Sony BDP-S790

Sony BDP-S790
alaScore 100

84 reviews

May, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 22 expert reviews and 62 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 87/100 and users rate it 82/100. The average review date is Sep 27, 2012. We have compared these reviews to 35446 reviews from other Blu-ray Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 100/100 = Excellent. Last update: May 18, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 84 reviews)

Expert Reviews  

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Sony BDP-S790 Blu-ray Player

 

The Sony BDP-S790 Blu-ray player does a good job of performing at a high quality level, but at an affordable price. Dual HDMI outputs, Original Resolution mode, and multiple video settings are available to work well in any system.

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Sony BDP-S790 Blu-ray Player Video Review

 

care about quality. But once we determine that the video and audio quality are excellent, as they are with this Sony BDP-S790, well, then I want to see what I get for my $230*.

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Sony BDP-S790 Blu-ray Player Reviewed

 

The Sony BDP-S790 Blu-ray player comes packed with features, some of which, many consumers may not need. Adrienne Maxwell reviews the Blu-ray player to see how these features stack up in the real world.

The BDP-S790 is a "smart" Blu-ray player with access to many video- and music-on-demand services, including Netflix, VUDU, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube, Skype, Pandora, and more. Wired and built-in wireless network connections are available...

The only analog connection is a basic A/V output with stereo audio. There are no multichannel analog audio outputs ; It lacks internal memory to store BD-Live content ; The Web browser is slow and often froze

The Sony BDP-S790 offers good BD/DVD performance and is a full-featured player that supports current and upcoming technology trends, like 4K, 3D, and smart TV. Its price is on par with other new Blu-ray players that offer 4K upscaling. However,...

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Sony BDP-S790 Blu-ray 3D Player

 

Sony single-handedly won the format war with its timely release of the PlayStation 3. Up until the PS3 hit the market in November 2006, HD DVD was beginning to gain the upper hand with disc and player sales. But the vaunted game station changed the...

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Sony BDP-S790 Blu-ray 3D Player

 

Sony single-handedly won the format war with its timely release of the PlayStation 3. Up until the PS3 hit the market in November 2006, HD DVD was beginning to gain the upper hand with disc and player sales. But the vaunted game station changed the...

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Buy this ONE!

 

The hardware in this player is top shelf. This is the first player I've owned (this is number 12) that truly presents a vivid life like experience. The video and sound quality will satisfy the low tech and the high tech user alike. The easy setup menu...

Video Quality you can see, Fantastic Up Conversion

None So Far

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Great player , lousy controls

 

This is a great player with two very irritating items of note. Number 1 - the remote has an inner and outer circle in the center which controls different functions. These circles are right next to each other and if you have large fingers or are not...

Functions great does everything well

Remote is terribly designed, touch controls poor

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Fast Processing Lousy Audio

 

Bought this at Best Buy because I loved the BDP-S780. The audio and picture were great on the 780 and thought I would get an improvement on a good thing by buying the newest model: BDP-S790. Had to reurn it because the sound was unnatural and edgy. The...

Picturequality Bright, fast processor

Audio and Picture very Synthetic

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BDP-S790

 

ONE OF THE BEST FROM SONY BDP-S790

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need improvement big time

 

from what i hear a firmware upgrade means death of your player update it and it will break as well glitches when it comes to wireless internet and trouble when it comes to using apps like Netflix and so fourth. if you have to buy a unit go with someone...

great upscaled to 4k quality

tons glitches and breaking easy

Product Specifications

Configuration

BD Live: Yes
DLNA certified: Yes
DVB-C: No
DVB-S: No
DVB-T: No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG): No
HDTV: No
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television): No
Progressive Scan: Yes
Show View: No

Connectivity

CI Plus: No
DVI Interface: No
Ethernet: Yes
Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: No
HDMI: Yes
HDMI PORT: Yes
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface : No
UPnP:UPnP / Yes
USB Interface: Yes
WiFi Connectivity: Yes

General Features

1080p Upscaling: Yes
3D: Yes
DVD Player / Recorder:DVD Player
Integrated VCR: No
Static / Portable:Static

Playback

Blu-ray Playback: Yes
DivX Playback: No
DVD Audio Playback: No
HD-DVD Playback: No
PC Streaming:Audio/Video
Super Audio CD Playback: Yes
Super Video CD / Video CD Playback: No
UPnP: Yes

Recording

Blu-ray Recording: No
DVD-R Recording: No
DVD-RAM Recording: No
DVD-RW Recording: No
DVD+R Recording: No
DVD+RW Recording: No
HD-DVD Recording: No
MP3 Encoding: No
MPEG4 Recording: No
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