 
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
|
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
208.176.105.98
In Reply to: RE: BDP-S300 Confirmed Launch @ $499 SRP Approx end of month (nt) posted by blackpixels on June 04, 2007 at 06:50:51
They originally were going to sell for $599, but they had to lower it by $100. They still need to get a player out below $300 to be competative.
Jack
Edit: Anyone know if its compliant with the upcoming BD-Video specs? There's no mention of it in the official release.
Edits: 06/04/07Follow Ups:
see link
Did you even understand what I asked? I've seen the press releases already.
There is no mention of it being compatable with the new BD-video1.1 specs that will be mandatory in all machines made after October 31. Since this is a selling point, probably a big one, the lack of mention seems to indicate the answer is no.
IOW, this seems to be just a repackaged PS3 without the gaming portion. And, if its not compliant, or upgradable to be compliant, than it is only a stop gap model untill a newer one comes out in November.
Jack
The S300 will not support BD-Video 1.1 PIP at realease nor will it offer and ethernet connection for BD-Live Movies that I'm aware of to my knowledge. I'm being told that the 3rd Gen or "hi-end" unit (BDP-S500) may include these things. So not to split hairs with you, but I just read that the mandate is for all after June 07' (see below URL). It is however, nice to see that this unit will be supporting HDMI v1.3, AVC-HD disc encodings (it will be interesting to see if this improves PQ from MPeg4 sources) and it will also be interesting how the reviewers compare it to the S1. I"m sure it will get good reviews as did the PS3, however I see your point. It's not clear who will be manufacturing this unit Sony or Pioneer. My guess is that you're right and they'll be utilizing PS3 components; drives, transports, etc...
I have not been able to find that info. The mandate originally slated for June '07, was postponed until Oct.31, 2007, it was announced a few months back.
I'm not trying to nitpick, but as I've said before, I expect to eventually get a BD player, probably towards the end 07/early 08. I'm not in a rush, but I like to keep up. The S300 was originally anounced a while back, with a higher list price, but its been damn near impossible to get alot of details outside of the press releases. This really leads me to beleive that the S300 is just a holdover untill the S500 comes.
Time will tell I guess.
Jack
| FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
