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Pros: Small footprint. Fast START-UP time (more on this later). Built in Wi-Fi. Low price.

Cons: Remote buttons not logically laid out, easy to press other buttons by mistake. No remote backlighting! No eject button!!! Load time versus play time confusion.

Summary: My player finally arrived yesterday and was a replacement for my original Sony BDP-S1 (Profile 1.0) which I paid $999 for at Best Buy in Dec. 2006. I was one of the early Blu ray pioneers!

Setup was a snap. I was on my home network within minutes. The WiFi makes all the difference in the world and was checking out some BD Live stuff later that day. Network updates will be a snap. The advertised 6 second START-UP time is correct, it does start quickly as long as you leave the device enabled for fast start up which you do during the initial setup process. This does makes it less energy efficient, just how the "instant on" feature of TV's work. Be advised that the fast start-up means just that. It powers on and is ready to load the disc in 6 seconds, however, if you have a disc with lots of JAVA features (as most are these days), you still have to wait for the JAVA features to load which averaged anywhere from 20 seconds to almost a minute. I was sort of disappointed in this as I understood it to mean that after popping in a disc I could begin watching it in 6 seconds! Not! I think they are playing with words on the advertised load time. You still have to wait for JAVA enabled discs to load but believe me, compared to what I was used to with my previous profile 1.0 player, it is a Godsend. I will say though that when a Blu ray player does finally comes out that can both start-up and load a JAVA enabled Blu ray disc in under 10 seconds, I will buy it hands down. Other than that, the other gripe I have is the crummy remote. Very cheaply made, too small, no back-light and button layout is terrible. I found myself fumbling around pushing the wrong buttons and there seems to be have been no thought to how the buttons are laid out. I am going to shop around for another remote for this player, perhaps there is one out there. These 2 faults keep the player from getting 4 or 5 stars IMHO.
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Easy set up but as usual us Mac users get the short end of the stick. It was tedious to set up the internet connection via my Airport Extreme network and the keystroke entry is terrible. The Nintendo Wii was FAR easier to set up. However it seems to connect to my WifI Network using WPA2 encryption etc. Bear in mind for an inexperienced user of networks this might be somewhat complicated. I had to use the Wireless and Manual set up pathway. The instructions provided are not very useful in this regard (for Mac users at least)
Otherwise good picture and sound so far.
I am waiting to try out the BD live feature.
My old Pioneer Elite AV receiver uses Dolby 5.1 surround and this works well.
Nice esthetics on outside, quite light compared to the BDP S550 which I have as well.
It would be better if it had Netflix or Apple TV compatibility but I have other devices (Roku) that can do these functions.Get more detail about Sony BDP-S560 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

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The Sony BDP-S560 is a capable Blu-ray player.

This is basically an updated 360 with wireless connectivity for BD Live functions. Sony finally got it right by building wireless connectivity into the player itself. Previously, you needed to have a PS3 or buy a wireless add-on to have this feature. My viewing room is too far away from a wired connection, so wireless was the only way to go. The 560 loads quickly and has most of the standard features you would expect from Sony.

Setup was very fast and simple including the wireless feature. You just needed to search for your network and then manually input your password--that was it!

The only negative feature I could find was in the 560's remote. Sony took a step backward by offering less features than its predecessor, the BDP-S550. The last remote offered a lighted display. In addition, you had an open/close button which this new player does not offer. Buttons are not clustered logically around the center button . Even the BDP-S350, the former lower end player offered a better remote. Of course for $63 you can buy the 550's remote from Sony and use it with the 560.

The Sony BDP-S560 is a good player with the added wireless feature. It could have been an even better player with a decent remote.Get more detail about Sony BDP-S560 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

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This player is not worth the extra money unless you really need wireless. It can't stream netflix.
The video quality is okay, it is on par with the Samsung bdp 1600 that I use for streaming.
I have this connected to a sony kdl40v5100 bravia tv and sony 7.1 av receiver strda2400es.
The startup time is 30 seconds. The remote is downright silly. The unit will play blue ray disks that I create on the Sony vgnaw290 laptop, that the Samsung blue ray player won't play. In all fairness,
the Samsung bdp1600 lockups drive me crazy, but the sound popping that the sony bdp560 produces whilst it is shifting video modes is annoying.Get more detail about Sony BDP-S560 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

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I received this blu ray a few days ago. I love it, the quality of the blu ray image is perfect for movies and concerts, I bought the Shakira concert in blu ray and is like been there in live, the quality is awesome , I recommend this blu ray to anybody. I know that some people say that the connection for the Wi Fi is very difficult, not true , is super easy if you go this document from the Sony web site ([....]) and just find your router and like a piece of cake or apple pie in a couple of mints you will be connected without any problems. I recommend this blu Ray 100% for multiple reasons. And I was forgetting about the sound if you have a Sony Tv like the one that I have XBR7, wow the difference in sound is a big one, the sound is extremely clear and pure. Get it you will never regret.
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Update .....yes, I have my network with the latest network security ...WPA2 Personal- TKIP+AES and it was super easy , like I said before, just follow the document with these steps...the sony we site and then /blurayupdate and then look for Connect your Sony® Blu-ray Disc(tm) player to a wireless network (For the BDP-S560 model only) Get more detail about Sony BDP-S560 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

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I bought the Sony BDP-S560 expecting the usual great performance I get from Sony products. Unfortunately not the case. The "brand new out of the box" Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray player arrived and would not power on at all. I returned it to Amazon and ordered another. The second "brand new out of the box" Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray player arrived. This one powered up, but when playing any Dolby encoded Blu-ray disc, the sound cuts in/out constantly during loud action scenes. It's unwatchable (or should I say torture to the ears). I tried a number of different audio settings, but none helped.
I should point out I already own a BDP S300 that works great, and I have had all Sony gear (TV's and Receivers) for years in my house. The problem has nothing to do with settings or what it is connected to. (I tried the Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray player with other TVs and receivers in my house to no avail).
I'm returning the second unit - but I will not be reordering until the "bugs" are worked out of this model. It's a shame, really liked the built in WiFi. Apparently the quality control (or engineering) on this model is not up to Sony standard. Get more detail about Sony BDP-S560 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

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Tried two different regular DVD's and the audio cuts in and out periodically on this player. I did try one Blu-Ray disc and it didn't have that problem. Everything else is great about this player. Waiting for my replacement from Amazon at this point as I found nothing on the Sony site about this issue. Verified that it was not the TV or the HDMI cable as they both worked fine on my previous sony blu-ray.

Update - got the replacement unit and it had the same problem. Called Sony support and they say no issues are reported for this unit. I find that hard to believe, since I got 2 different units and they both had the same problem. My setup for this unit is exactly like my BDP-S350, and that unit has no issues with playback. Sending it back!Get more detail about Sony BDP-S560 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.