Sony BDP S470 - Sony Blu-ray Players
This is one of the few 3D ready Blu-ray players on the market, never mind in this price range. 3D titles are a bit scarce at the moment and will be for a while longer while the main produces struggle to catch up with the new technology. But, it is here, and it is likely to be here to stay, so it's good to have a model that's got it covered - just make sure that your screen is large enough, and high enough quality to really make the images leap out at you.
Aside from 3D, the S470 is a great HD picture quality player, and you don't have to wait for 3D to arrive to experience cinema quality viewing - even on your old DVDs. The audio playback feature enables you to add 'your own soundtrack', which is not a recommended path for wannabe professionals, but, for the novice, its a great bit of fun.
The Bravia feature enables internet access, so apart from email, your PC or MAC will be get a bit lonely. BBCI player can also be accessed, so if you are inclined to watch Eastenders, then you can watch it whenever you want, in high quality too. At the price it's not in the bargain basement, but with Sony you tend top pay for quality, so it's up to you whether you want to save a few quid, or go for the 'chef's recommendation'.
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Sony BDP S470 - Review
When I came to buy a Blu-Ray player a couple of weeks ago and started researching I quickly realised that I didn't know anything about them anymore. The latest generation of players are basically media streamers that happen to have a Blu-Ray drive mounted in them. This Sony player is a great example.
Out of the box the first thing you notice is it's size and weight. It is a very small item front-to-back and heightwise and weighs very little. The build quality is OK. It looks fine but very plasticy and attracts dust very easily due to static build up. It's a standard width and looks nice under my Sky HD box (if a bit buried).
On startup (which is very quick indeed, a couple of seconds) a wizard-type easy setup guides you through the video and audio connection options. It also immediately connected to the internet and ran a firmware update. The user interface is attractive, easy to use and very responsive. I've read reviews of earlier players being slow to start and to load discs and this is neither, being comparable to a DVD player, even when loading a Blu-Ray.
The internet connection elements are well presented, divided into audio services (radio), video (YouTube, BBC iPlayer...) and picture (nothing yet). It takes USB and disc stored files as well and let's you browse and play these in the same way. Since I got the player a week ago several new services have been added such as Channel 5's catch-up service so I have high hopes for the future. It also plays most formats of file copied from a computer to USB or DVD local storage. MKV support is very strong and I haven't found one yet that it doesn't like.
As of today (10th June) the DLNA support has just been released. It installed without problems over the network and immediately spotted my Windows Vista PC's media library. Photo and audio support are great, and video seems OK so far (but some of my files don't play right now). Great stuff!
One last note, this player (well for sure mine anyway) has WiFi built in, contrary to Sony's own published specs. Chris Yates "Ageing Geek" (Cleethorpes, UK)Sony BDP S470 Specifications:
- 3D Ready
- DVD/-R/-RW/+R/+RW Playback
- BRAVIA Internet Video
- Xross Media Bar & BBC iPlayer
- Wifi LAN Ready
- Video DAC 1080i,720p : 12bit/148.5MHz
- More Specifications
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