![]() The review sample of BDP-S1500 uses 20 to 25 seconds from standby to load the menu of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of the very few movies in the Norwegian market currently available with Dolby Atmos. This is certainly more than approved. And even though the terrain has largely been leveled eventually, Sony is still among the leaders in terms of speed. Sony was always top of the class in the exercise quickness in Blu-ray players' childhood and youth. And Pioneer was not alone in this - Denon had much of the same sufferings in their early generations. Insanely good to play CDs, but it does not help when you have to remember to press the eject button before going for dinner if you want to watch a Blu-ray during the afternoon coffee. I have a Pioneer BDP LX-70a in the stables that are never offered up to dance, solely because it is so unbearably slow. It might seem a bit flippant, but for us who have grown up with players from Blu-Ray`s childhood this is deadly serious. Speed is an important parameter on Blu-ray players. Only wormwood is that it is a tad weaker in this exercise than an even more affordable player from Samsung, which I also have in my collection. Not flawless in other words, but very good for the price. From Sony BDP-S1500 noise never is apearant others thatn when the sound is muted, and even then it is only faintly audible at a distance of two meters. I am in possession of a Blu-ray player from Denon at 10 times the price of the BDP-S1500, which has much larger powerful noise problems. It is also largely limited to startup and manouvering of Blu-ray playback. But the good news is that the noise is very limited, and also has a pleasant character. And BDP-S1500 is not complete silent during the entire process. Physical noise from the drive is a very relevant parameter for both Blu-ray and DVD players. It has a pretty decent bulk density, and therefore feels straightforward to touch. For a body that is half the width of a regular full-size HiFi component, it becomes a sensible relationship between size and weight. But when it is combined with a compact design that these new players hold, it is not really saying wrong anyway. In all its ease and simplicity there is something a bit chic with the Cubist and clean design.Īnd while we're at with weight - fair enough that 0.8 kg is not a lot of steel. ![]() The new series is far more pure in design - not something that stands out, but it's really a brilliant design concept. Maybe okay, but not very pleasing in my eyes. Outgoing models have received some pepper because of some of its slightly quirky design, with a little gratuitous almost flat pyramidal top. ![]() The new series is obviously different from previous generations by having a much cleaner design. Sony is one of the producers who are heavily involved in this market, but perhaps not necessarily in the heavy end of the market. In last year's collection of Blu-ray players, all count in below a kilogram, and the review sample being the smallest in the collection weighs 0.8 kg. This in heavy contrast to those early generations, where the bplayes hung high. And were sour. Most 4K Ultra HD content has a wider color gamut than regular HD content, matching or besting the color gamut used in theatrical cinema.Blu-ray players in the same way as DVD players before them is becoming something you may almost buy at the store around the corner.
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