Sony BDP-350 Blu-ray Disc Player

beardog03

Is this a good unit ?

Seems like it must be the entry unit, but it`s still a Blu Ray Player , so it can`t be all bad.

What would be the advantages of getting a unit farther up the food chain ?

It is backordered, but @ $199, it seems like a good deal......and a cheap way to get into Hi-Def veiwing..

Been thinking of selling some things and getting either a 46"~50" LCD or Plasma by the start of the New Year...


Any thoughts ?


Bear

leroyjr1

I just picked up two today from Sears for $179.99 each and although it's Sonys entry level Blu ray player it shows a great picture and for $199 it's a deal

polkie4life

leroyjr1 wrote: »

I just picked up two today from Sears for $179.99 each and although it's Sonys entry level Blu ray player it shows a great picture and for $199 it's a deal

Hey Leroy, what do you think of the audio on SD dvds?

beardog03

Thanks for the input....
It sounds like a deal to me also

I wonder what the mid to upper levels offer that this one does not ?

P4L....
I hear that the audio on these are even better than the standard, and Hi-Def units produce


Not sure if thats possible or not though

acsubie

i believe the 350 does not bitstream DTS-HD MA, not a biggie since you can just select LPCM and let your a/v decode, add to that only a handful of movies have DTS-HD MA 7.1(but the ones i have seen sound kick ****)..as bad as i want a stand alone player to take over my PS3's movie playback, i will will have to wait until an affordable BR player comes along that does all the decoding

supposedly sears had the panny BD35 for $150 on thursday but i found out too late, that player decodes all latest formats internall, but it does not support 2.0, not a big deal for me anyway since i just really watch the movies and rarely get into the "extras"

regardless its great the BR players are lowering in price, now its time to price the movies the same so it becomes more mainstream

leroyjr1

Haven't had a good chance to listen to SD DVD's but I can say while the BD picture is great the SD DVD picture wasn't so great IMO, but I didn't buy it for the upconverting features.

polkie4life

Yeah i'm only using the coax so am only getting the core DD/DTS. I find compared to my old Denon 2900 that the sony is a lot louder across the front channels + the LFE, but the rears are somewhat subdued?

I'm really impressed with the PQ though.

rdb2001

acsubie wrote: »

i believe the 350 does not bitstream DTS-HD MA, not a biggie since you can just select LPCM and let your a/v decode, add to that only a handful of movies have DTS-HD MA 7.1(but the ones i have seen sound kick ****)..as bad as i want a stand alone player to take over my PS3's movie playback, i will will have to wait until an affordable BR player comes along that does all the decoding

supposedly sears had the panny BD35 for $150 on thursday but i found out too late, that player decodes all latest formats internall, but it does not support 2.0, not a big deal for me anyway since i just really watch the movies and rarely get into the "extras"

regardless its great the BR players are lowering in price, now its time to price the movies the same so it becomes more mainstream

Is there any talk of any update will let the 350 decode dts master. I just bought it today and I need it to decode because my yammy in bedroom only has hdmi pass through so I need the player doing all of the decoding.

ViperZ

This player for on www.sonystyle.com for $199.99 - $50 coupon for $149 just yesterday. Great deal on the BD player, if you ask me, but no analog outputs .
It is also 2.0 upgradeable with new firmware.

mantis

The Sony 350 is a nice Entry Level Blu ray player. We sold it for 399.99 when it came out and it's worth every penny. I would pick one up at that price allday. It also has a fast start up time in 12 seconds. Almost matching the Ps3.

Go for it

Dan

McLoki

I was able to get in on the Sony Sale. (it was backordered when I placed my order, but the order went through so I assume I will get it eventually)

Anyway - my thought was I would use it to get into blu-ray and if better players come along later, I can upgrade the player in my main rig and use this one as an extra player in another system in the house. (and for $150, I would not feel overly bad about doing so)

It is a basic player, but it is also in about its 4th or 5th generation so it should work fine for my needs. I thought about holding out for the 550 (the next step up in the sony line and has multi-channel analog outputs) but I decided the additional $200 it would cost is just not worth analog outs to me. I would be better served putting that money twords blu-rays or a pre-amp with HDMi inputs.

