sony’s update to their bdp-s350 arrived later than its competitor’s update to their mainstream blu-ray disc players. most of the sony’s competitors have released their updates for their blu-ray players. this includes samsung, lg, and panasonic. while sony was the main force behind the blu-ray format, it had some trouble finding a firm footing with their stand alone blu-ray players. this was partly due to the ps3 being able to handle blu-ray playback in more than adequate fashion as well as the higher price than its competition. nevertheless, the bdp-s350 and bdp-s550 were both very capable players with outstanding image qualities. the bdp-s360 went on sale few weeks after the competitor’s players were available to the public. the price point and the features are comparable to that of panasonic dmp-bd60 and samsung bd-p1600.

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