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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 Web-content. The BDP-S350 will retail for $400 when it becomes available in Summer 2008.

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Pros & Cons

Pros:
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Supports BD-Live
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Ethernet port for Web-content and firmware updates
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Not as expensive as predecessor - BDP-S300
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Bitstreams all audio formats
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Nice design
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Cons:
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No local storage, therefore not Profile 2.0 compliant
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No 7.1 analog audio outputs
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Doesn't decode DTS-HD audio formats onboard
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Features

  • Profile 1.1 compliant
  • BD-Live support with Ethernet port for delivering web content
  • BonusView with PiP
  • 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output
  • Standard DVD playback with 1080p upscaling via HDMI
  • 7.1 channel Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus decoding
  • dts-HD High Resolution Audio and Master Audio bit-stream output
  • Support for AVCHD discs
  • Compatible with D-R/RE (BDMV and BDAV modes), DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW (CD-DA format), and JPEG on DVD/CD
  • price: $400
  • release date: Summer 2008

Differences compared to BDP-S550

  • technically not Profile 2.0 compliant because it doesn't ship with local storage
  • doesn't support onboard decoding of DTS-HD High Resolution and DTS-HD Master Audio (does decode Dolby TrueHD)
  • doesn't have 7.1 analog outputs
  • doesn't include 1GB USB storage device
  • $400 ($100 cheaper)
  • scheduled for release in Summer 2008 instead of Fall 2008

 

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1 comment about Sony BDP S 350

1.  avatar Nongrata  Jul 28, 2008 1:49pm

Just bought this player two days ago. Bought from a Sony Style location.
I have watched 3 BD movies so far. It looks great and has an excellent easy to understand remote. Very few multiple use (e.g. scan/slow) buttons and very few abbreviations or obfuscations (e.g. opts or fwrd). Basic old style dot matrix display tells you what you need to know. Reminds me of my first Sony CD player. Just does it's job and does not try to entertain me with worthless bonus features. Not so fond of the on screen GUI for disk loading. This GUI is off center on purpose. It seems redundant since the unit auto selects the media type. The competitor was of course the PS3. Ruled out due to heat, size, noise, audio outputs, and looks.
Also Sony will offer a storage module in the future (already?) to add Profile 2.0 AFAIK.
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    Key Features:

    Manufacturer Sony
    MSRP $400.00
    Product Line Blu-ray
    Release Date Jul. 1, 2008

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    Created: 02/27/2008 - 16:22
    Modified: 10/12/2008 - 11:44
    Model # variations:

    BDP, S, 350, BDPS, S350, BDPS350