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Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player
soundandvisionmag.com
05 September 2007
- Summary: Anyone looking to experience the formidable pleasures of watching movies on Blu-ray Disc, and at a reasonable startup cost, is advised to check out Sony's BDP-S300. Bu...
- Pros: Crisp, punchy picture with Blu-ray Discs, Low price for a Blu-ray player, Quick startup and disc-load times
- Cons: No decoding options for lossless Dolby and DTS audio formats, Lacks Ethernet connectivity
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Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player
ultimateavmag.com
01 July 2007
- Conclusion: Judged purely as a DVD/CD/Blu-ray player, the Sony is a sure winner. It is also a good upconverting player (if you use its HDMI output) and a respectable, if slow-to-l...
- Pros: Superb playback of Blu-ray Discs, Good upconversion of standard definition DVDs from the HDMI output, Affordably priced
- Cons: Sluggish disc loading, though competitive with most current Blu-ray players, Will not decode Dolby TrueHD, Will not properly play the advanced extra features and games...
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Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player
hometheatermag.com
16 July 2007
- Excerpt: The sparse front panel offers only the basic controls: Power, Open/Close drawer, Play, Stop Pause, and chapter skip (forward and back). All other functions are located...
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Sony BDP-S300, Samsung BD-P1200, and Panasonic DMP-BD10A Blu-ray Players
hometheatermag.com
16 October 2007
- Excerpt: Hot on the heels of the first, and almost universally lame, generation of Blu-ray players, here's generation II. In the case of two of these players, the big news is a...
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- Overall 6
- Features 4
- Ease of use 6
- Performance 6
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Audioholics
06 November 2007
- Pros: Price - one of the lowest on the market, Easy setup
- Cons: NO DOLBY TrueHD OR DTS HD DECODING, Long startup time, Unresponsive remote and interface, Lackluster upconversion ability, No SACD support
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- Overall 6
- Value for money 8
- Features 6
- Ease of use 6
- Performance 8
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howstuffworks.com / Consumer Guide
12 December 2007
- Excerpt: The first thing you will notice about the BDP-S300, Sony's second generation Blu-Ray DVD player, is that the list price is substantially lower than the first generatio...
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hardwaresecrets.com
22 December 2007
- Excerpt: Together with Samsung units like the BD-P1400, Sony BDP-S300 is one of the cheapest Blu-Ray player available on the market, being sold by $299.99 at Best Buy. With the...
- Cons: Takes an eternity to turn on., The player has slow response to commands like previous/next chapter and scan backwards/forward., We couldn’t make it region free., Recog...
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Review: Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player
e-gear.com
27 December 2007
- Conclusion: Although it’s nothing to write home about as a standard DVD player, the BDP-S300 certainly has what it takes to deliver a superb Blu-ray experience. Unfortunately, wit...
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Sony BDP-S300
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