Sony BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 Blu-ray players (and BDP-BX2) - Page 13

So is the remote for the BDP-S360 backlit or not? (I've read Yes and No.)

The Costco and Sams versions (BX2) are they ones that comes with the back lit remote.

just ordered an S560 on eBay, $284.99, not bad

hopefully faster than my S350

Thanks! (I need this option so guess I'll be ordering from Costco)

Just curious - my S350 is pretty fast (quick start mode). What makes you think the S560 will be any faster?

Did you go w/ S560 (vs S360) just for the analog outs?

The S560 doesn't have 7.1 analog out, only 2.0 same as the S360.

Quick question. I have a XBR6 which has ethernet but the wireless router is in another room. Can I have the S560 on Wifi then use the ethernet port to connect to my XBR6 for Internet Connection Sharing?

I am also using the Harmony One remote for the 560, but after messing around with it for a while, just found it easier to delete the 560 from the remote profile and load the 360 for the eject option. Is there any known drawback to this approach?

I have not tried it, but if all of the buttons are the same (have the same codes) I do not see why that would not work. Logitech did get back to me indicating that they added the eject code to the S560. The e-mail seemed to suggest that they just did this on my account. They should do this globally.

Does the S360 support SACD?

No sorry.

does the s560 support SACD?

no, it doesn't, I double checked just in case...

Sony S560 is in tomorrow's Best Buy circular. However, it's not yet up on Best Buy's web site.

Other than wifi capability, what is the advantage of the 560 over the 550? (in terms of picture quality, both BD and DVD upscaling, I mean)... also does it load the movie faster?

or should I just wait for the 1000ES?

Does the 360 has a filmmode option? The 350 doesn't have it, it's a simple flag reader. The models from Panasonic or Pioneer provide this function.

Does the 560 have still frame advance on BD's? The lack of that feature was pretty much my only complaint on the S550.

It appears it does. On page 9 of the manual it states "Plays one frame at a time when >> (ff button) is pressed briefly in pause mode."

I'm not sure how this differs from the 550.

Being able to download BD-Live content over wireless network (I have found) is a major plus for this player. Finally got DLNA to work today, streaming pictures over the network. Another great use of the unit.

According to Amazon here
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S560-1080p-Blu-ray-Player/dp/B0021AESA0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1249294077&sr=8-1

the s560 does include 7.1 Analog output.


EDIT: Actually never mind. The first part says 7.1 Analog output, but after scrolling down, it says only 2 channel. The picture also confirms it's only 2 channel analog.

So any bets on when Best Buy is going to mark the 560 down to $300?

100% with you on this. The trick was downloading and installing Windows Media Player 11 and enabling the media share options. Did this on a desktop and a notebook. Worked great with the photos.

I only wish the 560 would also let me do music and videos the same way, but for now it does not. (maybe with a future software upgrade?)

I already had WMP 11. I had DRM issues with XP that would not allow the S560 to be seen. Found some information on-line that worked. I thought someone here indicated that they had information from someone at Sony that music and video would be enabled with a future firmware update. The hardware is certainly there to allow it.

Can't play American Psycho with the s360 and the latest firmware, yet it works on my friends ps3. Anyone else have this problem?

Is it possible to change the font size for the subtitle.. I think you can do this with a PS3 right?

I don't recall where I read this (I think it was in one of the closed captioning mailing lists) but I seem to remember that (unlike with closed captions) stylistic aspects of subtitles are controlled by the software (i.e., on the BD/DVD), not via the player... indeed (again, if I recall correctly) this was one reason given that some folks who rely on closed captions/subtitles hated subtitles and preferred closed captions.

I don't have a PS3 or know what specific capability you're referring to in that regard, but my guess is that if there is a way for a PS3 to control some stylistic aspect of subtitles, that that is because the PS3 is actually generating them on the fly (programmatically), and dynamically applying them to the (obviously computer-generated) data stream. Just my guess, though, and wholly dependent on the admittedly sketchy memory of technical details of subtitles on video discs, alluded to above.

does the S560 have better build quality than the 360?

does know what the the S360 "faster loading" option does. Does the machine boot faster or does discs load faster? and how much power is used kept on constantly?

My gripe is that when you press eject from off state, it takes a few seconds before the tray ejects.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....&ref=10&loc=01

Besides the wireless network card and front usb port on the S560, what are the other differences on the S560 that the S360 does not have?