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Sony BDP-BX1

Manufacturer: Sony Part number: BDPBX1

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Description:: BD-Live brings you the next generation of interactivity, allowing you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more. View feature provides "picture-in-picture" capability with select Bluray Disc titles - useful for viewing director or actor commentary while the movie plays. DVD Upscaling via HDMI gets the most out of your existing DVD ... Read more

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8 stars

Excellent.

by roqui69 on December 1, 2008

Pros: Make your regular dvd movie look like HD TV program, also is realy fast, and BD disk are spectacular. Comes with HDMI cable.

Cons: I haven't found any problem yet.

Summary: I was looking to buy a Sony BDP-S350 and i found this at Sams Club for the price of $196. I can tell you this is one of the best ...

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Summary: I was looking to buy a Sony BDP-S350 and i found this at Sams Club for the price of $196. I can tell you this is one of the best from Sony. The picture is excellent and i had play a dvd-r, dvd+r, dvd and BD disk all without problem. It is really fast to play any disk. I connected to my Bose system and the sound is spectacular.

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10 stars

Outstanding For the Price Thru Clubmac

by club718 on January 25, 2009

Pros: Easy Setup Firmware update 2.0 thru the internet. Quality is Above Average Dont Spend 300 or More this player does all that. sound is great thru my onkyo 7.1 reciever. I bought this player 2 weeks ago for 200 dollars new

Cons: There's nothing to dislike about this player !

Summary: Bottom Line Awesome Price Excellent Features And It's A Sony

Summary: Bottom Line Awesome Price Excellent Features And It's A Sony
10 stars

Great First Blu-Ray Player

by greendh on January 2, 2009

Pros: Easy to set up, update, and play movies.
Standard DVD up-convert looks great, blu-ray looks even better.
Some have complained about the small USB port on the back. I have plugged the two thumb drives I have into the port with no troubles at all.

Cons: None so far, and I'm pretty critical of the things I buy.

Summary: $239 at Costco is a decent price, it will only go lower from here but I didn't want to wait.
You really can't go wrong.

Summary: $239 at Costco is a decent price, it will only go lower from here but I didn't want to wait.
You really can't go wrong.
9 stars

Great value for a first Blu-ray player

by msecour on December 28, 2008

Pros: Easy set-up, HDMI cable included. Beautiful playback of Blu-ray movies. Excellent upconversion of most DVDs.

Cons: Trouble getting correct picture ration on some older widescreen DVDs not enhanced for 16:9.

Summary: This is the warehouse club version of the Sony BD-350. I first played Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Blu-ray) and the picture is stunning. I then played an old Clint ...

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Summary: This is the warehouse club version of the Sony BD-350. I first played Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Blu-ray) and the picture is stunning. I then played an old Clint Eastwood movie "Eiger Sanction" which had some troublesome moire effects in one complex desert scene when played back on my Panasonic DVD player/DVD recorder. The Sony Blu-ray player eliminated nearly all of this troublesome effect. I was impressed. I have found that on some older DVDs that are widescreen but not enhanced for 16:9 that I could fill the screen properly without some distortion of the picture. This is not a major issue for me since I still have the Pansonic DVD player connected and can use it as well. I bought this for 189.00 from Costco and I think it is a tremendous value. If it is important to you to have one player that will play all of your DVDs, you may need to shop further.

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10 stars

A Sony BDP-350 with HDMI cable included.

by wdlee123 on December 27, 2008

Pros: Best value in a Tier-1 Blu-ray player.

Cons: Lack of audiophile formats such as SACD.

Summary: There is "no added value" to purchasing a Blu-Ray player for more than this unit providing - video is your focus and you own an HDMI ready TV. The Sony ...

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Summary: There is "no added value" to purchasing a Blu-Ray player for more than this unit providing - video is your focus and you own an HDMI ready TV. The Sony BDP-BX1 has most of the features people require and includes the HDMI cable which most retailers omit (up to a $50 value). Thru HDMI cable connection this unit has no real limitation. BD Live can be added thru plug in flash drive at rear of unit although BD Live is not a long term technology. We purchased Sony BX-1 at Costco as a Christmas gift to go with our Sony KDL-52W4100. It doesn't get much better than this short of the super high-end! We have seen both (sound by singer nyc). Be careful to not the the Emperors clothing analogy bite you! Good luck and happy viewing.

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Manufacturer: Sony
Part number: BDPBX1
Description: BD-Live brings you the next generation of interactivity, allowing you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more. View feature provides "picture-in-picture" capability with select Bluray Disc titles - useful for viewing director or actor commentary while the movie plays. DVD Upscaling via HDMI gets the most out of your existing DVD collection by upscaling standard definition video to near HD quality. Precision Cinema HD upscale uses high bandwidth digital-to-analog conversion and processing to detect image changes at the pixel level, rather than at the level of whole scan lines. Additionally, separate algorithms are used to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are free from motion artifacts. Support for the international xvYCC color standard produces images with 1.8x the color space of the traditional RGB color standard, resulting in images with more natural and vivid color reproduction.

General
Product Type Blu-Ray disc player
Form Factor Tabletop
Width 16.9 in
Depth 8.7 in
Height 2.4 in
Weight 6.4 lbs
System
Parental Lock Yes
VCR
Sound Output Mode Stereo
DVD
Media Type BD-ROM, DVD+R, CD, CD-RW, DVD-RW, CD-R, DVD+RW, DVD, BD-R, DVD-R, BD-RE
Video D/A Converter 12bit / 148.5MHz
Audio D/A Converter 24bit / 192kHz
Built-in Audio Decoders Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD
Media Load Type Tray
Supported Digital Video Standards AVCHD
Supported Digital Audio Standards PCM, MP3
Upscaling Yes
Output Resolution 1080p, 480p, 480i, 1080i, 720p
Audio System
Digital Audio Format Dolby Digital output, DTS digital output
Additional Features Upgradeable firmware

DVD Features
MP3 Compatible Yes
Additional Features BD-Live, JPEG photo playback, BonusView, Progressive scanning, BD-Java
Remote Control
Type Universal remote control
Technology Infrared
Connections
Connector Type 1 x S-Video output ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Rear, 1 x HDMI output ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Rear, 1 x USB ( 4 pin USB Type A ) - Rear, 1 x SPDIF output ( RCA phono ) - Rear, 1 x SPDIF output ( TOSLINK ) - Rear, 1 x Ethernet ( RJ-45 ) - Rear, 1 x Component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear, 1 x Audio line-out ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear, 1 x Composite video output ( RCA phono ) - Rear
Miscellaneous
Cables Included A/V cable, HDMI cable
Power
Power Consumption Operational 26 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.3 Watt
Power Device Power supply
Type Power supply

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