Why I buy this one ?
- Spiderman 3 Blu-Ray Movie Included in the box
- Full HD 1080/60p & 24p True Cinema Video Output
- DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI
- BRAVIA Theatre Sync (HDMI-CEC)
- BD/DVD/CD playback and AVC-HD with x.v.Color output

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What our customer's say!

"Turn it on before you make popcorn.", I've got one major beef with this machine, and that is I T I S S O S L O W. Takes forever to power up or to load a disk. I've also had some curious lock-ups while attempting to navigate through disk menus (I suspect that I may not have been patient enough to let the player catch up before issuing another command.) I'm going to take a deep breath and install the latest firmware in hopes of improvement, but were I shopping today I would look for a more recent model rather than try to play catch-up with the firmware versions.

"Underwhelming performance overall....", I received this as a gift last Christmas, and am using it with a 50" Panasonic LCD TV (can't remember model number at the moment). One of the first things I noticed about this unit was how long it takes to load a disc. The fastest I've ever seen it load with any kind of disc is about a minute. For Blu-Ray discs with more elaborate menus and such, it can take 3 or 4 minutes to load the menu. I also found out within a couple of weeks of owning it that the player does not support either Dolby TrueHD or DTS HD Master audio, only Dolby Digital plus. A bit of a disappointment, to say the least. Also, performance on standard DVD's is no better than any $30 player you can get at Best Buy. My $200 Oppo blows it away for standard DVD's. Another annoying thing about the player is that, if you hit stop while watching a movie (to answer the phone, for example) it does not save your place in the movie so when you go back, you have to wait 3 or 4 more minutes for the menu to load, then try to find where you were in the movie. Very poor design. I tried several times to download and update the Firmware, hoping it would help with some of these problems, but Sony's web site always tells me "the page can not be displayed" when I try to download this particular firmware. E-mailed their support, and they were not at all helpful. Blu-Ray movies DO look great (once you buy your own HDMI Cable which, for some reason, is not included) but the other issues of this player make it a poor buy.

"Read The Small Print", A very big disappointment. On the box, you see 1080 Full HD printed all over it. There is one small line which says, "HDMI capable HDTV with 1080p display required, Image quality and upscaling results will very." I have a 1080 HD Projector, but it does not have an HDMI input. No problem I thought. I can use the component output jacks on the Sony BDP-s300. I connected everything and turned it on and when the movie finally started to play, my projector told me that I was only getting a 480i picture from the Sony Box. After reading through the instruction manual, I learned that the player can only produce a full 1080 HD signal from the HDMI output. I called Sony Customer Support and asked if there was a way to work-around this problem using some kind of special cable. They informed me there was no special cable. If I wanted a 1080i picture, I would have to buy a new TV. I told them my TIVO Series 3 Hi-Def recorder could produce a 1080 picture using component video output. I told Sony I would take the player back for a refund. I am very disappointed that Sony did not make a better effort in warning the buyer about the limitations of this player with some types of HDTV's.

"Nice player.....A LOT OF PROBLEMS!!!!!!", I purchased the BDP S300 after buying a 52" XBR4. It does have some minor issues, but nothing I could not live with. Overall I was happy with the player.
The main problem came when I tried to update the Firmware that Sony has available on their website.
I had the thing for about a month when I downloaded the Firmware update from Sony's website. The 3.8 version froze up my player. I got the message "Incomplete, Need Disc". I could not shut it off, or eject the disc. This was after I got the message that the download was successful.
I fortunately purchased the item from Circuit City who was wonderful! I was 4 days over their 30 day return policy. The let me exchange it for a new one. I got home, and attempted to download a version of the 3.7 Firware that I knew worked since I had upgraded the old plaer. The same thing happened again!!!! I contacted Sony's support, who were not helpful. They wanted me to pay to have it shipped to PA for repairs. After I spent $4000 on a T.V., and $400 on the stupid player. I feel that this is a slap in the face by Sony. Especially when I have been loyal to Sony for 20+ years!
I returned this second player. Like a fool, I will probably get screwed over by Sony again with the new player.
I asked the Sony rep. to send me the upgrade disc from them rather than downloading it from the internet. He assured me that this issue will not happen again.
If this freezes up with the disc that Sony sends me directly, I am returning the player and going with another company!!!

BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN PURCHASING A BD PLAER!!!!!

As another reviewer mentioned. The technology is too new at this time. Spend the money on the extended warranty from the store, NOT SONY. They will screw you over.

"1080p is awesome", Very happy with it. Makes my 52" Aquos LCD look awesome. VERY slow loading times though. Perhaps this will improve with time. Haven't compared to any other units though. All in all a good unit other than slow boot up and play times.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Nice, but not perfect", Another nice product from Sony. Which, for me, means good quality but I'm still a bit underwhelmed.
The sound quality is great, just like a DVD.
Picture quality is super, but not much better than upscaled DVD. Of course, it could just be the few movies I've watched so far. Though, the detail of animated movies is awesome.
Price is a too high, but that will probably decrease in time.
Startup time is awful; it takes at least 60 to 90 seconds to "boot". Nowadays, it seems waiting for technology is the norm - mobile phones, TVs, surround sound, video game consoles, whatever.
I was real anxious about getting a Blu-Ray player; as I've had a HDTV for a couple of years, but no HD source. Now I can say I've seen HD in my own home. It's nice, real nice.
But, this is 2008 and I would think HD quality should be fairly commonplace; instead of a premium priced upgrade/option. Oh well, I guess we all will have to remain patient while we wait...

"Read CNET first", CNET's Crave Blog "Five reasons you shouldn't buy a Blu-ray player yet" 2/05/08

John Falcone of CNET reasons to stick with your good old-fashioned DVD player--at least for the next few months:"

Nearly all current Blu-ray players are obsolete
There are still very few movies available on Blu-ray
Blu-ray still has growing pains


"It's like the very first VCRs.....", I bought this thing six weeks ago to go with my new Sony 60 inch HDTV. I'm extremely disappointed with it. It takes forever to "warm up", then, when it LETS you put in the DVD, the machine has to "load" it. More waiting. When it finally gets going, the picture is very good. For it's size, bulky operation, and finally a decent picture, it reminds me so much of my first VCR that I bought in 1982. My, we have come a long way!

"BDP - 300", Love BluRay movies.... sounds and reception are awesome. However, this system loads up really slow. I bought this system because it's AFFORDABLE. Save your $$$$money, search for a better one.

"Never Buy This Product... Its The The Worst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", This is the worst over priced player.. Mine did not work when I got it, so I sent it back, after I got the new one, it worked, but would freeze alot and was not that impressive. I sent it back and bought a HD-DVD player and it looks just as good, It has more features, was cheaper, and the best thing is it WORKS!!!!