Sony BDP-S350

[rex]

Originally Posted by wes

Thanks, It is interesting that Pioneer uses Sony's chip and they jack up the price by a factor of 2 or 3.

Sigma sells chips to many different manufacturers including both Sony and Pioneer; but they aren't a subsidiary of Sony. They are an independent company traded on the NASDAQ. http://www.sigmadesigns.com

Originally Posted by wes

Also I heard that the BDP-S550 will load very fast!

The BDP-S500 took nearly a full minute just to power on, before you could even open the tray to put a movie in. So, I'm sure the 550 is not any worse!

[wes]

Originally Posted by rex

The BDP-S500 took nearly a full minute just to power on, before you could even open the tray to put a movie in. So, I'm sure the 550 is not any worse!

The 301 is also super slow, what a drag!