Sony BDP-S301 Specification Guide

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BDP-S301
Sony Blu-ray Disc™  Player
 
 
 
  
Key Features
Full HD 1080/60p & 24p True Cinema Video 
Output
DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI™  
BRAVIA® Theatre Sync™  (HDMI-CEC)  
BD/DVD/CD playback and AVC-HD with 
x.v.Color output
Multi Channel Linear PCM & Dolby Digital Plus 
Decoding
Key Technologies
BD-ROM Playback
 
Rival your local movie theater with the power of Blu-ray Disc technology in your Home Theater. 
You can enjoy movies from Hollywood's biggest studios, and enjoy all of the great features, sights and sounds that Blu-
ray Disc technology has to offer. Blu-ray Disc technology delivers Full 1080P picture quality and up to 7.1 channels of 
surround sound. Movie Night will never be the same!
DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI™
 
Get the most out of your existing DVD collection by having them upscaled 
to 1080p quality. Your DVD's will look and sound better than ever when you play them back on your new Sony Blu-ray 
Disc Player.
BRAVIA® Theatre Sync™  (HDMI-CEC)
 
Sony® created BRAVIA® Theatre Sync™  technology to go beyond basic 
digital audio and video transmission. Based on the HDMI-CEC function, the BRAVIA® Theatre Sync™  feature will be 
included on select BRAVIA® Theatre home A/V systems and components. This useful function reduces the hassle and 
time consuming job of powering up, routing signals, etc. to the simple push of one button.3 Want to play your Blu-ray 
Disc Player on your Sony® A/V system– Easy, just push PLAY on the BRAVIA® HDTV remote and everything is taken care 
of for you. Even when the system is off! Want to power down everything once you've finished enjoying it– Push one 
button and the TV and A/V system powers down. BRAVIA® Theatre Sync™  helps make things a whole lot easier to 
operate.
BD/DVD/CD playback and AVC-HD with x.v.Color output
 
Play back all your favorite Blu-ray Disc Movies, 
DVD's, Audio CD's, and AVC-HD (delivers digital picture and sound quality comparable to that of High Definition, but on 
a DVD) discs with all of our Sony Blu-ray Disc Players.
Full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema Video Output
 
Most of all Hollywood movies are shot at 24 frames per 
second, and Blu-ray Disc movies are mastered at 24 frame per second, so it is only fitting that the Sony BDP-S301 can 
output your films at 1080/24p for a true film-like experience at home. Of course, The Sony BDP-S301 can also output at 
1080/60p for more traditional HDTV sets on the market. Either way Sony has you covered for the best picture possible 
in Full 1080p!
Video Codec Format : MPEG2/MPEG4-AVC/VC-1
 
Blu-ray Disc technology is compatible with many different 
types of video codec for recording your favorite films onto the disc. So regardless of the High Definition recording 
process used by the studio making the movie, Sony's Blu-ray Disc Players are ready for them all, in glorious Full 1080p 
HD.
Cinema Tuned Picture Presets
 
What do you get when the world's best filmmakers and the best makers of Home 
Theater products get together– Answer: Exclusive Cinema Tuned Picture Presets on your Sony Blu-ray Player! , we made 
getting a "best picture" for your movies even easier. Whether you view your movies in a dark theater, or in a bright 
room, we got you covered with picture settings all carefully selected by the same engineers that make Sony's movies 
in Hollywood.
Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM Output
 
Blu-ray Disc technology not only delivers a phenomenal 
picture, but incredible sound as well. Many Blu-ray Disc movies take advantage of the capacity on the disc to offer an 
Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM soundtrack of your favorite movies. With up to 7.1 channels of surround 
sound, Uncompressed Multi Channel Linear PCM is completely lossless and lets you hear the movie with incredible 
clarity and realism that you never experience before on DVD.
Dolby® Digital Plus decoding capability
 
Dolby Digital Plus is Dolby's next-generation audio technology that can 
offer up to 7.1 channels of surround sound. Dolby Digital Plus also offers a higher-quality experience than the Dolby 
Digital soundtrack you are used to on a standard DVD.
BD-Java Interactive Capability
 
Blu-ray Disc technology offers the potential of a new level of interactive 
experiences, with seamless on-screen menus and hi def bonus materials for a more dynamic home theater. With the 
extra capacity on Blu-ray Disc media and BD JAVA programming, content creators have an open canvas to design 
new ways for customers to interact with their favorite movies.
Dolby® Digital and dts® 5.1 channel Output
 
Multi Channel 192KHz/24bit Audio D/A Converters
 
Quick Set Up
 
FL Off/Dimmer Mode
 
Parental Control
 
Popup Menu
 
Screen Saver