Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Player

Well it seems to have been a log wait, but the Sony BDP-S360 is finally with us, to replace the old BDP-S350.

This Blu-ray player is being marketed as a budget model, and with street prices of around £160 this seems to be about right. Where as the previous player had a few shortcomings - namely the lack of BD-LIVE and not being able to decode DTS-HD Master Audio -the new S360 resolves all these issues to make it a much more capable player. The quality is still there of course and Blu-ray playback is stunning as you would expect, but the disc load time is much improved too. It is also much better looking than its predecessor which will help shift a few of the players off the shelves.

The Sony S360 has a lot going for it, but up against todays competition, it does still seem to be lacking a little. For example, the Sony S360 does not have the networking features of the Panasonic DMP-BD60, which could be a problem for some people, especially as the Panasonic is only £20 more.

Overall though, the Sony BDP-S360 is a very good Blu-ray player, and will certainly keep the brand up with its rivals - even if it can't quite overtake them... yet.