Blu-Ray Disc Player: Sony BDP-S380
With the Sony BDP-S380 Blu-Ray Disc Player you can enjoy watching Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc movies. You can also connect to the Internet and stream online entertainment contents including movies, TV episodes, videos, music and live sports from Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, Pandora and more!
Download the free “Media Remote” app and turn your iPhone, iPad or compatible Android phone into a versatile remote control with a full keyboard so you can search and instantly access detailed movie information. Plus, start watching your movies faster than ever with the Quick Start/Load feature.
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Enjoy Your Photos, Movies and Music
Hook up your digital camera, camcorder, USB flash drive, or USB-enabled MP3 player via the built-in USB input and view pictures, videos or listen to music on your TV.
Powerful Audio
Support for Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD (Master Audio and High Resolution Audio) codecs means you can get cutting-edge, high-definition sound with 7.1 channels of discrete audio, for a truly cinematic experience.
Full HD 1080p Playback
Enjoy your Blu-ray Disc movies in all their high-definition glory. And don’t forget about those DVDs: the BDP-S380 will upscale the quality of your DVDs to near HD, for a better picture on your HDTV.
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Stream Content from the Internet
Powerful Streaming
Sony’s I/P Noise Reduction is also on-board, helping to improve the picture quality of Internet entertainment and enjoy crisp, clear images on your HDTV–even with compressed, streaming media.
Wi-Fi Adapter
Wi-Fi Ready
Who need wires to access the internet today? That’s why Wi-Fi was created, to connect to the internet easily and effortlessly. You can access the internet without extra cables, just add Sony’s UWA-BR100 USB Wi-Fi adapter (sold separately) to easily connect to your home wireless broadband network. Once connected, you can access and stream content from a large selection of entertainment apps.
Mobile Device Control
Control from Your Mobiles Devices
Turn your iPhone, iPad or compatible Android phone into a versatile remote when you download Sony’s free “Media Remote” app. This gives you basic remote functions, a full QWERTY keyboard, plus the ability to search for information about the movies you’re watching on YouTube, Wikipedia, and many BRAVIA Internet Video services. Better yet, share information with your friends via Twitter.
Don’t Wait with Faster Loading Times
Get your popcorn ready. With Quick Start / Quick Load, you will begin enjoying your entertainment faster than ever.
Movie Info at Your Fingertips
Connect to the internet and get detailed information about the movie you’re watching with Gracenote service. This easy-to-navigate service displays handy info such as cast information, genre, jacket art and more right on your TV screen. You can also access select internet apps including YouTube and Qriocity to find related entertainment.
Sony BDP-S380 Main Features:
If you don’t want to read all the stuffs above, here they are in short:
- Enjoy Blu-ray Disc movies in brilliant high-definition resolution or upscale the quality of your DVDs to near HD
- Instantly stream a wide variety of movies, TV shows, live sports, videos, and music from Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, Hulu Plus and many more
- Free, downloadable “Media Remote” app for your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone turns it into a versatile remote
- Connect your digital camera, USB-enabled MP3 player, or USB storage device to enjoy videos, photos, and music on the big screen
- Add a Sony USB Wi-Fi adapter to easily connect to your wireless broadband network, or connect via standard Ethernet port
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Here’s a review by Peter from Jamestown, US:
I just purchased two of these – one for myself and one for an out-of-state friend. I’m using mine with a Sony Bravia 1080p flat screen; my friend is using hers with an older 30 inch CRT TV (4:3 aspect ratio) until she gets around to taking her flat screen out of its box.
I was thinking about getting a unit with built-in WiFi, but before making the purchase(s), I did some research online and heard (read) some horror stories about streaming via WiFi that were, let’s say, somewhat less than complementary (glitches, disconnects, freezes requiring reboots, etc.), so I decided to purchase this unit BECAUSE it didn’t have WiFi (why pay for a feature that I’m not going to use?). I already have a Sony BDP-S370 (using it with a Samsung flat screen) and like it a lot; I would have bought two more of them, but they weren’t available directly from Amazon when I ordered, so I got these – I prefer buying from Amazon for their returns policy. Also, the BDP-S380 supports ‘vudu’ AND it has an on-screen digital throughput speed readout (in Mbps) which appears when streaming is starting up – both welcome additions!
My setup took about 15 minutes from the time I opened the box until I was watching discs, Amazon VOD, and Netflix (the only ones that I’ve set up so far). I connected the BDP-S380 to my TV via HDMI, and my LAN via Ethernet cable and everything just worked (of course, I had to set it up for my Amazon and Netflix accounts, but that took less than five minutes each). After going through the on-screen quick start menus, the unit told me that there was a firmware upgrade available, so I told it to do it, and a few minutes later, it finished and turned itself off (normal when upgrading firmware).
My friend’s setup took a bit longer, since she had never set one up before and I couldn’t see what was happening while I tried to talk her through everything (from memory). She connected to her TV using the (supplied-in-the-box) AV cable. Because her TV was 4:3 aspect ratio, some of the menus didn’t display legibly, which is probably what made things take a bit longer. Anyway, we got everything working properly within about 20-25 minutes.
One thing of note I would like to mention is this: all BD players manufactured after 01/01/2011 have DRM firmware which prevents HD signals from using any output other than HDMI. For me, that was no problem since I was using HDMI; since my friend was using AV, everything was displayed on her TV in SD (not really a problem since that is all it’s capable of displaying anyway, and she’ll be using HDMI if she ever sets up her flat screen *:^).
I’m very pleased with this unit (and so is she). Its outputs are crisp and solid, its user interface is staight-forward and easy to understand, and its physical size, shape, and appearance should fit in anywhere.
Definitely a 5-star device.
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