Bring home the future of Blu-ray Disc technology with BD-Live and the BDP-S550 Blu-ray Disc player. The S550 is the step-up model to Sony’s BDP-S350. It adds a gigabyte of onboard memory, so you can enjoy expanded Blu-ray capabilities like BD-Live interactive features right out of the box, and dts-HD compatibility for studio-quality sound. BD-Live takes your movie experience to a whole new level. Download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers and movie-based games. Equipped with a built-in Ethernet port, the BDP-S550 makes it easy to access specially created BD-Live content and Bonus View features. A USB port that allows you to add more storage to access the growing number of special features that will be available given the immense storage capacity of Blu-ray discs themeselves. This player outputs a Full 1080/24p True Cinema picture and upscales your existing DVD collection to 1080p when using the HDMI connection. Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD delivers studio master quality audio which is designed specifically for high definition entertainment. Make the most of all of these features with the icon-based Xcross Media Bar, which provides simple navigation of the player’s menu system.Key Features Slim chassis True 1080p Output (Learn more) 7.1 Channel Dolby Sound , Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD (Master Audio and High Resolution Audio) (Learn more) 1 Gb of onboard memory and a USB Port Allows More Storage for Access to More Special Features, Like Bonus View (Learn More) Ethernet connection for BD-Live Compatibility and firmware updates (Learn more) Higher Bit Rates mean less video compression (Learn more) Emmy-Award Winning Xross Media Bar Interface (Learn More) Bravia Sync for Easy Connectivity (Learn More) Learn More More Picture See Everything Your HDTV Can Show You with Full HD. 6 Times the Picture Data on DVDs See everything your HDTV can show you. Blu-ray Disc’s Full HD 1080p resolution produces over 2 million pixels per frame to p (more…)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great player for a very good price
I have owned this blu-ray player for 6 months now and have never had a problem. It has a very neat look, and plays blu-ray as well as DVDs.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Blu Ray
the sony bdps550 is a great blu ray machine. it is simple to operate and delivers great video as well as sound. thanks sony
5.0 out of 5 stars
Own both the BPD-S550 and S-350, and both are great
I have both the BDP-S350 and BPD-S550. The 550 runs my main TV & audio system, which is why having 7.1 analog channels is important for me.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth it!
We have always had trouble with this since we bought it. It takes about 10 minutes to play a movie because it takes forever to run the movie.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Still not worth the price
While I’m sure the 1080p picture, HD sound, etc is all well and good but where’s the usual features from normal DVD players?
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works Great
Good Price Good Product. only prob is no usb port for wireless adapter for updateing firmware
4.0 out of 5 stars
Four Star Product, Five Star Delivery
As others have noted, the set-up on this product is very easy. I was playing a Blueray disc in about 10 minutes after opening the box.
2.0 out of 5 stars
many bugs; not ready for release
When it works, this player is fine. Often though, it simply refuses to play disks, and tries to update, which takes forever and rarely works properly at first.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great-but
A great product but very user unfriendly. Operating instructions are difficult to understand and it takes a while to get used to.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Blu-Ray players
I ordered a store display model. It worked perfectly and was a good cost savings. It was delivered on time.