Sony launches a new Blu-ray player at Rs. 9,999/-

[akasmarty2003]

Hi everybody sony india has just launched a new Blu-ray player ( Blu-ray Disc Players : Home Video : Sony India ) at a very low price of Rs. 9,999/- i wanted to buy a good BDP under 15000/- so all u pro out there one question is it a good player considering its low price? can it be moded as region free?

 

[KonfuSed]

Good news. Now the others too would follow suit. BTW, where have you seen the price?
I was eying the BDP-360 before I went for the Oppo and that Sony was a good budget player. I hope even this will be same.

 

[psychotropic]

oooh, could this be the tipping point?

 

[akasmarty2003]

here is the confirmation of MRP Sony launches Blu-Ray range @ Rs 9,990 - Gadget Special - Personal Tech - Tech - The Times of India and more http://news.techwhack.com/12134-sony-bdp-s370-blu-ray

 

[vivek.saikia]

here is the confirmation of MRP Sony launches Blu-Ray range @ Rs 9,990 - Gadget Special - Personal Tech - Tech - The Times of India and more Sony BDP-S370 Blu-Ray player priced at Rs. 9990 in India

I think the blue ray technology will soon out of the limelight and then the prices of the players will see the south direction. I remember the same thing happening to the DVD players. DVD players came at a premium price for the early adopters but nowadays it is available like cheap cupcakes.
However, I had a question regarding this technology. Does the blue ray player also plays normal DVDs, VCDs, CD & MP3s?
Just curious.......

 

[mandeep]

good news for all those who want to enter HD world, without spending much.:clapping:

In-fact this is the cheapest region C player available in india.It has`also got good reviews.But remember it does not have any analog 7.1 audio outputs, no Built-in Wi-Fi,no 3D technology. Overall, Sony's BDP-S370 is a good Blu-ray Player for the price with great image and audio quality.

 

[HiFiamp]

I think the blue ray technology will soon out of the limelight and then the prices of the players will see the south direction. I remember the same thing happening to the DVD players. DVD players came at a premium price for the early adopters but nowadays it is available like cheap cupcakes.
However, I had a question regarding this technology. Does the blue ray player also plays normal DVDs, VCDs, CD & MP3s?
Just curious.......

Yes, the player S370 as per Sony India website plays the normal DVDs, VCDs, CDs and MP3.

 

[KonfuSed]

This also plays SACD it seems.

 

[shuv]

Any mod kits available for this?

 

[KonfuSed]

Any mod kits available for this?

With sony I highly doubt that. But who knows.

 

[deba]

If the price is Rs 9999/- only then its a great news........so Blu Ray will become more popular...........)

 

[srinisundar]

I dont think this is a great news, when people are talking a lot in this forum about buying a player from USA for less than $100 with same features ???? No purpose of buying a "C" locked player where the titles are less and if at all region free selling in India for more than 1K

 

[KonfuSed]

Well Srini, what you said is true but considering the fact that the other players are still more than 15k, this definitely a good news. And once the trend starts others will follow suit and that I think is a good news. And if Blu-ray has to survive in India then the prices of Blu-ray discs also have to come down and which I think would happen soon. Same was the case for DVD's when it came out initially and now we all know where the prices are.

BTW, it seems there is a region free player available on ebay, so that means there might be a mod kit also available somewhere.

 

[spirovious]

It is just launched,so soon we can expect mods.

 

[harryanthony]

This is excellent new !

 

[sam9s]

Well Srini, what you said is true but considering the fact that the other players are still more than 15k, this definitely a good news. And once the trend starts others will follow suit and that I think is a good news. And if Blu-ray has to survive in India then the prices of Blu-ray discs also have to come down and which I think would happen soon. Same was the case for DVD's when it came out initially and now we all know where the prices are.

BTW, it seems there is a region free player available on ebay, so that means there might be a mod kit also available somewhere.

I second with that, its just a matter of starting a trend. I was looking to this player specs and they looks fabulous. All True HD decoading and Bitstreme, plus USB wifi, BD Live, Internet streaming, ..... pretty good, how good that player performs to produce BR picture is yet to be seen. But definately a good start to bring the prices down for both BRp and BRd .

 

[srinisundar]

I stick on to my views

I second with that, its just a matter of starting a trend. I was looking to this player specs and they looks fabulous. All True HD decoading and Bitstreme, plus USB wifi, BD Live, Internet streaming, ..... pretty good, how good that player performs to produce BR picture is yet to be seen. But definately a good start to bring the prices down for both BRp and BRd .

 

[mgdelhi]

And icing on the cake is it comes with two free Blu-ray discs

* Legion
* Michael Jacksons This Is It

Sony launches their new Blu-ray player the BDP-S370 - Living Digital Feature

 

[sam9s]

I stick on to my views

You are being Adamant now.....

 

[psychotropic]

wow with two BDs free, which is an effective discount of at least 1500 bucks, or let's make it 1000 since you don't have a choice in them.......9000 bucks......it's excellent news whichever way you slice it. Anything that moves a product category down the price chain is excellent news for the consumers of the product category and the formats it supports. Of course now BDs will also come down. Critical mass will of course be achieved when BDs trend towards the 500 rupee mark, and i see that happening soon. The combination of sub 10k player and ~500 buck BDs should really give the HD revolution in India wings.