Sony Blu-ray player can be ordered in advance
At an astronomical price, the blue laser desktop player is the first to be available.
After much promise and delay, here is the first Blu-ray device to buy. The Sony BDP-S1 is also backward compatible with previous DVD-like media. The list of additional features is in line with the promised improvements:
- HD 1080p video output via HDMI connector
- DVD upscaling to 1080p for better picture quality
- Transmitting multi-channel, uncompressed PCM audio to a decoder
- BD-Java support for playing interactive content
Outputs:
- HDMI
- Component video output
- S-Video
- Composite audio
- Optical audio
- Coaxial Audio (Digital)
- Analog audio 5.1
- Analog audio stereo
Blu-ray discs will have a capacity of 25 to 50 gigabytes, while competing HD-DVDs will only be able to store 15 to 30 gigabytes of data: for special models, this can be as much as 45 gigabytes using a third layer of media. The BDP-S1 can currently be pre-ordered for $ 1000, but that price is sure to drop rapidly over the next few months. Of course, let’s not forget that LG is also recently announced its combined HD-DVD / Blu-ray player will also be available soon.
