Sony BDP-N460 Blu-ray Player Reviewed
- By: Adrienne Maxwell,
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The newest addition to Sony's Blu-ray line is a Profile 2.0 player that offers a wide variety of Internet-based media options. Its $249.99 MSRP puts it at the lower end of the price spectrum for Sony players. We have not performed a hands-on review of the BDP-N460, but here is an overview of the player's features. As a Profile 2.0 player, the BDP-N460 supports BonusView/picture-in-picture playback and BD-Live Web functionality, and it offers both onboard decoding and bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Via its network connection, the player provides access to numerous online media platforms: Netflix and Amazon VOD, YouTube, Slacker Radio, Sony Pictures Television, Blip.tv, Wired, and more.
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In terms of video connections, the BDP-N460 offers HDMI, component video, and composite video outputs (no S-video). This player supports both 1080p/60 and 1080p/24 output resolutions via HDMI. The only picture adjustment is the ability to choose between three preset picture modes (standard, brighter room, and theater room). Audio outputs include HDMI, optical and coaxial digital, and two-channel analog. As I mentioned, the BDP-N460 has onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, and it also passes these high-resolution audio formats in their native bitstream form over HDMI, for your A/V receiver to decode. The player lacks multichannel analog audio outputs, so the only way to pass decoded high-resolution audio formats is via HDMI. Audio adjustments include A/V lip sync and an audio filter (sharp or slow) for analog signals.
The BDP-N460's disc drive supports BD, DVD, CD audio, AVCHD, MP3, and JPEG playback. The back panel features an Ethernet port for Web connectivity and firmware updates; this player does not have the built-in 802.11n wireless connectivity found on the BDP-S560, but you can add the optional Linksys Wireless Ethernet Bridge. The BDP-N460 also lacks internal memory, so the addition of an external storage device is required to download BD-Live features; a back-panel USB port is provided for this purpose. A second, front-panel USB port supports photo playback, but not digital music or movie playback. The player lacks advanced control ports, such as RS-232 or IR.
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I had a question, i have a Onkyo Home Theater system that has 7.1 channels output. It does not have HDMI ports but has Optical and coaxial outputs. In your review you had said it outputs advanced audio codecs only using HDMI. So can i not get these audio output using a Optical outputs. Your help would be greatly appreciated as if it does not stream high codecs using optical output then i might have to go with LG BD390.
I have this player. It's awesome. I also have a 7.1 Onkyo receiver and yes, you can use the optical digital output on the Sony to connect to an optical input on the Onkyo. This is a really nice machine. The streaming quality is great and the disc quality is even better. I don't see the lack of memory as an issue, I used an old usb drive I had laying around and it works just fine. Personally, I'm glad it has an ethernet port on it, the hard wired connection is 100mbs compared to the 54mbs (at best) of the WiFi. I don't think that wireless is fast enough to keep up with HD streaming video (until the wireless n standard becomes widely accepted). Hope this helps.
I have this player. It's awesome. I also have a 7.1 Onkyo receiver and yes, you can use the optical digital output on the Sony to connect to an optical input on the Onkyo. This is a really nice machine. The streaming quality is great and the disc quality is even better. I don't see the lack of memory as an issue, I used an old usb drive I had laying around and it works just fine. Personally, I'm glad it has an ethernet port on it, the hard wired connection is 100mbs compared to the 54mbs (at best) of the WiFi. I don't think that wireless is fast enough to keep up with HD streaming video (until the wireless n standard becomes widely accepted). Hope this helps.
A good player overall, but according to Woya.com, BDP-S570 and LG BD-590 are better alternatives. See http://www.woya.com/products/sony_bdpn460_bluray_disc_player_black_1357389 for details.
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