 Outstanding Picture and Sound |
| Review Date: May 13, 2007 |
| Reviewer: N. Abogado, Tracy, California United States |
| I have used my BDP-S1 for over two months with outstanding results. The picture quality on blu-ray disc such as Casino Royal, The Prestige and Deja Vu is outstanding. The player also upscales standard definition DVD's to 1080p, resulting in much improved video quality. While the BDP-S1 lacks the capability to play music CD's, the primary reason I purchased the player is for movie video and sound quality. The BDP-S1 delivers outstanding results in both areas. |
BLU-RAY IS HERE TO STAY!!
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| Review Date: January 6, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Humberto Martinez, FLORIDA |
| I now own a SONY BDP-S1 Bluray player. It was worth the wait. This is a well built machine, very similar to the TOSHIBA HD-A1 in quality and workmanship (see my review of the TOSHIBA). It has added features such as customized video controls (color, brightness,contrast, hue, etc). The quality of the Blue-ray movies is just as good as the HDDVD discs. The early reports of substandard picture quality may have been due to the first SAMSUNG Blueray players which had some bugs which were resolved with a recent firmare update.I have also tested the SAMSUNG player, and it has excellent picture and sound quality, but I preferred the SONY because of its better built frame and features, and thus, the higher price.Regarding the uncompressed PCM 5.1 channel sound option in the Blueray movies, if you can connect the SONY player to your receiver via 6 channel individual RCA connectors, you will enjoy the most spectacular sound. |
Very Pleased
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| Review Date: March 26, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Kent Roorda, Denver, CO United States |
| Before purchasing the Sony Blu-ray player, I purchased the Philips Blu-ray player. I wasn't very impressed with it's quality; in terms of appearance or operation. The setup menus weren't organized, and the operation of the Philips unit was like operating a standard $150 DVD player. The Sony Blu-ray player is all together different and definately shines in terms of good looks and great operation. It, it's remote, and it's menus are very well laid out, and upon initial setup, it takes you through a setup menu which sets it up just perfectly for whatever HDTV you are using as well as for whatever sound system you are using. I'm not sure what they could do to make it any easier. Also, when you get this player, you also get access to Sony's web site where you can download (for free) any future updates and/or features. This is expensive equipment, but it is QUALITY equipment. Believe me, you won't be disappointed! If you want the best Blu-ray player, this is it. |
Simply amazing picture quality
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| Review Date: March 12, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Mark E. Hardman, |
I suspect a lot of the negative reviews are by people with an axe to grind in the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD battle. However, it's now looking likely that there will be no battle, with most studios announcing intentions to release movies on all 3 formats. What made me take the plunge is that Netflix is now offering a good range of both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs.
The picture quality from this player is simply amazing, almost cinematic in quality. The uncompressed 5.1 channel output sounds great too. Even standard Dolby Digital seems to sound better than on my old player. The player is very well built and quite cool looking. It does seem like current releases have an even better picture than the early ones - like the copy of Fifth Element bundled with the player, this looks slightly lower quality than, for example, Babel (just released).
On the negative side, what most people are referring to as the long load time is in fact, boot up time. To switch on and boot up the player takes about 25s. Once booted the load time for a movie is fairly normal.
I recently bought the Toshiba HD-A20 HD-DVD player, and to my eye the picture on the Sony is slightly better.
In 3 months I've updated the firmware twice on the Sony, and with the latest version it's very stable with no lock-ups. Last time I updated the firmware it was because it refused to play Hellboy, which the update fixed. All part of the fun of being an early adopter... |
Excellent product, beautiful image and upscaling to 1080p.....
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| Review Date: December 7, 2006 |
| Reviewer: jedimindtrick, Dallas, TX |
I don't usually care about aethetics, picture quality is what I want. This player scores exceptionally high in both categories for me. It is a beauty, and more importantly, the picture at 1080p is astounding. You can flip through the resolutions (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) and through each progressive increase in resolution there is a VERY noticeable difference in picture quality as you're watching.
Upscaling was very impressive at 1080p (1080i and 720p looked good as well). I tested some 10 year old SDVD's and some brand new SDVD's and I can't understand how anyone would tell you the picture is not amazingly better upscaled than at a native 480i or 480p depending on your DVD player.
Pros:
- Produces astounding picture quality
- Beautiful device
Cons:
- I find command response time slow, hopefully this can be fixed via firmware upgrade, minor issue.
- Pricy and impending format uncertainty
Anyone that pretends to think they know more than anyone else about the end result of the HD-DVD, Blu Ray format "war" is full of it in my opinion and simply wants to push their format of choice. You're taking a risk, either way. I made my choice and I'm sticking with it.
I highly recommend this product. Look for it on sale.
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