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Sony BDP-S550 Blu-Ray Disc Player

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Sony BDP-S550 Blu-Ray Disc Player

Can decode the HD audio codecs via the multianalog connections--used for older receivers which cannot decode the HD audio codecs via bitstream

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Overall 4 star rating
Pros: Excellent audio and video

Cons: Lacks extras like wi-fi, netflix and pandora streaming
Purchase Date:December 2008 Purchase Price:$399.00
Great for watching movies
Sonyfan37 reviewed October 2, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I needed a blu-ray player with multi-channel analog outs because of my old receiver, and being a Sony fanboy went with this player. For basic movie functions, the player is outstanding. The video and lossless audio is just as good as anything I have seen at friends houses or in stores. It doesn't have a lot of the bells and whistles that a lot of people may want, but for watching movies you would be hard pressed at finding a better player.
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Pros: 1 gb memory, ethernet connection for bd live and firmware updates.

Cons: A little slow loading.
Purchase Date:February 2009 Purchase Price:$300.00
Easy to use.
lenlaw reviewed July 18, 2009 at 11:39 am
My fourth Blu-ray player, I recommend this player for cost vs. performance.
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Purchase Date:May 2009 Purchase Price:$299.00
Sony BDP-S550 Blu-Ray Disc Player
Manilow2k6 reviewed July 13, 2009 at 7:32 am
using the multianalog connections (8), I can now get all the HD audio codecs through my older receiver, a 7.1 pioneer THX-Select 2--the only caveat that I noticed-----when the BD is recorded in 7.1 DTS-MA and my surround back channels are in the normal setting, I get 7.1 HD surround----if the BD is in 5.1 DTS-MA or DOLBY True or DOLBY DIGITAL PLUS, the surround back channels are not functioning----if I switch the surround back channels from normal setting to BI-AMP, then you get the SBS to work----why is that?   Why won't the SBS work in the normal setting?
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If you have an older receiver (7.1) and your using the multianalog inputs to decode the HD audio codecs, make sure you switch your SB channel setting to BI-AMP to get the full 7.1 surround from a 5.1 DTS-MA, DOLBY TRUE, DOLBY DIGITAL PLUS Disc.

 

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