In this field of innovative technology, being obsolete means being pushed out of the market! One of the companies that have recognized the truth in this statement is Sony. In order to keep up with the cutting edge technology in the field of entertainment, the company has recently introduced its new range of Disc Players, known as the Blu-ray Disc Player range. This new range has been launched with two models at present, namely BDP-S350 and the BDP-S550.
The launch price (summer) of BDP-S350 will be around $400, while the BDP-S550 will be launched (autumn) at a price of $500. The announcement regarding the new players was made at Sony's product showcase in Las Vegas. Making the launch was Chris Fawcett - Vice President (Marketing) of Sony Electronics Home Product Division. Both the models of the Bluray range support 'Bonus View' for viewing picture-in-picture content.
At the same time, they have been equipped with external ports, which will enable the users to add optional storage devices. BDP-S350 is BD-Live capable. It has an Ethernet port that can be used for firmware upgrade as well as for gaining access to Internet-based interactive content. On the other hand, BDP-S550 comes fitted with interactivity features and does not need any upgrade for the same. It also comes with the upto 1GB storage facility.
Both the models have been built with the ability to handle 7.1-channel Dolby TrueHD decoding and bitstream output. They will be able to work with DTS-HD Master Audio bistream output too. 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output are some of the other features of the Bluray Disc Players. Amongst the formats that the players will be able to support are BD-R/RE (BDMV and BDAV modes), DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW (CD-DA format), and JPEG on DVD/CD recordable media.
