Reviews for Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc Player

Superb player

Strengths: Excellent picture (sharpness, color and depth) Smooth operation Fast disc loading Simple setup Quiet

Weakness: Confusing remote control Needs remote to play

To tell the truth, I wasn't completely sold on Blu-ray. I'd heard the hype and was interested, but the picture I got out of my standard DVD was plenty good.

Man, was I blind!

I bought this with permission from K-Mart to return it if I wasn't convinced. I went to the video store and rented a few titles and went home for a week. The

hook-up was almost easy (I needed HDMI cables which are NOT included).

I noticed the improvement in sharpness during the FBI warning!! It wasn't far into the movie that I also noticed the colors were clearer and deeper and the

detail in the shadows, never a strong point with my Epson projector, was quite a bit better. This is not subtle!

We watched a couple more Blu-ray discs over the next few days and then poped in a good quality standard DVD (Terminator 3). If anything, the shock of going

back to standard def was greater than my first view of Blu-ray.

The Sony has been quiet and smooth running. From firts play, it's been perfectly behaved. I've heard that many Blu-ray machines take a long time to load a

disc. The Sony takes a few seconds, at most. Longer than Standard DVD, but certainly not a problem. There's a faster mode available, but Sony says it

increases the power consumption during the "Off" times. That's not worth the small delay to me.

The remote is my biggest beef. I admit it, I'm a slob and often misplace the remote. Unfortunately, the machine won't run without it. Also, it's unlit and

has too many similarly shaped buttons. Even after a few weeks, I can't reliably find the common buttons. An irritation, buit not enough to downgrade a

wonderful player!

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The Best

Strengths: Works great. Picture on my TV with and without DVDs has been upgraded even without a 1080 TV. Consumers was right.

Weakness: None.

Would highly recommend IF you can find it. They have been hard to find, but are well worth the search. Nice slim unit that will upgrade your TV picture even without Blu Ray DVDs or the recommended 1080 TV.

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Dead after 13 months...Warranty was 12

Strengths: Great Picture....until it breaks!

Weakness: Blue Ray laser failed!

I wasted my money. I can count on 1 hand the times I played a blue-ray disk (over a regular DVD). Buy a better player

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Don't Waste Your Money!!!!

Strengths: Great picture before it ceases to recognize your blue ray discs.

Weakness: Will not play your blue ray discs.

We have had our Sony blue ray disc player for just over a year. We played maybe 7 discs on the player. During the 7th movie it froze and an error message came up saying no disc. Try as we might we could not get the machine to work again. A HUGE waste of money!!!! Buyer beware!!!! Sony will not stand behind this product.

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Finally Sony Gets It Right

Strengths: Great picture, easy set up, small size, remaining time display

Weakness: Control panel GUI cannot be turned off

My previous Blu-ray player was a Sony until late last year when I purchased a Panasonic DMP-BD30 which had all the latest profile upgrades. The biggest problem with the Sony was its slow loading time.

With the BDP-S350, this has all changed for the better. Load time have vastly improved and it is a Profile 2.0 player. Picture quality is stunning, but most Blu-ray players display this picture.

One of the best features of this player is its size. Sony has been able to reduce the size of the player to just over a 2" height and only 8-3/4" deep. Sony's previous model was nearly 15" deep and just over 3" high.

Finally Sony adds a remaining time function to the display. Previous models only had a elapsed and total time display, so you had to do the remaining time in your head. Most Sony DVD players always had this function, but this is a first for their Blu-ray players.

Main complaint I have with this unit (a minor one) is that you cannot turn off Sony's GUI control panel (Xross Media Bar) over the desktop pattern--it is always on unless you are playing a disc. I use this player with a front projector and it looks tacky for guests seeing my control panel over the desktop. Sony didn't do this with their DVD players, so why do it with this new technology? About the only time you even need to use the GUI is when you are setting up the unit or add new equipment to the player.

All in all, Sony did a great job with this player. It's easy to set up and offers an outstanding picture.

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GREAT BUY FOR BLU RAY

Strengths: BD LIVE AND FIRMWARE UPDATEABLE GREAT DETAIL AND UPCONVERT

Weakness: DISC TRAY OPENING TIME LAG

GREAT GREAT GREAT!!! BUY THE UNIT NOW THAT THE PRICES SEEM TO HAVE COME DOWN A BIT FROM THE $400 RANGE TO THE UNDER $199 AREA....MOVIES ARE MORE THAN SPECTACULAR AND THE UNIT HAS THE CAPABILITY OF INTERFACING EASILY WITH THE NEWEST IN SOUND SYSTEMS...MY 7.1 SURROUND SOUND IS COMPLETE WITH THIS UNIT FEEDING THE SIGNAL...BLU RAY AND A 52 IN LCD SCREEN AT 1080P, LIFE IS SOOOO GOOD.

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BDP-S350 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player

Strengths: This is the greatest Blu-Ray I have ever owned!! Loads fast and is very easy to use, I highly recommend it!!

Weakness: None to me! I love everything about it!!

If you are looking for a great buy and a quality product, search no more!! This is the best and the greatest!! I am going to buy 3 more!! It is much smaller that the 300 and the BD live is great!!

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bdps350 sony real great

Strengths: DTS-HD Master Audio Decoding and 7.1

Weakness: blue ray live

While the BDP-S350 is interesting for its relatively low price point, it's still going to be hampered by the fact that it costs the same as the PlayStation 3--which offers almost all the same functionality (except bitstream audio output for high-resolution soundtracks),before this i have samsung player 1400 this was the worst palyer i own , with sony i have better experience my only complaint is i rent 21 movie this have blue ray live , and i dont understand why i have a bd player with this option if the sony company dont realese yet the update software for this dvd player i dont know yet hows work this future you need to wait.

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