which sony bdp blu ray player?

[admin_exported]

Having done enough research (OH says spent more time on this than when we were house hunting) I am out later to buy a blu ray player. Either the Sony BDP S550 or the BDP S760 can process the HD audio onboard as my Arcam AV amp is unable to do this.

I will still be using an Arcam DV137 for cd replay but assume the blu ray player with take care of the rest.

Is the cost difference of around £130.00 worth it as my top budget is £400.00 inc £80.00 for additional interconnects also bearing in mind I only watch on a 37" 720P resoluton LCD tv viewed from around 3m

 

[bigboss]

In terms of picture quality, there's no difference between the two. S760 should be better in decoding HD audio. But, the S550 is 2 years old. The S760 is a new model with built-in wi-fi. I would personally go for a S760.