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Sony BDP-S550 1080p Blu-ray Player | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $399.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 15
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.4
Dimensions (in): 17 x 8.8 x 2.4
MPN: BDPS550
Model: BDPS550
UPC: 027242737518
EAN: 0027242737518
ASIN: B001FN3ZRQ
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| Features:
| • | Bonus View BD-Live (Profile 2.0) w/1GB flash memory for local storage | | • | Full HD 1080/60p 24p True Cinema Video Output | | • | Dolby True HD/DTS-HD decoder built-in with 7.1ch out. Quick start up mode. | | • | Dolby TrueHD DTS-HD bitstream out over HDMI (V1.3) | | • | x.v.Color for AVC-HD |
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Product Description
The BDP-S550 model supports BonusView (Picture-in-Picture) featured on some of the new Blu-ray Disc theatrical releases. This model also features an external port for local storage, so users can add optional flash-based memory. The BDP-S550 ships with a 1GB storage device.The player features 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output. It is compatible with most standard DVDs and features 1080p upscaling through an HDMI connection to capable HDTV sets, improving the picture performance of existing DVD libraries.The model offers 7.1 channel Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus decoding and bit-stream output, as well as dts -HD High Resolution Audio and Master Audio bit-stream output. The BDP-S550 adds dts-HD High Resolution Audio and dts-HD Master Audio decoding as well as 7.1 channel analog audio output.The player supports AVCHD discs encoded with x.v.Color (xvYCC) technology, an international standard for wide color space reproduction. 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 player also features compatibility with an array of video formats, including BD-R/RE (BDMV and BDAV modes), DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW (Video Mode), CD, CD-R/RW (CD-DA format), and JPEG on DVD/CD recordable media.The new model features a slim design with reduced depth and height compared to previous models matching Sony's new home-theater-in-a-box systems, the HT-SS2300 and HT-CT100 T-SS2300, also announced today. Optimized for Blu-ray Disc, the new component systems feature three 1080p compatible HDMI inputs making them the perfect match for a Full high-definition home theater when connected to a new Sony BRAVIA 1080p HDTV.
Amazon.com Product Description
Bring home the future of Blu-ray Disc technology with BD-Live and the BDP-S550 Blu-ray Disc player. The S550 is the step-up model to Sony's BDP-S350. It adds a gigabyte of onboard memory, so you can enjoy expanded Blu-ray capabilities like BD-Live interactive features right out of the box, and dts-HD compatibility for studio-quality sound. br / br / BD-Live takes your movie experience to a whole new level. Download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers and movie-based games. Equipped with a built-in Ethernet port, the BDP-S550 makes it easy to access specially created BD-Live content and Bonus View features. A USB port that allows you to add more storage to access the growing number of special features that will be available given the immense storage capacity of Blu-ray discs themeselves. This player outputs a Full 1080/24p True Cinema picture and upscales your existing DVD collection to 1080p when using the HDMI connection. Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD delivers studio master quality audio which is designed specifically for high definition entertainment. Make the most of all of these features with the icon-based Xcross Media Bar, which provides simple navigation of the player's menu system.br /br / br / h2Key Features/h2 ul liimg align="right" alt="sony bdp-s550" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/bdp-s550.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 121px;" /Slim chassis/li liTrue 1080p Output (Learn more)/li li7.1 Channel Dolby Sound , Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD (Master Audio and High Resolution Audio) (Learn more)/li li1 Gb of onboard memory and a USB Port Allows More Storage for Access to More Special Features, Like Bonus View (Learn More)/li liEthernet connection for BD-Live Compatibility and firmware updates (Learn more)/li liHigher Bit Rates mean less video compression (Learn more)/li liEmmy-Award Winning Xross Media Bar Interface (Learn More)/li liBravia Sync for Easy Connectivity (Learn More)/li /ul br / h2Learn More/h2 hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / br / h3a name="More_Picture"More Picture/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;" p style="font-weight: bold;"img align="left" alt="1080p compared to 480i" hspace="10" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/bluray_1080p.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 165px;" vspace="10" /See Everything Your HDTV Can Show You with Full HD./p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"6 Times the Picture Data on DVDs/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" / See everything your HDTV can show you. Blu-ray Disc's Full HD 1080p resolution produces over 2 million pixels per frame to produce a razor-sharp picture with unmatched depth and clarity that takes full advantage of the capabilities of today's 1080p HDTVs. That's six times the picture data contained on DVDs, which are encoded at only 480p./p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"24p True Cinema Video Output/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" / Most of all Hollywood movies are shot at 24 frames per second, and Blu-ray Disc movies are mastered at 24 frame per second, so it is only fitting that the Sony Blu-ray Disc Players can output your films at 1080/24p for a true film-like experience at home. Of course, Sony Blu-ray Disc Players can also output at 1080/60p for more traditional HDTV sets on the market. Either way Sony has you covered for the best picture possible in Full 1080p.br //p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"Backwards compatible and