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 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $229.99
You Save: $70.00 (23%)
New (13) Used (4) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 13
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.4
Dimensions (in): 17 x 8.8 x 2.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: BDP-S350
Model: BDP-S350
UPC: 027242737501
EAN: 0027242737501
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 STUNNING, IMPRESSIVE September 7, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I recently purchased this Sony BDP S350 and connected it to a 42 in Toshiba LCD 1080p hi-def television,with an HDMI cable, with fabulous results. Blu-ray discs are nothing short of amazing, with clear, crisp, images, allowing you to feast your eyes on anything you watch. Standard DVDs are upscaled to near 1080p resolution, and I was very pleased and impressed with the results. I have owned this model for a week now, and have been playing it many hours, with no problems. Right out of the box, set-up was a snap. I connected this to a Yamaha 5.1 receiver via optical cable and I find the sound to be equally impressive. One day I will upgrade to an HDMI receiver, and I can only imagine how awesome that must sound. One thing to be informed of: I read an article in HDGURU.com that said that Sony plans on dropping the price of this model to $299 by the end of September, as it plans to release a newer model, the BDP S550, due out in October. What a bargain that will be! I would highy recommend this player.
An excellent, easy-to-use player! July 31, 2008
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I was apprehensive about replacing my region-free Oppo Digital DV981HD with the Sony BDP-S350, but this player has surpassed all of my expectations. Video and audio quality is excellent, and the user interface is quite intuitive (more than I can say about many players!).
Instead of ranting about general quality, though, I'd like to point out a few things that truly made this Blu-Ray player worth it:
* You can turn off the LCD display entirely. For someone who watches movies in a dark room, this is a must.
* You can set the player to output 1080p/24 BD video, which is handy if you have a TV that supports 1080p/24 but not 1080p/60.
* The BDP-S350 can downmix to stereo (which is useful when you have a 2.1ch system).
I held out for a mature product, and the Sony unit is exactly that!
Amazing Experience August 20, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I recently picked up this Blu Ray Player and have been watching movies/shows pretty much non stop since then. The Planet Earth series is excellent. I am using the S350 with my Samsung LN46A550 and it is unbelievable. Even cartoons on Blu Ray are spectacular.
This unit responds quickly to remote functions and has been flawless so far. Every movie has played without a hitch and has been a treat to watch.
Great blu-ray player at a good price! September 17, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Sony gets it right -- at last!!! This Blu-ray player finally realizes the potential that was only hinted at in earlier models: it starts up quickly, loads DVDs like a standard DVD player, and does a much better job of loading blu-ray disks than anything but the Sony Playstation. Menus are simple to navigate and setup is easy. Since my Onkyo pre/pro decodes every codec out there (including DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD), I don't need or want a blu-ray player with 7.1 analog outputs or internal decoding capability. If you need these capabilities, I would opt for the higher-priced Sony BDP-S550 coming out soon at $200 more list. The Sony BDP-S350 will output DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD (as well as all the other audio codecs) over HDMI, so if you have a receiver or pre/pro that can handle all the codecs, you won't need the higher priced player.
The upscaling capability of any blu-ray player is important to anyone who has a substantial DVD collection and no plans to upgrade most of their movies to blu-ray copies (a major cost at today's prices). I use my Onkyo pre/pro to upscale the DVD movies I play in the Sony BDP-S350, but the player does a good job on its own in this regard. After watching several DVD movies using the upscale chip built into the Sony player, I was very impressed with its abilities to generate 1080p output from standard DVDs. While the Reon chip in the Onkyo pre/pro was a little sharper and had fewer artifacts, the Sony player held up quite well by comparison.
All the recent blu-ray players do a good job displaying 1080p images from blu-ray disks, and the Sony BDP-S350 excels in this area (as you would expect from the developers of blu-ray). Check out the professional on-line reviews for in-depth details on this player. I think that if you buy it, you won't be disappointed.
Sony Meet Samsung; No PS3 Needed August 7, 2008
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
We needed a Blu-ray player to use with our new Samsung 7 series 52" LCD. I first tried a PS3 and liked the picture quality, but not the heat. Also, the PS3 is remote controlled by bluetooth, so it wouldn't work with the Logitech Harmony One IR remote we just added (see my review of this wonderful piece of gear!).
So, the hunt was on for a BD player that performed as well as the PS3. We almost went for the new Samsung P1500, but it won't play DVD+Rs (which we burn on our Sony DVD Recorder). And, frankly, I figured that Sony should be able to make the better player. Then, the S350 came out and I waited a couple of weeks until the price dropped about $65 and I could resist no longer.
It's installed now, and it works great - plays BDs just as well as the PS3, loads reasonably fast depending on content, is internet upgradeable, does all the cinema and sound stuff (but, no 7.1), upconverts DVDs nicely and plays well with rest of our entertainment system.
Looks? Really, who cares? It's just a (small!) box of electronics that does what it's supposed to do. This one's in an enclosed, but vented cabinet, so it's practically invisible anyhow. But, for the record, I think it looks better than a PS3.
So, am I dissing the PS3? Hardly! It's brilliant! All I'm suggesting is, if you just want to play BDs/DVDs and save almost $200 (remember, you still need a remote for the PS3) over an 80gig PS3, then I think the S350 is a good alternative.
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