Features:

Make the most of your HDTV with this Blu-ray Disc™ player. Yielding breathtaking color and razor-sharp detail, it also upscales your DVD collection and supports BD-Live™ technology.

Estimated availability is mid-August. 

The ultimate in high definition.
Find out how Blu-ray takes entertainment to the next level
The best HD image quality available.
Take full advantage of your HDTV and the detail of Blu-ray Disc video content. This Blu-ray Disc player produces over 2 million pixels per frame to produce a razor-sharp picture with unmatched depth and clarity. That’s 6x better picture resolution than standard DVD.
It also plays your DVDs.
Watch Blu-ray Disc movies and breathe new life into your DVDs. With DVD upscaling you can view your existing DVDs in near-HD quality via an HDMI™ connection.
Stream your photos wirelessly.
Share your digital photos on the big screen. The BDP-S560 features photo streaming functionality, which 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, so you can easily view photos on your HDTV. There’s also a digital photo playback feature that lets you enjoy your digital photos on your HDTV by inserting USB flash memory loaded with photos into the players’ front USB port.
Built-in Wi-Fi.
Featuring integrated wireless functionality (802.11n/g/b/a), you can now easily connect to the internet to download and stream BD-Live™1 content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games and more. While compatible with most home wireless routers, this Blu-ray Disc player also supports Wi-Fi protected set-up (WPS) for a quick and easy connection to WPS enabled wireless routers.
HD sound that Hollywood intended.
Revel in an extraordinary surround sound experience. This Blu-ray Disc player supports both internal decoding and bitstream output2 of enhanced audio codecs, including Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD Master Audio. These HD audio formats deliver “lossless” surround sound with 7.1 channels of discrete audio for uncompromised sound..
Bonus content.
Experience the future of interactivity with BD-Live™ technology. Download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, movie-based games, trailers and more. Note: BD-Live enabled Blu-ray Disc, USB flash memory and internet connection are required.
Faster loading times.
Get your popcorn ready. With Quick Start mode, you can begin operating your Blu-ray Disc player approximately six seconds from the time it’s powered on.
Award-winning menu navigation.
Enjoy a simple and intuitive way to navigate your Blu-ray Disc player’s menus, controls and user settings with the Sony exclusive Xross Media Bar™ (XMB™) interface.

Features:
Elevate your HD experience with the BDP-S560 Blu-ray Disc player. Featuring Full HD 1080p video output, you can take full advantage of your HDTV and the unparalleled detail of Blu-ray Disc™ video content. Plus, this player upscales your existing DVD collection to near HD quality via HDMI™. With built-in wireless functionality, you can connect to the internet to download and stream BD-Live content 1 such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers and more. Additionally, this Blu-ray Disc player also supports Wi-Fi protected set-up (WPS) for a quick and easy connection to WPS enabled wireless routers. You can even wirelessly stream digital photos from your PC to this Blu-ray Disc Player and view photos on your HDTV. In addition to an exceptional picture, the BDP-S560 supports Dolby® TrueHD and dts-HD audio codecs for up to 7.1 channels of high-definition sound.
Full HD 1080p video output2
Full HD 1080p video output2 provides high-resolution HD images so you can take full advantage of your HDTV and the detail of Blu-ray Disc™ video content. BD/DVD/CD and AVCHD compatibility lets you play your favorite Blu-ray Disc™ movies, DVDs, audio CDs, and AVCHD-format discs.4
DVD Upscaling via HDMI™2
DVD upscaling via HDMI™ makes your existing standard DVDs look better on your HDTV by upscaling them to near HD quality.2
Built-in wireless functionality (802.11N/G/B/A)
Allows you to easily connect to the internet to download and stream BD-Live™1 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.
Digital photo playback
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.
Dolby® TrueHD and dts-HD internal decoding and bitstream output via HDMI™.
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 deliver “lossless” surround sound with up to 7.1 channels of discrete audio that is nearly identical to the master studio recording, allowing you to enjoy uncompromised sound from the comfort of your living room.
BD-Live™1 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-up mode
Quick Start Mode lets you begin operating your Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ player approximately six seconds from the time it’s powered on.
Xross Media Bar™ user interface
Xross Media Bar™ user interface makes it simple and intuitive to navigate television menus, controls, and user settings.
x.v.Color™7 output
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
Ethernet port provides connectivity to a home broadband connection for network updates or BD-Live™1 access.5
Built-in USB port
Built-in USB port enables you to connect a portable USB storage device (sold separately) for additional storage capacity and lets you take advantage of specially created content on BD-Live™1 with compatible Blu-ray Disc™ media.
BRAVIA® Sync3 capability
BRAVIA® Sync capability utilizes the HDMI™ CEC function easily turn on and control your compatible HDMI-connected components.
24p True Cinema capable
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.6
Precision Cinema HD Upscale circuitry
Precision Cinema HD upscale uses advanced 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.
Bonus View feature
Provides “picture-in-picture” capability with select Blu-ray Disc titles — useful for viewing director or actor commentary while the movie plays

