
by H. Munn
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The retail video market is now flooded with blue-ray discs. DVDs are getting less readily available, except on online retail stores. Therefore, I would suggest that if you do not have a blue-ray player now, then you are missing out on a lot. Furthermore, the rapid inclusion of 3D technology in movies also warrants a BDP that supports 3D, that is, if your TV can handle the 3D experience.
I have had a couple of BDPs in the past but none came close to the overall perfection of Sony BDP-S5100. A couple of my friends recommended last year’s BDP-S590 over this one since the additions to this model are close to none except for a
revamped Youtube app and a QWERTY on-screen keyboard. I will be honest I was tempted to go the other way but once I saw S5100’s beautifully design, I fell in love with it. The design is unique and looks post-modern with an angular two-tone finish.
There are some basic controls on the front, a hidden USB port on the right and a disc tray on the left. At the rear are an HDMI port, an Ethernet port, a coaxial digital output jack and a second USB port.
It doesn’t, however, support optical digital output or analog output so if you have such equipment then you will have to look around this one and move up
the range to the likes of Samsung F7500. The player comes with a standard Sony remote, which is well laid-out and feels good in the hand. Although, I can’t say that it compliments the player style-wise. It is a bland, pedestrian letdown. Additionally, you can control the S5100 with an impressive remote app that is available for both Android and iOS.
The menu is very accessible and streamlined so you don’t face any issues moving through it.
Also the S5100, comes with the Sony Entertainment Network platform which concentrates on the video on demand services like Youtube, Netflix and YuppTV. In addition to this, the player can play both 2D and 3D Blue-ray discs, DVDs,