New And Feature Packed 3D Ready Blu-ray Players From Sony
3D Blu-ray playback in the home is getting all the buzz this year but standard blu-ray players are still the getting the biggest market share of the home theater market right now. But this is going to change pretty soon with the release of two new Sony 3D ready blu-ray players in recent months – the Sony BDP-S470 and Sony BDP-S570.
Blu-ray players are no longer just disc players but they also double up as media streaming servers. Both these players come with Sony Bravia Internet Video service that makes accessing online content a breeze. Additionally the Sony BDP-S570 comes with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. You will get instant streaming videos, movies, and music from YouTube, Amazon VOD, Netflix, Pandora, and more than 25 online media service.
In addition to playing back 3D blu-ray discs, these innovative Sony disc players also support DVD, CD as well as the better sounding SACD format. New HDMI version 1.4 standard is included to support 3D playback. They comply to the DLNA standard that allows them to connect to your home network for accessing content like photos, and video files from your home PC. Support for the latest DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD audio codecs that are now the requirement in most modern players are also present. Both of the players send 1080p/24 and 1080p/60 resolutions that has smoother video through the HDMI outputs.
Because of the popularity of iPhones and iPod Touch, you can download an application known as BD Remote from Apple app store to control these players instead of using the basic Sony remote.
Boot-up and disc load times are vastly improved. Extremely lengthy disc loading times have affected past blu-ray players and is a major issue for those who own these players that were bought few years ago. These players have a start-up time of less than 3 seconds. And blu-ray movies started playing in a mere 15 seconds. This is quick by any measure and is a major improvement. If fast boot up and load speed is your priority, the new Sony players will be a great choice.
What’s most important is the quality in terms of image and audio performance are awesome. DVD upscaling to 1080p brings on image quality that are crisp and vibrant. Blu-ray picture quality is rich in color palettes and blacks are deep with good shadow details. Sound quality especially on the superior SACD format is smooth and enveloping.
The Sony BDP-S470 and S570 3D bluray players deliver impressive performance and comes with the latest features. 3D playback is still not so popular now but the BDP-S470 and BDP-S570 will be well geared just in case you want to enjoy 3D playback in your home.
Do you know which 3D Blu-ray player offers the best value for money? Find out now in our latest Sony BDP-S470 and Sony BDP-S570 blu-ray player reviews.
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