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Sony BDP-S500

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The BDP-S500 is a powerful Blu-ray player, geared towards enthusiasts. Its high-end audio capabilities is best suited to a system that already has high quality audio products, although even on its own it's a great device.Read more
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  • Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD High Resolution Audio, DTS
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Sony BDP-S500 - Full Specifications

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General
Device typeBlu-Ray player
Built-in D/A converteryes
D/A audio24-bit / 192 kHz
TV tunerno
Type of disc driveFront loaded with tray
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Image properties
Image frequency
  • 24p
  • 60p
Supported image filesJPEG/JPG
Supported video modes
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
Supported video filesAVCHD
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Dimensions
Height14.21 in
Width16.93 in
Depth3.91 in
Weight169.32 oz
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Compatibility
3D support (3D-Ready)no
DLNA certifiedno
Region freeno
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Power
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 33
Power consumption (standby)0.4 W
Separate power connector (mains)
Small power inlet connector
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Connectivity
Analogue RCA (5.1/7.1) outyes
Type of analogue RCA5.1
Analogue RCA stereo outputyes
Audio (L,R) out1
Composite output number1
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF) number1
Digital optical output (S/PDIF) number1
HDMIyes
HDMI version1.3
Number of HDMI inputs1
Number of HDMI outputs1
S-Video output quantity1
SCART outno
USBno
Ethernet connectionno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
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Audio properties
Audio format
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS HD High Resolution Audio
  • DTS
Supported audio files
  • LPCM
  • MP3
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Features
Child lockyes
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Storage
Blu-ray recordingno
Built-in hard driveno
Playable discs (recordable media)
  • BD-R
  • BD-RE
  • CD-R
  • CD-RW
  • DVD-R DL
  • DVD-R
  • DVD-RW
  • DVD+R DL
  • DVD+R
  • DVD+RW

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Sony BDP-S500
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The BDP-S500 is a powerful Blu-ray player, geared towards enthusiasts. Its high-end audio capabilities is best suited to a system that already has high quality audio products, although even on its own it's a great device.

By Ben Russell
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