BDP S300 or S500?

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Just helping a new blu member with his question, since he can't post a new thread here. Any help from the expert members would be greatly appreciated. Please don't reply to me, reply to his quote.

Lets give him a warm welcome to the group.

Originally Posted by Karl45

Hi,

I am getting my first home theater setup in 3 weeks, since my wife and I are finally moving out of an apartment and getting a bigger place.

I chose the Bravia 46W3000 as my TV, as I thought it looked great. Here is the question, Sony will bundle a Blu-Ray with the TV package. I can get the BDP-S300 free, as they take $299.99 off the TV, or for $299.99 I can get the BDP-S500. I need help in deciding. My wife has given me a firm budget and the fact that it’s free makes me almost jump at the BDP-S300.

My Questions are:

1. Will the BDP-S300 or 500 be updatable to the new 1.1 profile?
2. Will the older HDMI (1.1) and no TrueHD audio capability of the S300 really be a huge issue for a novice? As of now we have a 10 year old TV and a 3 year old DVD player, nothing spectacular.

I feel like a late arrival to the Blu-ray scene, so any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.