Sony BDP-S500

83 reviews

Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 83 reviews of Sony BDP-S500. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 3.8/5 for other DVD Players for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other DVD Players the Sony BDP-S500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony BDP-S500

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of Sony BDP-S500 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 2.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.co.uk.

67% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony BDP-S500

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Sony BDP-S500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.6/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.com.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

Sony BDP-S500 Blu-ray Player

Top-of-the-range and exceptionally talented, but don't expect to ogle at those Blu-ray interactive features.

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : Tech staff (techradar.com)

Sony BDP-S500 review

Sony's top-end Blu-ray player wows us with its control over video and audio

Excellent images ; Solid build quality ; High resolution audio

Not Profile 1.1 ; No DTS-HD Master Audio ; No SACD

A great quality player, but with Profile 1.1 only around the corner, it's hard to recommend wholeheartedly

Feb, 2008

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Sony BDP-S500 review

Sony's flagship Blu-ray player comes bearing a snazzy motorised fascia, support for 24fps video and a premium price tag. Is it time to upgrade?

Looks great and is a very capable performer, but this still isn't the finished Blu-ray article we're looking for

Feb, 2008

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Expert review by : HDTVorg.co.uk (hdtvorg.co.uk)

Sony BDP-S500

Excellent all round blu-ray player from Sony, if a little pricey ..

A few frustrating absences such as the Blu-ray 1.1 profile and DTS-HD Master Audio are more than made up for with supreme HD picture quality and Dolby TruHD along with DTS-HD High Resolution audio.

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by : Good Gear Guide.au (goodgearguide.com.au)

Expert Review

The BDP-S500 is a powerful Blu-ray player, geared towards enthusiasts. Its high-end audio capabilities is best suited to a system that already has high quality audio products, although even on its own it's a great device.

Excellent audio performance, great Blu-ray and DVD upscaling playback, streamlined interface, attractive design

Slight lag times at startup and when navigating discs

Oct, 2008

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Expert review by : Stephen Dawson (avhub.com.au)

Sony BDP-S500 Blu-ray player

Glass-fronted sexiness on the outside, state-of-the-art disc spinning within — Sony's new generation of Blu-ray arrives.

1080p/24 output with excellent settings ; Bitstream output of Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD High Resolution ; Glorious picture quality ; Negative ; No support for native DTS-HD Master Audio ; Very slow in operation ; DISC TYPES SUPPORTED...

No support for native DTS-HD Master Audio ; Very slow in operation ; DISC TYPES SUPPORTED FOR PLAYBACK: Blu-ray Disc, DVD-Video, CD, BD-R, BD-RE ; OUTPUTS: 1 x composite video, 1 x S-Video, 1 x component video, 1 x HDMI, 1 x 2 channel analogue audio, 1...

The Sony BDP-S500 is a very good Blu-ray player, and would be excellent (despite the slow start-up) if only the unit provided some level of support of DTS-HD Master Audio. Even without inbuilt decoders, it is hard to see why this can't be output as a...

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony BDP-S500

Excellent picture and sound as well as easy to use.Really good design

Reviewer left no comment

Jul, 2010

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Consumer review (play.com)

Sony BDPS500B Blu Ray Disc Player

I got this player from Play.com This Blu Ray player along with my new sony kdlx3000u truely makes the film lovers dreams all come true in one go. It shows blu ray film in true 1080p (Full HD) at its very best, also up scales your normal dvds to best...

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review (play.com)

SORRY SCAFFUK YOU ARE CORRECT

UPDATE: SORRY SCAFFUK YOU ARE CORRECT The PS3 does output HD-Audio but decodes it internally and outputs it via the HDMI which is perfect for people like me who dont have a Home Cinema Amp that decodes HD-Audio.

Jun, 2009

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Consumer review (play.com)

Correction on PS3 info

JasonDVD is not correct in regard to the PS3 and its ability to handle HD audio. The PS3 can output DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD via PCM, which means that the PS3 will do the decoding internally and send the signal to the amp/receiver and its this method I...

Jan, 2009

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