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Sony BDP-S350 Reviews

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$19.99

Relatively inexpensive compared with other standalone units ; excellent Blu-ray image quality and... (cnet.com)

Relatively inexpensive compared with other standalone units ; excellent Blu-ray image quality and... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Sony BDP-S350

We have collected and analyzed 32 expert reviews and 549 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 83/100 and users rate it 88/100. The average review date is December 25, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 109424 reviews from other DVD Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 95/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 95

950100

581 reviews

November, 2009

83 / 100

32 Experts

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88 / 100

549 Users

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from $19.99

Expert Reviews (32)

US

Sony BDP-S350

By Matthew Moskovciak (zdnet.com)

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.

The BDP-S350 also uses a version of Sony's XMB graphical user interface...

Rating

70100

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US

Sony BDP-S350 Review

By Barb Gonzalez (digitaltrends.com)

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

Rating

80100

digitaltrends.com
US

Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc Player

By (pcworld.com)

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

Any way you look at it, the Sony BDP-S350 is an excellent Blu-ray player...

No rating

pcworld.com

User Reviews (549)

US

"Like buy a new model car without power steering"

By zakheinkel (cnet.com)

I bought it a month ago and I returned it. Th... 

Excellent design, small size.

Hard to access the memory card.

US

"Fantastic player"

By Humdizzle (cnet.com)

What most impressed me about this player is i... 

Picture quality is second to none, attractive design, ethernet for firmware update and BR Live. Upscales standard DVD to rival BR disc.

Honestly nothing I can think of.

US

"Excellent Player with only one real flaw"

By ANTSCNET (cnet.com)

The Sony S350 is a 95% fully featured Blu-Ray... 

- Excellent Video Quality

- No onboard DTS-HD (not an issue if you have a receiver that can accept bitstream)

Manufacturer's Description

The BDP-S350 models support BonusView (picture-in-picture) featured on some of the Blu-ray Disc theatrical releases. The BDP-S350 models are BD-Live ready featuring an Ethernet port for an easy firmware update and access to Internet-based interactive content features. They also feature an external port for local storage, so users can add optional flash-based memory. The players feature 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output. They are compatible with most standard DVDs and feature 1080p upscaling...

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