Elevate Your Standards with the Sony BDP-S200ES Blu-ray Disc Players

At the recently ended CEDIA conference, one of the products unveiled by Sony is the BDP-S2000ES Blu-ray Disc Player. The BDP-S2000ES Blue-ray Disc Player will join Sony's "Elevated Standard" ES line.

Design, Specifications and Features

Sony's BDP-S2000ES incorporates all of the features of the BDP-S500 but Sony also added other features as well. The BDP-S2000ES' design reduces the amount of dust collected on the drive with its dual-shield construction. The BDP-S2000ES also has a solid beam chassis that minimizes vibration and improves playback. The feet of the BDP-S2000ES has aluminum insulators that helps isolate the player from external vibrations and separate audio and video boards provides users with better sound and audio quality.

BD-R/RE, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and AVC-HD can be played back on the BDP-S2000ES. AVC-HD discs with x.v.Color (xvYCC) technology is an international standard for wide color space that expands the current data range of video by about 1.8 times and allows players to give out more natural and vivid colors that is similar to what the human eye can actually see. JPEG and MP3 playback is also possible however the content needs to be in DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, or DVD-RW format.

The BDP-S2000ES can play full high definition 1080/60p videos and 24p True Cinema output and features 1080p upscaling through HDMI to HD TV sets, improving the picture quality of standard DVDs and letting users enjoy High Definition videos using their existing DVD libraries. 7.1 channel Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS-HD high resolution Audio Bitstream output is supported by the BDP-S2000ES to give users better sound experience through their existing receivers.

The BDP-S2000ES supports the following output ports: HDMI connection output, Component Video, S-Video, Optical Audio, Composite Video Output, Coaxial Audio Digital Output, and a 5.1 channel and 2 channel analog audio outputs. Sony also added an IR-in feature for custom installation market. The BDP-S2000ES has the BRAVIA Theatre Sync so that when it is connected to a compatible Sony BRAVIA flat panel LCD HD TV set through HDMI, users can integrate operations on both devices. Other features of the BDP-S2000ES are: Quick Set Up, FL Off/Dimmer Mode, Parental Control, Glass Finish Slide Front Door, and Popup Menus.

Where to Buy

The BDP-S2000ES is now available for pre-order at the Sony Style online store and will cost $1,300. Sony expects the BDP-S2000ES to be shipped out on or before October 31, 2007. The unit will come with a 5 year warranty on parts and labor.