Sony BDP-S560

199 reviews

Apr, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 199 reviews of Sony BDP-S560. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony BDP-S560 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony BDP-S560

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of Sony BDP-S560 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2025

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Amazon.com review summary for Sony BDP-S560

alaTest has collected and analyzed 94 user reviews of Sony BDP-S560 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

73% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2025

Expert review by (pcworld.com)

Sony BDP-S560 Blu-Ray Review

Built-in Wi-Fi ; Power-saving features ; Great image quality

Multimedia features for photos only ; Poor remote

The Sony BDP-S560 delivers very good images--exceptional ones on DVD--and Wi-Fi connectivity, but its poorly designed remote and lack of streaming extras hurt its value.

Dec, 2009

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Expert review by : Lincoln Spector (macworld.com)

Review: Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray player

This Blu-ray player delivers very good images and Wi-Fi connectivity, but its poorly designed remote and lack of streaming extras hurt its value.

Built-in Wi-Fi ; Great image quality ; Power-saving features

Multimedia features for photos only ; Poor remote

You get more than BD-Live when you plug the BDP-S560 into your home network. If you have a computer that runs DLNA server software on your network, this player will recognize it and display the photos from that computer. It can also display photos from...

Dec, 2009

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Expert review by : Thomas Spurlin (avrev.com)

Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray Player Review

It's natural to assume that technology-initiator Sony would be a market leader in the player category, though the widespread implementation of the PS3 might be a bit of a shock. For those who weren't swayed towards using a video game machine as a...

Oct, 2009

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Expert review by : Adrienne Maxwell (hometheaterreview.com)

Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray Player Reviewed

Sony's new mid-level Blu-ray player offers a few noteworthy features not available in the lower-priced BDP-S360--namely, built-in WiFi and DLNA media streaming. However, this Profile 2.0 player does not provide access to a streaming video-on-demand...

The BDP-S560 supports 1080p/24 playback of Blu-ray discs ; The player has internal Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding and can pass these formats in bitstream form over HDMI ; It supports BD-Live Web content and can play picture-in-picture...

The BDP-S560 lacks multichannel analog audio outputs, so it's not the best choice for someone who owns an older, non-HDMI A/V receiver ; The player lacks internal memory, so you must add your own USB device. Plus, the USB port doesn't support movie or...

Aug, 2009

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Expert review by : PC World Staff (goodgearguide.com.au)

Sony BDPS560 Blu-ray player

Sony's BDPS560 Blu-ray player excels at upconverting DVDs

Built-in Wi-Fi, power-saving features, great image quality

Multimedia features for photos only, poor remote

The Sony BDP-S560 delivers very good images -- exceptional ones on DVD -- and Wi-Fi connectivity, but its poorly designed remote and lack of streaming extras hurt its value.

Jan, 2010

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Sony BDP-S560 review

Sony fills a very small gap in its Blu-ray player range with the introduction of the '560, and it's another solid build

Clarity, detail resolution and motion ; wireless networking and some DLNA support included

Newer rivals boast richer, more enticing pictures ; can sound bright next to class best ; no internal memory for BD-Live

Still a good player, but more competition has made it less attractive of late

Nov, 2009

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Expert review by : IDG staff (techadvisor.co.uk)

Sony BDP-S560 review

The Sony BDP-S560 is also a Wi-Fi enabled model. But this model lacks the streaming media extras that competing Blu-ray Disc players offer.

It's not the cheapest or the most full-featured, but the Sony BDP-S560 is a good Blu-ray player.

Dec, 2009

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Expert review by (stuff.tv)

Sony BDP-S560 review

Sneaking in between Sony's budget deck and the wireless BDP-S760 is this Blu-ray spinner. Is it the best of the bunch?

Yet another solid Sony. Not as seductive as some in the range, perhaps, but impossible to dislike

Dec, 2009

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Expert review by : Matthew Moskovciak (cnet.com.au)

Sony BDP-S560

The Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray player features a Wi-Fi adapter and BD-Live support, but doesn't appear to be able to match competitors for features.

The BDP-S560 also include on-board decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, but it's lacking the 7.1 analog outputs of its predecessor, the BDP-S550. The BDP-S560 will be available Q3 for AU$549.

Sep, 2009

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Expert review by : PC Authority (pcauthority.com.au)