Upscaling/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" / All existing Blu-ray Disc players will play your standard DVD collection without a problem. And with built-in 1080p video upscaling, they'll look even better./p p/p /td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3a name="More_Bits"More Bits/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img align="left" alt="more bits" hspace="10" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/more-bits.jpg" style="width: 226px; height: 190px;" vspace="10" /In the digital world, picture quality is not just about resolution, but also about bit rates. The higher the bit rate, the more data that is processed, typically resulting in higher video quality. DVDs have a maximum video bit rate of about 10 megabits per second (Mbps). In comparison, Blu-ray Disc is capable of video bitrates up to an incredible 40 Mbps. The bottom line, higher bit rates allow for the least amount of data compression for HD video that looks closest to the original video source.br //td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / br / h3a name="More_Sound"More Sound/h3 pDolby TrueHD internal decoding and bitstream output via HDMI for the Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD (Master Audio and High Resolution Audio) codes delivers studio quality audio designed specifically for high definition entertainment like Blu-ray Disc movies, with up to 7.1 channels of surround sound that is virtually indistinguishable from the original studio version. 7.1 channel analog output provides connectivity to older receivers, making the player compatible with your existing audio system with 7.1 analog inputs./p The BDP-S550 is compatible with Dolby TrueHD, Dolbyrsquo;s next-generation lossless technology developed for high-definition disc-based media. Dolby TrueHD delivers tantalizing sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, unlocking the true high-definition entertainment experience on next-generation discs. When coupled with high-definition video, Dolby TrueHD offers an unprecedented home theater experience that lets you enjoy sound as stunning as the high-definition picture. ul liDelivers enthralling studio-master-quality sound that unlocks the true high-definition entertainment experience on next-generation discs. /li liOffers more discrete channels than ever before for impeccable surround sound. /li li Compatible with the A/V receivers and home-theaters-in-a-box (HTIBs) of today and tomorrow. /li li Dialogue normalization maintains the same volume level when you change to other Dolby Digital and Dolby TrueHD programming. /li liDynamic range control (Night mode) enables you to customize audio playback to reduce peak volume levels (no loud surprises) while experiencing all the details in the soundtrack, enabling late-night viewing of high-energy surround sound without disturbing others. /li /ul br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3a name="Xross_Media_Bar"Xross Media Bar/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img align="left" alt="Xross television interface" hspace="10" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/xross.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 174px;" vspace="10" /Xross (pronounced emCross/em) is Sony's Technical-Emmyspan style="text-decoration: underline;"/span award-winning graphic user interface for Sony WEGA and BRAVIA televisions and PS3 and PSX game systems. The interface features category icons spread horizontally across the screen that organize the viewing options (TV, Music, Internet, Tools, etc...). When a category icon is selected on the horizontal bar, a vertical bar appears showing the viewing options within that category. Using the directional pad on your remote, you can easily maneuver horizontally from category to category, then scroll vertically through individual viewing options to easily navigate through the wide range of programming available on today's televisions./td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / br / h3a name="BD-Live"BD-Live/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img align="left" alt="BD-Live screenshot" hspace="10" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/bluray-bdlive.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 172px;" vspace="10" /BD-Live is a Blu-ray feature that enables you to access special content via an internet-connected Blu-ray player. Because it's not coded into the disc, BD-Live content is always updated, always fresh. With BD-Live, your Blu-ray disc is different every time you view it.br / br / Check out the latest previews, download special scenes, exclusive features and ringtones, and participate in online communities or games.br / br / As BD-Live continues to grow and expand, even more features will become available, customizing features and content to your location or preferences.br //td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3a name="More_Space"More Space/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top;"Blu-ray Disc has 5x more storage capacity than DVD, which allows more content to fit on the disc. The extra storage capacity also means more room for special features like inline navigation, Bonus View, interactive games, deleted scenes, director commentary and more/td /tr tr td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"Navigate to special features, other scenes, or settings without leaving the content you are watching./spanbr / img alt="in movie navigation" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/bluray_inmovie-navigation.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 163px;" /br //td td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"Bonus View lets you watch special features and commentary inline without leaving the movie./spanbr / img alt="bonus view" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/bluray_bonusview.