Sony BDP-S550 Expert Reviews

The BDP-S550 is one of the best non-professional Blu Ray disc players on the market. Both audio and video outputs are high quality, and the number of output connections is unequaled in this class. When coupled with a good HDTV and surround system, ...

1080p output and 1080p upscaling, 7.1 surround sound outputs, BD Live internet service, Large number of outputs for compatibility with existing equipment, Precision Drive system for playing damaged media

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The industry has moved to Blu-ray. Now it's time for the industry's best to launch the BDP-S550.

To call the Sony BDP-S550 a budget Blu-ray player would be doing it a disservice to its myriad features, but what else do you call a Blu-ray player that costs around £250?

Awesome picture quality, whether upscaling or direct from Blu-ray disc

The remote controlisn't exactly in keeping with the aesthetics

The Sony BDP-S550 is a pretty formidable Blu-ray player at a pretty formidable price point. Picture quality's not half bad either!

Excellent Blu-ray image quality, 7.1-channel analog output, BD-Live ready

USB port can't be used for playing media, DVD upscaling makes edges fuzzy

The Sony BDP-S550 is a good product but its relatively high cost means that unless you need the 7.1-channel analog output the competition offers better value.

sony bdp-s550 review: The BDP-S550 is a fully loaded Blu-ray player with all the bells and whistles, including the latest Profile 2.0 advanced interactive feature support and HD audio.

Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs, Profile 2.0 compliant, Onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, plus bit-stream output, 7.1 analog-audio outputs, 1GB USB drive included in box

PlayStation 3 may still offer a better value for some buyers, Competing players offer more features or lower prices

The Sony BDP-S550 offers excellent image quality and a solid feature set, but only consider it if you need the multichannel analog outputs.

The latest Sony Blu-ray deck is Profile 2.0 and a lovely shade of blue. But is it for you?

Solid, attractive design. Great Blu-ray picture. Good DVD upscaler. Easy to use

Could sound bolder in the bass

Sony has produced yet another attractive Blu-ray deck that's amongst the best in its class

Solid, attractive design ; great Blu-ray picture ; good DVD upscaler ; easy to use

Could sound bolder in the bass

crisp sharp images, brilliant cinema-like sound effects and lots of extras - the hope that users from a Blu-ray player. Find out whether the technology in the new Sony already mature and their money .

outstanding picture and sound quality, 7.1 analogue audio output, good error correction on CDs and DVDs, removable memory, little noise operation, backlit remote ;

are very few picture and sound formats again long load times for CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs not playing back DTS-HD audio via the analog 7.1 outputs ;

value is the Sony BDP-S550 combines all important features of a Blu-ray player - excellent picture and sound quality, good facilities, easy handling. The menu design is used to, but clear. A few more formats could be the player to play quietly, however. A...

The bluray players have triumphed over HD-DVD in the battle for the technology to become standard for future DVD players Council is no question about that. Now is also the price of bluray players dropped. Thus it may be time to start thinking about bluray...