Product Description

When it comes to playing true high-def video on your new 1080p HDTV widescreen, Blu-ray discs lead. The only way to play them is on a Blu-Ray player. It's also backward compatible to play DVD and CD pre-recorded discs but if high-def is the thing you're aiming at this is the player you need. Amazing 24p True Cinema output and cinema-tuned picture presets allow you to see movies exactly as the director intended. Featuring LPCM, Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD audio decoding for ultra-realistic sound, this player is also a treat for the ears. And with BRAVIA Theatre Sync, you can control your compatible BRAVIA HDTV and Sony AV system with the press of a button. It supports support AVCHD discs encoded with x.v.Color (xvYCC) technology, an international standard for wide color space. The standard expands the current data range of video by about 1.8 times, allowing the players to output more natural and vivid colors similar to what the human eye can actually see. The players also feature compatibility with an array of video formats, including BDR - - DVD+R/+RW - DVD-R/-RW (Video Mode) - CD - CD-R/RW (CD-DA format) - MP3 and JPEG on DVD media. Likely the format of the digital TV future, you can own and use it today with your new HDTV. Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD / dts-HD Bitstream out over HDMI (v1.3) BD-Java Interactive Capability Quick Set Up FL Off/Dimmer Mode Parental Control Front Slide Down Door Popup Menus

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1413 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Sony
• Model: BDP-S500
• Released on: 2007-11-01
• Dimensions: 17.25 pounds

Features

• Full HD 1080/60p & 24p True Cinema Video Output
• Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD bitsteam out over HDMI
• DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI™
• Bravia Theater Sync™ (HDMI-CEC)
• Motorized Sliding Front Door

Customer Reviews

Misunderstood BDP
Actually purchased blu-ray player with sony card reward points. Worked fine without any issues, until recently. Player would shut down once movies started from the menu screen and was a compatibility issue with new blu-ray disc versions and the DTS-HD. Went to blu-ray.com website to download firmware upgrade for the BDP-S500 and works like a charm now.

Sony S 500 Disc Player
Pro: Easy to operate and connect, Various connectivity options
Con: Takes too long to load a disc also operated in Slow motion.

Nice picture, but awful operation
I own this Sont BD player along with a 46" HDTV and a Sony 7.1 Receiver. When I finally get the movie up and running, the picture is great. The problem is that it takes forever to turn on the player and open the disc tray (try that in the store before you buy) and load the movie. Last night, I tried playing the new Hulk movie and after ten minutes of waiting, the movie turned off my player and restarted. Then I tried again and ten minutes later it did the same thing. Now, I've just wasted 20 minutes and can't watch the movie. Sony should take this one off the shelf.