SONY BDP-S500

Experience full 1080p high-resolution video and sound with depth and clarity like never before

The Sony BDP-S500 Blu-ray Disc player features full high-definition 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output (compatible TV required), and supports 7.1 channel linear PCM, Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus, as well as dts-HD™ High Resolution Audio bitstream output via HDMI™ (ver1.3).

The Sony BDP-S500 Blu-ray Disc Player unleashes the full potential of your high definition television by also being compatible with most standard DVDs and features 1080p upscaling through HDMI to capable HDTV sets, improving the picture performance of existing DVD libraries. And with Bravia Theater Sync, you can easily power on and synch the inputs of compatible Sony AV devices connected to the players via HDMI for hassle-free enjoyment of high-definition Blu-ray Discs.

x.v.Color
Thanks to the adoption of a newly approved international color standard called xvYCC (an option in the HDMI v1.3 spec which Sony helped to create), the color space has been greatly expanded. 1.8 times as many natural colors as existing HDTV signals will now be faithfully reproduced. (x.v.Color capability is available on select BRAVIA televisions, Blu-ray Disc players and the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system.)

24p True Cinema Video Output
Many movies are filmed at 24 frames per second (fps) and prime time TV programs are videotaped at 24p. Seizing an opportunity, some studios are taking a purist approach and encoding high definition video content such as Blu-ray Disc in 24p. The BDP-S300 takes advantage of this by including 24p output capability. The benefits are smoother and more natural-looking images that make watching television an experience to remember. (24p video input capability is available on select BRAVIA televisions.)

BRAVIA Theater Sync
Go beyond simple audio and video transmission with the "one-touch play" remote control feature that allows you to easily manage select BRAVIA televisions and Sony HDMI audio and video components with a single remote. (Available on select BRAVIA theater home A/V systems and components.)

More about Blu-ray
The format provides five times larger capacity than today's DVDs, with unprecedented storage capacity of 25 GB (single-layer) and 50 GB (dual-layer). That’s room for nine hours of HD, or 23 hours of SD. Blu-ray Disc players are fully backward compatible with current DVD formats, delivering entertainment content in full high-definition (HD) quality, under a secure environment made possible through the most advanced copyright protection technology.

Blu-ray Disc provides picture quality beyond anything available, with full capability 1080p/24 resolution in Blu-ray and up to 40Mbps bit encoding — five times that of current DVD. The theater quality "uncompressed" audio supports 8 channels of Linear PCM, up to 32 streams of audio, interactive capability, seamless menus, integrated games, hi-def bonus and educational features. Java will allow for more dynamic and sophisticated interactivity.

Highlights

• Full HD 1080/60p & 24p True Cinema Video Output
• Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD out over HDMI (ver 1.3)
• DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI™
• Bravia Theater Sync™ (HDMI-CEC)
• BD/DVD/CD playback4 and AVC-HD with x.v.Color output
• High-quality Build with Rigid Beam Construction
• Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM Output
• Motorized Sliding Front Door