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 169px;" /br //td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3HDMI Features/h3 h3/h3 h3x.v Color/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="Standard RGB Color Profile" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/hdmi/detail-pages/rgb-color-range.jpg" style="width: 148px; height: 163px;" /br style="font-weight: bold;" / div style="text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold;"RGB Color Range/spanbr //div /td td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="xvycc Color" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/hdmi/detail-pages/xvycc-color-range.jpg" style="width: 147px; height: 163px;" /br / div style="text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold;"xvYCC Color Range/spanbr //div /td td style="vertical-align: top;"Thanks to the adoption of a newly approved international color standard called xvYCC (an option in the HDMI v1.3 spec and which Sony participated in creating), the color space has been greatly expanded.br / br / All Sony XBR HDTVs support the xvYCC color profile (Extended YCC Colorimetry for Video Applications), or "x.v. color" for short. Standard RGB color space allows the display of a portion of the colors that are viewable to the human eye. The next generation "xvYCC" color space actually offers an available range of colors that exceeds what human eyes can recognize. ul liNext-generation "xvYCC" color space supports 1.8 times as many colors as existing HDTV signals/li liLets HDTVs display colors more accurately/li liEnables displays with more natural and vivid colors/li /ul /td /tr /tbody /table br /strongDeep Color/strong table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="deep color eliminates visible color banding" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/hdmi/detail-pages/deepcolor.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 323px;" //td td style="vertical-align: top;"So, where x.v. color expands the available range of colors your HDTV can display, Deep Color increases the number of colors your HDTV can display within that range, for smoother transitions from color to color.br / ul liLets HDTVs and other displays go from millions of colors to billions of colors/li liEliminates on-screen color banding, for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colors/li liEnables increased contrast ratio/li liCan represent many times more shades of gray between black and white/li /ul smallspan/span/small/td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3a name="Connectivity"Connectivity/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img align="left" alt="Bravia Sync" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/Sony/detail-pages/bravia-sync-logo.gif" style="width: 106px; height: 94px;" /span style="font-weight: normal;"As a leader in products with HDMI connectivity, Sony has created BRAVIA Sync to gobeyond simple audio and video transmission. When combined with a select number of BRAVIA televisions and other Sony audio and video products, in addition to audio and video transmission, control functions will betransmitted via the HDMI cable. With "One Touch Play," operations that took several steps have been reduced to one. Press the PLAY button on the remote, watch the audio and/or the video component(s) turn on then the BRAVIA television turn on and switch to the correct video inputndash;Simplendash;Easyndash;BRAVIA Sync.br / br / /spanspan style="font-weight: bold;"Inputs and Outputs/spanbr / ul liAnalog Audio Output(s) : 2 Channel: 1 (Rear)/li liCoaxial Audio Digital Output(s) : 1 (Rear)/li liComponent Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s) : (Y/Pb/Pr) OUtput(s): 1 (Rear)/li liComposite Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear)/li liOptical Audio Output(s) : 1 (Rear)/li liS-Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear)/li liEther port for firmware updatesbr / /li liUSB port for BD-Live External Memory/li /ul /td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h2/h2 h2Specifications/h2 span style="font-weight: bold;"br //span h3Weights and Measurements/h3 ul !-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDimensions (Approx.): 17 inches x 8 3/4 inches x 2 3/4 inches (430 x 220 x 70 mm) /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liWeight (Approx.): 7 lbs 4 oz (3.3Kg) /li br / /ul h3Audio Features/h3 ul !-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDolby: Yes Dolby TrueHD bitstream out over HDMI (V1.3) /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDolby Digital plus Decoding: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDolby TrueHD Decoding : Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- lidts Decoding: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- lidts Output: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- lidts-HD Decoding: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liLPCM: Yes (multi channel decoder): Yes (HDMI bitstream out) /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDolby True HD bitstream output: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- lidts HD bitstream output: Yes /li br / /ul h3Capability/h3 ul !-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liCD: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDVD: Yes /li br / /ul h3Video Features/h3 ul !-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liBD-R/RE Read Compatibility: Yes (BDMV BDAV format) /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liBD-ROM: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDVD+R Read Compatibility: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDVD+RW Read Compatibility: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDVD-R Read Compatibility: Yes (Video Mode and VR Mode) /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liDVD-RW Read Compatibility: Yes (Video Mode and VR Mode) /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- liJPEG Playback: Yes /li br /!-- MQC 6439, display only if not empty -- lix.v.Color Technology: Yes /li /ul
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 Average product, poorly packed by Amazon January 6, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product is average compared to other Blu-ray Players on the market. Amazon did a horrible job of packing it in a very large and shabby box. I was surprised that the player was not damaged. I don't mind paying a fair amount for shipping if its packed properly.
