[HDTV1080P]

Here is a link that verifies some of the features the new Sony BDP-S300 will have.It is scheduled for this summer and will have: 1080P/24, expanded color on AVC-HD Blu-ray discs, and Dolby Digital Plus sound track decoding in the player. This second generation BDP-S300 BLU-RAY is $400 cheaper then first generation and is much better quality according to the specs.

http://www.twice.com/article/CA6420089.html

QUOTE:
“The new player will output full 1,080p resolution over its HDMI v1.3 output at 24 fps. It will also up convert images to 1,080p format. HD component video outputs are also added for older HDTV displays.
Sony said the player will support forthcoming AVC-HD discs encoded with xvYCC technology that expands the available color gamut 1.8 times. Also included is the BRAVIA Theater Sync system that uses HDMI connectivity to integrate the operation of a series of connected BRAVIA components through a single remote.
Other features include multichannel linear PCM digital audio output via HDMI and can decode Dolby Digital Plus sound tracks.
Support is also included for BD-ROM, BD-Java, AVC-HD, DVD video, CD audio, MP3 audio files and JPEG photo files stored on DVD recordable media, including the DVD+R/+RW and DVD-R/-RW formats.”