cheddar

acsubie wrote: »

i believe the 350 does not bitstream DTS-HD MA, not a biggie since you can just select LPCM and let your a/v decode, add to that only a handful of movies have DTS-HD MA 7.1

While the 350 may not internally decode DTS-HD MA (which would produce a PCM signal to pass to the receiver), it does pass it as bitstream to an AVR for decoding there, in which case I think you would need to be in direct mode on the player. Also, while only a handful of movies contain 7.1 tracks of any kind, DTS-HD MA 5.1 tracks are increasingly plentiful. Helped by the fact that both Fox and now Universal seem to be full on DTS-HD MA shops as their lossless option.

cheddar

acsubie wrote: »

regardless its great the BR players are lowering in price, now its time to price the movies the same so it becomes more mainstream

While the best black friday prices are gone (Transformers was only $9.99, Iron Man $14.99), Amazon still has 252 blu-ray titles, many in the $14-16 range with Kung Fu panda at $16.99. Some titles are even lower with Flags of our Fathers at $8.99.

http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_82711611_1?ie=UTF8&node=387547011%2C172778011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0PFAGMZRH2EJ1GBM9FGM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=464784751&pf_rd_i=193640011

Or you can try the buy more get more discount page here (You can pick up all six 007s for around 17 bucks each, then apply a $20 discount for 3 disks bought, $50 for all six disks, or $100 if you buy 10 disks total. There are 33 titles to choose from.):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_82797351_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000300361&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=1N2XH85189FZSVRMNA8G&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=464745931&pf_rd_i=193640011

Or there is the old buy 2 get one deal on 94 titles here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_82143171_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000304041&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=0CKKRSAXT1TEJF0RSDYS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=464744571&pf_rd_i=193640011

Lots of deals now to build up a blu-ray collection quickly on the cheap...and that's not including the blu-ray player/movie bundles...

beardog03

thanks for all the input..

I think that this is a good place to start, at this price...

I have been waiting for the cost of BR Players to go down so I can get one.....sale ends today


Now I have (somewhat) a better understanding of what I`m getting...

Dolby® : Yes, & Dolby® TrueHD bitstream out over HDMI™ (V1.3)"

Dolby® Digital plus Decoding : Yes

Dolby® TrueHD Decoding : Yes

dts® Decoding : Yes

dts® Output : Yes, & /DTS®-HD bitstream out over HDMI™ (V1.3)"

LPCM : Yes (multi-channel decoding): Yes (HDMI™ bitstream out)

Dolby® True HD bitstream output : Yes

dts® HD bitstream output : Yes

beardog03

I just pulled the trigger on the Sony 350 !!

When funds allow, I will move up the food chain, but for now, we shall see what we shall see !!! :D

leroyjr1

beardog03 wrote: »

I just pulled the trigger on the Sony 350 !!

When funds allow, I will move up the food chain, but for now, we shall see what we shall see !!! :D

You may find out in order to get a big improvement in picture quality you may have to spend 4 to 5 times what you got your Sony 350 for and it may not be worth the switch. Just a thought.

leroyjr1

I think the best bang for buck Blu ray player out there is the ps3 hands down.

beardog03

yeah, I figures that....that`s why I went ahead and got the 350..

Sony`s website....$199

ends today


Now I need to pull the trigger on the 3ch amp I was looking at....speaks (7`s) are on the way

I am looking at some 46" monitors, but for now my 22" HD will have to do



funding is nill, and Doro has some speaks that I have been drooling over...

I need to move some stuff out to bring more stuff in...

McLoki

leroyjr1 wrote: »

I think the best bang for buck Blu ray player out there is the ps3 hands down.

While I agree - it is also over double the cost I got the 350 for. It may not seem like alot, but I can get alot of Blu-Rays for the price difference. (or it is a start on a Pre/Pro that supports HDMi.)

Either way, for the price, the 350 sounds like a great entry level system. I can't wait for mine to arrive. (It was on backorder when I ordered it so not sure of the destination time)

Michael

Ron Temple

I've got the S300 and for the price you're paying the S350 is a stellar deal. The picture quality with the right screen is astounding. It's a good music player (in the right chain) and does more codecs than mine. You're gonna love it, but a larger screen is going to do it justice. Just watched Wall E and Tropic Thunder this weekend...eye poppers.