Model Number: BDP-S5000ES
Looking for the ultimate home theater experience? With this top-of-the-line Blu-ray Disc player featuring HD Reality Enhancer technology for breathtaking detail, the search is over.

Overview:
The Sony BDP-S5000ES is a “top-of-the-line” (High-end device in the BDP series as well) Blu-Ray player, packed with loads of features including Sony’s 14-bit HD video processor which improves both standard and high-definition videos through the included HD Reality Enhancer and Super Bit Mapping Technologies. The S5000 also includes Bonusview (Profile 1.1) and BD Live (Profile 2.0) support with a 1GB flash memory for storing downloaded files. The video is processed through a digital-to-analog converter; 14-bit/296MHz at 1080i, and 720p and 14-bit/216MHz at 480i and 480p with full 1080/60p and 24p HD video output. The S5000 also supports 192 MHz/24-bit digital-to-analog audio conversions with Dolby True-HD and DTS-HD decoding done internally. The total device weight is 10kg and the dimensions are approximately 430*125*365mm.

Important features:
The best HD image quality available.
After one look you’ll know—this is as good as it gets. Blu-ray Disc’s Full HD 1080p resolution produces over 2 million pixels per frame to produce a razor-sharp picture with unmatched depth and clarity. That’s 6x better picture resolution than DVD
HD sound that Hollywood intended.
For your listening pleasure, enjoy up to 7.1 channels of lossless HD audio. By taking advantage of the latest HD audio surround formats like Dolby® TrueHD and DTS Master Audio, Blu-ray Disc creates the feeling of a state-of-the-art movie theater in your living room.
It still plays your DVDs.
The BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Disc player will play your standard DVD collection without a problem. And with built-in 1080p video upscaling, they’ll look even better.
BD-Live™ for unlimited bonus content.
BD-Live technology allows you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more. And with Bonus View, you can enjoy “picture-in-picture” capability with select Blu-ray titles.
More bits.
In the digital world, picture quality is not just about resolution, but also about bit rates. DVDs have a maximum video bit rate of about 10 megabits per second (Mbps). In comparison, Blu-ray Disc is capable of video bitrates up to an incredible 40 Mbps. The bottom line, higher bitrates allow for the least amount of data compression for HD video that looks closest to the original video source.
Unsurpassed capacity.
Blu-ray has 5x more storage capacity than DVD. This provides more space for content and higher quality video and audio.

Features from Sony:
Add more muscle to your home theater with the BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Disc/DVD player. The BDP-S5000ES’s new 14-bit HD video processor improves standard definition and high-definition picture quality with the help of HD Reality Enhancer and Super Bit Mapping technologies, enabling extraordinarily smooth and detailed picture quality. And not only does it play Blu-ray Discs in stunning, Full HD 1080p/24p, it also upscales DVDs to Full HD 1080p resolution. Fully BD-Live™ capable, the BDP-S5000ES even features an Ethernet connection that allows you to connect to the Internet via your existing service provider to access BD-Live features and easy firmware updates.
HD Reality Enhancer/ Super Bit Mapping®
By analyzing every pixel of the video coming off the disc the player can automatically adjust the picture and enhance it to provide the optimum Image Quality. These two components of This player’s chipset allows for reference quality video playback and quality.
Isolated Audio Circuit Board and High Quality Parts
By keeping the Audio Circuit Board separate from other circuitry interference from the video processor and other components is mitigated and can be kept clean. The high quality parts of the player allows for uncompromising performance.
Rigid Beam Chassis & Dual Shield Construction
The combination of Frame and Beam increases rigidity and controls the fundamental resonant frequency of the frame panels.
Dolby TrueHD® and dts® HD- 7.1 Analog output & bitsteam out over HDMI™
In the past most audio codecs used compression that actually removes some sound data to transmit audio from the disc to the audio circuitry. This means that what you hear is a subset of the original audio. While this was very good we still lost some of the audio. Newer formats allow the Audio to be compressed but not discarded. This means that once the audio is decoded the original audio can come through. This player allows you to stream the audio out via HDMI(tm) to a Capable receiver or through analog 7.1 outputs for maximum compatibility with high end receivers.
RS-232C & IR Input for Flexible Custom Installation
By having an RS-232C and IR Inputs this player can work with a wide range of Sony and other third party custom integration solutions.
R-Core Transformer
Because of the unique design of this transformer it has an inherently low radiated hum and noise ratio as compared to other types of transformers. This translates to a better power supply for creating cleaner and better sound.

