now be flail by its own supporting thespian .
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Here ’s the insistency release :
SONY ADDS NEW BLU - RAY DISC histrion WITH ADVANCED INTERACTIVITY
New Models Feature Ethernet Port for Interactive Functionality and Easy Firmware Updates
LAS VEGAS , Feb. 26 , 2008 – Sony updated its Blu - ray Disc player line today with two new good example that will be capable of accessing innovative interactive lineament such as BonusView and BD - Live .
The BDP - S350 and BDP - S550 model both support BonusView ( Picture - in - Picture ) featured on some of the new Blu - ray Disc theatrical releases . The BDP - S350 example is BD - Live ready featuring an Ethernet port for an easy firmware update and access to Internet - based interactional depicted object features . The BSP - S550 is BonusView and BD - alive capable when it ships .
Both models also feature an external port for local storage , so users can add optional store twist . The BDP - S550 ships with a 1 GB storage machine .
“ Building on the exceptional icon and levelheaded timbre of previous players , Sony ’s next - generation Blu - beam Disc models wreak exciting synergistic feature to life and offer up consumers a ground - breaking experience , ” said Chris Fawcett , vice president of merchandising for Sony Electronics ’ Home Product Division . “ These Modern devices bring habitation motion-picture show experience beyond the cinema and into a whole new kingdom of entertainment . ”
The participant feature 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema turnout . They are compatible with most stock videodisc and feature 1080p upscaling through an HDMI connection to capable HDTV stage set , improving the impression operation of existing videodisc libraries .
The framework offer 7.1 channel Dolby ® TrueHD and Dolby ® Digital Plus decode and piece - stream yield , as well as dts ® -HD High Resolution Audio and Master Audio number - stream output . The BDP - S550 adds dts - HD High Resolution Audio and dts - HD Master Audio decode as well as 7.1 groove analog audio frequency yield .
The players back AVCHD disk encoded with x.v . Color ™ ( xvYCC ) applied science , an international standard for wide color infinite reproduction . The standard expand the current data range of video by about 1.8 times , allow the players to output more natural and vivid colour similar to what the human oculus can in reality see . The players also feature compatibility with an array of video formats , including BD - roentgen / RE ( BDMV and BDAV modes ) , DVD+R/+RW , DVD - R/-RW , CD , certificate of deposit - R / RW ( CD - DA format ) , and JPEG on DVD//CD recordable sensitive .
The fresh models feature a slim plan with reduced depth and height compare to previous manikin matching Sony ’s new home - theatre of operations - in - a - box systems , the HT - SS2300 and HT - CT100 T - SS2300 , also announce today . Optimized for Blu - ray Disc ™ , the unexampled component systems feature three 1080p compatible HDMI ™ inputs make believe them the perfect match for a Full high - definition home plate theatre when tie to a raw Sony BRAVIA ® 1080p HDTV .
The new BDP - S350 ships this summertime for about $ 400 and BDP - S550 will be usable this fall for about $ 500 . They will be offer at Sony Style store , online at sonystyle.com , at military base exchanges , and at authorized retailers nationwide .
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