Sony BDP-S360 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player, Black
The Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc player provides a movie experience worthy of your HDTV. Plays Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD 1080p quality and upscales the quality of your DVDs. Supports BD-Live technology to download bonus interactive entertainment on select movies. Supports Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD audio codecs for up to 7.1 channels of high-definition sound. With QuickStart Mode your movies will start approximately six seconds from the moment you turn on the player.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Blu-ray player
Have many Bluray Discs and all work great (and fast) with this player. I waited for this series instead of buying the 350 series (which my freinds have) and works Great!!!
Initial thought:
I recently purchased the Sony bdp-s360 after already owning a PS3, and two Sony bdp-s350′s. The difference I have noticed between this player and the previous 350 is the sound quality on the 360 which is much better. The build quality of the 360 is great but so similar to the previous 350 that I can’t rate it spectacular. The entire front face covers the disk slot and flips down to open. I immediately noticed how SONY made cut backs like on the remote, “No Eject” button, and also eliminated a few other buttons on the remote. The player is fully functional and will accept signals from a universal remote or previous 350 model remote with all the functionality on it just incase u want to use the eject from remote features, etc. You can always purchase the remotes indicated if you cant live with the 360 remote.
Video Quality:
The bluray playback is Excellent, appears to be identical to the previous 350 model. The DVD upscaling to me is just “O.K.”, again looks identical to the 350, so I dont see any visible improvement with the new Precision Drive that Sony is promoting. I have noticed that the dvd video quality is improved if the video output on the player is changed from “Auto” to “480″ when playing standard dvd’s. The player also plays movies copied to dvd-r disks flawlessly. The 360 has played every disk i’ve put in it from bluray, to dvd, to movies burned on dvd-r’s.
Options/Extras:
This player does not support any NetFlix, Pandora, Amazon, or any other streaming video features. Also, the Player does not have an internal wifi for updates or bd live. If u want internal wifi then you have to wait for the SONY bdp-s560.
Summary:
(Good)
The Sony bdp-s360 is an excellent bluray player if you are looking for a solid great looking player with execellent bluray quality play back and built in Dolby True-HD & DTS Master Audio through hdmi. No lipsync issues, jaggies, or other. It will play everything u throw at it flawlessly including copied dvd’s. Add an audio reciever with HD and u have a movie theater in the making!
(Bad)
Standard DVD playback quality is good but not the best. I compared it to my previous Toshiba HD DVD A35 player, also my Xbox 360 and both were superior to the 360 when it came to dvd quality playback. Remote has no eject feature and also missing other minor functions.
(Bottom Line)
The Sony bdp-s360 is a great bluray player, but with all the competition out there that offers more bells & whistles it’s hard to recommend it. However, if you are just looking for a solid, great looking player with excellent Bluray video quality, great sound, good dvd upscale quality, and no eject feature on the remote then this player is for you. I personally prefer Sony movie disk players thats why I made the purchase. I WOULD HAVE RATED THIS 5 STARS, BUT IT ONLY GOT 4 STARS DUE TO THE BASIC REMOTE CONTROL WITH LACK OF THE EJECT & MUTE BUTTON(S).
Note: The LCD used for this review was the 52″ Samsung A650 120hz.
I just bought this player as an upgrade to my older Samsung BD-P1000 and I must say I am extremely pleased with this player. It was very easy to set up and to operate. I have it connected to my Onkyo TX-SR705 with 7.1 speaker set-up which makes use of the lossless sound decoders. Hearing a movie in DTS- HD Master Audio has been a real experience especially on 7.1 soundtracks. My only complaint (which is minor) is that you have to manually operate the tray open and close from the player itself. This is another great Blu-ray player from Sony. I recommend you buy this player.
So far I am not convinced.
I waited for this unit to come out believing that this generation was the beginning of the “safe bet” blu-ray.
In the first hour of the first viewing the video went out.
I returned it and got another one.
So far so good, except I get a flash of white on the bottom half of the screen while watching “The Dark Night” every few minutes.
If this is the best that Blu-Ray is doing at this price point then I am just saddened.
If I could find a better performing player I would exchange this one for that, but I don’t know which way to look.
Regardless, I bought the extended warranty, so when a new model comes out I will trade out for the improved model.
The audio is good, except if you change audio during playback you get a loud “pop” through the speakers. This can’t be good.
I think if you want a blu-ray player, this is a good bet, but the technology just isn’t there yet.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great blu-ray player
I bought this player when I was on vacation in Toronto three weeks ago and it is really great. It is small, fast, decodes all the HD audio codecs (including Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD…
4.0 out of 5 stars
No HDMI cable!
I bought this for my in-laws to feed their new Sony KDL-46S5100 HD TV, but I can’t report on its functionality yet due to a shipping catastrophe with the TV that is still being…
5.0 out of 5 stars
quality at a low price
Excellent price with a crystal clear picture . A little slow but no slower than competative models . I could recommend to anyone .
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sony BDP-S360 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player, Black
A great technological wonder. The resolution showing on my Sony screen lived to its promise, making me watch movies at home more often!!!
3.0 out of 5 stars
not reading everything…
I personally experienced problem of reading DVD+R and even many original DVDs. This was the main reason to return it. Here is my brief look:
Good:
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, not perfect
First the good news: Blu-ray discs really do look great. DVDs played on the BDP-S360 also look very good. Sound Quality is fabulous in all formats, including CDs.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc Player
This player was a disappointment from the very beginning. Set up was easy enough but playback was very frustrating.