DVD upscaling: Sony BDP-S350 compared to PS3 vs. S560

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Originally Posted by skatalite

I currently have a BDP-S350 and a 42-inch 720p Samsung plasma. In September, I'll be getting a 50-inch 1080p Samsung plasma and a new BD player. Question I have is which would execute upscaling the best, especially in relation to the larger, higher-def screen I'll be watching movies on?

- With the PS3 Slim coming out, the lower price point and bitstream/decoding options make it a solid contender. I've read the upscaling isn't the best, but this always seems to be compared to the Oppo. Too bad I don't care for some of the Oppo's features, or else I'd be game for the $500 player.

- The S560 is a new BD player, so it might be hard to talk about its upscaling efforts. But if anyone has input, I'm open ears.

- On my 42-inch 720p plasma, the S350 does beautifully with upscaling. I sit roughly 5 to 6 feet away from the screen. "Sweeney Todd" upscaled looks surprisingly stunning.

So, for a 50-inch 1080 plasma, from 5 five away, would a PS3's or S560's upscaling be just as good, if not better, as what I'm getting with my current setup? And, which device would win out: The PS3 or the S560?

Thanks!

I currently have the S350 and will soon be returning it and purchasing the SLIM PS3.

With the recent confirmed news that the SLIM PS3 will be able to bitstream codecs, The SLIM version will have faster loading time, WI-FI capability and identical PQ as the S560. Upscaling wise, picture quality should be identical to S560 because I have seen the S360 and compared it to my 80g PS3, it looks identical. The S560 is basically a S360 with some upgrade ability such as WI-FI and I believe extra audio inputs.

Just by looking at the specification sheet on the S560 I do not see any kind of advantage it has over the Slim PS3 with the exception of maybe price. But for the extra money, the Slim PS3 will be very hard to beat unless the S560 is in the $150 range. JMO.