Well designed and extremely fast to operate, Lots of Internet video options,
Disappointing image quality, Netflix use requires SonyStyle membership, Onscreen menus and manual not always helpful, Bottom Line, The Sony BDP-S570 looks great on paper, but in our tests its on-screen results were mixed.
I found lots to like in the Sony BDP-S570. But its mixed-bag image quality and a few poorly designed features prevent it from being a winner. ...
Abstract: The Sony clocked in as the fastest player of all, beating the Samsung by a few seconds. It is also the device with the most stuff in it—but that's not necessarily a good thing. It has more video-on-demand choices than everyone else, so many that it has a search engine for all of its available video. But it's mostly web snippets from Livestrong and CondeNet and other..
At $250 list price, Sony’s BDP-S570 doesn’t really let on to the fact that it’s on the lower side of the price range. Under its attractive hood revs the engine of a proficient high-definition vehicle, rendering audiovisual elements as well as others i...
Sony has made the extra effort in putting in improvements that matter and including features that benefit the consumer. For a shade below $250 you get a player with top notch picture quality, super fast playback, watch video streamed from the internet ...
Excellent HD picture quality. Solid SD quality. Speedy load times. Integrated Wi-Fi. Netflix, Amazon, Slacker and YouTube streaming. Will support 3D playback via a firmware upgrade later this year. 1GB of on-board memory.
Limited front player controls. Remote control is not illuminated.
With integrated Wi-Fi, plenty of interactive Web features, and future 3D support, Sony's BDP-S570 Blu-Ray player checks all the right boxes. And it's a disc-loading speed demon with excellent HD picture quality....
With built-in wireless and a slew of Internet content partners, the Sony BDP-S570 is one of the most fully featured and nimble Blu-ray players around. And sometime this summer, a free firmware update will make it 3D ready. Digg del.icio.us ...
Published: 2010-03-24, Author: Matthew , review by: cnet.com
Very good Blu-ray image quality; 3D Blu-ray compatible; Netflix, Amazon VOD, Pandora, YouTube, and Slacker media streaming; built-in Wi-Fi; fastest operational speed we've tested; SACD playback; 1GB onboard storage
Inconsistent streaming-video performance using Wi-Fi, some very minor image quality nitpicks
The Sony BDP-S570 has all the features of other midrange Blu-ray players, plus future 3D support and best-in-class operational speed, but you'll have to wait to unlock all of its functionality. Read full review See all prices
The BDPS570 is 3Dready. A future firmware update will allow the player to transport 3D Bluray content to compatible TVs, The BDPS570 supports 1080p/24 playback of Bluray discs, The player has internal Dolby TrueHD and DTSHD Master Audio decoding and can pass these formats in bitstream form over HDMI, It supports BDLive Web content and can play pictureinpicture bonus content, You can wireles
The BDPS570 lacks multichannel analog audio outputs, so it's not the best choice for someone who owns an older, nonHDMI A/V receiver, This player lacks an advanced control port like RS232.
The BDP-S570's 3D-readiness may be its marquee feature, but this $250 Blu-ray player is also loaded with worthwhile features that you can enjoy right now. In addition to Blu-ray features like BD-Live, high-resolution audio decoding, internal memory, an...
