Sony has started shipping a Blu-ray stand alone player in the USA that will cost $250 and be 3D ready.
In all, Sony is selling five units, the $250 BDP-570, the BDP-S470 at $200, and the BDP=S370 at $180. It's also selling the $650 BDV-E770W Home Theatre system, and the BDV-E570, which costs $550.
The BDP-S470 player will have a firmware update for 3D available in summer. The unit includes built in wi-fi wireless, and application called BD Remote from the Apple App store that will let people control the player using an iPhone or an iPod.
When connected to a broadband network the machines will stream movies, videos and music from 25 providers including YouTube and Amazon using the Sony Bravia Internet Video platform.
Here's a list of the features each player has:
BDP-S570 Blu-ray Disc Player
- Available in February for about $250
- Full HD 1080p single-disc Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD, SA-CD player
- Blu-ray 3D ready (with firmware update available this summer)
- BRAVIA Monolithic Design
- BRAVIA Internet Video and BD-LIVE(TM)
- IP Content Noise Reduction
- Built-in Wi-Fi® Wireless (802.11) with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
- Entertainment Database Browser with Gracenote technology
- BD Remote (iPhone/iPod touch remote control - free app.)
- Photo/music/video playback via USB and DLNA® (with firmware update)
- DVD upscaling to 1080p with Precision Cinema HD Upscaling
- Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD Master Audio(TM) decoding
- Built-in 1GB Memory
BDP-S470 Blu-ray Disc Player
- Available in February for about $200
- Full HD 1080p single-disc Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD, SA-CD player
- Blu-ray 3D ready (with firmware update available this summer)
- BRAVIA Monolithic Design
- BRAVIA Internet Video and BD-LIVE
- Wireless LAN Ready (USB wireless LAN adapter sold separately)
- Entertainment Database Browser with Gracenote technology
- BD Remote (iPhone/iPod touch remote control - free app.)
- Photo/music/video playback via USB and DLNA (with firmware update)
- DVD upscaling to 1080p with Precision Cinema HD Upscaling
- Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio decoding
BDP-S370 Blu-ray Disc Player
- Available in February for about $180
- Full HD 1080p single-disc Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD, SA-CD player
- BRAVIA Monolithic Design
- BRAVIA Internet Video and BD-LIVE
- Entertainment Database Browser with Gracenote technology
- Wireless LAN Ready (USB wireless LAN adapter sold separately)
- BD Remote (iPhone/iPod touch remote control - free app.)
- Photo/music/video playback via USB and DLNA (with firmware update)
- DVD upscaling to 1080p with Precision Cinema HD Upscaling
- Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio decoding
BDV-E770W Blu-ray Disc(TM) Home Theater System
- Available in March for about $650
- 1000W Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD, SA-CD 5.1 channel home
- theater system
- Blu-ray 3D ready (with firmware update available this summer)
- BRAVIA Monolithic Design
- BRAVIA Internet Video and BD-LIVE
- IP Content Noise Reduction
- Integrated S-AIR(TM) Wireless Rear Speaker
- Wireless LAN Ready with included USB Wireless LAN adapter (802.11)
- Entertainment Database Browser with Gracenote technology
- BD Remote (iPhone/iPod touch remote control - free app.)
- Photo/Music/Video Playback via USB and DLNA (with firmware update)
- iPod audio playback via USB
- DVD upscaling to 1080p with Precision Cinema HD Upscaling
- Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio decoding
- Built-in 1GB Memory
BDV-E570 Blu-ray Disc Home Theater System
- Available in March for about $550
- 1000W Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc(TM), DVD, CD, SA-CD 5.1 channel home theater system
- Blu-ray 3D ready (with firmware update available this summer)
- Monolithic Design
- BRAVIA Internet Video and BD-LIVE
- S-AIR ready for wireless rear and wireless multi-room speakers (sold separately)
- Wireless LAN Ready with included USB Wireless LAN adapter (802.11)
- Entertainment Database Browser with Gracenote technology
- BD Remote (iPhone/iPod touch remote control - free app.)
- Photo/Music/Video Playback via USB and DLNA (with firmware update)
- iPod audio playback via USB
- DVD upscaling to 1080p with Precision Cinema HD Upscaling
- Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio decoding
- Built-in 1GB Memory
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