Comments on: EXCLUSIVE: First Review Of The Sony BDP-S1 Blu-Ray Player

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:31:35 +0000

This “blu-ray and HD DVD” formats remind me of “beta and VHS” wars. Right now I think I’ll wait to see what format takes off. I don’t want to be stuck with an HD player that becomes discontinued after a year. Great site Guru.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:53:38 +0000

Does an upgrading DVD player provide a “true” 720P picture? I see they advertise “HD like picture quality up to 720P”. What does “HD like” mean? what does “up to 720P” mean? Are these players worth the money or is it marketing? thanks again… awesome site!!!! Scott

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:15:16 +0000

Guru, for those of us with a 720 native resolution HDTV and an upgrading DVD player which upgrades to 720P. Would a blue ray improve picture quality? sound quality? I’m using the Samsung HP-S5053
1366 x 768 and Samsung DVD R135. thanks

Yes. Resolution is just part of what makes a great HD image. Blu-ray’s (and HD DVD’s) high bit transfer rate makes a high definition image that is virtually artifact free and better than anything you can see on cable or satellite. The high rate affords better audio too, though some players to date can’t take full advantage of it (see my reviews for more on this )

The HD Guru

By: erick

erick — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:11:15 +0000

I could not get the audio to work on both my systems through the optical..I received two supposedly factory sealed machines..same occurances at the precise audio sections in the begining of the disc, 5th element and in the sony intro, and yes, it takes forever to load, and on the menu..no clicks or beeps either until I change to uncpompressed audio…Oh I can hear the “umcompressed” but DTS or 5.1?//NO way..Disgusting…

By: Rocky

Rocky — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:32:52 +0000

Or maybe it’s because the HD DVD player of the Xbox 360 is on par with the BDP-S1 Blu-ray player. Why spend $1000 on a player that makes images look as good as a $200 player? Economically, that really doesn’t make sense.

By: Bandgap

Bandgap — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:13:01 +0000

Maybe because the video bitrate of “Superman Returns” movie is no more than 20Mbps.

By: LR

LR — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:18:43 +0000

Sony website says a firmware update disk will be released in early 2007 for BD-R capability.

By: David Richardson

David Richardson — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:45:51 +0000

Could somebody comment about the edtv’s.

By: Rocky

Rocky — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:29:09 +0000

Could the HD Guru answer my last question, please??

By: Archie

Archie — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:33:42 +0000

I have purchased a Sony Blu-ray Disc Drive and installed it in my computer.
I shot a short movie with my Canon HV10 camcorder and played it on the software provided with the BWU-100A Drive.
When I inserted a sony BD-R disc, the display read “this disc type is not supported”.
Will the sony not burn from a HDV camcorder?

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I am not familier with the Sony computer drive. Perhaps another reader can chime in.

The HD Guru