Sony BDP 350 vs BDP 550

What are the differences besides the prices increase ? Will I get better image and sound with the BDP 550 ?

audiogabby12-11-2008 9:29pm

ozz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 17 posts 12-24-2008 at 07:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Greetings, If you don't need internal decoding of DTS HDMA go with the 350. It bitstreams all codecs.
laptopdoc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12 posts 12-14-2008 at 06:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete BDP 350 is a profile one blue ray player and also it only decodes DTS but not DTS HD Master Audio so you cannot play bonus tracks on some blue rays. BDP 550 is profile 2 blue ray so it has DTS HDMA decoding. so Go for the 550.
marks2512 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13 posts 12-12-2008 at 10:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete internal decoding. not sure if the 350 does or not. I bought the 550. Great sound and very good picture.
mlawitm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 67 posts 12-12-2008 at 03:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would go on avsforum.com they have complete comparison charts for these players.
flemke Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 596 posts 12-11-2008 at 11:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Anolog outputs on the 550. May have other upgrades that I don't know about. I was told the video is the same. Tim