Sony BDPS490 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player (New for 2012)
Feature
- Full HD and 3D with access to the Sony Entertainment Network, PC streaming, 2 x USB and Quickstart
- Experience 2D and 3D movies in Full HD including DVD
- Stream on-demand films, catch-up TV and music
- Connect to your PC to stream movies, videos and music
Product Overview
Sony 3D Blu Ray Player 3D Bluray Disctrade Player black BDlive 1080p upscaling 2 x USB and Quickstart 1 year warranty BDPS490BCEK Televisions Blu Ray Players 15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic 3D blu ray player, just missing wifi, By
mattlondon "londonmatt" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony BDPS490 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player (New for 2012) (Electronics)
I bought this as an upgrade to an earlier Sony model, and as an all round player it's simply great - awesome video and audio quality and very easy to get setup. Stacked full of features it also still has SACD playback support as found on the earlier models.The online services all seem to work without any problem - I don't seem to have experienced any freezing or glitching accesing or watching any content. It also seems to stream video flawlessly from my Windows Home Server via DLNA, including HD content without any problem at all - certainly seems better than the older model this replaces which used to lock up or suffer from stuttering playback on higher bitrate content.
Probably the only two niggles are that it's got a slightly odd shape (the angle and dim output from the LCD actually means it's difficult to see at a glance when the drive is sat on a low shelf under the TV) and build quality seems to have deteriorated - it's got a very plasticy feel. It also doesn't have wifi, instead Sony seem to want to charge either an extra £40-£50 for the S590 which has this built-in, or get you to buy a separate USB wifi adaptor which is pretty poor of them really, especially considering that the non-3D model below (S390) does have wifi built in!
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Review of the Sony BDPS590, By
Wamllex Klicinglam "Whammo!" (Where the cow slips, so slip I) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony BDPS590 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player with Built-in Wi-Fi (New for 2012) (Electronics)
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Having already released the cheaper S490 version without Wi-Fi, Sony has finally released the new S590 that includes built-in Wi-Fi. Obviously many newer TVs (especially those built for 3D) do come with built in Wi-Fi so this purchase would be for those without this feature in their TV.Sony include a number of nice online features including on demand TV services (BBC Iplayer, 5 On demand) and also allow instant access to Netflix and Lovefilm. As well as these monthly rental subscription services there's also Sony's Entertainment Network where you can see TV shows, rent individual films etc. It's a good package and makes it extremely easy to rent films in HD, and far better than Sky's Box Office where the picture quality of a lot of their films are very subpar.
The box itself is nice and slim and will slot into the smallest of spaces on your shelf. It's lightweight but not in a cheap way. Setup is about as easy as it gets, about five clicks on the remote have you setup, connected to the internet and ready to go. Functioning is fast and there's even an option to speed up operation (although it does consume more power). The player includes a USB port for digital cameras etc and can connect to computers for sharing.
Blu-ray comes through crisp and clear without any performance problems. 3D is handled very well and again there were no performance problems, frame-rate issues or scanning. Sound is again very well produced with no problems whatsoever. Please remember you will have to buy a high-speed HDMI cable for this player as we still aren't at a point where these things are included with the package. Sony's active shutter glasses are still at a high price for even the cheaper models, you can see my reviews on them if you wish.
Overall thoroughly recommended for those that want the complete package with their 3D players.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Great picture, lots of features but glitchy operation, By
S. Towler "Sntee" (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony BDPS490 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player (New for 2012) (Electronics)
I was about to buy last year's model of this Blu-ray player then was lucky enough to spot this s-490 at a pretty good price (not on Amazon I'm afraid) so decided to take the plunge.Firstly I should say that the unit itself is nicely put together and the remote is compact but good enough. The set-up was very straight-forward but for those who want to, there are plenty of options to play with once you're up and running.
Blu-ray playback is superb. Significantly better than my PS3 and pin sharp. Watched Avatar and the picture and sound were just awesome.
Unfortunately, its not all good news. The operating system is glitchy and after playing about with the various menus and "smart" connectivity stuff like internet radio, Lovefilm, Sony Entertainment Network, etc. for about an hour the player crashed and I had to completely power it down and back up again to get it to work again.
This happened a couple more times over the course of the evening and although its not the end of the world its enough to make me question choosing this over the equivalent Panasonic.
Hopefully a system update or two will sort these glitches out, but until then I can't justify any more than three stars.....
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