The best HD image quality available.

After one look you'll know-this is as good as it gets. Blu-ray Disc's Full HD 1080p resolution produces over 2 million pixels per frame to produce a razor-sharp picture with unmatched depth and clarity. That's 6x better picture resolution than DVD.


BD-Live for unlimited bonus content

BD-Live technology allows you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more. And with Bonus View, you can enjoy "picture-in-picture" capability with select Blu-ray titles.


Unsurpassed capacity

Blu-ray has 5x more storage capacity than DVD. This provides more space for content and higher quality video and audio.


HD sound that Hollywood intended

For your listening pleasure, enjoy up to 7.1 channels of lossless HD audio. By taking advantage of the latest HD audio surround formats like Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio, Blu-ray Disc creates the feeling of a state-of-the-art movie theater in your living room.


It still plays your DVDs

The BDP-S500 Blu-ray Disc player will play your standard DVD collection without a problem. And with built-in 1080p video upscaling, they'll look even better.


More bits

In the digital world, picture quality is not just about resolution, but also about bit rates. DVDs have a maximum video bit rate of about 10 megabits per second (Mbps). In comparison, Blu-ray Disc is capable of video bitrates up to an incredible 40 Mbps. The bottom line, higher bitrates allow for the least amount of data compression for HD video that looks closest to the original video source.