Sony bdp s500 1080p blu ray disc player

When it comes to playing true high-def video on your new 1080p HDTV widescreen, Blu-ray discs lead. The only way to play them is on a Blu-Ray player. It's also backward compatible to play DVD and CD pre-recorded discs but if high-def is the thing you're aiming at this is the player you need. Amazing 24p True Cinema output and cinema-tuned picture presets allow you to see movies exactly as the director intended. Featuring LPCM, Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD audio decoding for ultra-realistic sound, this player is also a treat for the ears. And with BRAVIA Theatre Sync, you can control your compatible BRAVIA HDTV and Sony AV system with the press of a button. It supports support AVCHD discs encoded with x.v.Color (xvYCC) technology, an international standard for wide color space. The standard expands the current data range of video by about 1.8 times, allowing the players to output more natural and vivid colors similar to what the human eye can actually see. The players also feature compatibility with an array of video formats, including BDR - - DVD+R/+RW - DVD-R/-RW (Video Mode) - CD - CD-R/RW (CD-DA format) - MP3 and JPEG on DVD media. Likely the format of the digital TV future, you can own and use it today with your new HDTV. Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD / dts-HD Bitstream out over HDMI (v1.3) BD-Java Interactive Capability Quick Set Up FL Off/Dimmer Mode Parental Control Front Slide Down Door Popup Menus