Sony BDPS360B Blue Ray Player
Blu ray players would be one topic that people would be coming across most often these days. This is because of their power packed performance that ultimately beats the ordinary DVD players. A blue ray player can perform so many tasks in many fields pertaining to media and entertainment that blow your mind off! The magic that these players can perform with the blu ray discs or ordinary DVD s vary depending on the company and the model that you buy, like the variation in the performance level of the different wands in Harry Potter(though we would not compare this BDPS360B to Harry’s amazing wand)!
Sony is one big organization that carries a tag of pride and has been producing products winning over the user’s demand in an excellent and unique way. It has been increasing the competition levels among all those well established companies and also those which are trying to get themselves established. Following the recognition that its primary blue ray player, the S350 acquired, Sony was immediately into action in producing another higher level blue ray player and there evolved a beautiful and attractive model BDPS360B.
Sony BDPS360B is one of the entry level blu ray players with a standard profile 2.0. So, it comes with bonus view facility and also an added feature, the BD Live. The presence of BD Live means that this player is capable of downloading contents from the internet. In short, it can upgrade the latest firmware and thus enhance the elegance of the player. But Sony failed to satisfy the expectations in few aspects. Users of BDPS360B would have well realized the difference between watching their favourite movies on a blu ray player and in their ordinary player in their home theatre. But that alone would not suffice. The main disappointing fact is that this Sony BDPS360B Blu Ray Disc Player does not support any of the most popular movie services like the Netflix, You Tube and Cinema Now. This news would be tragic for all movie freaks but if your passion is more towards Sony then you would definitely find your way to cope up with it. Also, the small opening for the USB port is a serial killer. Since the area for plugging in the drive is very small, not all drives would fit in that place unless they are tiny. Other than these negatives, all the other simple features are amazing and up to the standard of Sony. It has all the mandatory features encompassed in the neat, attractive and beautiful player. The additional features that have been packed are only countable but satisfactory for a new standalone player. Let us study the product in detail and analyze whether it is really worth buying.
Design:
The BDPS360 of Sony is all black, which makes it all the more attractive and adds to its elegance. Though the over all look is simple and conventional, it has its own original design that is admirable. The extreme left side of the player carries a power button to switch on the player. The front side has a glossy black reflective panel which opens out completely to reveal the optical drive. The LCD screen functions well and the instructions like the “open”, “home” and “load” are clearly visible at a fairly long distance. The screen is followed by two control buttons, play and stop. This is one of the issues that the users of this blue ray player have to face. Only few control buttons have been included in the front side of the player. But on the positive side, the presence of fewer numbers of controls actually makes it look less crowded.
Flipping back the player, the basic but interesting connections are available. All the output plugs are present in their respective positions. There is provision for LAN connection so that the BD live contents can be accessed and downloaded easily. The HDMI plug for connecting to high definition TVs and home theaters, line outputs for audio and video connection, coaxial and optical output plugs and eventually the USB port give their attendance to the user! This BDPS360 Blu Ray Player supports 7.1 channel surround system. Coaxial and optical output plugs are also present. Though the presence of a USB port is happy news for the users, the port is enclosed in a chamber which restricts the usage of storage devices. That is, as said earlier, all storage devices do not fit into the chamber. Only few small size devices can be used. This adds to the chagrin. The width of this box is nearly 16.9”, 2.2” high and is as deep as 8.1”. The design of the BDPS360 is thus simple and great.
Remote Control:
The remote control is included in the package of the BDPS360B player along with the plugs, warranty and user manual. The BDPS360B remote is simple and easy to use. All the buttons are laid out in a neat and comfortable manner. But the remote control gives some exercise to the user. The users can not enjoy the comfort of their couch for a long time since they have to get up time and again to change the disc. This is because of the absence of the eject button on the remote. It is not very happy news that BDPS360’s remote is devoid of this simple purpose. The value for this product goes down the hill. But there is always the universal remote which can be used to replace the actual remote but has to be bought as an extra accessory and obviously increases the cost. But then, the overall function and layout of this remote is just fine.
Features:
“Simple yet sweet” is a good quote for this player. The features that are a part of this player are only the basic essential features that a profile 2.0 should have. Anyway, let us see the uniqueness in which Sony has shown the users what BDPS360 can actually perform.
User Interface:
The Sony BDPS360B runs on the interface XMB. Sounds familiar right? Yes, this is the interface which runs on the PS3 and also many other products of Sony. The interface has an interesting layout of the icons. The primary icons are laid out horizontally which can be moved using the left and right navigation buttons of the remote. Clicking on one of the options reveals the sub menus in a vertical layout which is appealing and the choice can be made using the up and down navigation buttons. This interface seems agreeable to few while disagreeable for few others.
