Amazon.com has dropped the price of the 1080p Sony BDP-S300 to $199.98 (while supplies last). The initial list price is $399.99.
CNET rated this player 6.5 out of 10. They liked the player’s “excellent picture quality” for Blu-ray discs and upconverted DVDs. Their cons included the extremely slow load times for newer Blu-ray java discs like Pirates of the Carribean, and the fact that there is no Ethernet port for firmware upgrades.
Some more drawbacks are that the Sony BDP -S300 lacks some advanced surround sound decoding abilities like the Dolby TrueHD and it doesn’t handle 1080i deinterlacing as well as other Blu-ray players.
Still, for those just looking for a solid 1080p picture to pump into their HDTV, the Sony BDP-S300 seems like a good choice. Check out CNET’s video review below:
Sony BDP-S300 specifications:
- 1080p upscaling
- 1 HDMI output
- 1 S-video output
- 1 composite video out out
- 1 TOS Link
- 5.1 surround sound analog audio out
- Standard stereo audio out
- 1-year warranty
Link:
CNET’s review of the Sony BDP-S300.
Sony BDP-S300 at Amazon.com.
