Sony BDP-S570

Among the new line of blu-ray players for 2010 is the Sony BDP-S570 Blu-ray player announced at the recent CES at Las Vegas. The Sony BDP-S570 will feature Sony’s new Monolithic Design Concept. When connected to a broadband Internet network, it will instantly stream movies, videos, music and more from Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, YouTube™, Slacker® Internet Radio, Pandora®, NPR, Sony Pictures, Sony Music, and over 25 total providers through the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video platform.

It will also have full HD 1080p picture quality, BD-LIVE functionality and a unique iPhone/iPod touch BD Remote Control application. Users with an iPhone or iPod touch devices can control the players using a free application that can be downloaded from the Apple App store. The application allows an iPhone/iPod touch to function as a remote control.

Sony BDP-S570

The BDP-S570 can upscale standard resolutions to a higher image quality during streaming video or while playing standard DVDs. In addition, the player features an Entertainment Database Browser, using Gracenote technologies, that allows users to browse details like actor and production information from a Blu-ray disc and access related content. Built in Wi-Fi allows the BDP-S570 to connect seamlessly to the internet.

Faster Boot Up & Disc Load

Sony claims that the BDP-S570 will offer improved start up and disc loading performance. When the quick start feature is turned on, the start-up time is quicker and disc loading is faster than previous models. Sony has created these videos pitting the BDP-S570 against a PS3 Slim in a battle of load times. The S570 comes out ahead in the battle of speed.

The Sony BDP-S570 will be shipping this spring at a price of $249.99. It is now available for pre-order on Amazon.