Sony BDP-S360 Expert Reviews

Sony's BDP-S360 Blu-ray player ($299.99 list) is a fine example of getting more for less. It delivers even better picture quality than its predecessor, the excellent BDP-S350, yet the S360's price is $100 lower. A few sacrifices were made: You won't ...

Excellent standard DVD upconversion. Very energy-efficient

Quick Start feature increases power consumption. Optional memory required for BD-Live support. No streaming multimedia features

Sony's most affordable Blu-ray player, the energy-efficient BDP-S360 delivers stellar picture quality with both high- and standard-definition discs.

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...

Get the Blu-ray basics from this budget deck

Rich detailed pictures, BD Live, operating system

The Sony BDP-S360 is a profile 2.0 Blu-ray player. It plays all flavours of Blu-ray disc, most types of DVD and audio CD. It upscales to 1080p. Connection-wise it has HDMI, component and composite video outputs, with digital audio fed through coaxial ...

Sony put in some long, tough years getting Blu-ray into the mainstream – and now it's reaping the rewards. The S360 is smaller (12%), more power efficient (15%) and cheaper (25%) than its S350 predecessor. To that, we'd like to add a made-up adjective ...

At this price? Absolutely nothing. The S360 isn't as bulletproof as some pricier models and you can't eject a disc using the remote. But don't let that worry you – the exercise from standing up and walking over to the player will keep you fit and trim ...

In these uncertain times and with 3D Blu-ray systems on the (distant) horizon, there simply isn't any reason to spend more than this on a daily BD player. Good clean fun.

Sony's BDP-S300 series of Blu-ray players have been showing that great image quality can still be had on a budget for some years now. The BDP-S350 launched in 2008 was a particular highlight. Now the S360 updates the range, including a host of new ...

Another budget player which punches above its price for image quality

No wi-fi, no built in memory, no 7.1 analog outputs, USB connectivity only for BD-Live

With the Blu-ray-equipped PS3 Slim hogging the limelight, it's easy to forget that Sony also does a rather tasty line in dedicated Blu-ray players. Its entry-level BDP-S360 is an affordably priced effort that lacks bells and whistles but offers a ...

Solid picture quality and BD Live support for a minimal outlay

Lacks features found on similarly priced rivals

A great-value player that makes up in picture quality and user-friendliness what it lacks in cutting-edge features

The first of Sony's new BD players to land, can the BDP-S360 win us over with its performance and price?

Solid spec. Silky smooth motion and bold colours with DVD and Blu-ray. Fast, exciting sound

For a few quid extra you can get a touch more detail in audio and video

Sony targets Blu-ray virgins with its new entry level BDP-S360 player.

Sony BDP-S360 review: The Sony BDP-S360 handles all the Blu-ray basics with ease, but lacks the streaming internet content found on competing models.

Profile 2.0-compatible • On-board Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential decoding • Excellent video quality on most Blu-ray movies ;

Cannot access streaming web services such as YouTube • No Wi-Fi option • No eject button on the remote • Relatively slow load times • Recessed USB port ;