Positives:
- Thin, light and tidy processed.
- Fast startup and very fast start of all video materials.
- Smooth, fast drive (also in AVCHD mode), with superior error correction.
- Very good picture quality in BR and DVD operation. Good deinterlacing.
- Good (cross-bar) menu navigation with very good browser.
-. Numerous Einstellmöglichekten including AV synchronization.
- Supports RGB color space and 12-Bit Deep Color output.
- Supports multiple SD and HD formats File.
- Optical and electrical SPDIF output.
- Supports 5.1 SA-CD via HDMI.
- Easy to read, dimmable display.
- LAN (WLAN and optional), with Gracenote access. (Not tested.)
- Access to various online video server. (Not tested.)
- Very good and simple remote control that can control TV from other brands.
- Despite fans very, very quiet.
- Very reasonable price.
Neutral:
- Noise reduction of bad video material works well, but overall something few video controller.
- Very good analog stereo sound quality, but no analog 5.1 output.
- Supports MKV container, but not all AV combinations.
- Quick Start (3 seconds) available, but unnecessary and current eating.
- Supports virtually all USB memory, but only in FAT32 format.
- DLNA Streaming announced but not yet available.
- Manual useful, but here and there unhelpful.
- Two USB ports, but without cover.
- Controllable with the right app via iPhone.
Negatives:
- No GOTO function in playback mode of video file.
At its very reasonable price provides the S370 a great value. In particular, the image quality, the almost non-existent noise, fast and very fault-tolerant drive, and the many supported video formats are real highlights. (A Sony player, the WMV9, DivX HD and MKV is happening? Hard to believe.) Its big brother, so the S470 also offers support for 3D material.
From the recently tried out by me "Bluetech bru-hdm50" NoName Player to Sony are worlds apart in a positive way. The additional cost is more than justified. Owners of Sony TVs that support Bravia Sync, also benefiting from some nice additional features. So you can let go down the player, for example by turning off the TV at the same time.
A test of the S370 with detailed measurement results can be found in the audiovisual 04/10.
