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Question: Does this player work with standard TVs? I'm planning to get an HDTV soon but need a DVD player in the meantime. Will I be able to watch Blu-Ray discs on a standard TV in the meantime? How about standard DVDs?
Document: The standard DVDs that we play are only 720i but still look very good on the HDTV screen.But to my wife and me, the Blu-ray discs that I get from Netflix are not discernibly better 'high def' than the picture we get with regular DVDs on my HDTV. I have tried the demo discs like Planet Earth but when I then pop the same Planet Earth non Blu-ray disc in my old DVD player, we just can't see much improvement.
I've watched a number of blu-ray and standard dvds with this machine and all I can say is wow. The picture quality produced by blu-ray makes me never want to watch a standard dvd again. But, until all of the titles get with Blu I guess I'm stuck watching standard def occasionally.I haven't had any problems with it whatsoever with anything I've watched. Some of the minor inconveniences that I've noticed is the load time is fairly slow- it's not nearly as quick as a standard dvd player.
At that point, I changed the input, and was able to see and view the player's menu. I just popped in the only blu-ray I had at the time, which was The Dark Knight, and was amazed. The quality it outstanding. I've got an Apple TV, a Panasonic DVD player w/ an upconverted, and Dish Network HD and NONE of them even came close to the quality I get out of this player. To some extent, I'm not surprised.
Let me tell you that I owned HDDVD player and i wasn't planning to buy a Blu Ray Player, But I'm a Movie's Fan, so I love  to have the best quality in picture and Sound. HD-DVd is not more in service and i need a good hd player to watch my movies and i found in the model. It has an incredible picture and sound. I think that I make a very good purchase. Thanks to Sony!! !
After purchasing my HD TV I was unhappy with the picture quality while playing my standard DVDs. After much research, I discovered the need to upgrade my DVD player to a Blu-Ray Player, to increase the resolution. I narrowed my choice to this BD Player and have been thoroughly pleased with the picture quality and clarity for standard DVDs, play back of Blu-Rays is amazing, and it generates no fan noise that comes with PS3's.
Change the picture setting to 1080p for all playback and you are guaranteed automatic upscaling for SD DVDs and 1080p for Blu-Ray discs. And the upscaling on this unit is terrific -- your standard def dics wil look great.Also, several negatives are coming from people who aren't playing the unit through a 1080p HDTV. Of course the picture isn't going to look better than your SD DVD in that situation. Therefore, don't buy this unit it you don't have a 1080p HDTV -- you are wasting your money.
Yes, it can often be slower than a standard DVD, but it isn't so long as to be a deal-breaker.Overall, I'm very happy with this player's performance -- even if it doesn't have frame advance. You can REALLY tell the difference between standard DVD and Blu-Ray discs even if you don't have a hi-def TV yet.Christmas is just around the corner. Think I'll buy me a plasma TV to go along with my S350.
Overall, great player, great price, Blu-Ray disks are coming down and if you have an HDTV, then you need to get yourself a Blu-Ray player today! People that say they can't tell a difference must seriously have some settings screwed up on there TV. Go Blu!Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
It took about 10 minutes to set up since we don't have a sound system or HDTV to use with it yet. I watch it on an old-fashioned RCA tube TV, and while I obviously can't appreciate the HD portion, the picture is still remarkable compared to my regular DVD player. Think the difference you saw when you saw a DVD for the first time as opposed to VHS. My first blu-ray disc,Sleeping Beauty, played so well and was a joy to watch.
I have not had the chance to use the Blu-ray capability of the player yet but it is able to play current DVD's with much more detail and definition. Had some trouble getting the Sync feature to work with a new Sony HDTV but it finally 'saw' each other and now are working correctly with each other. Nice to have the Sync feature that turns on the HDTV just be hitting "Play" on the Blu-ray.
Answer: Thats like getting a lambo with with a smartcar engine under the hood. You can do that but you wont have the quality of a hd picture. Just when you have to select picture quality select 480. Most players have the outputs you will need to connect it.Only do it if your real close to buying a hdtv. If your waiting til xmas sales or after first of the year i would buy a cheap dvd player as the prices for bluray players and coming down.