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Sony BDPS550
84 reviews
Jun, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 84 reviews of Sony BDPS550. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 3.7/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) for all reviews. Reviewers really like the size and design. The price and usability are also mentioned favorably, but many are negative about the reliability.
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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the Sony BDPS550 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.
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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony BDPS550
alaTest has collected and analyzed 68 user reviews of Sony BDPS550 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the size and design. The price and usability are also appreciated, whereas many are less positive about the reliability.
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94% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Jun, 2025
Expert review by (channel5.com)
Sony BDP-S550
A Blu-ray Profile 2.0 player supporting BD-ROM/R/RE, AVC-HD and almost all flavours of DVD and CD. Internal HD sound decoding for 7.1 channel analogue output and digital up to DTS-HD Master Audio via HDMI. The good For literally years, the only budget...
An impressive and affordable introduction to the world of Blu-ray – only home cinema freaks will need to spend more. Sony BDP-S550 is tagged with Sony BDP-S550, Sony and Blu-Ray player. Select a tag (Sony BDP-S550, for example) to find everything on...
Apr, 2009
Expert review by : Matthew Moskovciak (cnet.com)
Sony BDP-S550 review: Sony BDP-S550
Sony BDP-S550
Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; Profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, plus bit-stream output; 7.1 analog-audio outputs; 1GB USB drive included in box.
PlayStation 3 may still offer a better value for some buyers; competing players offer more features or lower prices.
The Sony BDP-S550 offers excellent image quality and a solid feature set, but only consider it if you need the multichannel analog outputs.
Nov, 2008
Expert review by : Matthew Moskovciak (cnet.com.au)
Sony BDP-S550 review: Sony BDP-S550
Sony BDP-S550
Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; Profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, plus bit-stream output; 7.1 analog-audio outputs; 1GB USB drive included in box.
PlayStation 3 may still offer a better value for some buyers; competing players offer more features or lower prices.
The Sony BDP-S550 offers excellent image quality and a solid feature set, but only consider it if you need the multichannel analog outputs.
Nov, 2008
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