Model Number: BDP-S550 

The Good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; Profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, plus bit-stream output; 7.1 analog-audio outputs; 1GB USB drive included in box. 

The Bad: PlayStation 3 may still offer a better value for some buyers; competing players offer more features or lower prices.

The Bottom Line: The Sony BDP-S550 offers excellent image quality and a solid feature set, but only consider it if you need the multichannel analog outputs.

Price: $399.99

Features:
Bring home the future of Blu-ray Disc™ technology with BD-Live™ and the BDP-S550 Blu-ray Disc player. BD-Live takes your movie experience to a whole new level. Download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers and movie-based games. Equipped with a built-in Ethernet port and 1GB of memory, it’s easy to access specially created BD-Live content. This player also outputs a Full 1080/24p True Cinema picture, plus upscales your existing DVD collection to 1080p when using the HDMI™ connection. And Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD delivers studio master quality audio which is designed specifically for high definition entertainment. Make the most of all of these features with the icon-based Xcross Media Bar™, which provides simple navigation of the player’s menu system.
Full HD 1080p
Full HD 1080p video output1 provides high-resolution HD image, so you can take full advantage of the superior detail of Blu-ray Disc™ video content.
DVD Upscaling
DVD Upscaling via HDMI™ gets the most out of your existing DVD collection by upscaling standard definition video to near HD 1080p resolution1.
7.1 channel analog output
7.1 channel analog output provides connectivity to older receivers, making the player compatible with your existing audio system with 7.1 analog inputs.
Dolby® TrueHD internal decoding
Dolby® TrueHD internal decoding and bitstream output via HDMI™ for the Dolby TrueHD and dts®-HD (Master Audio and High Resolution Audio) codes delivers studio quality audio designed specifically for high definition entertainment like Blu-ray Disc™ movies, with up to 7.1 channels of surround sound that is virtually indistinguishable from the original studio version.
Design
Slim chassis with a gloss black finish fits elegantly with your home theater system and décor, and the included backlit remote helps give you total control of the movie-watching experience.
Ethernet port
Ethernet port provides connectivity to a home network with broadband connection so you can download network updates and bonus content2.
BD-Live2
BD-Live2 technology allows you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more.
Bonus View
Bonus View feature provides “picture-in-picture” capability with select Blu-ray Disc™ titles.
24p True Cinema
24p True Cinema capable4 provides a direct connection to 24p video display devices so you can avoid conversions and enjoy films at their intended 24 fps (frames per second) cinematic picture quality.
BRAVIA® Sync for Theatre5
BRAVIA® Sync for Theatre5 technology utilizes the industry-standard HDMI™ CEC function to provide one button access and control of the appropriate inputs for your BRAVIA HDTV and HDMI-connected A/V components.
Precision Cinema
Precision Cinema HD Upscale circuitry 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 sharper backgrounds with moving objects that are nearly free from motion artifacts.
BD/DVD/CD and AVCHD playback
BD/DVD/CD and AVCHD playback plays your favorite Blu-ray Disc™ movies, DVDs, audio CDs, and AVCHD-format discs on your Sony Blu-ray Disc player3.
xvYCC color
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 reproduction6.
Precision Drive system
Precision Drive system for BD allows you to play back some Blu-ray Disc™ media or DVDs that may have been damaged or warped — with minimal degradation of picture quality2.
xross media bar™
xross media bar™ (XMB™) on-screen display is a fast, fun and easy way to access set-up menus, user controls, and more.
USB Port
USB Port lets you connect the included 1GB USB flash-based memory for BD-Live External Memory2. 

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