Sony BDP S380 Officially Anounced.

[deba]

Dear All

The Sony 380 Player is announced officially but the price not mentioned. It has NTFS capabilities. What are the main differences between the 380 and the 370 ?

Thanks.

http://www.sony.co.in/product/bdp-s380

 

[venkatcr]

See the differences here.

Cheers

 

[anm]

both can play back sacd!

 

[paritosh]

i can't figure out whether this is an upgrade or what? it has only 1 analogue out and no optical out for audio

 

[adder]

i can't figure out whether this is an upgrade or what? it has only 1 analogue out and no optical out for audio

The older 370 also had a one analogue out.

 

[just4kix]

Actually many BDPs are doing away with optical out. Manufacturers presume that you will use HDMI connectivity; so why increase cost by providing a feature that may not be used. For prev generation AVRs, the coax digital is provided. Manufacturers think that that should suffice.

 

[miltondcunha]

Here is the link to the price in India... MRP Rs.6780......

 

[srenjith]

Nice pricing...hope blu ray disc prices also come down

 

[just4kix]

I somehow doubt that pricing. The page shows the BDP-S380 features and there are many factual errors. I think the price will be probably close to BDP-S370.

 

[venkatcr]

The important question is whether this can be made region free for Blu-Ray. If not, even if it sells for 1000, it is useless.

Cheers

 

[anm]

I think it is a downgrade rather than upgrade, except for NTFS support.

 

[adder]

I think it is a downgrade rather than upgrade, except for NTFS support.

Well that depends on individual criteria.

 

[just4kix]

The important question is whether this can be made region free for Blu-Ray. If not, even if it sells for 1000, it is useless.

Cheers

On this point, I agree. Most Sony BDPs are difficult to mod. In this case, it is pointless to buy in India.

 

[Yogesh]

Does it play mkv thru USB?

 

[deba]

I dont think Sony Players can be modified for region coding...........

 

[venkatcr]

Does it play mkv thru USB?

I have seen this question being asked a number of times, and frankly, the logic astounds me. A optical player cannot be expected to be a media player, and vice versa. If you want to play all forms of downloaded files, it makes more sense to go for a media player. Optical players that double up as media players - all of them, including the Oppos, have limitations.

Cheers

 

[deba]

I have been playing lots of MKV files in my 370 and it plays without any problem so far , but with the 380 files larger than 4 GB can be played without splitting. You can directly connect your NTFS HDD and play MKVs.

 

[jatinmalhotra]

Does it play mkv thru USB?

yes , but only DD and DTS, not DTS MA or Tru HD. YOu will need to convert MKV to M2ts or ts to play lossless audio.

 

[anm]

I kind of agree with Steve Jobs (on his reason for not supporting blu-ray playback in macs) - playing/ getting optical media is too much hassle. Just buy a very good media player and download/ stream is the way to go.

 

[deba]

I like playing downloaded files because its region free !!