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Sony debuts their $600 Blu-Ray player

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LAS VEGAS, Feb. 27, 2007 ? Sony today unveiled its second Blu-ray Disc? (BD) player, bringing the movie theater experience home for videophiles and movie buffs alike.

Following the success of the company?s first player, the newest unit is expected to broaden the market with a price of around $600, a new design, advanced audio codecs, BRAVIA? Theater Sync, and CD playback.

?We plan to continue leading the Blu-ray Disc charge with products for the home that exceed consumer expectations and fulfill Sony?s vision for an HD world.? said Jeff Goldstein, vice president of marketing for Sony Electronics? Home Products Division.

The new BDP-S300 model can output 1920 x 1080p (progressive) high-definition video, currently the highest resolution high-definition signal available through an HDMI? connection. The player supports various video formats, including MPEG2, MPEG4-AVC and VC1.

For those who own an HDTV set without HDMI, an analog component output for 1080i (interlaced) is available as well.

The new BD player is compatible with most standard DVDs and has the added feature of 1080p upscaling through HDMI to 1080p capable HDTVs, improving the picture performance of existing DVD libraries.

Sony?s BD player outputs signals at 24 frames per second, reproducing a film-like image.

The model also supports AVC-HD discs encoded with xvYCC technology, a new international standard for wide color space, which Sony has branded as x.v.Color. Goldstein said ?the standard expands the current data range of video approximately 1.8 times, so the player can now output more natural and vivid colors similar to what the human eye can actually see.

The new BD unit incorporates BRAVIA? Theater Sync utilizing HDMI connectivity, which integrates the operation of the player with a compatible BRAVIA flat-panel LCD television or audio/video receiver. With the touch of a button, you can automatically turn on and switch inputs matching connected devices.

Additionally, the player offers multi-channel linear PCM digital audio output via HDMI, and can decode Dolby® Digital Plus, providing optimum surround sound to an appropriately equipped receiver. The unit has optical and coaxial digital audio out, along with 5.1 channel decoding capability for backward compatibility with existing receivers.

The player supports BD-ROM, BD-Java, AVC-HD and DVD playback from DVD/DVD+R/+RW encoded discs, CD playback, as well as MP3 audio files and JPEG images stored on DVD recordable media.

The player joins Sony?s family of full HD 1080 line of products, which spans from the original BDP-S1 BD player and extends to BRAVIA? LCD televisions and Grand WEGA® SXRD® rear-projection sets, as well as the PlayStation® 3 game console, Blu-ray Disc-enabled VAIO computers, PC drives and recordable BD media.

The new BD player will be available this summer for about $600 at Sony Style stores, online at sonystyle.com and at other retailers nationwide. Consumers can obtain more information online from Sony about Blu-ray Disc products, technology and related events at www.sony.com/bd.
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I just thought this was a funny read considering they are pushing the blu-ray with the PS3 so much and it's the same exact price as the PS3, but it can't play any games.
 
Originally posted by: SViper
Originally posted by: FoBoT
so is that a better deal than a $500 ps3 ? 😕
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Haha. Very true. If you want a blue-ray player, you come out better with the $500 PS3.
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and for some very bizzare reason, sony still can't figure that out. i guess for the same reasons they can't figure out alot of things...
 
OR you can get an xbox360 + hd-dvd add on for $500 or a Toshiba AD-H1 on ebay for less than $300.
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
I just thought this was a funny read considering they are pushing the blu-ray with the PS3 so much and it's the same exact price as the PS3, but it can't play any games.
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Its a Blu-Ray player, why would it play games 😕 I doubt it costs the $600 to manufacture and I am sure it will retail for less than the MSRP (unlike the PS3 which costs them more than what they sell it for).

Are the Toshiba HD-A2(MSRP $499) or the HD-XA2 (MSRP $999) capable of playing any games?
 