USB port:
The USB port is located at the rear side of the player. It can be used to store the downloaded BD live contents. Only certain blue ray discs have this facility. The USB port of the blue ray player unfortunately is covered by a black plastic lid which restricts the devices that can fit into this gap. As before said, fatter drives would not fit into the small port because of its recession.
Audio and Video Output:
The main advantage of this player is the audio and video quality. As regards video, the users can actually watch movies at 24 frames and 1080p which mean that you can truly visualize the director’s idea of the scene. It would be as clear as how the director wanted it to be. Also, with DVD upscaling, the users can upgrade their old DVD s or if the issue is that your HDTV is old, that also would be hidden by the component video output of this player as it can play the DVD s at a high quality standard definition 480p and blue ray discs at 1080i. The movie crazies have a reason to be delighted here. To get the effect of a theater, the Cinema mode gives a helping hand making the unreal seem almost real.
BRAVIA is one big boon to the users. Their work is reduced to half with this Bravia Sync. The users only have to switch on using the remote of the TV and it automatically switches on the blue ray player. Also, you can watch the photos taken during the vacation with your Bravia HD feature. The x.v. color technology doubles the accuracy of the colors that can be seen. You will find it a little difficult to differentiate between the real and the reel, as the on screen objects look almost the same as the off screen objects.
Moving to the audio performance, the audio is reasonably good though there have been contrary points to this at times. Both kinds of digital outputs, coaxial and optical, are present and it functions fairly well. The multichannel audio output takes leave and the stereo audio output presents itself. This blue ray player can decode DTS HD Audio essential and also Dolby True HD. Bit stream output is also supported. These higher type audio files can be easily converted.
Internet Connection:
The BDP S360 Blu Ray Disc Player has an Ethernet port at the back side of the player which can be used to connect to the Internet to access the contents of BD live and so firmware can be upgraded automatically. There is nothing to discuss on the topic of online streaming as none of the online movie services like the Netflix, You tube or the Cinema Now are supported.
Performance:
It is obvious that performance would be the most important subject under study. Given the countable features, they were immediately put into test and the result was an “average” regarding the load time. It took an average of 23 seconds for a movie to get loaded but it can be reduced to nearly 6 seconds with the Quick start option. Though this is a “blessing in disguise”, this disguise requires the compensation of power. The power consumption increases with the Quick start mode. But for those who want to watch movies with rapid load times, this would be no deal. And for parents who want to check the rating of the movie and keep an eye on the contents their children watch, there is the parental lock system. This gives a sigh of relief to the users.
Power Supply:
The type of power supply is internal for this BDP S360. The power consumption is about 22 W during operation mode and 0.19 W during normal stand by mode.
Warranty:
The warranty provided for this blue ray player is 1 year for both parts and labour.
Verdict:
Sony offers this exquisite, stylish outfit to the users at a very reasonable rate. The design is attractive and elegant and offers features that are restricted to a certain level. If it had broken the limitations, this product would have definitely been a success. Yet, people who have a simple mindset and are on the look out for a blue ray player that can just play movies at a comparatively good quality, then they could go in for this one. Thus this BDPS360 has taken just one big leap from the ordinary DVD players. Though this leap makes a huge difference and enhances the quality of audio and video compared to a normal DVD player, it is still an amateur. This blue ray player has only crossed one lapse. Unfortunately, many other blue ray players ventured a longer leap leaving this player stranded in the middle.
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Sony BDPS360B Blu Ray DVD Player – Technical Specification Table
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Model Name | BDPS360 B |
| Dimensions: (W x H x D) | 16.9 x 18.1 x 2.2 inches |
| Weight | 4.6 lbs |
| Colour | Glossy Black with a reflective panel |
| Connection Type | USB port (only of BD live), Ethernet Port |
| Video Features | 1080p DVD upscaling, 1080p output (via HDMI), Video D/A Convertor |
| Audio Functions | Dolby Digital and Analogue stereo and DTS HD Master Audio Essential |
| Playback format | CD, DVD, BD-R, CD-R, BD-RE, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, Audio CD, DVD, CD-R, BD-RE, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, BD-ROM |
| Output Resolution | 1080p output |
| Audio Decoders | Yes |
| DVD upscaling | Yes |
| Connectivity | HDMI port, USB 2.0 port, 1 x gold plates of Component Video Output, S-video output, Composite Video Output, Digital Audio Output: Coaxial, Digital Audio Output: Optical, Analog Stereo Output, Ethernet |
| Features | Quick Start, x.v.color technology, Bravia Sync, XMB interface JPEG photo playback, Progressive scanning |
| Remote control | Yes |
| Power Consumption | 22W in operation and 0.19 W in standby Type – Internal |
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