faizone 15 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 Source With the advent of blockbuster Blu-ray movies like The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Caribbean and lately Avatar, all India needed was more options for Blu-ray players. Sony has introduced new Blu-ray player BDP-S370 costing Rs. 9,990. On buying this device, you get two free Blu-ray titles - Legion and Michael Jackson's This is It. Yes, this new player is a step up version of the Sony BDP-S360 which we reviewed back in December. Until now, Indian consumers had to spend over Rs. 18,000 on Blu-ray players and hence considered buying PlayStation 3 as a better option. It's true as we've come across several consumers like that. The new Sony Blu-ray Disc player BDP-S370 is a major enhancement over the BDP-S360 version. This new BDP-S370 allows you to play full HD 1080p Blu-ray titles and also improves the regular DVD quality with Precision Cinema HD Upscale feature that converts SD quality (480i) to full HD (1080p) quality video. New Sony BDP-S370 also offers BRAVIA Internet Video which was missing from BDP-S360 model. This model is also Wireless LAN ready. Audio has been taken care of with internal decoding and bit stream output of enhanced audio codecs - Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio. Up to 7.1 channels of lossless surround sound experience can be enjoyed. Users can also hook their USB MP3 players and flash drives to this player either in the front or rear. This feature packed Blu-ray player also comes with DivX playback support. What more do you want from a Blu-ray player? You can buy Sony Blu-ray BDP-S370 player from Sony Center and Sony Authorized resellers across India. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SumitVerma 187 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 (edited) ^ +1 Good Find! But I would suggest buying Xtreamer or Playon HD instead with the same price tag! Edited May 15, 2010 by SumitVerma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faizone 15 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 (edited) i would rather prefer WD or IOmega's media players to this bluray player.. this sony bluray boasts of just bluray + divx compatibility but considering the WD player i get the following video formats.. -MPEG1/2/4, WMV9, AVI (MPEG4, Xvid, AVC), H.264, MKV, MOV (MPEG4, H.264) Is it that this bluray player doesnt support these formats or is it just not mentioned... and maybe its for the guys with the hyper-expensive plasmas and LEDs Edited May 15, 2010 by faizone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanveer 59 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 ^ +1 Good Find! But I would suggest buying Xtreamer or Playon HD instead with the same price tag! Playon HD would not play Blu rays besides what is the price of Blu Ray discs in india. I think in US they sell for 10$ or so a disc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
konquerror 21 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 Agree, but you can always download HD movies from "ahem" sources Getting a media player like Xtreamer/Plyon HD serves the purpose better...well It's my personal opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faizone 15 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 ^ +1 Good Find! But I would suggest buying Xtreamer or Playon HD instead with the same price tag! Playon HD would not play Blu rays besides what is the price of Blu Ray discs in india. I think in US they sell for 10$ or so a disc A blank Verbatim bluray media costs Rs.1,449/- on ebay india. So we can imagine the price of a movie available on bluray. Ofcourse there is a price to be paid for quality and recently developed technology. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanveer 59 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 Agree, but you can always download HD movies from "ahem" sources Getting a media player like Xtreamer/Plyon HD serves the purpose better...well It's my personal opinion. I do know about the sources you are talking about. But since we were talking about a BR player, it would be unfair to compare it to a media streamer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faizone 15 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 @Tanveer.. its not the product that we at rimweb see... we see through it and what matters is the purpose.. and thats wat Pranav is coming to.. However all said and done.. Sony should be praised at this point for bringing in a BR to the sub 10k market.. but dont worry the chinese mills are already running and be ready to be surprised by their ultracheap lineup of BR's Cheers!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanveer 59 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 You did not get my point. Anyways leave it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faizone 15 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 Perspectives vary from person to person.. and our forum is a convergence of different views.. so chill and cheers!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shripalkawdia 12 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 +1 nice information by u thx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SumitVerma 187 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 ^ +1 Good Find! But I would suggest buying Xtreamer or Playon HD instead with the same price tag! Playon HD would not play Blu rays besides what is the price of Blu Ray discs in india. I think in US they sell for 10$ or so a disc For your very kind info, Bluerays are playable on Xtreamer (Tried and Tested), as far as Playon HD is concerned, Genius could be telling more about it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city02 63 Report post Posted June 18, 2010 I saw a Philips BR player for rs. 9,000/= at vijay sales does anyone know of a cheaper HD in navi mumbai? [branded with warranty] are there any plans to launch HD recorders in the future? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parin 857 Report post Posted June 18, 2010 From US i have got the Laptop With Blue ray Player for 50000 Sony Vaio 18.8" Screen Dual Core 2 Duo P7450 2.13ghz 4GB RAM 512MB Graphics Blue Ray Rom Win7 Home Premium Is't it good than this Blue Ray Player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city02 63 Report post Posted June 21, 2010 not if your budget is rs. 8-9 k! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
