Any idea about when the new flagship SONY BDP-S780 bluray player is going to be available and at what price.......?
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Oldboy
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If the release of the S760 and S770 are anything to go by then expect a release in August/September of this year. Both of the previous models were released much later than the budget players and i have no idea why that is the case, i had to wait until september to get my S760 at launch and the S770 continued the trend. I may be wrong of course but the fact that there is very little info on the S780's release at present and indeed about the specs of the player points towards a release at the back end of the year.
I may well replace my S760 with this player so i'm waiting for some more news myself, the player is listed on the Sony website here: http://www.sony.co.uk/product/blu-ray-disc-player/bdp-s780 but there is just an outline of features and nothing extensive. As for price it will be around the £300 mark just like previous years so probably £299 at launch, hope that's of some help to you.
I may well replace my S760 with this player so i'm waiting for some more news myself, the player is listed on the Sony website here: http://www.sony.co.uk/product/blu-ray-disc-player/bdp-s780 but there is just an outline of features and nothing extensive. As for price it will be around the £300 mark just like previous years so probably £299 at launch, hope that's of some help to you.
Thanks a lot for the prompt reply.
The only reason I might go with the S780 instead the S580 is the super bit mapping. I dont care about its other facilities like skype etc....
Do you think it is worth waiting that long for the super bit mapping?
The only reason I might go with the S780 instead the S580 is the super bit mapping. I dont care about its other facilities like skype etc....
Do you think it is worth waiting that long for the super bit mapping?
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c_avraamides said:
I honestly beleive it will be worth waiting for. The previous models in the 7 series of bluray players contained much better quality components inside when compared to the 3 or 5 series and features that aren't on the cheaper models which resulted in improved picture and sound quality. It's a tough question as to if the super bit mapping alone is worth waiting for...i have it on my S760 but i haven't experimented with it on and off to see what difference it makes.
I will have a little look at it later today if you like to see what the difference is but i do have it on at present on my S760, i'm sure of that so will post later on with the results. Overall i beleive that the S780 will be a superior player to the 3 or 5 series but by how much is difficult to answer as last year the gap between them in terms of performance was not great, the S770 was only a slight improvement. The previous year was a very different story with my S760 packing some serious tech over the cheaper models and high quality coponents that came from the top of the range deck (the S5000 i think, not entirely sure though).
Oldboy said:
Hopefully, it would not dissappear before it even had a chance to arrive, like the S770, which must certainly have the dubious honour of having the shortest 'shelf life' of any component!!!
It was released a week ago. I got mine yesterday. It looks like the retail price is £250, but I saved a decent amount by pre-ordering.
Got mine ordered from the company identified above by F1only. Great customer service so far and taking delievery today 🙂
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c_avraamides said:
It depends on what the rest of your system is. If you have a 3D TV & a non-3D receiver, then the Panasonic BDT-310 with twin HDMI outputs makes more sense. I haven't experienced the Sony S780 so can't comment on it. I don't think you can go wrong with either. Both will be equally brilliant.
Hi Clare,
Any update on what issue the review will be in? Do you know if a review is due on the BDP-S580 as well?
Thanks,
Any update on what issue the review will be in? Do you know if a review is due on the BDP-S580 as well?
Thanks,
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