Sony BDP-S1 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player

Sony BDP-S1 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
by Sony

List Price: $799.99
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Category: CE
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Digital product summary information

• Full HD 1080/60p,24p Video Output via HDMI connection
• DVD Upscaling to 1080p
• Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM Output
• Build Quality with Rigid Beam Construction
• BD-Java Interactive Capability

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Summary of Sony BDP-S1 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player

The BDP-S1 is also compatible with standard DVDs with the added feature of 1080p upscaling through HDMI, which gives new life to existing DVDs libraries3. BD-Java interactivity will further enhance the BD entertainment experience, allowing for development of advanced interactive features. Its sophisticated design, with blue glass front, will compliment any decor. Bring your home entertainment experience to a new level with the BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc home player.

Complete Feature List Blu-ray Disc / DVD Playback2 Video Codec Format : MPEG2/MPEG4-AVC/VC-1 Full HD 1080p Video Output through HDMI connection1 DVD Upscaling to 1080p3 Picture Mode Settings Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM Output Dolby? Digital Plus(Dolby Digital audio stream only), Dolby TrueHD (Dolby Digital audio stream only) dts?-HD --- (dts audio stream only) Digital Out and decoding capability Dolby Digital and dts 5.1channel Output Multi Channel 192KHz/24bit Audio D/A Converters

Rigid Beam Construction Separated Audio Circuit Board Highly Tuned Audio Parts Drive Bracket for stability of drive system Individual Speaker Setting Off Center Insulator Feet BD-Java Interactive Capability5 Pop up Menu Quick Set Up FL Off/Dimmer Mode Screen Saver MP3 and JPEG Playback from DVD Media4 Parental Control IR In Multi Brand TV Control Remote Sophisticated Box Design with blue glass front

Blu-ray'sHD resolution offers a vastly better picture than SD resolution availabel from regular DVD

More About Blu-ray
The format provides five times larger capacity than today's DVDs, with unprecedented storage capacity of 25 GB (single-layer) and 50 GB (dual-layer). Blu-ray Disc players will be fully backward compatible with current DVD formats, delivering entertainment content in full high-definition (HD) quality, under a secure environment made possible through the most advanced copyright protection technology.

Blu-ray Disc provides picture quality beyond anything available, with full capability 1080p/24 resolution in Blu-ray and Up to 40Mbps bit encoding - 5X current DVD. The theater quality "uncompressed" audio supports 8 channels of Liner PCM, Up to 32 streams of audio, interactive capability, seamless menus, integrated games, hi-def bonus and educational features. Java will allow for more dynamic, more sophisticated interactivity.

Expand your workd with Sony products using Blu-ray Disc technology. It;s the heart of an outstanding line of Sony products with Blu-ray Disc technology that extends beyond the boundaries of high-definition and opens the new vistas for creativity, enjoyment, and interaction.

Discover unsurpassed picture quality and uncompressed audio on supporting media that goes beyond any other format you've seen. Immerse yourself in the unrivaled detail that lets you experiencemore in every movie, every game.

Movies

Find a huge selection of great movies available now on Blu-ray Disc

The best names in entertainment suppor Blu-ray Disc technology. Seven of Hollywood's major studios -- with 90% of home entertainment sales -- ensure the most extensive library of high definition titles, with hits from SOny pictures, Walt Disney, MGM, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Paramount, and Lions Gate. You'll find more titles coming every month.

Blu-ray Disc was created to match the accelerating growth in digital consumer electronics and computer technology. The platform supports the convergence of film, music, gaming and other computer entertainment in a single standard. Sony Computer Entertainment's adoption of Blu-ray Disc ROM technology in the next-generation PlayStation 3 system was announced at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Capacity Without Compromise
Everything that DVD can do, Blu-ray Disc does and more. Blue laser technology enables up to 50 GB of storage -- five times the capacity of DVD. That's room for nine hours of HD. Or 23 hours of SD. Or tens of thousands of songs. Unbelievable data storage.

Versatiltiy Beyond the Ordinary
From movies to music to games to PC software and file backup, Blu-ray Disc is your solution! The system embraces pre-recorded titles (BD-ROM), discs that you can record yourself (BD-R) and discs you can re-record over and over again (BD-RE). So we can anticipate not only BD players for your living room, but also BD recorders, BD-based game consoles, BD drives for your personal computer and even BD camcorders using compact 8 cm (3") discs!