Sony BDPS550

When you take the Sony BDPS550 out of the box, the first thing you'll notice is that it looks and feels like a good quality bluray player. The shiny blue fascia really does make a good impression, and you can't quite get a sense of it from the pictures you might have seen. It also has a sturdy, solid feel to it. While it's worth reading the instructions with the Sony BDPS550, as there's a lot of cool things it can do, if you just want to plug it in and get a movie on, you'll be able to do that in no time. It's very quick and easy to set this player up.

Sony's BDPS550 is a full HD bluray player that delivers both high quality pictures and sound. Let's just talk about the sound for a moment, as it's often overlooked with all the talk about HD picture quality. The sound is 7.1 channel surround sound and it's far superior to that of even a high end DVD player. The sound is crisp, sharp and as good when there's a quiet scene, as it is with roaring explosions and orchestral scores.

A lot of people invested in PS3s when they came out specifically to get a bluray player. However, the quality of the Sony BDPS550 is noticeably better than the PS3. The HD images are nothing short of incredible. Sharp, fluent and highly detailed.

There's a massive range of connection options at the back, with support for older AV receivers, and of course HDMI, which is what most people will want to use. The Sony BDPS550 also features Profile 2 technology so you can get access to all kinds of extra interactive content, interactive menus and so on.

This player has got very high reviews at Amazon from other users too and is a staggeringly good player.

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