I just brought a brand new Sony BDP-S2000ES and it's the ****ing best

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Just brought a brand new factory sealed Sony BDP-S2000ES. For a home theatre component, this blast from 2007 is super model gorgeous. Pics can not describe how good this looks for real in your TV stand. First disc I put into it was the firmware update disc to the final firmware version 6.00 followed by a factory reset. Hooked it up to my Sony 4k XBR X900A TV. Freaking beautiful. I love the simplicity. No Cinevia, no AACS, no ethernet, no crapware to deal with as the player doesn't load up all that extra crap. Keep it simple stupid.

I have a MGS4 PS3 (the last of the fully loaded backwards compatible PS3s which I also brought brand new just this last year) also hooked up if I ever desire 3D (which I hate) or have some reason to view the BD bonus extras (which I won't). Between the TV and PS3 I don't need or want another unit with 'Apps'.

I can't stress how much I love the beautiful simplicity of this player. When you boot it up with no disc, you just have a blue and black Blu-ray logo start screen. No XMB, no fluff, it feels so much more professional and 'theatre like' than having the XMB up before the movie.

I don't know how slow it was before the latest and final firmware version since I immediately upgraded it to the final firmware before even using it, but this thing is pretty fast. It supports the wide colour gamut x.v.colour of the Trilumionous display of my Sony 4k TV and I tried the Mastered in 4K Angels of Demons Blu-ray and it looked jaw dropping, yes even a bit better than with the PS3.

And finally the build quality. This thing is gorgeous sitting on the centre shelf immediately below my tv. The motorized sliding blue sapphire glass front is beyond eye catching and like a work of art. The first generation Sony Blu-ray players (BDP-S1, S300, S500, S2000ES, S5000ES) were all beautiful but the S2000ES is the most gorgeous of them all. It is the best looking home theatre component I have ever seen in my life. It is the Lamborghini of home theater components looks wise.

It is so good looking I have decided it will never be replaced. Even if 4k Blu-ray comes out, I would get a PS4 to put in my tv stand on one of the side shelves to play those, my new S2000ES will never ever lose its place in the centre showpiece shelf, unless ofcourse Sony releases a first gen 4k Blu-ray player with the same design as the S2000ES. The S2000ES is now the centerpiece of my home theatre system, if not my living room, its like a beautiful sapphire jewel in my living room.

Looking at the new announcements of the new 2014 Blu-ray players, they all look so dull compared to this. All made of cheap plastic and so light that they slide back if you press a button on the front. The 4k upscaling in the S790/S6200 is useless because it is proven that the Sony X900a's built in scaler does a much better job than any cheap upscaler in a sub $200-300 Blu-ray player. As for 3D and all other features, I have my PS3 if i I ever want or need to use them. But when I want to watch a good old-fashioned 2D movie, the simplicity of the S2000ES is where I will always go to. Newer isn't always better, **** all the new cheap plastic players, the first gen players (running final firmware) are the real beauties.





A couple pics since people probably forgot how this super model looks like.