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Sony BDP-S550

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Pros

  • Connectivity is excellent on the Sony BDP-S550
  • excellent image quality and a solid feature set
  • The included remote is pretty good

Cons

  • some image instability in parts of the picture
  • no moire in the grandstands as the race car drove
  • built-in memory

Key specs

  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
  • no
  • no
  • Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD High Resolution Audio, DTS HD Master Audio, DTS

Sony BDP-S550 - Pros & Cons

Sony BDP-S550

Pros

  • Connectivity is excellent on the Sony BDP-S550
  • excellent image quality and a solid feature set
  • The included remote is pretty good
  • Colours and contrasts are clean and punchy

Cons

  • some image instability in parts of the picture
  • no moire in the grandstands as the race car drove
  • built-in memory
  • no sign of it being replaced soon

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Sony BDP-S550 - Full Specifications

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General
Device typeBlu-Ray player
Built-in D/A converteryes
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz
D/A video24-bit / 192 MHz
TV tunerno
Type of disc driveFront loaded with tray
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Image properties
Image frequency
  • 24p
  • 50p
  • 60p
Supported image filesJPEG/JPG
Supported video modes
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
Supported video filesAVCHD
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Features
Built-in memoryyes
Child lockyes
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Storage
Blu-ray recordingno
Built-in hard driveno
Playable discs (recordable media)
  • BD-ROM
  • DVD-R
Memory card readeryes
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Connectivity
Analogue RCA (5.1/7.1) outyes
Type of analogue RCA7.1
Analogue RCA stereo outputyes
Composite output number1
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF) number1
Digital optical output (S/PDIF) number1
DVI out number0
HDMIyes
HDMI version1.3
Number of HDMI inputs1
Number of HDMI outputs1
S-Video output quantity1
SCART outno
USByes
Total USB number1
USB recording featureno
Ethernet connectionyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
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Audio properties
Audio output channels7.1
Audio format
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS HD High Resolution Audio
  • DTS HD Master Audio
  • DTS
Supported audio files
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
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Dimensions
Height2.76 in
Width16.93 in
Depth8.66 in
Weight116.4 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)< 29
Power consumption (standby)0.3 W
Power consumption (typical)29.0 W
Separate power connector (mains)
Small power inlet connector

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