Full HD 1080p video output provides high-resolution HD image so you can take full advantage of your HDTV and the detail of Blu-ray Disc™ video content. BD/DVD/CD and AVCHD playback plays your favorite Blu-ray Disc™ movies, DVDs, Audio CDs, and AVCHD-format discs.

DVD Upscaling via HDMI™ makes your existing standard DVDs look better on your HDTV by upscaling them to near HD quality.

Built-in wireless functionality (802.11N/G/B/A) allows you to easily connect to the internet to download and stream BD-Live content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more. While compatible with most home wireless routers, the BDP-S560 Blu-ray Disc player also supports Wi-Fi protected set-up (WPS) for a quick and easy conection to WPS enabled wireless routers.

Photo streaming functionality allows you to wirelessly stream digital photos from your PC or other Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) enabled device to your Blu-ray Disc Player, allowing you to easily view photos on your HDTV.

The digital photo playback feature lets you enjoy your digital photos on your HDTV by inserting USB flash memory loaded with photos into the players’ front USB port .

The BDP-S560 Blu-ray Disc™ player supports both internal decoding and bitstream output of enhanced audio codecs, including Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD Master Audio. These high definition audio formats delivers “lossless” surround sounds with 7.1 channels of discrete audio that is bit-for-bit identical to the master studio recording, allowing you to enjoy uncompromised sound from the comfort of your living room.

BD-Live™ Technology 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. (Media, USB Flash Memory and internet connection is required).

Quick Start Mode lets you begin operating your Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ player approximately six seconds from the time it’s powered on.

The Sony® exclusive Xross Media Bar™ (XMB™) is an award-winning user interface that offers you a simple and intuitive way to navigate your Blu-ray Disc™ player’s menus, controls, and user settings.

x.v.Color™ output plays AVCHD-format discs with support for the international xvYCC color standard, producing images with nearly twice as many viewable colors as the existing RGB color standard.

Ethernet port provides connectivity to a home broadband connection for network updates or BD-Live access.

Built-in USB port enables you to connect portable USB flash memory (sold separately) in order to take advantage of specially created content on BD-Live enabled Blu-ray Disc™ media.

BRAVIA® Sync capability utilizes the HDMI™ CEC function easily turn on and control your compatible HDMI-connected components.

24p True Cinema capable lets you watch films at their intended 24 fps (frames per second) — the way movies are shot and mastered — so you can enjoy more cinematic picture quality.

Precision Cinema HD Upscale circuitry delivers accurate and vivid images with clarity and detail that’s faithful to the source — whether film or video (upscaled image quality will vary)².