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Posted at 7:51 AM on Wednesday 11/12/08 by
Ben
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MacMall.com has the Sony BDP-S350 Blu-Ray Disc Player for $200, with free shipping after rebate. This player also outputs a Full 1080/24p True Cinema picture, plus upscales your existing DVD collection to 1080p over HDMI. BD-Live ready. [BizRate]
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    calzone45 - Posted 7:56 am PST 11/12/08 (64 Posts)  Report Spam

    These blue ray things are still too much $$$ in my opinion. The technology is not brand new and the parts cant possibly cost that much.... Wait till black Friday deals or post holiday sales and look for sub $100 deals.

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    boiledokra - Posted 7:57 am PST 11/12/08 (92 Posts)  Report Spam

    how would the picture from this compare to a PS3? on a 1080 screen, that is.

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    baltimoron - Posted 8:27 am PST 11/12/08 (518 Posts)  Report Spam

    #2 Not sure but wouldn't it be the same? I thought that the PS3 had the same Blue Ray drive in it that the Sony blue ray players have.

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    Albatross - Posted 8:39 am PST 11/12/08 (39 Posts)  Report Spam

    This unit has no onboard DTS-HD Master Audio decoding.

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    Dawgfan1 - Posted 8:47 am PST 11/12/08 (227 Posts)  Report Spam

    Can this unit send Bitstream?

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    rdcollns - Posted 8:50 am PST 11/12/08 (956 Posts)  Report Spam

    This unit has no slow motion, and I am not kidding.

    I almost bought it until I read that in a review, and although slow motion is used often, it is more useful than ever with high-def. How can you buy a player that is missing such a basic feature?

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    marcel1897 - Posted 8:52 am PST 11/12/08 (499 Posts)  Report Spam

    id hold out on buying this until black friday. i have a feeling they will be cheaper by then.

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    australopithecus - Posted 9:04 am PST 11/12/08 (1857 Posts)  Report Spam

    Even Apple is supporting Blu-ray. So why would m0f0, milf_hunter, and pedoph!le nuisance_sucks support HD-DVD? I guess unless Brokeback Mountain comes out in Blu-ray, those tent-dwelling trolls will continue to support HD-DVD.

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    Albatross - Posted 9:19 am PST 11/12/08 (39 Posts)  Report Spam

    #5,

    Yes.

    http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665368427

    Dolby® TrueHD /DTS®-HD bitstream out over HDMI™ (V1.3)
    Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD gives you sound quality that matches the crystal clear image of Blu-ray Discâ„¢. With up to 7.1 channels of surround sound and audio that is indistinguishable from the original studio version, Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD promises you an extraordinary surround experience.

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    tofutrader - Posted 9:22 am PST 11/12/08 (87 Posts)  Report Spam

    I'll buy one when they start selling it for 49.99 like the regular dvd player.

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    mattropolis - Posted 9:36 am PST 11/12/08 (375 Posts)  Report Spam

    No slow mo? Overpriced - you bet. I wouldn't buy one

    But don't just say PS3 is a better option just yet.

    Had a friend compare one of these stand-alone players to the PS3 playback side by side on a 46" $4k display. These stand-alone players are considerably better quality than the PS3. The blocking artifacts are much more noticeable, banding, etc.

    It's still not woth it yet at this price - especially with the content premium as well. I agree these should and probably will start dropping in price soon. The economy is going to make this Christmas horrible for retailers. If it's not cheap before Christmas - I bet they will by the after-Christmas fire-sales.

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    mattropolis - Posted 9:38 am PST 11/12/08 (375 Posts)  Report Spam

    No slow mo? Overpriced - you bet. I wouldn't buy one

    But don't just say PS3 is a better option just yet.

    Had a friend compare one of these stand-alone players to the PS3 playback side by side on a 46" $4k display. These stand-alone players are considerably better quality than the PS3. The blocking artifacts are much more noticeable, banding, etc.

    It's still not work this. I agree these should and probably will start dropping in price soon. The economy is going to make this Christmas horrible for retailers. If it's not cheap before Christmas - I bet they will by the after-Christmas fire-sales.

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    ck618 - Posted 10:21 am PST 11/12/08 (118 Posts)  Report Spam

    With all the bad things said about this player, I gues I will hold on buying it for now.

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    ms12345d - Posted 10:23 am PST 11/12/08 (36 Posts)  Report Spam

    I agree with #7, black friday is bound to do wonders to prices

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    snohman - Posted 10:32 am PST 11/12/08 (23 Posts)  Report Spam

    still not a bad deal if you dont want to wake up at an ungodly hour after your turkey slumber

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    cablephil2001 - Posted 11:32 am PST 11/12/08 (853 Posts)  Report Spam

    With a $100.00 off coupon, I'm in for 2. Other than that, when the price becomes realistic to own and buy movies for( player at most,$25.00 manufacturing cost), I'll see how the cost per movie plays out. Absolutely no justification for the cost of the player or media. I guess they're counting on the "WOW" factor. Don't think it's working.

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    nicholjo - Posted 11:52 am PST 11/12/08 (103 Posts)  Report Spam

    The only WOW factor for me is the still overpriced players

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    ricken - Posted 1:20 pm PST 11/12/08 (56 Posts)  Report Spam

    price will be down definitely, waiting for BF.

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    supaher0 - Posted 1:26 pm PST 11/12/08 (21 Posts)  Report Spam

    buy as PS3. you can do so much more with it and watch blu-ray

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    eternalrecca - Posted 2:17 pm PST 11/12/08 (31 Posts)  Report Spam

    yup, add 100+ dollars and get a PS3

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