Originally posted by: Hyperlite
Originally posted by: SViper
Originally posted by: FoBoT
so is that a better deal than a $500 ps3 ? 😕
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Haha. Very true. If you want a blue-ray player, you come out better with the $500 PS3.
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and for some very bizzare reason, sony still can't figure that out. i guess for the same reasons they can't figure out alot of things...
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Some people are bitching that they do not want to buy a game console in order to watch Blu-Ray movies. So now they have a choice on what they can buy.
 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
i thought blue ray was different than hd-dvd , an xbox360 can't play a blue ray disc can it?
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They are differnt, and an Xbox360 cant play Blu-Ray or HD-DVDs out of the box. You need to purchase the HD-DVD addon ($150 to $200) in order to play HD-DVDs.
 
I'd like to think that these large companies will sell what people want and find the best way to make money, but WTF has Sony been thinking? I can't even see where someone's ego could be involved, this is beyond those kinds of issues.
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
ok so we know cliftonite owns a ps3 ...
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I dont, I gone at the Gamestop preorder and sold it for a nice profit 😀 I have a Wii that hasnt gotten much playing time either and will probably sell that soon too. I just dont see what there is to criticize here....
 
Anyone know if I can buy an xbox360 hd-dvd drive, hook it up to my computer's USB, and watch HD-DVDs? I have Vista Home Premium, an HDCP video card and an HDCP HDTV. Is there anything else I need?
 
Originally posted by: Shawn
Anyone know if I can buy an xbox360 hd-dvd drive, hook it up to my computer's USB, and watch HD-DVDs? I have Vista Home Premium, an HDCP video card and an HDCP HDTV. Is there anything else I need?
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not sure, but I'd think that HD content (1080P) would be stretching the USB 2 bandwidth pretty thin, especially with other devices on the bus.

 
Originally posted by: DBL
Originally posted by: Shawn
Anyone know if I can buy an xbox360 hd-dvd drive, hook it up to my computer's USB, and watch HD-DVDs? I have Vista Home Premium, an HDCP video card and an HDCP HDTV. Is there anything else I need?
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not sure, but I'd think that HD content (1080P) would be stretching the USB 2 bandwidth pretty thin, especially with other devices on the bus.
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maybe, but my TV doesn't support 1080p anyway. it's native resolution is 1366x768.
 
I will bet 1000 dollars that sony could come out with a PS3 that runs on DVDs and has no blu-ray player and only costs 150 bucks and you bitches will still yap about it like bitter old hags.
 
Originally posted by: randay
I will bet 1000 dollars that sony could come out with a PS3 that runs on DVDs and has no blu-ray player and only costs 150 bucks and you bitches will still yap about it like bitter old hags.
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sooo... if sony rebranded and marketed a PS2.5 you'd buy it?
 
Originally posted by: Shawn
Anyone know if I can buy an xbox360 hd-dvd drive, hook it up to my computer's USB, and watch HD-DVDs? I have Vista Home Premium, an HDCP video card and an HDCP HDTV. Is there anything else I need?
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It's plug and play in Vista, I believe, if not, people have already released drivers for XP, and Vista.
 
Originally posted by: tfcmasta97
Originally posted by: randay
I will bet 1000 dollars that sony could come out with a PS3 that runs on DVDs and has no blu-ray player and only costs 150 bucks and you bitches will still yap about it like bitter old hags.
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sooo... if sony rebranded and marketed a PS2.5 you'd buy it?
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So when can I expect my 1000 dollars?
 
Originally posted by: Quasmo
Originally posted by: Shawn
Anyone know if I can buy an xbox360 hd-dvd drive, hook it up to my computer's USB, and watch HD-DVDs? I have Vista Home Premium, an HDCP video card and an HDCP HDTV. Is there anything else I need?
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It's plug and play in Vista, I believe, if not, people have already released drivers for XP, and Vista.
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sweet. I think I might make the jump to HD-DVD. I just wish the local blockbusters had HD movies. the ones back home do. :roll:
 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I'd like to think that these large companies will sell what people want and find the best way to make money, but WTF[/ has Sony been thinking? I can't even see where someone's ego could be involved, this is beyond those kinds of issues.
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I agree! :sun:
 
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