Sony Europe today announced its intention to release 3D Blu-ray Disc players, though it was silent on two crucial details: when and how much they will cost.
Sony took the wraps off the BDP-S470 at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and today added the BDP-S570 to the line-up. They’ll go on sale in the US this month for $200 and $250, respectively. That’s the equivalent of £129 and £161 here – but tax and so on will inevitably mean we pay more than that.
The two players have plenty in common: in addition to 3D, they do BD Live, DLNA, 1080p playback and all the usual Blu-ray audio options.
The S570 has some key features absent from the S470: Wi-Fi on board, 1GB of storage and Sony’s noise reduction tech designed to make internet-sourced video look better than its resolution would suggest.
We mention DLNA and 3D, but Sony confessed that both will not be available immediately, the two technologies requiring firmware updates in due course. So 3D support won’t arrive until the summer, it said.
