Experience premium high-definition picture quality and sound with the Sony BDV-E500W Blu-ray Disc home theater system. With this all-in-one system you enjoy the benefits of a Blu-ray Disc player – Full HD 1080p and DVDs in near HD picture quality, plus a powerful 5.1 channel surround sound system that decodes DTS-HD, DTS-HD MA, Dolby Digital Plus and TrueHD high-definition surround sound formats. Includes wireless rear speakers for convenient positioning and is upgradeable for multi-room listening – up to 10 rooms (AIR-SA10 sold separately).

 

Key Features
Blu-ray Disc™ Player / DVD disc 5.1 ch High-Definition Home
theater System
Wireless rear speakers using S-AIR™ technology5
Plays your Blu-ray Disc™ movies in Full HD 1080p 2
Dolby® TrueHD and DTS®-HD Master Audio
BD-Live™ ready3
Plays DVDs and upscales them to near high definition6
HDMI™ output7
Easy set-up DVD
S-AIR™ Multi-room ready5
iPod® cradle included for Digital Media Port (iPod sold
separately)4
xross media bar™ based menu system
1000 watts RMS ( 143×5 +285 Subwoofer)8
BRAVIA® Sync™ technology1

Blu-ray Disc and DVD playback Combination Blu-ray Disc and DVD playback capabilities enable
you to enjoy the latest Blu-ray offerings while still enjoying your DVD collection from a single playback
device. Satellite front speakers, center channel, surround speakers and a subwoofer complete the
5.1 channel surround sound home theater system.2

S-AIR™ Wireless surround sound S-AIR Wireless surround sound is provided with the included WAHTSA10
wireless surround receiver enables the system to deliver room-filling surround sound without the
hassle of custom installation or running speaker wires across the room.5

Full HD 1080p video output 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.2

BD-Live™ 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.3

DVD upscaling via HDMI™ DVD upscaling via HDMI™ makes your existing standard DVDs look better
on your HDTV by upscaling them tonear HD quality.6

Dolby® TrueHD decoding and DTS®-HD master audio The system decodes 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 allowing you to enjoy
excellent sound from the comfort of your living room.7

xross media bar™ menu navigation Sony’s exclusive xross media bar™ user interface offers you a
simple and intuitive way to navigate your Blu-ray Disc™ player’s menus, controls, and user settings.

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Sony High Definition Blu-Ray Disc Player ( BDP-S301 )   
Get the most out of your existing DVD collection by having them upscaled to 1080p quality. Your DVD’s will look and sound better than ever when you play them back on your new Sony Blu-ray Disc Player.

BRAVIA Theatre Sync (HDMI-CEC)

Sony created BRAVIA Theatre Sync technology to go beyond basic digital audio and video transmission. Based on the HDMI-CEC function, the BRAVIA Theatre Sync feature will be included on select BRAVIA Theatre home A/V systems and components. This useful function reduces the hassle and time consuming job of powering up, routing signals, etc. to the simple push of one button.3 Want to play your Blu-ray Disc Player on your Sony A/V system— Easy, just push PLAY on the BRAVIA HDTV remote and everything is taken care of for you. Even when the system is off! Want to power down everything once you’ve finished enjoying it— Push one button and the TV and A/V system powers down. BRAVIA Theatre Sync helps make things a whole lot easier to operate.

BD/DVD/CD playback and AVC-HD with x.v.Color output

Play back all your favorite Blu-ray Disc Movies, DVD’s, Audio CD’s, and AVC-HD (delivers digital picture and sound quality comparable to that of High Definition, but on a DVD) discs with all of our Sony Blu-ray Disc Players.

Full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema Video Output

Most of all Hollywood movies are shot at 24 frames per second, and Blu-ray Disc movies are mastered at 24 frame per second, so it is only fitting that the Sony BDP-S301 can output your films at 1080/24p for a true film-like experience at home. Of course, The Sony BDP-S301 can also output at 1080/60p for more traditional HDTV sets on the market. Either way Sony has you covered for the best picture possible in Full 1080p!

Video Codec Format : MPEG2/MPEG4-AVC/VC-1

Blu-ray Disc technology is compatible with many different types of video codec for recording your favorite films onto the disc. So regardless of the High Definition recording process used by the studio making the movie, Sony’s Blu-ray Disc Players are ready for them all, in glorious Full 1080p HD.1.

Cinema Tuned Picture Presets

What do you get when the world’s best filmmakers and the best makers of Home Theater products get together— Answer: Exclusive Cinema Tuned Picture Presets on your Sony Blu-ray Player! , we made getting a “best picture” for your movies even easier. Whether you view your movies in a dark theater, or in a bright room, we got you covered with picture settings all carefully selected by the same engineers that make Sony’s movies in Hollywood.

Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM Output

Blu-ray Disc technology not only delivers a phenomenal picture, but incredible sound as well. Many Blu-ray Disc movies take advantage of the capacity on the disc to offer an Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM soundtrack of your favorite movies. With up to 7.1 channels of surround sound, Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM is completely lossless and lets you hear the movie with incredible clarity and realism that you never experience before on DVD.

Dolby® Digital Plus decoding capability

Dolby Digital Plus is Dolby’s next-generation audio technology that can offer up to 7.1 channels of surround sound. Dolby Digital Plus also offers a higher-quality experience than the Dolby Digital soundtrack you are used to on a standard DVD.

BD-Java Interactive Capability

Blu-ray Disc technology offers the potential of a new level of interactive experiences, with seamless on-screen menus and hi def bonus materials for a more dynamic home theater. With the extra capacity on Blu-ray Disc media and BD JAVA programming, content creators have an open canvas to design new ways for customers to interact with their favorite movies.