A First Hand Account Of The Sony BDP-S560 Blu-Ray Player
Sunday, August 9th, 2009So many media types exist today that it can be daunting to find a media player that does it all. Sony sought to change that by releasing the BDP-S560 Blu-ray disc player to the public. Able to play just about any popular media, it has quickly become one of the most popular media players on the current market.
For those who aren’t hip on the Blu-ray story, you might be surprised to hear that none other than Sony actually created the new format. As such, they had to create a media player that would the media. It has given the company somewhat of a monopoly over their own self-created market. And as luck would have it, movie distributors have supported the Blu-ray format completely- giving customers a wide selection of media.
The Sony BDP-S560 is a great pick for your first time looking at a Blu-ray disc player. This model features a backwards compatibility feature that will even allow you to play all of the DVD formats in your collection- so you won’t have to throw them away and buy them again. Played through the superior video format, they will also look better when played on the Blu-ray disc player.
Sony set out to create an intuitive user interface when releasing the Sony BDP-S560. Most would say they accomplished it after releasing what is called the “Xross Media Bar.” This media bar is much like the one found in the PlayStation 3 video game console, yet it has been modified to operate with Blu-ray discs and other media formats.
Sony also realized that the picture quality and storage options wasn’t what made the movie experience- but rather the sound had a large part to play. Sony, thus, decided to give the player compatibility with Dolby TrueHD, which is the next big format in sound quality and design. The format will essentially allow those with high definition audio to feel as if they are in a movie theater- without the ticket price of course.
Ports are important for getting a device to hook up with another and share information. Sony included just about every port there is to ensure that if there is a need for the device to hook up to anything, the option to do it will be there. A rather odd port for a media player, the Ethernet port, has even been included to network your Sony BDP-S560 to other devices supporting the standard. It’s innovation like this that really puts the frosting on the cake for consumers.
Closing Comments
The Sony BDP-S560 Blu-Ray disc player has certainly set the bar for how media is played in the home entertainment industry. Look on the Internet to see how you can get your own for an inexpensive price today.