First a question for you. Why did you call HD-DVD “Red-Ray”?
The specs for the Sony BDP-S1 are as follows.
Blu-ray Disc / DVD Playback2
Video Codec Format : MPEG2/MPEG4-AVC/VC-1
Full HD 1080p Video Output through HDMI connection1
DVD Upscaling to 1080p3
Picture Mode Settings
Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM Output
Dolby® Digital Plus(Dolby® Digital audio stream only), Dolby® TrueHD (Dolby® Digital audio stream only) dts®-HD --- (dts audio stream only) Digital Out and decoding capability
Dolby® Digital and dts® 5.1channel Output
Multi Channel 192KHz/24bit Audio D/A Converters
Rigid Beam Construction
Separated Audio Circuit Board
Highly Tuned Audio Parts
Drive Bracket for stability of drive system
Individual Speaker Setting
Off Center Insulator Feet
BD-Java Interactive Capability5
Pop up Menu
Quick Set Up
FL Off/Dimmer Mode
Screen Saver
MP3 and JPEG Playback from DVD Media4
Parental Control
IR In
Multi Brand TV Control Remote
Sophisticated Box Design with blue glass front
The Sony Blu-ray player should be a good player if it ever gets released
. As of right now it has been delayed till December 9, but I don’t think it will see the light of day till early next year. Sony has been having production problems with there PlayStation 3. There is a worldwide shortage of the blue laser diodes and Sony is buying up every one they can to try and meet demand for the PS3. Until Sony can meet its demand for the PS3 I don’t see them releasing the BDP-S1 (but we will see) Sony’s explanation for this delay is because of a software issue in the player and not hardware.
Pioneer’s Blu-Ray player is said to release any week now. Pioneers player was built with the help of Sony engineers and is said to be very close in design to the Sony BDP-S1. If you did not want to wait for the Sony player the Pioneer could be a good alternative.
I currently own the Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player and about 25 movies and could not be happier with it
. The audio and video is spectacular! As of right now I don’t plan on getting a stand-alone Blu-Ray player unless Blu-Ray takes off as a format. I will have the PS3 in about three weeks and look forward to comparing its Blu-Ray performance to my HD-DVD player. In all honesty Toshibas HD DVD format turned out better then I ever thought it would and is a wonderful format I can and will defiantly recommend. Both Hi-Def formats look to be good and I don’t really care which one wins this wars as long as one format wins because now that I have gone Hi Definition I cant go back. Standard DVD SUCKS!