Quick Look at the New Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player

A good friend of mine was kind enough to drop by and allow me to check out his new Sony BDP-S300 new window ($499) Blu-ray player. You know me, check out turned into a five and a half hour review. Sony’s BDP-S300 at $499 has sparked a fair amount of interest among those who have, thus far, remained on the sidelines of the hi-def disc battle. The player outputs at resolutions up to 1080p/24 and handles all of the commonly used lossless audio formats, HDMI 1.3 and supports x.v.color. Of course as with any other new piece of gear, we’re just as, if not more, interested in how the unit operates as much as its specifications. So let’s get at it.