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... I'll have my PS3 thank you very much. ]]>Jul 16th 2008 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Every single electronic device manufacturer on the planet to early adopters --- "Ha Ha"

I'm not sticking up for Sony, just saying every early adopter gets screwed by something or another. But that's the risk you take when you get a brand new technology. And if you don't realize your taking that risk, its your own fault. And honestly the only case I can think of where the early adopters got at least something in return was (and it really pains me to have to bring this up in an essentially unrelated article) the original IPhone. ]]>Jul 16th 2008 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
It's Omicron Persei 8.]]>Jul 16th 2008 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
Sell me on why this is a better value than a PS3.]]>Jul 16th 2008 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
It's thinner, therefore, having a higher success rate of cutting a cake than the PS3. If you would like a blunt knife built into your Blu-ray player, the BDP-S350 is it! Not only is this a Blu-ray player, it is also a Blu-knife. The PS3 is more like a Blu-hammer with its fat profile.]]>Jul 16th 2008 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
1. It is a small standard component footprint.
2. It is passively cooled. Makes almost zero noise when playing.
3. It uses infrared remote.

All of these things in a home theater environment make it nice.]]>Jul 16th 2008 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
Does ps3 have that? No, I'm not being rethoric, I don't have a ps3 so I'm curious.

At the risk of starting a console war ;) I have an xbox 360 and a normal dvd player right next to it, since the latter has by far the best audio stuff going on.]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/

Ok...I really had to try on that one. It's not a better value, but the common people will buy it instead of a PS3 because:

1. They don't realize the PS3 can do all the 350 can and more or somehow think a dedicated unit would have better playback quality.
2. They're technophobic, and the nice talking man at Best Buy conned them into this simple, easy to use unit.]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
Even if you get one of those, there is currently no accepted way to turn on or off the PS3 using an IR remote. So you will have to get up and turn the box on or off.

As others have said, there is also the decoding issue, but I doubt most people will find that to be an issue. Stacking can be done with adapters, but those are going to run you $10 + S&H.

I would get a PS3 myself simply because I want to finish GTA4 at some point in my life, preferably on my new plasma, but I'll wait until September when the 80GB goes down to $400]]>Jul 16th 2008 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
Why do Sony insist on charging the same for it as a PS3? - that I don't get. Perhaps they think of the PS3 as being subsidized by the games.]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
Sony FTW]]>Jul 16th 2008 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
Hopefully the S350 is quieter, has a decent remote and allows bitstream output. For me the styling is hugely important, the player is a seperate and stackable and would fit into my system]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/3512535/Madcatz-PS3-Horizontal-Stacker/Product.html?cm_mmc=Froogle-_-VideoGames-_-Hardware-_-Madcatz+PS3+Horizontal+Stacker&source=5063&engine=froogle_videogames&keyword=Madcatz+PS3+Horizontal+Stacker]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
My guess is that these audiophiles are the same guys who buy Monster Cables for their digital connections because they "sound better".]]>Jul 16th 2008 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
It can't be obvious, and probably not worth the sacrifice at the same time. The audio difference is like 160kbps vs lossless. TrueHD has much greater resolution than standard DVDs, and TrueHD downgraded to dolby digital or dts. There is a difference mostly during dialog and the movie scores. Huge explosions, not so much (like deep bass in 160kbps & lossless). Games on the PS3 don't sell me. If this had TrueHD analog out I'd get it over the PS3. To each his own.

@David Ron. Screw overpriced Monster cable, especially with digital connects. For the most part, digital is digital is digital and generally stays bit for bit. Terrible cables can muck it up a little though.]]>Jul 16th 2008 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/bitstream while PS3 cannot. On PS3 it is decoded internally through
software and output each channel through hdmi interface. Many
audiophiles do not want this and do not care for the gaming
capability. It's obvious the posters here do not have Dolby TrueHD /
DTS-HD Master Audio decoding receivers.]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
I think I need to wait a year or more before I would be willing to spend some coin on the higher end players, basically wait for the price to come down and the profile 2.0 based players to mature.]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
I'm an audio junkie. I have a great system that handles everything but HDMI. Sony, give me some high quality dacs and analog output and I will give you money.]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 17th 2008 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 16th 2008 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/16/sonys-400-bdp-s350-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
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