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Remember to send in your TZ notebook for repair. It is a fire-hazard]]>Sep 4th 2008 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/
Not only HDMI, but also component video, S-Video, and composite video.
Not to mention HDMI Audio, 7.1 surround sound, 2.0 stereo sound, and Coax digital audio.
Throw in Ethernet, RS232, an IR blaster, and USB and you need a unit that big just to fit the motherboard (yeah, I know, thats what she said).

I would've anticipated the USB on the front in a convenient location. Maybe even behind a mechanized faceplate a la retracting car stereos. This also allows for more room for I/O (menu nav buttons and a way to play Crysis)!!

But it got me thinking, who would use a BD player on an SD TV? Sure there is the benefit of BD live, but other than that, DVD players are cheaper, DVDs are cheaper and more prevalent, and one would not (truly) perceive a higher picture quality from a BD player than from a DVD player. If I did have SD, I'd buy a PS3 (it is likely cheaper) and has the "fringe benefit" of game play (other than Crysis, of course) and has wireless capability and Bluetooth. But being a consumer, I don't understand things like "logic (unless preceded by 'Dolby' or 'Pro')."

In a box this size, I'd like to see a DVR/BD and DVD R-W/DB Live/HD Tuner/USB and Bluetooth compatibility/WiFi/with media card reader that docks into a universal interface on any other TV with same universal dock, particularly with the (seeming) inevitability of Cloud Computing/Operating System. Of course, for you MBA and marketing types, gaming would be a welcomed option as would HDD capacity, black vs. stainless, blue LEDs vs Red, etc. Something with the intuitive interface of Apple, the openness of Google, and the market penetration of MS and Sony.

I expect a device that just reads BD/DVD to be the size of, well, a typical BD/DVD drive for a PC or laptop.]]>Sep 5th 2008 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/
If I am going to be spending a lot of coin on a high end unit, it sure won't be on Sony's mediocre products, try Pioneer Elite, Denon or maybe marantz... however I am still waiting on Oppo's entry.]]>Sep 4th 2008 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 4th 2008 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/Sep 5th 2008 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/eyes-on-with-sonys-bdp-s5000es-blu-ray-player/
OSX != Unix...]]>Sep 5th 2008 7:19AM