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Most helpful reviewsChris, High Wycombe
- Good points:
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Plays all the latest blu-rays once the firmware is updated
Firmware update via wireless connection to house router
Well designed and works well with other sony kit
Functions on remote work from Sony TV remote also - Bad points:
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Expensive to get the wireless capability
Slow load times on some blu-ray titles
No eject button on the remote
Scores of 5 above apply to unknown or not relevent features
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Review date: 28 Mar 2010
Robin, Inverurie
- Good points:
- Ecellent picture and sound. 7.1 analogue outs allow connection to old av receiver using the player to decode the new lossless sound formats.
- Bad points:
- None
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Review date: 19 Apr 2010
Peter, Oldham Lancs
- Good points:
- easy to set up and use although still don t know what the chip card at the back of the machine is for ! Picture quality and sound are excellent .
- Bad points:
- Takes a few seconds for the machine to get going once disc is inserted .
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Review date: 16 Apr 2010
Purchaser
- Good points:
- Superb picture and sound
- Bad points:
- A little slow to start up but no different to other BD players.
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Review date: 15 Feb 2010
chris, Bargain hunter
- Good points:
- amazing audio & video quality, built in audio decoder, nice remote
- Bad points:
- woofer audio test tone level is inaccurate but when watching movies the audio level is good
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Confirmed purchase: 08 Jun 2011
Peter, Coringham
- Good points:
- Easy to use. Quick start up. Simple to update. Excellent picture quality.
- Bad points:
- None
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Review date: 08 Apr 2010
Product Features
| 3D | No |
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| Playback formats | DVD-R |
| Playback formats | DVD-RW |
| Playback formats | DVD Plus R |
| Playback formats | DVD Plus RW |
| Upscaling | Yes |
| Audio technology | DTS HD |
| Connections | HDMI |
| Connections | USB |
| Connections | Ethernet |
| Number of HDMI ports | 1 |
| Number of scart ports | 0 |
| Release date | 2008-10-14 |
Also known as: Sony BDPS550, Sony BDPS550B, Sony BDPS550B.CEK
Manufacturer's Description
Watch movies as the Director intended with 1080p Full HD picture quality and 7.1ch surround sound. Plus rich interactive features such as BD-Live, deliver a truly immersive entrainment experience.
#Multimedia guarantueed with BD-ROM/R/RE, DVD-+Video/R/RW, CD Playback, AVCHD Playback
#The ultimate sound experience through 7.1 Channel analogue output and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding capability via HDMI™
#Built in BD-Live (Profile 2.0) to immediately access studio-specific online content including trailers, interviews and other extras and enjoy them through your Blu-ray Disc™ Player.
#1GB of exchangable storage to save downloaded BD-Live content from the internet
#Quick Start-up mode enables you to enjoy your Blu-ray movies already after just six seconds
#BRAVIA Sync technology makes connecting the players to BRAVIA televisions and Home Theatre systems from Sony a piece of cake
- The new XrossMediaBar™ guarantuees an easy to understand menu control, simple for everybody to use intuitively all of the players’ functions
#New Precision Cinema HD Upscale technology that converts standard-definition signals (480i) to 1080p and outputs a full HD equivalent resolution signal to 1080p TVs via HDMI™
#With 24p True Cinema you can sit back and watch the film like in real cinema, without length or quality losses
#The BonusView functionality allows you to view two separate video streams from the same Blu-ray Disc™ on screen at the same time
#x.v.Color™ allows the S550 to output more natural and vivid colours similar to what the human eye actually sees in the natural world.
#New Precision Drive HD helps to detect and correct wobbling discs from three directions, stabilizing playback of bent or scratched Blu-ray Disc™s and DVDs.
#The back lit remote enables you to control the S550 in the dark without the need to destroy your cinema experience to switch on the lights.
| Product | Retailer | Price | Total price | Buy now | |
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Linkwebb Sony BDPS550 Replacement Remote Control | £8 + £5 delivery |
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david, sidmouth
Score 2.0/10Review date: 29 Mar 2010