Sony BDP-S350 Expert Reviews

Sony has been the public face of Blu-ray since the format's inception, and while most of the focus during the bitter Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format war was on the company's PlayStation 3, Sony has been making standalone Blu-ray players from the start, ...

Relatively inexpensive compared with other standalone units ; excellent Blu-ray image quality and very good DVD upscaling ; compact size ; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and bit stream output for all high-resolution audio formats ; Ethernet port ...

If you're dead set on a standalone Blu-ray player, the BDP-S350 has a small form factor, solid feature set, and relatively low price--but the PlayStation 3 is still a better value.

Priced at just $299 USD, the Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player is both affordable and powerful.

Quick Start option; good menu system; high clarity; nice black levels, excellent color

No line-out audio; no DTS-HD Master Audio decoder; not all flash drives fit

The Sony BDP-S350 is an exceptionally good Blu-ray player that packs in the most important features and delivers pleasing images.

Outputs great-looking images ; Supports BD-Live ; nice setup menu

Remote is neither programmable nor backlit

You can find cheaper Blu-ray players on the market, but the Sony BDP-S350 is a strong bet. This model delivers a solid all-around package, and it does so at a price that won't break your wallet

Designed for the living room rather than a server closet, this Blu-ray box has a petite 17 x 9-inch footprint and flaunts an attractive display, all beveled edges and hues of mirrored blue. The form may be cool, but the function is eye-poppingly hot. ...

Excellent value. Built-in ethernet to fetch firmware upgrades and BD-Live extras. Picture-in-picture feature will thrill the attention-deficit set. Film buffs with high-dollar TVs will dig the optional 1080/24p output

Lousy networking setup ; we had to enter everything manually. Primitive remote. Doesn't ship with BD-Live installed

Sony's BD-Live ready Blu-ray Disc player packs a big punch in a small and affordable package.

Slim design yet sturdy build, Bitstreaming of the advanced audio codecs, TrueHD Decoding, 1080/24p output, BonusView compatible and BD-Live ready, Quick startup and disc load times, Excellent HD picture quality with 1080p source material, Handles 3:2 ...

Poor deinterlacing of 1080i content, No DTS-HD HR/MA Decoding, Slightly confusing settings options, Recessed USB Port

The Sony BDP-S350 may not be perfect, but it offers a great value at a reasonable price and is well built to boot. The player's BD-Live ready status makes it ready for the future of the format. It has excellent native 1080/24p playback and will work ...

The Sony BDP-S350 is the latest Blu-ray player from the company that invented the format. This is an upgrade from its previous entry-level model, the BDP-S300, offering more features and options. The blue brushed-aluminum faceplate, similar to the ...

Bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA, High-quality decoding of Dolby TrueHD, 24fps output, Attractive price for standalone Blu-ray player

Requires firmware update for BD Live (Profile 2.0), Limited internal memory, requires external flash drive for Profile 2.0 upgrade, No internal decoding of DTS-HD MA, Mediocre upconversion of DVDs

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Revel in astounding HD clarity with the BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc player. Featuring BD-Live compatibility, you can take full advantage of the Bonus View feature of select Blu-ray movies as well as acquire the latest features and updates as they become ...

Excellent Blu-ray and very good DVD upconversion image quality. Automatic firmware update notification. Laudable energy efficiency.

Lacks 1080p24 upconversion with DVD video. Faster start-up option increases power consumption. Limited multimedia features, such as JPEG and MP3 playback.

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Fairly priced and feature-packed, the Sony BDP-S350 has overtaken the PlayStation 3 as the cheapest and most competent Blu-ray player on the market. Besides the fact that Sony took so long to get it on the market, we don't really have any complaints ...

Picture ; sound ; styling ; performance ; menu system ; low price

Could be cheaper still ; no 7.1 audio outputs or DTS-HD MA decode

Finally, a Blu-ray player from Sony for everyone to get excited about. This player is relatively quick to load discs, picture performance is superb, and its wonderful menu system and speed at dealing with interactive features make it well worth its ...

The Sony BDP-S350 is an exceptionally good Blu-ray player that packs in the most important features and delivers pleasing images.

The judges in our PC World Test Center evaluation graded the BDP-S350 with a mixture of Good and Very Good scores, with the Very Goods seeing a slight edge