Discount Sony BDP-S560 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player

With Star Trek the movie coming out on Nov 17th, I knew a DVD was just not going to cut it. A few months of product research and reviews led me to wait for the Sony BDP-S560. I realized that a lot of other Blue Ray owners favored other brands over the Sony's in general but I've had pretty good luck with them in the past. I was not disappointed at all. I hooked it up via an HDMI cable, plugged in it and boom it was all set. I cannot compare it to another Blue Ray machine but other than the speed it takes for a movie and or features to load I'm extremely satisfied.

The picture quality is simply amazing and yes even an average non-techy person like me will notice the difference between a blue ray and a standard DVD. What got my attention even more was the sound quality. I've owned a pretty decent home theater system for almost a year now but I was never able to listen to any of the DTS CD's or DVD's that were bonus features for many of my purchases. Well I can now, and it's simply addicting.

The Sony as with a lot of their models is smart. I left a disk in over night and the next day it played right where I left off. I also plugged in a flash drive with some photos and without doing anything extra, I was viewing them on the big screen. I would have appreciated a slot for a Sony memory stick but a flash drive is fine.

I read a lot about the need to update or upgrade blue rays over time and this model has built in Wifi but to be honest, I haven't done anything with it yet. I'm really just exploring the amazing sound quality with some music while I await the arrival of Star Trek. Eventually I'll motivate and check out the rest of the features. I was told that some of the perks like using Netflicks with an internet connection has some drawbacks. Namely the movies don't play as true HD but I cannot verify that yet.

There were a lot of negative comments in regards to the remote so going in I didn't expect much and yeah, it's a bit on the cheesy side but so are most of the remotes I own. What is the big deal about not being able to open up the disk tray from the remote? Do people own robot arms that would extract a disk from the tray without having to get up? I don't get it, what's the big deal?

I'm guessing from research that most or all blue rays take a few moments to load. This is true with the Sony. These machines are not like DVD players, so know that going in, once you load a disk, take a seat and chill a few. Going forward I intend to buy NEW action movies as they are released on blue ray verses DVD but if your into music like me, I think this will enhance the concert video experience, especially the ones with DTS options. That's about all I have to say, "Live Long and Perspire."

Steve
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