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Sony BDP-S301 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player BD/DVD/CD Playback with Bonus HDMI Cable | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $599.95
Buy New: $254.90
You Save: $345.05 (58%)
New (10) Used (1) Refurbished (2) from $249.00
Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 10533
MPN: BDP-S301
Model: BDP-S301
UPC: 027242715745
EAN: 0027242715745
ASIN: B000UMY5W2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
When it comes to appreciating the resolution gains of HDTV screens, standard DVD just doesn't make it. What you need is Blu-Ray high-definition discs. With the Sony BDP-S301, your high-definition home-theater system can output video in ultra-high-def 1080p resolution for extraordinary depth and detail with compatible TVs. Display images at 24 frames per second for your favorite movies. The S301 also has a built-in decoding for Dolby Digital Plus for richer, more dynamic sound. Use Bravia Theatre Sync HDMI-CEC to control your compatible Bravia TV and AV systems with just one remote. See and hear a whole new world of high definition with the incredible BDP-S301 Blu-ray Disc Player. It is also backward compatible and can play DVD and CD discs at their original, respective resolutions. Full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema Video Output Standard DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI connectivity Bravia Theatre Sync HDMI-CEC Cinema Tuned Picture Presets Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM Audio Output Dolby Digital Plus decoding capability to experience surround sound through your home-theater audio system Dolby Digital and dts 5.1 channel Output Multi Channel 192KHz/24bit Audio D/A Converters Analog-to-Digital Converter - 192KHz/24bit Popup Menus for simple control and use Quick Set Up FL Display has selectable Off and Dimmer modes MP3 and JPEG Playback from DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW MP3 Player - Content must be in DVD+R/+RW/-R/-RW format / CDR and CDRW Outputs - HDMI Connection, Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr), S-Video, Composite Video, Optical Audio, Coaxial Audio Digital & 2-Channel Analog Audio Dimensions - 17 x 3 1/8 x 14 7/8-inches (430 x 79 x 375mm)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Wished I had returned it. December 12, 2008
L. Gustafson (Arlington, WA United States)
Bought mine in May and have had nothing but problems. The majority of discs won't play the first time. Very slow loading too. Have had to return many discs back to NetFlix, even after updating the firmware. I recommend you buy something else.
 Not recommended November 24, 2008
Majorspkr (Saint Louis, MO)
I purchased this in February 2008. Once you are playing a Blu-Ray Disc, of course the picture is fantastic on your hi-def Monitor, but this has been a very temperamental piece of gear. Very, very slow load times. Sometimes if you leave a disc in and power down, it will not load properly when you power up. You have to remove it, power back down, power up, reload, wait for the excrutiatingly long load time, then, maybe it will work. I had this less than a year before I had to download a firmware update to my computer, burn it on to a DVD and then load into the machine to update it. Prior to this update, the machine would not play many newer discs, although it was hit or miss as to which ones. Even after the update, the loading times are slow, the machine is temperatmental, and nearly every disc I rent has at least one glitch in it where it skips sound and/or part of a frame.
I would recommend waiting a bit longer to make a Blu-Ray player purchase, or pay more money for a better machine.
 Solid player that has been misrepresented by earlier reviews November 1, 2008
S. A. Hildebrand (Longview, Texas United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this player about a year ago as a Christmas present. It has always worked quite well. Some of the criticisms of the player are largely the result of the apparent ignorance of the reviewers. The player does not advertise True HD audio, so you can know that before you buy it. The player is a 1.0 player. That means that some of the newer discs are going to require a firmware update in order to play them. Some of the problems that other reviewers are describing sound very much like firmware conflicts. The load times are not quite as lengthy as some would have you believe. It does take around a minute for the machine to boot up. But come on, a minute?! What does that say about our society when we are complaining about having to wait an entire minute before we can watch a two hour movie?
Here's the player in a nutshell. It's a solid player that very rarely has any problems (provided that you keep the firmware up-to-date). It will properly display 24p material and 60i material for 1080i source material. It will play PCM audio (which is uncompressed). It will not play Dolby True HD. It also will only output 1080p through the HDMI output and not the component (720p/1080i max). It will NOT display PIP material on newer Blu-rays. It will NOT display online BD Live material. Most of the people I know that are interested in HD content don't really care about these feature anyway. It does an adequate job displaying BD Java material (again provided that the firmware is up-to-date).
The BDP-S301 cannot compete with the features of the newest players. But it wasn't designed to. It's a first generation player (Profile 1.0). If you can find a comparable 1.1 profile player or even 2.0 for a decent price, get it. However, if you find a good deal on this one (as the prices on these soon-to-be discontinued models is bound to drop dramatically as we enter the holiday season) and you are only interested in watching the movie in pristine HD detail with very solid audio, buy this one. I've been very happy with it.
Refurbished Equipment September 4, 2008
W. R. LeBlanc (Mansfield, MA USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I should have sent the unit back. It takes a stpd amount of time (many minutes) to load a disk and often requires the disk to be reloaded several times. Many of the other buttons also require several touches before the unit will respond. All said this product was a total waste of money.
HD is great, player is not August 4, 2008
Eric Thornton
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've had this player for about a year now. I get incredibly frustrated almost every time I use it. It takes about 1 minute to start up. While its booting, you cannot open the tray to put in a disc or take one out.
I like many others have had the treat of a movie freezing up after about an hour. Then I play games with it for the next 20 minutes waiting for it to restart, and then deciding which part of the movie I am going to skip in order to at least see the end.
Perhaps all Blu-ray players have these problems. I don't care. The technology is not where it needs to be. Save your money and wait for the next generation of players that have fixed these problems. I am much happier using my upscaling DVD player that I bought for half the price. The picture is nearly as good from where I sit, and the audio is just as good.
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