Sony Shipping Two New Blu-ray Players in Europe

Sony said Thursday that it will begin shipping its latest Blu-ray disc player in October, the BDP-S500 in Europe, the higher-end cousin to its BDP-S300 model which will also be shipping in the region. The S300 will retail for £399 (599 euros) while the S500 would retail for £599 (899 euros). The players come bundled with the Spiderman trilogy in the UK, Sony said.

Among the features included are 1080p upscaling, 24p True Cinema, support for the x.v.Color standard, and HDMI. The S500 adds HDMI 1.3 and Dolby and DTS-HD1 sound. " "Blu-ray is taking off, and the BDP-S300 player is designed to give many more people a way of joining the party in style," Sony Europe Home Entertainment chief Hiro Shinohara said in a statement.