Sony BDP S300

Blu Ray Player Review

The Sony BDP S300 is compatible with any of your original DVD discs and with the 1080p upscaling you can view these at a remarkable level of resolution.

The BDP-S300 has perhaps a relatively cheap price tag which is reflected in its somewhat limited list of features. It lacks Dolby True HD, DTS HD and DTS HD Master Audio decoding, and although it has HDMI v1.3 output, you are unable to output to a compatible amp. The BDP-S300 is specified as Profile 1.0, meaning limited access to some Blu-ray extras.

The BDP S300 does however offer you with 1080p output at a cinematic 24 frames-per-second, along with up to eight channels of PCM audio from via the HDMI. The player also supports xvColour, to give you an extended range of rich, deep colour for more accurate reproduction. The BDP-S300 makes up for its lack of features with an astounding picture performance that is crisp and clear and effortlessly cinematic.

Sony BDP S300 Specifications
Weight (Approx.): 4.5 kg
Playable disc formats: CD / DVD / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD+R / DVD+RW / BD
Upscaling capabilities
MP3 playback
JPEG Picture support

Video Features
1 S video output, 1 component video output, 1 composite video output, 1 HDMI output, 1 Analog audio output, 1 Coaxial and 1 Optical digital audio output.

Audio Features
192 KHz/24bit Audio D/A Converter
Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Dolby Digital Decoder

Pros

Affordable price tag

Excellent HD and DVD pictures

5.1-channel analogue output

Cons

Profile 1.0 therefore limited access to some Blu-ray extras

Lacks Dolby True HD

DTS HD and DTS HD Master Audio decoding

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