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Wow. The Sony produces one of the finest Blu-ray images money can buy and it sounds fabulous to boot<\/p>\n
For
\nSerious high-end looks and build quality; breathtaking Blu-ray images; awesome DVD upscaling; hugely entertaining with movie soundtracks<\/p>\n
Against
\nA little heavy-handed with CD playback<\/p>\n
Sony has already had great success with its entry-level Blu-ray players. The Japanese giant is now turning its attention to the top end of the market.<\/p>\n
The BDP-S5000ES is an entirely different proposition to Sony\u2019s entry-level players. And the first thing that grabs your attention you is the player\u2019s purposeful appearance. Note the serious-looking, partly slanted, solid aluminium fascia.<\/p>\n
The machine is considerably larger than any other player in Sony\u2019s range and, at 10kg, significantly heavier. With regards to design and engineering, nothing has been overlooked.<\/p>\n
The \u2018S5000ES features a FB (Frame and Beam) chassis whereby different thicknesses of metal are used throughout to ensure minimal interference from internal and external vibrations.<\/p>\n
To help further cancel out the effects of unwanted vibrations, even the feet and the blots that fix them to the chassis have been positioned off-centre.<\/p>\n
All the components used are of the highest quality and include high-performance capacitors and digital-to-analogue convertors.<\/p>\n
The \u2018S5000ES is also the first Sony player to feature a Precision Clock Conditioner, designed to reduce the effects of jitter.<\/p>\n
Processing technologies are first class
\nTo help achieve optimum picture quality, the Sony player is packed with picture processing technologies. The player\u2019s HD Reality Enhancer allows you to fine-tune the picture on the fly, giving you access to picture settings such as colour, contrast and alter levels of noise reduction.<\/p>\n
Precision Cinema HD and Vertical Edge Correction both claim to help produce a smoother, sharper picture. If you\u2019re feeding the picture to a flatscreen TV, you can turn on Sony\u2019s Super Bit Mapping Technology to help match the image to the bit depth of your TV (whether it\u2019s a 8, 10 or 12-bit panel).<\/p>\n
The Sony is tooled up with sockets and connections. It\u2019s Profile 2.0 enabled, so there\u2019s a recessed USB input on the back of the player, together with an Ethernet connection for accessing interactive Blu-ray content or merely updating the player\u2019s firmware.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s an eight-channel analogue output as well as a dedicated pair of phono outputs for CD playback. Component video, S-Video and component video outputs are also included.<\/p>\n
Superb upscaling, excellent sound
\nThe remote control is identical to the intuitive backlit wand that comes with Sony\u2019s BDP-S550 player. Turn the player on and you\u2019re also greeted with the XrossMedia Bar (XMB) menu system that works so well Sony\u2019s other players and top-of-the-range TVs.<\/p>\n
With standard definition DVDs, the Sony manages to produce a crisp, detailed and natural picture \u2013 it\u2019s easily one of the best upscaling Blu-ray players that we\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n
Spin a Blu-ray disc and you\u2019ll be shocked to the core. Images are unbelievably clean and the resulting sense of realism is truly breathtaking.<\/p>\n
Justin Timberlake isn\u2019t everyone\u2019s favourite artist, but his Futuresex\/Loveshow Blu-ray looks fantastic. The sense of depth and three-dimensionality given to Madison Square Garden is stunning \u2013 it\u2019s like you\u2019re actually there in person.<\/p>\n
When the lights go down, blacks look superb and when the picture explodes into life, the image turns vibrant and punchy. Edge definition is rock solid too. And, the same Blu-ray disc confirms this player\u2019s musical, entertaining nature.<\/p>\n
Every track combines solidity and weight in the treble, a vocal, expressive midrange and a top end that sparkles as brightly as Timberlake\u2019s teeth.<\/p>\n
Spin a CD track such as Alicia Keys\u2019 Karma, and the \u2018S5000ES produces natural-sounding vocals and string instruments although the player is a little heavy-handed in the bass.<\/p>\n
There aren\u2019t many high-end Blu-ray players out on the market but those that are should be very worried by the all-round brilliance of the \u2018S5000ES.<\/p>\n
Tech Specs<\/p>\n
HD DVD
\nNo<\/p>\n
Blu-ray
\nYes<\/p>\n
DVD-Video
\nYes<\/p>\n
DVD-A
\nNo<\/p>\n
SACD
\nNo<\/p>\n
CD
\nYes<\/p>\n
MP3
\nYes<\/p>\n
DivX
\nNo<\/p>\n
DVD-R\/-RW
\nYes<\/p>\n
DVD+R\/+RW
\nYes<\/p>\n
DVD-RAM
\nNo<\/p>\n
HDMI out
\n1<\/p>\n
HDMI 1.3a
\nYes<\/p>\n
DVI out
\n1<\/p>\n
Component out
\n1<\/p>\n
RGB Scart out
\n0<\/p>\n
S-Video out
\n1<\/p>\n
Composite out
\n1<\/p>\n
Optical digital out
\n1<\/p>\n
Coaxial digital out
\n1<\/p>\n
Phono audio out
\n1<\/p>\n
FireWire out
\n0<\/p>\n
Multichannel analogue out
\n8ch<\/p>\n
Video scaling
\n1080p<\/p>\n
24fps
\nYes<\/p>\n
Dolby Digital Plus decoding
\nYes<\/p>\n
DTS HD decoding
\nYes<\/p>\n
Dolby TrueHD decoding
\nYes<\/p>\n
DTS HD Master Audio decoding
\nYes<\/p>\n
Dolby decoding
\nYes<\/p>\n
DTS Decoding
\nYes<\/p>\n
PCM decoding
\nYes<\/p>\n
Dolby Digital Plus HDMI output
\nYes<\/p>\n
DTS HD HDMI output
\nYes<\/p>\n
Dolby TrueHD HDMI output
\nYes<\/p>\n
DTS HD Master Audio HDMI output
\nYes<\/p>\n
PCM HDMI output
\nYes<\/p>\n
Dimensions (hwd, cm)
\n13x43x37<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"