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Title: Ultimate AV: Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player
Summary: While the PS3 remains a top-notch Blu-ray player with video game capability thrown in as an extra feature (do I hear groans from Sony marketing?), there are plenty of us who would rather have a dedicated BD player in the house than a game console. The BDP
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Title: Ultimate AV: Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player
Summary: While the PS3 remains a top-notch Blu-ray player with video game capability thrown in as an extra feature (do I hear groans from Sony marketing?), there are plenty of us who would rather have a dedicated BD player in the house than a game console. The BDP
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Title: Sony BDP-S300
Summary: It seems Sony has come up with a winner in the battle to build a less-expensive Blu-ray player. Other than the maddeningly slow menu navigation and one-time near-crash, the BDP-S300 performed beautifully, and it has a nice feature set. Perhaps most import
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Title: Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray DVD Player
Pros: Excellent picture quality on Blu-ray and DVD; DVD upconversion up to 1080p; HDMI output.
Cons: No onboard Dolby TrueHD decoding; slow load times, particularly unbearable on newer BD Java discs like
Verdict: The BDP-S300 is a decent choice if you're limiting yourself to a relatively cheap, standard-design Blu-ray player, but everyone else should consider the competition.
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65/100 |
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Title: Sony BDP-S300
Pros: >Solid picture performance., 24p and analogue surround outputs included. ,
Cons: Build quality and performance no better than rivals. Lethargic operation.
Summary: A decent effort at an affordable player, but most people would be better off with a PS3 instead.
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80/100 |
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Title: Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray DVD Player
Pros: Excellent picture quality on Blu-ray and DVD; DVD upconversion up to 1080p; HDMI output.
Cons: No onboard Dolby TrueHD decoding; slow load times, particularly unbearable on newer BD Java discs like Pirates of the Caribbean; some minor video performance issues; no Ethernet port for firmware upgrades.
Verdict: The BDP-S300 is a decent choice if you're limiting yourself to a relatively cheap, standard-design Blu-ray player, but everyone else should consider the competition.
Summary: As one of the major players in the Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format war, we weren't surprised when Sony announced a price drop for the BDP-S300 to the relatively low list price of $500. Despite the fact that we've been wowed by Blu-ray's image quality, price has
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65/100 |
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Title: Sony BDP-S300
Pros: Good value for money, great high-definition playback including 24Hz support
Cons: Slightly long lag times with Blu-ray playback and power-up, lack of support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD audio codecs
Verdict: The BDP-S300 is an excellent value Blu-ray player, delivering a great feature list for a much more affordable price than most advanced units.
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70/100 |
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Title: Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player
Summary: A Blu-ray player for under £250 from Sony - what's that catch?
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70/100 |
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Title: Sony BDP-S300
Summary: Earlier today we reported the major details on Sony's new Blu-ray player, and now we've received the full press release for the BDP-S300 which will be announced tomorrow at Sony's line show.
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Title: Sony Bdp S300
Summary: Blu-ray offers a revolution in home cinema, with top-quality pictures and better sound than you've ever heard from your favourite movies. With hundreds of titles already on sale, and blockbusters such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End on the wa
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Title: Sony BDP-S300 | Our Review | TechRadar.com
Verdict: However, as a straight DVD spinner, the S300 is only average. Frequency response at 5.8MHz is mediocre, and player deinterlacing is poor. It failed both our jaggies test and a horizontal text crawl test
Summary: The Sony BDP-S300 delivers the kind of picture performance that we've come to expect from an entry-level BD deck
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80/100 |
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Title: Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player
Pros: Plays JPEG and MP3 files on DVDs. Supports 24-Hz output with Blu-ray movies. Provides basic picture control settings and presets.
Cons: Slow disc load times with some Blu-ray movies. No 24-Hz output with DVD video. No bitstream audio output (HDMI).
Verdict: Sony's least-expensive Blu-ray Disc player isn't a speed demon, but it delivers solid detail and a pleasing viewing experience.
Summary: The picture and audio quality the Sony BDP-S300 produces is pleasing, but this player may try your patience.
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60/100 |