Typical price: £650
What is it: Medium to high-end Blu-ray player
What we think: Sublime performance, just a shame it's out-of-date already and very buggy
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 26 October 2007
Tags: sony, profile, discs, ray
We like:
Marvellous picture quality; sturdy build; 1080p/24 support; good audio
We don't like:
Not compatible with BD Profile 1.1; no HDMI 1.3 input; slow to load discs; full of operational glitches
CNET.co.uk judgement:
In many ways, the Sony BDP-S1E is a perfect snapshot of the current state of Blu-ray play. On the one hand, it shows to breathtaking effect just what awesome audio and especially video treats Blu-ray can deliver. But on the other hand, there are just too many reminders that Blu-ray is also essentially a work in progress
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