The Sony BDP-S350 is one of two new Blu-ray players (along with the Sony BDP-S550) announced for release later in 2008 from Sony. Technically it is a Profile 1.1 player because of its support for BonusView, but does not meet the Profile 2.0 designation found in the Sony BDP-550 because of its lack of at least 256 MB of local storage. However, it will support BD-Live with a firmware update via the Ethernet port, supporting interaction with ... read moreFor more real reviews and product info >>
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Sony BDP-S550 1080p Blu-ray Player
The Sony BDP-S550 is one of the newest Blu-ray players to be released by Sony, and the first player by Sony to support the Profile 2.0 standard. The player features BD-Live, PiP, 1GB of storage, and 7.1 discrete analog outputs. It is the successor of the BDP-S500. The biggest difference between this higher-end model and the S350 is the inclusion of on-board HD audio decoding with... read more.
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The LG BD300 is a Profile 2.0 compliant blu-ray player that is noteable for its ability to stream movies from Netflix's video library via its broadband connection, giving users instant access to over 12, 000 titles (in standard-definition only--also requires Netflix membership). The player can also stream music and photos from computers and flash drives via its USB port. The LG BD300 can also upconvert DVDs into 1080p, and can decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master audio streams. LG's Simple Link technology allows users to ... read more
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The Samsung BD-P2500 is an interactive Blu-Ray disc player. It features a full 1080p high definition resolution and Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 channel analog surround sound; not to mention the additional support for Dolby TrueHD sound. This player incorporates a network to BD Live through an ethernet connection and has 1GB onboard memory for firmware and product upgrades, and also includes a USB 2.0 port. It contains all the necessary outputs; HDMI, Composite video outputs, Component video outputs, S-Video, Coaxial analog and digital, Optical Digital Audio outputs, and analog audio outputs. Many other Blu-Ray players with the same functionality and features cost nearly double the... read more
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LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player
The LG BD300 is a Profile 2.0 compliant blu-ray player that is noteable for its ability to stream movies from Netflix's video library via its broadband connection, giving users instant access to over 12, 000 titles (in standard-definition only--also requires Netflix membership). The player can also stream music and photos from computers and flash drives via its USB port. The LG BD300 can also upconvert DVDs into 1080p, and can decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master audio streams. LG's Simple Link technology allows users to ... read more...............................................................................................................................................................
Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
The Samsung BD-P2500 is an interactive Blu-Ray disc player. It features a full 1080p high definition resolution and Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 channel analog surround sound; not to mention the additional support for Dolby TrueHD sound. This player incorporates a network to BD Live through an ethernet connection and has 1GB onboard memory for firmware and product upgrades, and also includes a USB 2.0 port. It contains all the necessary outputs; HDMI, Composite video outputs, Component video outputs, S-Video, Coaxial analog and digital, Optical Digital Audio outputs, and analog audio outputs. Many other Blu-Ray players with the same functionality and features cost nearly double the... read more