Sony BDP-S370

LAS VEGAS--3D Blu-ray may be getting all the buzz at CES 2010, but standard Blu-ray players are still the meat-and-potatoes of the home theater market. Sony announced two new standard Blu-ray players at CES 2010--the BDP-S370 and BDP-S570--building on the streaming media features of the BDP-N460.

Key features of the Sony BDP-S370:

• HDMI 1.4 output
• Access to the Bravia Internet Video platform, which includes Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube, Pandora, Slacker, and NPR streaming capability
• Ethernet jack
• DLNA compliant (with firmware update); capable of sharing photos, music and videos from a connected PC
• Front panel USB port
• Browse actor and movie information via Gracenote
• Control via iPhone/iPod Touch
• SACD-compatible
• Onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio
• Available in the spring of 2010, no pricing announced

Key step-up features of the Sony BDP-S570:

• Built-in Wi-Fi
• Streaming video noise reduction
• Available in the spring of 2010, no pricing announced

We reviewed the Sony BDP-N460 just last month and were impressed with its wide variety of streaming media content and solid Blu-ray playback performance. The BDP-S570 addresses our biggest concern by adding built-in Wi-Fi, with the BDP-S370 presumably offering a cheaper option for those content with Ethernet.

Sony also introduced a 3D Blu-ray player at CES 2010, the BDP-S770.