Sony BDP-S360 Review
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May 5th, 2009
Summary
The Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc player displays Blu-ray movies in full 1080p HD quality and upscale standard DVDs to near HD quality. The BDP-S360 supports Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD audio codecs for up to 7.1 channels. It features a quick start-up mode which takes only six seconds to begin playing movies from the time it's powered on. BD-Live allows the user to download bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, and movie-based games.
We haven’t had a chance to fully test this product yet, but we’ve assembled this helpful overview of relevant information on it.
Manufacturer Info
MSRP: $299.99
Available Colors: Black
Recent Press
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Specs
Video
* Video Digital-to-Analog Converter : Composite (12bit/148.5MHz) Y/C (12bit/108MHz)
Weights and Measurements
* Dimensions (Approx.) : 16.9" x 2.2" x 8.1" (430x56x207mm)
* Weight (Approx.) : 4.6lbs (2.1kg)
Convenience
* Menu Options : XMB® inspired media bar
Audio Features
* Dolby® : Yes & Dolby® TrueHD bitstream out over HDMI™ (V1.3)
* Dolby® Digital plus Decoding : Yes
* Dolby® True HD bitstream output : Yes
* Dolby® TrueHD Decoding : Yes
* LPCM : Yes (multi channel decoder): Yes (HDMI™ bitstream out)
* MP3 Playback : Yes (BD-R/RE/DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R/CD-R,RW)5
* dts® Decoding : Yes
* dts® HD bitstream output : Yes
* dts® Output : Yes, & /DTS®-HD bitstream out over HDMI™ (V1.3)"
Power
* Power Requirements (voltage) : 120V 60Hz
General
* Energy Star Compliant : Yes
Convenience Features
* A/V Sync : Yes
* BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes
* Bit Rate Indicator (Video) : Yes
* Child Lock : Yes
* Easy Setup : Yes
* FL LED Dimmer Off : Yes
* Multi Disc Resume : No
* Parental Control : Yes
* Quick Start Mode : Yes
* Startup Screen : Yes
Video Features
* AVC-HD : Yes (8cm/12cm)?DVD+R/RW/-R/-RW)
* BD-R/RE Read Compatibility : Yes (BDMV & BDAV)
* BD-ROM : Bonus View(Profile1.1); BD-Live(Profile2.0); BD-ROM (SL/DL)
* CD (CD-DA) : Yes
* CD-R/RW : Yes (CD-DA & Data)
* DVD Playback : Yes
* DVD+R Read Compatibility : Yes (DL) (+VR)
* DVD+RW Read Compatibility : Yes (+VR) (8cm)
* DVD-R Read Compatibility : Yes (DL) (VR) (VR with CPRM) (8cm)
* DVD-RW Read Compatibility : Yes (VR) (VR with CPRM) (8cm)
* JPEG Playback : Yes (BD-R/REDVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R/CD-R,RW)
* Noise Reduction : Yes
* PhotoTV HD : Yes
* x.v.Color™ Technology : Yes
Inputs and Outputs
* Analog Audio Output(s) : 2 Channel: 1 (Rear)
* Coaxial Audio Digital Output(s) : 1 (Rear)
* Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s) : (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s): 1 (Rear)
* Composite Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear)
* Ethernet Connection(s) : 1 (Rear)
* HDMI™ Connection Output(s) : 1 (Rear)
* Optical Audio Output(s) : 1 (Rear)