Should I get the Sony 350 player or panasonic 30k?

[BTBuck1]

I've now owned 3 stand alones.

BD-p1000
BDP-s300
BD-p1400

and I just got the BDP-s350 yesterday.

SO FAR SO GOOD!

this player loads quickly (even on BDJ discs) and functions without hiccup (unlike every other player i owned).

Sure it doesn't have mulitchannel analog outs, But i no longer need that anyways with my receiver upgrade (yammy rxv663)

ps3 is still the best BD player....but i finally feel like this stand alone can measure up. And I will say this, testing Spiderman 3 with trueHD vs. PCM i always felt like the PCM sounded a tad better via ps3....however bitstreaming to my receiver from the s350, the trueHD track to my Yamaha now, it sounds WAY richer,fuller, louder etc. It gave me a nice smile to see just how good TrueHD can sound when the receiver decodes it.


I say go for it!

This is the first stand alone player IMO that functions like a product thats been around awhile, and should satisfy you quite nicely.