SONY delays Blu-Ray Player to October !!! - Blu-ray Forum

JimPullan · 06-30-2006, 03:12 PM

Well, forum members, it's official . . . SONY sent emails to all its dealers (which I am one) notifying us that the introduction of the Sony Blu-Ray BDP-S1 has been delayed until mid to late October 2006. It was a one sentence email, not containing any reasoning for this delay. Now I sit with pre-orders from customers 'expecting' product fulfillment in August. I guess I'll have to put on my PR cap and do my rug dance to all these customers now or substitute and switch them to the Samsung unit for August fulfillment. Way to go SONY !!!!!

However, all is not lost. It certainly appears that this delay may have some positive aspects to it, correcting and improving the Player, making sure it is pristine at its launch. If this is so, then the delay is justified and we the consumer (and reseller) will benefit. One thing is critical to its successful launch and that is 'not to miss' the Holiday Season, and the excited buyer at that time. If they happen to postpone to the first quarter 2007, we will not see any price reduction occur until the late summer or fall, following SONY recovering their R&D monies, which will always occur first. As I get intelligence information from SONY, I'll pass it on here to my fellow forum members, provided it is not confidential information, not for the general public.

Jim Pullan
Audio Excellence
Ocala, FL

JTK · 06-30-2006, 03:19 PM

Good.

You shouldn't have any problems with reasonable customers. Naturally, you'll probably have a few ass clowns that'll give you grief. Some people just aren't rational or fair. You'll just have to deal with them or get rid of them, I guess.

I thought this was already confirmed news, but thanks for this confirmation in any event.

This is a good delay. Get the products on the same page, get these discs fixed, and have a solidified launch come October. Get these beta test like bumps that have happened now fixed up and have a "real" launc in October.

If they do launch this stuff in October and that above criteria has not been met (in other words, the delay was not used to full benefits...) then to quote the immortal Keith Jackson: "Whooooooooah Nelly!"

hmurchison · 06-30-2006, 03:40 PM

That is unfortunate. However I this this damn near guarantees Sony's product hits the ground running.

Hopefully by Oct we'll have some SL discs that use VC-1 or AVC.

vick vega · 06-30-2006, 03:44 PM

Good I got rid of my order for the Samsung, hopefully by the time Sony comes out they will have the movies on dual-layer and the hdmi upgrades sorted out and implemented.

Psiweaver · 06-30-2006, 03:54 PM

I really hope that this means HDMI 1.3 will be in the player.

JTK · 06-30-2006, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psiweaver

I really hope that this means HDMI 1.3 will be in the player.

Honestly, there will be no excuses if there isn't.

At that rate, I still believe the HD audio codecs should also be included in this player, the Panny player, and especially the Elite player. That's what > $1000 a pop should get you.

At the very least, firmware upgradeable all the way.

Beyond that, of course, I have to agree with this statement 100 percent:

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmurchison

That is unfortunate. However I this this damn near guarantees Sony's product hits the ground running.

Hopefully by Oct we'll have some SL discs that use VC-1 or AVC.

Again, they had damned well better be.

It doesn't matter how awesome the hardware and the players are, or how awesome the specs on paper are...they have to USE it.

Make it happen.

Psiweaver · 06-30-2006, 07:00 PM

what matters is how good it looks to my eyes.

JTK · 06-30-2006, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psiweaver

what matters is how good it looks to my eyes.

Of course. First and foremost.

zombie · 06-30-2006, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psiweaver

what matters is how good it looks to my eyes.

Actually what matter is how good it looks to MY eyes. j/k.

BTBuck1 · 06-30-2006, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psiweaver

I really hope that this means HDMI 1.3 will be in the player.

Apparently Sony has already stated that they are too far along with the development of the player to include 1.3, it requires a different chip set unlike previous HDMI upgrades that can be done via HDMI. They are using the extra time to work on the players software apparently.

Psiweaver · 07-01-2006, 05:58 PM

Well lets hope that it comes out looking crisp with very nice picture quality.

BTBuck1 · 07-01-2006, 06:02 PM

The demo unit at SOny STyle IMO blew everything i have seen "HD-Wise" out of the water. But then i guess demo footage is intended to do that.

70" QUALIA + BDPs1 = 4tW!!!

06-30-2006, 03:12 PM	#1
JimPullan Senior Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Ocala, FL	SONY delays Blu-Ray Player to October !!! Well, forum members, it's official . . . SONY sent emails to all its dealers (which I am one) notifying us that the introduction of the Sony Blu-Ray BDP-S1 has been *delayed until mid to late October 2006. It was a one sentence email, not containing any reasoning for this delay. Now I sit with pre-orders from customers 'expecting' product fulfillment in August. I guess I'll have to put on my PR cap and do my rug dance to all these customers now or substitute and switch them to the Samsung unit for August fulfillment. Way to go SONY !!!!! However, all is not lost. It certainly appears that this delay may have some positive aspects to it, correcting and improving the Player, making sure it is pristine at its launch. If this is so, then the delay is justified and we the consumer (and reseller) will benefit. One thing is critical to its successful launch and that is 'not to miss' the Holiday Season, and the excited buyer at that time. If they happen to postpone to the first quarter 2007, we will not see any price reduction occur until the late summer or fall, following SONY recovering their R&D monies, which will always occur first. As I get intelligence information from SONY, I'll pass it on here to my fellow forum members, provided it is not confidential information, not for the general public. Jim Pullan Audio Excellence Ocala, FL Last edited by JimPullan; 06-30-2006 at 08:13 PM.*

06-30-2006, 03:44 PM	#4
vick vega Banned Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	good for the delay Good I got rid of my order for the Samsung, hopefully by the time Sony comes out they will have the movies on dual-layer and the hdmi upgrades sorted out and implemented.

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06-30-2006, 03:19 PM	#2
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	Good. You shouldn't have any problems with reasonable customers. Naturally, you'll probably have a few ass clowns that'll give you grief. Some people just aren't rational or fair. You'll just have to deal with them or get rid of them, I guess. I thought this was already confirmed news, but thanks for this confirmation in any event. This is a good delay. Get the products on the same page, get these discs fixed, and have a solidified launch come October. Get these beta test like bumps that have happened now fixed up and have a "real" launc in October. If they do launch this stuff in October and that above criteria has not been met (in other words, the delay was not used to full benefits...) then to quote the immortal Keith Jackson: "Whooooooooah Nelly!"

06-30-2006, 03:40 PM	#3
hmurchison Banned Member since:Aug 2004 Location:Seaattle	That is unfortunate. However I this this damn near guarantees Sony's product hits the ground running. Hopefully by Oct we'll have some SL discs that use VC-1 or AVC.

06-30-2006, 03:54 PM	#5
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	I really hope that this means HDMI 1.3 will be in the player.

06-30-2006, 07:00 PM	#7
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	what matters is how good it looks to my eyes.

07-01-2006, 05:58 PM	#11
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	Well lets hope that it comes out looking crisp with very nice picture quality.

07-01-2006, 06:02 PM	#12
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	The demo unit at SOny STyle IMO blew everything i have seen "HD-Wise" out of the water. But then i guess demo footage is intended to do that. 70" QUALIA + BDPs1 = 4tW!!!

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