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Sony BDP-S500 Blu-ray Disc Player

Full HD 1080p/24p and 60p
AVC-HD w/x.v.Color Output
Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD
BD-Java Capability
HD Upscaling

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BDP-S500
B&H# SOBDPS500

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If you're searching for the finest quality high-definition video playback solution that will transform your room into a powerful home theater experience, look no further. The Sony BDP-S500 Blu-ray Disc Player raises the bar of excellence with 1080p HD-resolution BD-Video and multi-format DVD playback capabilities. This player brings your movie theater experience to a whole new level, without breaking the bank.

It combines functionality and versatility, with capabilities to playback all of your favorite DVDs. In fact, they will look and sound better than ever before, because this player can upconvert your DVD library to a 1080p high-definition experience. Enjoy the awesome power of Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD processing, for a wider, more enveloping surround-sound experience.

Moreover, the Sony BDP-S500 presents exquisite HDTV clarity that will be hard to match. With Blu-ray video playback at native HD resolutions of 720p/1080i/1080p, 60p and 24p True Cinema Output, AVC-HD Media Compatibility, and x.v.Color technology, this player offers the cleanest HD signal on the market with. With connectivity to multiple A/V components and playback capabilities to a slew of video and audio formats, your entertainment choices are endless.

Key Features

• Blu-ray Disc Features: Blu-ray discs offers picture quality beyond anything available, with full capability 1080p HD resolution in Blu-ray and up to 40 Mbit/secs, encoding 5-10X the capacity of regular DVDs. It also features theater-quality uncompressed audio (supporting 8 channels of Liner PCM), up to 32 streams of audio, interactive capability, seamless menus, integrated games, hi-def bonus and educational features.

• High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI): This unit features an HDMI Version 1.3 output, capable of upconverting video signals to 720p, or 1080i/1080p. This technology enables this player to carry the HD audio and video information through a single cable and achieving the highest quality picture and clearest sound available.

• BRAVIA Theatre Sync: Go beyond simple audio and video transmission with the "one-touch play" remote control feature that allows you to easily manage select BRAVIA televisions and Sony HDMI audio and video components with the included remote control.

• Multi-Format Versatility: It plays: Blu-ray Discs BD-ROM/R/RE, DVD, DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W, and JPEG. Also, the player is backward-compatible, enabling playback of all your favorite DVDs in HD resolution.

• Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Processing: This unit has built-in processors to handle the multi-channel decoders for Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD processing. It employs the use of multiple DSPs to decode the multi-channel streams of the wide array of audio formats.

• Supports Uncompressed Multi-Channel Linear PCM: When attached to a compatible AV amplifier via HDMI, up to 8 channels of Linear PCM surround sound can be realized. 5.1-channel output is available for non-compatible units via the digital output.

• Component Video Output: It achieves greater color accuracy and high resolution playback capability when connected via the component output to your projector, plasma and/or LCD/CRT televisions.

• High-Quality 24-bit Audio Processing: Its built-in 192 KHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converter is the offers exceptional multichannel audio conversion. By executing an accurate sound-field reproduction and reducing analog noise in the signal path, this unit is capable of reproducing an enveloping audio signal that is unsurpassed.

• AVC-HD Media Compatibility: Enjoy the ability to playback your HD camcorder AVC-HD files in full HD resolution. AVC-HD discs encoded with x.v.Color (xvYCC) technology, an international standard for wide color space, expands the current data range of video by about 1.8 times, resulting in more natural and vivid colors similar to what the human eye can actually see.

• Expanding Technology: BD incorporates stringent licensing control, powerful encryption and other content protection. The Blu-ray disc technology offers the ability to copy its data-content to your compatible components. Also, it offers the flexibility to make managed copies across a home network to enjoy music and movies on your PC.

• Parental Lock: For parents who want full control of media content played back through player, the BDP-S500's menu features a parental control and rating system adjustment.

• Full-Feature Remote Control: Included with this package is a full-feature remote control capable of executing every command from any angle up to ±30°.

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Video

System: NTSC

Region: 1

Progressive Scan: Yes

HD Upconversion: Yes, 1080p

Audio

Dolby Digital / DTS Compatibility: Yes

Built-in Decoder: Yes

HDCD Decoding: Not Specified By Manufacturer

Audio D/A Converter: 192 KHz/24-bit

Virtual Surround: Not Specified By Manufacturer

Bass Management: No

THX Certified: No

Disc Playback Formats

Video: Blu-ray Discs, BD-ROM/R/RE, DVD, DVD-R/W, DVD+R/W

MP3 Playback: Yes, Content must be in DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W formats

LPCM: Yes, w/HDMI bitstream out

Dolby Digital Plus: Yes, w/HDMI bitstream out

Dolby TrueHD: Yes, w/HDMI bitstream out

DTS-HD: Yes, w/HDMI bitstream out

SA-CD: No

Pictures: JPEG, Content must be in DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W formats

Convenience

Digital Media Slot: No

Slow Motion Playback: Yes

Frame-by-Frame Playback: Yes

Bookmarking: Yes

Zoom: Yes

Connectors

Analog: Composite Video: x1 Out (RCA)
S-Video: x1 Out
Component Video: x1 Out (RCA)
2-Channel Audio: x1 Out (RCA)
5.1 Channel Audio: x1 Out (RCA)

Digital: Coaxial Audio: x1 Out (RCA)
Optical Audio: x1 Out
HDMI: x1 Out (v 1.3)

Control: No

General

Tray Type: Single

Remote: Yes

Power Requirements: 120VAC, 60 Hz

Dimensions (WxHxD): 16.9 x 3.9 x 14.2" (430 x 99.2 x 361mm)

Weight: 10.5 lbs (4.8 kg)

Color: Black

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