Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc Player

A very nice machine, i have been using this for a while and i would say its the best value for a panasonic. I purchased mine in comet.

I got this player around christmas 2008 for a bargain £100. I have a sony tv so the tight integration is really convenient. You need an ethernet cable to connect to the internet, which is a little annoying, so I haven't gotten round to having a permanent connection for it, but I did the firmware update, which was simple.

As expected the image quality for a blu-ray disc is awesome and puts to dvds to shame. You definitely can't go back once you've started using blu-ray, but until there is more choice in video rental shops for blu-ray discs, I'm glad it can play dvds and cds.

The menu is intuitive and similar to the tv although the remotes for the tv and blu-ray player have some buttons that are different for the same function, which can get confusing.

I have two complaints. Firstly, the speed of starting the blu-ray player and disc is slow, although there is some quickstart functionality, which I don't use because I turn my stuff off at the wall. Secondly, if you connect the sound via analogue RCA leads, on some cd's the signal is too strong for the amplifier and it distorts. Digital sound is perfect.

Another thing I noticed is that when watching a dvd, the conversion to HD software is not as good as my tv's conversion, so I switch my signal output between blue-ray and dvd so that the blu-ray doesn't do any processing on the signal before sending to the tv. I actually enjoyed noticing this because it made me realise I had made a good choice in tv.

Other than that I am very chuffed with this player and I have had no strange behaviour.

I've had a PS3 for over a year now and have been enjoying watching blu-ray on it and have recently been thinking about getting myself a new blu-ray player for the living room, so after much searching I came across this little beauty, Sony BDP-S350 and for only £150 and a choice of 2 blu-ray film it was looking good.

Easy to use, small and slick and extremely easy to download the new Profile 2.0 via Etherne up date, just plug to the net and your away.

The menu layout it a lot like the PS3 lay out, so if you already own a PS3 you're laughing.

it come with some very Decent and up to date features like.

BD-ROM Playback with 1080p Output (Profile 1.1, Upgradeable to 2.0 via Ethernet)

DVD-Video/R/RW & CD Playback

JPEG Playback

24p True Cinema

Cinema Tuned Picture Modes

7.1ch Audio Bitstream out via HDMI

BRAVIA Sync

AVCHD Playback & x.v.Colour

Photo TV HD

HD1080 Output of Movies at Home

Access to BD Live Interactive Features

Playback of HD Personal Content & Photos

Up-scaling old DVD collections to 1080p

Bonus View

Bonus View feature provides "picture-in-picture" capability with select Blu-ray Disc titles - useful for viewing director or actor commentary while the movie plays.

BD-Live Ready (will be available by firmware update)

BD-Live (when firmware update becomes available) brings you the next generation of interactivity, allowing you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more.

Full HD 1080/60 p & 24p True Cinema Video Output

Most of all Hollywood movies are shot at 24 frames per second, and Blu-ray Disc movies are mastered at 24 frame per second, so it is only fitting that the Sony Blu-ray Disc Players can output your films at 1080/24p for a true film-like experience at home. Of course, Sony Blu-ray Disc Players can also output at 1080/60p for more traditional HDTV sets on the market. Either way Sony has you covered for the best picture possible in Full 1080p!

Quick start-up mode

Quick start-up mode allows operation in less than 6 seconds from when Sony Blu-ray Disc player is powered on.

Dolby TrueHD decoder built-in

Dolby TrueHD delivers lossless studio master quality audio designed specifically for high definition entertainment like Blu-ray Disc. An incredible sound stage, dynamic range and a stellar Home Theater experience await you with Dolby TrueHD.

Dolby TrueHD /DTS-HD bitstream out over HDMI (V1.3)

Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD gives you sound quality that matches the crystal clear image of Blu-ray Disc. With up to 7.1 channels of surround sound and audio that is indistinguishable from the original studio version, Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD promises you an extraordinary surround experience.

DVD upscale to 1080p

DVD Upscaling via HDMI gets the most out of your existing DVD collection by upscaling standard definition video to near HD quality. 2

Precision Cinema HD Upscale

Precision Cinema HD upscale uses high bandwidth digital-to-analog conversion and processing to detect image changes at the pixel level, rather than at the level of whole scan lines. Additionally, separate algorithms are used to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are free from motion artifacts.

x.v.Colour for AVC-HD

xvYCC colour standard - Support for the international xvYCC color standard produces images with 1.8x the color space of the traditional RGB color standard, resulting in images with more natural and vivid colour reproduction.5

BRAVIA Sync

As a leader in products with HDMI connectivity, Sony has created BRAVIA Sync to go beyond simple audio and video transmission. When combined with a select number of BRAVIA televisions and other Sony audio and video products, in addition to audio and video transmission, control functions will betransmitted via the HDMI cable. With "One Touch Play" operations that took several steps have been reduced to one. Press the PLAY button on the remote, watch the audio and/or the video component(s) turn on then the BRAVIA television turn on and switch to the correct video

Ether port for Network Update

Ethernet port provides connectivity to a home broadband connection so you can download network updates

USB port for BD-Live External Memory

USB Port lets you connect USB flash-based memory (sold separately) for BD-Live1 External Memory.

All in all, it's a great blu-ray player with some excellent features and amazing picture quality and rich sound, all of a great budget price.

This is Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray DVD with nice design. Give supports all dvd formats and software updates. I am very happy to use it. Great picture quality and all of my family have been impressed with its design, simplicity and depth in picture.Great piece of kit which I'm sure will take over the mantle laid down by the original DVD format. Needs a PC internet connection for updates.

Had my Sony BDP-S350 for two months now and I'm very happy. Only once has it restarted during a film, which was annoying, but this was when I first bought it and it hasn't happened since.Great picture quality and all of my family have been impressed with its design, simplicity and depth in picture.Great piece of kit which I'm sure will take over the mantle laid down by the original DVD format.