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Marcos
26-12-2009, 10:31
Silly cheap price for the best budget blu ray player on the market.
http://www.richersounds.com/product/blu-ray/sony/bdps360/sony-bdps360-r2
blue boy
26-12-2009, 12:17
Wonder if my local store will have one by the time i get there tomorrow?
Chavbo
26-12-2009, 12:21
Bollocks, bought my parents that for Christmas. Now its almost half-price from the same place, oh well!
JulesS14200
26-12-2009, 12:49
Guess its not really worth me buying if I already have a ps3 and dont have any blue rays!?
arry
26-12-2009, 12:53
Arses, I wonder if they'll have any left when I get to work on Tuesday
veef
26-12-2009, 18:34
hoping local store will have one left tomorrow too!!
Infinity
26-12-2009, 21:25
Literally just looked at that link before I opened this thread. It's a cracking deal - shame I have no money left after Xmas :cry:

Jut
xR33
26-12-2009, 22:42
Any idea how long this one takes to load up?
baker_001
26-12-2009, 23:21
Any idea how long this one takes to load up?

It claims 6 seconds which sounds pretty good. Playing with mine today it is more than that (not sure exactly what the 6 seconds refers to :confused:) and it looks like its quite dependant on the blu-ray you've put in :wack:

Still, the actual system seems to load pretty quick and the quality is spot on for that price :thumbs:
TheNickos
27-12-2009, 01:23
http://robertwhyteltd.co.uk/sony-bdps360-bdps360-c-11-p-815

3 Yrs warranty and 3 Blu_Ray DVDs free.
Hallsy
27-12-2009, 10:18
Good price this, might have a look myself if they still have them in stock when I go into town.

The region 2 can be hacked to multi-region, but I think you need to use a one4all remote.

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/sony-bdp-s360/10264
Infinity
27-12-2009, 12:29
It claims 6 seconds which sounds pretty good. Playing with mine today it is more than that (not sure exactly what the 6 seconds refers to :confused:) and it looks like its quite dependant on the blu-ray you've put in :wack:

Still, the actual system seems to load pretty quick and the quality is spot on for that price :thumbs:

The 6 seconds refers to the quick-start feature - I believe if this is enabled then the player will boot up and start playing a disc in 6 seconds :)

Jut
blue boy
27-12-2009, 14:54
I missed out at Richer sounds but popped into my local Sony Centre store and got a £329.95 BDP-S550 for.............































....................£99.95:eek: Last one in store but had only been out of the box since 24th Dec.

and to top it off i got it home, started it up and found a copy of Taledgea Nights on Blu Ray in the drive so got a freebie there as well:wack:
Infinity
27-12-2009, 15:33
^^^^ You lucky bugger - that sir is a billy bargain :eek:

Jut
baker_001
27-12-2009, 18:22
The 6 seconds refers to the quick-start feature - I believe if this is enabled then the player will boot up and start playing a disc in 6 seconds :)

Jut

It was enabled - the davinci code still takes about a minute to load :wack: It's quite an early blu-ray though so later ones may be better :nod:
Hallsy
29-12-2009, 09:34
BDP-S550 for.................................£99.95:eek: Last one in store but had only been out of the box since 24th Dec.

and to top it off i got it home, started it up and found a copy of Taledgea Nights on Blu Ray in the drive so got a freebie there as well:wack:

Did you have to specifically ask for a display model, or were they being advertised at that price? Might pop into my local Sony Centre today to see if they have any, otherwise I'll just go for the S360 + 3 BD's from Comet I reckon.
blue boy
29-12-2009, 09:44
They were advertised at that price on the shelf. They could have one or 5 in store, just pot luck.
Cluck
29-12-2009, 09:54
It was enabled - the davinci code still takes about a minute to load :wack: It's quite an early blu-ray though so later ones may be better :nod:wish my Pioneer 70A 'only' took a minute to load a disc :cry: . I haven't timed it, but it's probably 3-4 minutes after switching on before I can press 'PLAY' :o

Not bad for £900 :wack:

EDIT : I timed it. It took exactly 3 minutes to switch on and load District 9 to the menu.
Egon
29-12-2009, 10:10
Play.com knocking it out for £99...;)
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/-/836/1052/-/10361072/Sony-BDP-S360-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/Product.html?searchtype=genre
Hallsy
29-12-2009, 10:20
They were advertised at that price on the shelf. They could have one or 5 in store, just pot luck.

Cool - I'll give my local Sony Centre a call.

It's a bit of a toss up for me, if Comet have the S360 with 3 BD's for £99 at my local store, then that is a pretty good deal, but I'm unsure whether the S550 would be a better bet.

I gather they are very, very similar internally, although the S550 does have 7.1 analog out, which would be beneficial for me until I upgrade my amp to acccept HD audio, and looks like it may have better build quality. But then if I buy the S550 for analog out, that means I'll have to buy a load of RCA's - might be better for me to stick with DTS over optical/coax until I upgrade my amp.

Decisions, decisions!!
Hallsy
30-12-2009, 10:39
Well, I wandered around quite a few electrical superstores yesterday, and everywhere was sold out of the S360!!!

I wish I'd phoned my Sony Centre first to see if they had the S550 for the same price! After the RS deal of £80 I didn't expect everywhere else to be selling so well with the same player at £99, especially when most places didn't have the 3 free BD's included (only Comet as far as I know).