Sony BDP-S350

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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Sony BDP-S350
MSRP $400.00
Release date July, 2008
Brand Sony
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Pros & Cons

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11 positive
2 mixed
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Supports BD-Live
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Ethernet port for Web-content and firmware updates
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Bitstreams all audio formats
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Not as expensive as predecessor - BDP-S300
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Nice design
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Has come down in price significantly; find it for less than $250
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It has a USB port in back for local Storage making it BD-Live 2.0 complient via the free firmware upgrade.
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Great Blu-ray and DVD playback performance.
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Has an audio video lag tweak for discs that might be out of sync.
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Slow changing tracks between DVD chapters.
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Cannot play AVCHD discs with DTS/DTS-HD/MA or Dolby TrueHD.
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No "smooth scan" feature for scanning forwards & backwards through movies (displays only a couple of frames per second).
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Will not play DivX / Xvid movies.
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Does not have 'disc memory', so any disc that is ejected from the player will start from the beginning next time it is played.
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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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Remote feels very light and cheap, but works well.
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Will not play burned DVD movies, recognizes the disc but says "operation cannot be performed on this disc"
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Will not play MP3 CDs or DVDs.
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No local storage, therefore not Profile 2.0 compliant
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Details

Features

  • Profile 1.1 compliant (Profile 2.0 complient after free firmware update)
  • 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 (prices around $250 current 03-10-09)
  • 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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Buy It

Sony BDP-S350

• BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player

UPC: 027242737501

MPN: BDPS350

Sony BDP-S350

• Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player

• BDP-BX1 Blu-ray Player

UPC: 027242744554

EAN: 027242744554

MPN: BDP-S350

Competitors

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Samsung BD-P1500

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MSRP  $249.00    Released  May, 2008
Pros
  • Has ethernet and USB ports for firmware upgrades.
  • Is BD 2.0 profile ready via promised firmware upgrade.
  • Bitstreams both HD audio formats
Cons
  • there have been some complaints of audio drops during playback of certain disks.
  • Can run a little hot. USB port does allow for a USB powered laptop cooler to be placed underneath the unit.
  • Sound tends to lag on some disks. Firmware upgrade helped some but still off.
ProSCORE
6 reviews
67
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Pros
  • good name brand - known for making quality A/V components
  • affordable price
  • upgradable firmware via USB connection
Cons
  • basic - profile 1.1, stereo analog, single HDMI/component/composite outputs
ProSCORE
1 review
75
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Pros
  • affordable price
  • stylish and high end look
  • DVD upconversion to 1080p
Cons
  • only profile 1.1
  • not a large brand name - unproven manufacturer of Blu-ray players
  • firmware cannot be upgraded - incompatible with some titles
ProSCORE
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50
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Comments

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1.  avatar Nongrata said:

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.
Jul 28, 2008 1:49pm
2.  avatar LittleBrownStain said:

Dear Member 'PatrynXX': I sure hope you can help me. - The out-of-sync audio/video problem with my new, factory-fresh Sony BDP-S350 blu-ray player, is driving me insane! :-( I am *so happy* you mentioned that, "Has an audio video lag tweak for discs that might be out of sync", but I can't seem to find any refrence to this is the owner's manual. At least 75% of my NEW blu-ray disc purchases are out-of A/V whack with this player, which is absolutely destroying my enjoyment of this otherwise beautiful player. (The audio *always* lags behind the video).
May 16, 2009 11:36am
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pamapama

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July 16, 2008
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Pros

  • Supports BD-Live
  • Nice design

Cons

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PatrynXX

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April 12, 2009
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Pros

  • Has an audio video lag tweak for discs that might be out of sync.

Cons

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Omar

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August 6, 2008
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Pros

  • Supports BD-Live

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LittleBrownStain

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May 16, 2009
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Comments

"Dear Member 'PatrynXX': I sure hope you can help me. - The out-of-sync audio/video problem with my new, factory-fresh Sony BDP-S350 blu-ray player, is driving me insane! :-( I am *so happy* you mentioned that, "Has an audio video lag tweak for discs that might be out of sync", but I can't seem to find any refrence to this is the owner's manual. At least 75% of my NEW blu-ray disc purchases are out-of A/V whack with this player, which is absolutely destroying my enjoyment of this otherwise beautiful player. (The audio *always* lags behind the video)."
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Sina172

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July 25, 2008
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5 pros
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Pros

  • Supports BD-Live
  • Ethernet port for Web-content and firmware updates
  • Bitstreams all audio formats
  • Not as expensive as predecessor - BDP-S300
  • Nice design

Cons

  • No 7.1 analog audio outputs
  • No local storage, therefore not Profile 2.0 compliant

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