Its that time of the century again and no, I don’t mean time a for a new President. I mean recession! This of course dosen’t bode well for a company like Sony who is into the higher end market segment of the Electronic Industry. Plus, in a time of recession, the last purchases on people’s mind will be Electronic Devices because I somehow think, House Mortgage > Flat Panel TV.

To help those who are fans of Blu-ray and are looking for another player or are looking to just jump into this higher end market, we have the Sony BDP-S350 for $199. Thats the price of a good Up Converting DVD player, but not only do you get that, but you will also of course get, a Blu-ray Player!

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PS: The S350 is also 2.0 enabled so don’t think your getting some out dated unit!

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BDP-S350 Tech Specs:

Bonus View

Bonus View feature provides “picture-in-picture” capability with select Blu-ray Disc titles — useful for viewing director or actor commentary while the movie plays.

BD-Live Ready (will be available by firmware update)

BD-Live (when firmware update becomes available) brings you the next generation of interactivity, allowing you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more.

Full HD 1080/60 p & 24p True Cinema Video Output

Most of all Hollywood movies are shot at 24 frames per second, and Blu-ray Disc™ movies are mastered at 24 frame per second, so it is only fitting that the Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ Players can output your films at 1080/24p for a true film-like experience at home. Of course, Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ Players can also output at 1080/60p for more traditional HDTV sets on the market. Either way Sony® has you covered for the best picture possible in Full 1080p!

Quick start-up mode

Quick start-up mode allows operation in Approximately 6 seconds from when Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ player is powered on.

Dolby® TrueHD decoder built-in

Dolby TrueHD delivers lossless studio master quality audio designed specifically for high definition entertainment like Blu-ray Disc™. An incredible sound stage, dynamic range and a stellar Home Theater experience await you with Dolby TrueHD.

Dolby® TrueHD /DTS®-HD bitstream out over HDMI™ (V1.3)

Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD gives you sound quality that matches the crystal clear image of Blu-ray Disc™. With up to 7.1 channels of surround sound and audio that is indistinguishable from the original studio version, Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD promises you an extraordinary surround experience.

DVD upscale to 1080p

DVD Upscaling via HDMI™ gets the most out of your existing DVD collection by upscaling standard definition video to near HD quality. 2

Precision Cinema HD Upscale

Precision Cinema HD upscale uses high bandwidth digital-to-analog conversion and processing to detect image changes at the pixel level, rather than at the level of whole scan lines. Additionally, separate algorithms are used to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are free from motion artifacts.

x.v.Color™ for AVC-HD

xvYCC color standard – Support for the international xvYCC color standard produces images with 1.8x the color space of the traditional RGB color standard, resulting in images with more natural and vivid color reproduction.5

BRAVIA™ Sync

–As a leader in products with HDMI™ connectivity, Sony has created BRAVIA® Sync to go beyond simple audio and video transmission. When combined with a select number of BRAVIA® televisions and other Sony audio and video products, in addition to audio and video transmission, control functions will betransmitted via the HDMI™ cable. With “One Touch Play,” operations that took several steps have been reduced to one. Press the PLAY button on the remote, watch the audio and/or the video component(s) turn on then the BRAVIA® television turn on and switch to the correct video input?Simple?Easy?BRAVIA® Sync.

Ether port for Network Update

Ethernet port provides connectivity to a home broadband connection so you can download network updates

USB port for BD-Live External Memory

USB Port lets you connect USB flash-based memory (sold separately) for BD-Live1 External Memory.

Xross Media Bar™ (XMB™)

Xross Media Bar™ (XMB™) on-screen display is a fast, fun and easy way to access set-up menus, user controls, and more.