Sony BDP-S300 (features info)

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by Jodi

Will the BDP-S300 have the very same digital AND analog outputs as the BDP-S1? The digital outputs are great for DTS and Dolby Digital Surround, but I would like it if the S300 had a pair of stereo analog outputs for playing back SD DVDs of TV shows that are mixed in 2.0 stereo.

Jodi

All BLU-RAY players have analog left and right stereo outputs. All manufactories have to place this on all BLU-RAY players since many people don’t have surround systems and they need these jacks to hook the BLU-RAY player directly to a older HDTV display that does not have HDMI. Also some people have old 2 channel stereo systems that require the stereo analog output since they have not invested in a surround system yet. Yes the S300 will have at least one digital output and most likely two. I do not know when pictures will appear. When pictures appear then we will know for sure if there is two or just one digital outputs, etc. I am sure some people would like 7.1 channel analog output for advanced content.
All you need to connect any BLU-RAY player every made is an old 480I TV or display with a composite video input with at least one audio input. That would be a waste of money on a BLU-RAY player to connect to a non HDTV TV.. One can go buy a cheap 30 inch widescreen CRT HDTV TV at Walmart with HDMI for $448 to get around 720P quality. A 27 inch CRT non widescreen HDTV can be purchases at Walmart for $349. So most likely most people purchasing BLU-RAY players will be hooking up to a HDTV display with at least a component input for 720P or 1080I quality.