 Breathtaking Picture Quality! January 6, 2009
The picture and audio quality from this unit is unreal. It's pretty easy to use and navigate the menus to set it up. And i love that it has an ethernet port for online connectivity. I have only two criticisms. The first is a minor one: the power and open buttons are on a slant at the top of the unit. If youre stacking your units it a little bit of a hassle to hit these buttons. not much, but it would be easier if they were on the front. The second criticism is that the flash memory input is in the back of the unit. Not very helpful there at all! Why not put it in the front so people can get to it?
It's awesome January 6, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first blu-ray, it produces excellent picture and sound, it's fast to start and the illuminated remote makes it easy to use in a dark room. However, I have an upconverting DVD player connected to a high definition (1080) big screen projection TV (Mitsubishi, diamond series) through HDMI and really I can't tell the difference between the quality of the 1080i picture of my DVD player and blu ray's 1080p picture. It may make a difference if I had a plasma TV, I don't know. I would skip buying a blu ray if I knew this info before. Since I bought it, I watch all movies using the blu-ray format. The player itself is awesome like all other Sony products!
 Great Blu-ray player....Consider this player if you have a non-HDMI receiver... January 1, 2009
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This was a Christmas gift for the family. A GREAT Christmas gift. We already had a Samsung 37 inch 720p LCD, and Blu-ray looks tremendous on it. The colors pop off the screen unlike any up-converting DVD player. After watching 4 BDs so far, I really hope Blu-ray comes through. It is just like having your own theater in your home. Picture and sound are phenomenal.br /br /As for the player... fast loading times, nice menu and easy setup process. IMPORTANT... If you have an old 5.1/7.1 receiver with no HDMI ports, this or the Panasonic DMP-BD55K are the players you should consider. The S550 has 7.1 analog out, so the player will both decode and output all the latest HD audio codecs (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio) through the all-familiar red and white RCA cables to your receiver. You cannot listen to the HD codecs with just a fiber optical/digital coaxial cable...you will be stuck with just lossy Dolby Digital/DTS. Believe me... the HD audio is as impressive as the HD picture, if not more so. I highly highly recommend this player for anyone already with an HDTV but with an old 5.1 receiver. If you purchase this player, which at the moment is $60 more than the Sony BDP-S350, you do not have to go out and purchase a $200 HDMI receiver or a $400 HDMI receiver with HD-decoding capabilities. This is the main reason our family bought this player over the less expensive S350 or BD35K. With a non-HDMI receiver, you just hook up your player to the HDTV via HDMI and to the receiver via analog (and optical if desired...read ahead).br /br /One negative... This only applies to those who would use 5.1/7.1 analog out for HD audio. If you choose to watch DVDs using fiber optical/digital coaxial, you can still hook up the player to the receiver with both analog and the optical/coaxial cable. Unfortunately, the player doesn't treat the two outputs independently. Therefore you have to make changes in the S550 menu under Audio Output Priority (Multi-out vs. Optical). You can always play the DVDs using analog out and therefore not need to make these setting changes, but some people prefer the digital cables for their DVDs.br /This problem is nonexistent in the Panasonic DMP-BD55K. However, the Sony apparently has better picture quality, especially for up-converting DVDs. Our family had a preference for the Sony brand and the attractive blue front.br /br /If you already have an HDMI receiver, I would recommend the less expensive Sony BDP-S350 or Panasonic DMP-BD35K.
The BEST blu-ray player December 30, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this Sony after owning a Samsung.Wow what a difference--Sony always makes the best new technologies.Easy to use and set-up. Loades faster that any BR I have seen.
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