Sony BDP-S300 Blu-Ray DVD Player

The crystalline clarity of 1080p Blu-ray Disc movies and DVD upscaling has to be seen to be believed.

Play back all your favorite Blu-ray Disc Movies, DVD’s, Audio CD’s, and AVC-HD discs with all of our Sony Blu-ray Disc Players.

The bottom line: 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.

Save up to 56% on Blu-ray Discs.

The good: Excellent picture quality on Blu-ray and DVD; DVD upconversion up to 1080p; HDMI output.

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.

Amazing 24p True Cinema output and cinema-tuned picture presets allow you to see movies exactly how the director intended.

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You can enjoy movies from Hollywood’s biggest studios, and enjoy all of the great features, sights and sounds that Blu-ray Disc technology has to offer.

The bad: 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.

Your DVD’s will look and sound better than ever when you play them back on your new Sony Blu-ray Disc Player.

If your product requires warranty service, you must contact Sony for instructions.

Despite the fact that we’ve been wowed by Blu-ray’s image quality, price has always been a serious issue, especially with HD DVD players often costing as little as half as much and offering essentially identical performance.

The BDP-S300 has support for standard Dolby Digital and DTS surround soundtracks, and it also has support for the slightly higher quality Dolby Digital Plus format.

Don’t forget to add an HDMI Cable.

There’s also no backlighting, although that’s not a common feature on Blu-ray player remotes.

Extended Service Plans run concurrently with the Limited Warranty so the later you purchase the Service Plan, the less coverage you will receive.

Bravia Theatre Sync: With one push of a button, Bravia Theatre Sync reduces the hassle of powering up, changing the signal routing, and more.

Accidental Damage from Handling Protection plans offer the same benefits as the Regular Extended Service Plans but gives the added benefit of repairing or replacing your Sony product when it malfunctions due to breakdowns that occur from handling the product under normal operating conditions.

Through BD-Java, bonus features can be played simultaneously with your movie through picture-in-picture, your DVD may be able to access the Internet for updated trailers and features, and much more.