Sony BDP-S301 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player BD/DVD/CD Playback
January 8, 2010 | Posted by 
- Full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema Video Output
- DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI
- BRAVIA Theatre Sync (HDMI-CEC)
- BD/DVD/CD playback(4) and AVC-HD with x.v.Color output
- Multi-channel Linear PCM & Dolby Digital Plus Decoding
Product Description
When it comes to appreciating the resolution gains of HDTV screens, standard DVD just doesn’t make it. What you need is Blu-Ray high-definition discs. With the Sony BDP-S301, your high-definition home-theater system can output video in ultra-high-def 1080p resolution for extraordinary depth and detail with compatible TVs. Display images at 24 frames per second for your favorite movies. The S301 also has a built-in decoding for Dolby Digital Plus for richer, more dynamic sound. Use Bravia Theatre Sync HDMI-CEC to control your compatible Bravia TV and AV systems with just one remote. See and hear a whole new world of high definition with the incredible BDP-S301 Blu-ray Disc Player. It is also backward compatible and can play DVD and CD discs at their original, respective resolutions. Full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema Video Output Standard DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI connectivity Bravia Theatre Sync HDMI-CEC Cinema Tuned Picture Presets Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM Audio Output Dolby Digital Plus decoding capability to experience surround sound through your home-theater audio system Dolby Digital and dts 5.1 channel Output Multi Channel 192KHz/24bit Audio D/A Converters Analog-to-Digital Converter – 192KHz/24bit Popup Menus for simple control and use Quick Set Up FL Display has selectable Off and Dimmer modes MP3 and JPEG Playback from DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW MP3 Player – Content must be in DVD+R/+RW/-R/-RW format / CDR and CDRW Outputs – HDMI Connection, Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr), S-Video, Composite Video, Optical Audio, Coaxial Audio Digital & 2-Channel Analog Audio Dimensions – 17 x 3 1/8 x 14 7/8-inches (430 x 79 x 375mm)
Sony BDP-S301 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player BD/DVD/CD Playback
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Tags: 1080p, BD/DVD/CD, BDPS301, Bluray, Disc, Playback, Player, SONY | 
5 Comments »
This player has great technical performance however ,for me, it processes and downloads blue ray discs too slowly.It’s a good adjunct to the Sony Bravia t.v.it’s just that i’m impatiant.My fault,not thr players!
Rating: 4 / 5
Purchased this product several weeks ago. I’ve had nothing but problems. My copy of Pirates of the Caribbean would not play back correctly (fresh out of the shrinkwrap mind you, not a speck of dust or scratch, a completely virgin disc). The player woud freeze up at random during playback. I found out later it would freeze up and become unresponsive to remote input or front panel controls after being on for more than a few hours. Definately has heat issues. Cannot get anywhere with Sony’s support department. I’m dumping my meager Blu-Ray collection on eBay and going with a more robust high-def format.
Rating: 1 / 5
I recently purchased my S301 for $270 brand new without reading the reviews first. As soon as I click pay, I thought to myself crap, I should have researched this a little further. Oh well, it was cheap. After reading good/mostly bad reviews from Amazon and other websites, I was disappointed and wished I didn’t buy it. But I’m glad I did.
I’ve had the S301 for two weeks now and, besides the slow load time (about 60-90 seconds), everything works perfectly. It hasn’t skipped/froze on me and read all the Blu-ray/DVD movies just fine. The picture is amazing and the sound is great. I have a 46″ 1080p Vizio and Panasonic Home Theatre – it’s not a Sony or a Bose but hey it works
. I’ll give it a few more weeks and see. I’m scared, I hope none of that bad stuff people say will happen to my player! Oh well, at least it wasn’t super expensive.
Rating: 4 / 5
Great pic quality, same as the rival player.Great upscaling,this one is slower in boot time though.
No firmware upgrade needed right away.
No pauses or any performance issues here.
Rating: 4 / 5
Plays games on its own with you having no control over the situation. Loading a disk is an adventure on it’s own. Most don’t play out of the box. The controls are so slow that if you press open tray 10 times in a row it will freeze. Sometimes it shuts down and restarts on it’s own. Now it is stuck on a screen with a rotating disk for the last 35 min and is unresponding. Our strategy is this: I turn it on, then I go get the disk from my bag and after about 2 minutes the tray will open. I stick it in and then we go and start cooking dinner. Hopefully, when we are done, the menu will be available for play and we’ll be able to watch. 50% of the cases the main menu never shows. The other thing I enjoy a lot is the trailers. There is no way to skip – you’ll get a message that “this function is prohibited by this disk” !!! In other words, the disk is forbidding me to spend my time the way I want and instead watch endless trailers of movies that I have already seen.
The whole BD system is a nightmare but this particular player is the worst piece of electronics that I have ever owned. And to spend “sony” price on this garbage is absolutely ridiculous.
Never before had an inanimate thing frustrated me to this degree and hopefully never again. Shame on Sony!!!
Rating: 1 / 5