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Wow it's slow |
July 21, 2008 |
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David
from Huntingtown, MD
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I had read reviews that said this thing was slow, but wow is it slow. I pushed the power button and no responce, it sat there. I pushed the button again, then grabbed the remote and pushed the button, it just sat there. Thought I would need to call about a bad unit, when it finally lit up and came on. Good thing I had read it takes time to start. Next time, I pushed the button, and timed it. 15 seconds just to display power on. 55 seconds until it is finished powering on and will let you open the drive. Once it is up and running, it works like you would expect. Wish I would have known ther was a newer model comming out.
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Blu-Ray is the way! |
February 7, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Robert
from Troy, NY
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I am using this player with a 1080p Panasonic projector. Spend the extra money for the Monster Cable 1000HD HDMI cables to hook this player up to your 1080p receiver or 1080p flat panel, projector, etc. Awesome picture and sound.
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Blu-ray - is worth it! |
February 4, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Dan Glover
from Milan, TN
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Purchased the Sony BDP-S500 from Crutchfield prior to Christmas and have been amazed by the images and clarity of the sound and images. The up-converting feature is awesome when one is viewing "old" DVDs. Blu-ray discs just pop off the screen and the sound is incredible. The load times have not been a real issue with my unit. I was pleased to find out that you can upgrade the unit's software via a free download from Sony (or Sony can send you a disc ...the process was very user friendly). This affords the option for future software upgrades. I highly recommend this unit if you want the next level of performance with Blu-ray.
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Blu-ray - is worth it! |
February 4, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Dan
from Milan, TN
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Purchased the Sony BDP-S500 from Crutchfield prior to Christmas and have been amazed by the images and clarity of the sound and images. The up-converting feature is awesome when one is viewing "old" DVDs. Blu-ray discs just pop off the screen and the sound is incredible. The load times have not been a real issue with my unit. I was pleased to find out that you can upgrade the unit's software via a free download from Sony (or Sony can send you a disc ...the process was very user friendly). This affords the option for future software upgrades. I highly recommend this unit if you want the next level of performance with Blu-ray.
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Awesome Picture & Sound! |
February 2, 2008 |
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Ray
from Olive Branch, MS
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The picture and sound quality is absolutely awesome! I have the player paired with an Onkyo TX-SR605 receiver capable of decoding the Dolby TrueHD sound format and a Boston Acoustics MCS-100 Home Theater speaker system (with two additional satellite speakers to make it a 7.1 setup) and the resulting sound envelope is mind-blowing. Definitely theater-quality sound and picture being output with this unit! As another reviewer stated, be sure to get a compatible HDMI cable that can handle the signals needed for the TrueHD format. I used a Monster brand cable, and theirs state on the front of the packaging which ones are compatible. In checking out the reviews of this player and the model one-step below (BDP-S300) before I made the purchase, I was aware of the slow power-up and movie load times. Even though I prepared myself, and my wife for it, I find myself a bit dismayed that it does take the process a minute or so to complete. But, I suppose it's just a matter of getting used to it and adapting. Now when I hit the power up button I go get my drink and snack and then the player is usually ready, whereas before I would have everything ready and plop down and fire up the DVD player. Not sure if this is a Sony product only issue, but I'm sure I'll eventually forget all about it. So, 4 out of 5 stars only because of my current feelings about the load-up time. You'll definitely enjoy this player!
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