Sony BDP-S5000

• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 8 reviews
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• 8 stars

  BDP-S500 or S5000? Anyway, great unit. Nice 1080p reproduction.

  by nedbosik on January 3, 2008

  Pros: Excellent Blu-ray playback. Great standard disc upscaler.

  Cons: Some discs loading is VERY long. Pricey.

  Summary: I got the Toshiba HD-A35 as well as this player, so I'm not a psychotic fanboy of either format. I love having full HD in my environment. I would ...

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  Summary: I got the Toshiba HD-A35 as well as this player, so I'm not a psychotic fanboy of either format. I love having full HD in my environment. I would give the Toshiba a SLIGHT edge over the Sony in the HD department. The Sony has a much better upscaler, in my opinion. So standard dvd's look great on this unit.
  The one issue I do have is the Sony takes a while to boot-up and some discs take a very long time to load. This "Live Free or Die-Hard" disc I have takes 5 minutes! Brand new disc, not dirty or anything. So go figure. The Sony player are still bloody expensive. Still in the early adopter phase I guess.

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  6 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Excellent Player - Worth Every Cent

  by sharkstopper on January 23, 2008

  Pros: Outstanding sound and picture quality

  Cons: Very slow start up time

  Summary: The sound and picture quality is truly outstanding. This player also does a fine job of upconverting my regular DVDs. The only downside to the Sony is that it is ...

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  Summary: The sound and picture quality is truly outstanding. This player also does a fine job of upconverting my regular DVDs. The only downside to the Sony is that it is very slow to start, i.e., "boot up." The editor's note about the new DTS may not be accurate. Just last night, I played a Blue-Ray disc that was in DTS, and my Yamaha receiver's display seemed to indicate that it was playing in the new DTS.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  It's a great Blu-ray player

  by marktom1 on December 3, 2007

  Pros: fast, beautiful video, great audio

  Cons: up-convert is only good

  Summary: I am very impressed with this machine. After buying the Samsung BD-p1400 and the Panasonic BD-30K and being a little disappointed, I bought the Sony BDP-S500 and I am very ...

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  Summary: I am very impressed with this machine. After buying the Samsung BD-p1400 and the Panasonic BD-30K and being a little disappointed, I bought the Sony BDP-S500 and I am very pleased. It seems to do everything better than the others. The Panasonic did a nice job but not as good as the Sony. I have to question any review that refers to an HD machine. If you like HD, go with HD, but don't cut down the other format. I see this over and over on amazon.com. I think it is pretty sad. Let's play fair guys. Judge Blu-ray on it's own merits. This is not a political war.

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  2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 2 stars

  piece of junk

  by medwid12 on November 2, 2008

  Pros: I like the color

  Cons: If you install a movie you have a 50 50 change of it loading.If it loads at all you may die of old age before it is complete.But more likely it will never load.This can be a bit embarassing when you are having people over to watch this great blu ray.

  Summary: This piece of junk cost me almost 800.00 we the extended warranty.Now i have to spend 300.00 more on a Panasonic

  Summary: This piece of junk cost me almost 800.00 we the extended warranty.Now i have to spend 300.00 more on a Panasonic

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 2 stars

  breaks frequently and requires a lot of service

  by leejdwyer on June 18, 2010

  Pros: When I purchased this item I was delighted with the features of the Unit but was quickly disappointed when I review other units from Panasonic. While it has a sleek design, heavy duty construction the quality stops there.

  Cons: Loads extremely -s 4 or 5 minutes.Broke frequently. My unit wasn't even 1 year old or less than 100 hours service & then broke. I sent it in for Sony repair for $140 & 3 months later & 30 hours of usage broke again. Sony help center-was terr

  Summary: Sony has gone down hill, overrated-overpriced. Buy a Panasonic! My unit loaded slowly and broke so many times (2 time in less than 6 months) Sony wanted $140 every time ...

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  Summary: Sony has gone down hill, overrated-overpriced. Buy a Panasonic! My unit loaded slowly and broke so many times (2 time in less than 6 months) Sony wanted $140 every time to repair. Their helps centers have people who barely speak English and cant help at all. Were very rude to me and when I explained to them the repair needs, they were rude.
  This unit promised a lot, cost a lot and int truth is not as good as the Samsung or Panasonic models for 1/2 the price.
  This unit relies on a sexy finish and a remote with a ton of functions. But does not have any of the essential cable or wireless, or USB connections of a Panasonic!
  Really disappointed- I will never buy Sony again!

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• 8 stars

  A great purchase, especially with recent price reductions

  by spanky322a on January 30, 2008

  Pros: Excellent video and audio reproduction

  Cons: Produces letterboxing on all DVD movies

  Summary: This is my first HD player, so I don't have a reference point for this review. Nevertheless, video reproduction is outstanding on both Blu Ray and standard DVDs. Price ...

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  Summary: This is my first HD player, so I don't have a reference point for this review. Nevertheless, video reproduction is outstanding on both Blu Ray and standard DVDs. Price of this player has dropped 50% in one week (wish I had waited a week longer to purchase!). Audio is particularly impressive. Start-up time from power on to ready to accept DVD is about 45 sec; DVD menus appear about 30 sec after loading. My only criticism is that video set up asks whether you want leterbox format for content produced for 4:3 screens. Only other choice is "pan and scan." After accepting letterbox option, all my DVDs now play with letterboxing despite indicating that my HD screen (SONY 2007 SXRD model)is 16 X 9.

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• 4 stars

  The load up times are way too slow

  by VARVERISL on January 28, 2008

  Pros: Good looking machine

  Cons: Way too Slow

  Summary: I am & always be a big sony fan, however on this occasion I have been very disappointed in this player. It takes a full 60 seconds for the power ...

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  Summary: I am & always be a big sony fan, however on this occasion I have been very disappointed in this player. It takes a full 60 seconds for the power to come on, & anothre 30 seconds to play a dvd?? I don't get it I understand that the player needs to process a blu-ray disc, but what's the deal with the power coming on??? Also, the small pront on the playere that it does not guarantee that it will play any future blu-rays?? Not worth buying, the technolgy is still too early & way slow, worth waiting a couple more years.

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  1 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 6 stars

  Little disappointed comparing to Toshiba XA2 model

  by nutpi on October 31, 2007

  Pros: Good quality pictures and sound

  Cons: Loading time is lagging

  Summary: I bought this unit together with Toshiba XA2, the XA2 gives a much faster loading time and better sound and picture quality than the BDP-S500. I think the price is ...

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  Summary: I bought this unit together with Toshiba XA2, the XA2 gives a much faster loading time and better sound and picture quality than the BDP-S500. I think the price is a little high and my recommendation is the Toshiba over the Sony 10 times.

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  1 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

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