Just thought I'd offer my thoughts on the Sony BDP-S760 blu-ray player, which I purchased around three weeks ago.
I was previously using a Panasonic '35 blu-ray player, (now doing sterling duty in the bedroom), and was a little apprehensive about buying the Sony because the likes of Mr. Will Harris were of the opinion that if bitsteaming to an A/V amp, the fine Yamaha RX-V3800 in my case, there was little difference to be discerned in sound or vision because "raw data" was being transmitted by bitstreaming.
Well, I certainly can tell the difference! The Sony produces a picture that is a noticably more detailed and, I think, "natural" pallette. Audio is also definitely improved. These differences are not "night and day" compared with my Panasonic, but gratifyingly noticable nonetheless.
Just a couple of gripes. The remote control - oh dear. The "home" button is situated right under the down arrow button, and it's all too easy to hit the home button by mistake and so find the film disappear from view. Also, to go to a specific chapter/track, you have to go into an options menu, scroll down to chapter select, press that and the ability to select your chapter/track then appears on screen. Errr?! What a palaver! Every other DVD player I've owned (and the Panasonic '35) lets you select your chapter/track direct from the remote control key pad. Why, Sony, why?
So, in my opinion the Sony exhibits overall excellent sound and vision, with a couple of irritating functional oddities.
I was previously using a Panasonic '35 blu-ray player, (now doing sterling duty in the bedroom), and was a little apprehensive about buying the Sony because the likes of Mr. Will Harris were of the opinion that if bitsteaming to an A/V amp, the fine Yamaha RX-V3800 in my case, there was little difference to be discerned in sound or vision because "raw data" was being transmitted by bitstreaming.
Well, I certainly can tell the difference! The Sony produces a picture that is a noticably more detailed and, I think, "natural" pallette. Audio is also definitely improved. These differences are not "night and day" compared with my Panasonic, but gratifyingly noticable nonetheless.
Just a couple of gripes. The remote control - oh dear. The "home" button is situated right under the down arrow button, and it's all too easy to hit the home button by mistake and so find the film disappear from view. Also, to go to a specific chapter/track, you have to go into an options menu, scroll down to chapter select, press that and the ability to select your chapter/track then appears on screen. Errr?! What a palaver! Every other DVD player I've owned (and the Panasonic '35) lets you select your chapter/track direct from the remote control key pad. Why, Sony, why?
So, in my opinion the Sony exhibits overall excellent sound and vision, with a couple of irritating functional oddities.