BB online - Sony Blu-ray Player BDPS550 $229 only

[ellesdad]

BB reg. Price is $329 ($349 at FS), get it online for only $229.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...19&catid=25174

Sale price is $269 but comes down to $229 after you add to cart.

This BD player is equipped with BD Live, onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, and extra 7.1 channel analog output for easy connectivity to older receivers.

[xchaosprince]

Out of stock online but you can do in store pick up.

[TT shopper]

Great find. Seems to be a good deal, never had a Sony BD player, are they good? Any idea if this is a recent model? Thx

[thematrix49]

It is the 2008/09 model. The 2009/10 model, s560 (coming soon) will replace this one. Other than cosmetic changes, the only difference on the newer model as far as I have heard is that it will have built in wifi.

I have a s350, model below, and it works great for what I need. $229 is a good price if you can find some stock.

[TT shopper]

It is the 2008/09 model. The 2009/10 model, s560 (coming soon) will replace this one. Other than cosmetic changes, the only difference on the newer model as far as I have heard is that it will have built in wifi.

I have a s350, model below, and it works great for what I need. $229 is a good price if you can find some stock.

Thanks OP and thematrix49! just ordered online after seeing your review. Thank you for your review. Sorry to my wallet... haha

[BUFFAR]

I would recommend to get a PS3 if you're planning to get a bluray player.
It's future proof from all those addons like BD live and the up coming "built in wifi"...

[sanjeev_ifci]

anyone have experience with this player

[ppl4golf]

I would recommend to get a PS3 if you're planning to get a bluray player.
It's future proof from all those addons like BD live and the up coming "built in wifi"...

You could make a case of that 2 years ago when an entry-level standalone player was over $500 easily; while the PS3 was under $500. These days, PS3 are not first choice if you sole purpose is to play Blu-ray.

anyone have experience with this player

Paid $299 last year, fast quiet player and very feature rich, good DVD playback as well. It is also Made in Japan. If you have a use, the analog 7.1 output is well worth of the little premium you would otherwise pay for a $100-150 lower-end player from Samsung or whoever.

[HockeyFan]

anyone have experience with this player

I bought this in Jan/09 for $279 and it's a great player. I've had no issues so far with it.

This is a great price for this player, but i'd have to agree with a revious post. For what you get in a ps3 it's worth paying a little extra for it. It's wireless, plays games, plays blurays and divx (which i don't think the sony blu ray does) plus it has huge hard drive for movies/music which you can upload via usb.

I have a ps3 and actually think it's a better all round product, but if you just want a blu ray player and nothing more then get the S550.

[ellesdad]

This model has got great reviews at cnet and amazon.com as a $400 BD player (even today the amazon price is $489).

[abercrombieboy]

The 560 is coming out soon and it has wi-fi. Wonder what the price will be.

[ibeleaf]

Don't forget -- for those who need 7.1 analogue outs, the replacement BDP-S560 does not have them.

[MrDisco]

Is the s550 able to play back dvd-/+r discs?

[N_Raged]

Don't forget -- for those who need 7.1 analogue outs, the replacement BDP-S560 does not have them.

I need those 7.1 analogue outs so my choices are fairly limited.
This is a good deal. But I need DivX support as well.

[Laserheart]

Is the s550 able to play back dvd-/+r discs?

All DVD players can play back dvd-/+r discs. (except maybe the dvd players that came out previous to the release of DVD recorders in the late 1990's.)