The Sony BDP-S350 goes under the knife
No sooner did the Sony BDP-S350 start shipping, then someone took it apart to see what makes it tick. No surprises in there either, as it seems to use the latest Sigma SMP8634 RevC chip, which is a popular choice for Blu-ray players. Interestingly this was the chip of choice in the older Samsung BD-P1400, but in the more recent BD-P1500, for whatever reason Samsung went a different way with the Broadcom BCM7440P. While it was fun to get our hands on Sony's latest player, we really can't wait to run it through the paces and see how it stands up to it's old brother.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MI @ Jul 17th 2008 7:29PM
"can't wait to run it through the paces"
Yes Please!!!
Truth Teller @ Jul 18th 2008 7:15AM
Awesome, a look at it's special 'secrets'.......cos it must really be something, mustn't it everybody?
What with Blu-ray decks about to be out-selling DVD decks by August, right?
http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6563664.html
http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/28/blu-ray-players-to-outsell-dvd-decks-by-august/
Or is it just another over-priced niche product about as far away from going 'mass-market' as it's possible to get, hmmmmm?
LMAO
squiggleslash @ Jul 18th 2008 9:57AM
If they make this HD DVD compatible, I might buy it ;-)
(It's a shame the war didn't last long enough for the combo-players to make a serious dent. A Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player coupled with HD DVD support might be worth upgrading to for many HD DVD owners, but alas, anyone who wants a single box in the room to play all their HD content has to forget about it.)
(Oh, and they need to get rid of BD+ too. I'd actually buy a cheap-enough Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player with no BD+ support as a point of principle, as long as BD+ discs are so labelled so they can be easily avoided.)
Jon Spackman @ Sep 12th 2008 1:31AM
It would be cool to at least give photo credit on the main page to the guy who's photo you repost.