Sony will release next month in Japan the BDP-S5100 and the BDP-S1100 Blu-ray disc players, both offering a polyhedron, stylish design, fast start-ups and support a wide variety of audio and video formats. The BDP-S5100 supports playback of Blu-ray Video, Blu-ray 3D content as well as DVD video content, while the BDP-S1100 has been limited to playback just 2D BD Video and DVD. The players have codecs essential to playback MPEG-1 Video / PS, MPEG-2 Video / PS, TS, MPEG-4, MPEG-4 AVC, WMV9, AVCHD Ver2.0 (AVCHD Progressive), Motion JPEG, 3gpp/3gpp2, Quick Time and Matroska videos, along with FLAC audio files. In addition, the BDP-S5100 supports SA-CD audio.

By setting "Quick Start-up Mode", the BD players can be ready to use only 3 seconds after being powered up.

By setting "Quick Start-up Mode", the BD players can be ready to use only 3 seconds after being powered up. In addition, they have access to entertainment content through the Sony Entertainment Network. Also, those smart devices can be used as a remote control.

The BDP-S5100 additionally features "TV SideView" for the first time. The free application enables you to enjoy internet movies by using a smartphone or tablet.



The BDP-S5100 also offers WLAN connectivity.

Estimated prices for the BDP-S5100 and the BDP-S1100 are ¥20,000 and ¥14,000, respectively.

Model		BDP-S5100	BDP-S1100
Supported formats	Video	BD-ROM (Blu-ray 3D) BD-ROM (2D)	BD-ROM (2D)
		DVD video DVD-VR (CPRM compatible)
		MPEG-1 Video / PS MPEG-2 Video / PS, TS MPEG-4 MPEG-4 AVC WMV9 AVCHD Ver2.0 (AVCHD 3D/Progressive) Motion JPEG 3gpp/3gpp2 Quick Time Matroska	MPEG-1 Video / PS MPEG-2 Video / PS, TS MPEG-4 MPEG-4 AVC WMV9 AVCHD Ver2.0 (AVCHD Progressive) Motion JPEG 3gpp/3gpp2 Quick Time Matroska
	Photo	JPEG PNG GIF MPO	JPEG PNG GIF
	Audio	CD SA-CD MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) AAC / HE-AAC WMA9 Standard LPCM FLAC	CD MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) AAC / HE-AAC WMA9 Standard LPCM FLAC
Inputs and outputs		HDMI output: x1 [1080 60p/24p support] Digital audio output (coaxial): x1 USB ports: x2 LAN (100): x1	HDMI output: x1 [1080 60p/24p support] Digital audio output (coaxial): x1 USB ports: x1 LAN (100): x1
Power		AC100V, 50/60Hz
Network-related functions		Built-in wireless LAN, Sony Room Link (client), TV SideView, Gracenote	-
Power consumption		About 14W	About 8.8W
Standby power consumption		About 0.15W	About 0.2W
Dimensions (height × depth width ×)		About 360 × 43 × 199mm (including protrusions) About 360 × 43 × 194mm (excluding protrusions)	About 290 × 43 × 199mm (including protrusions) About 290 × 43 × 193mm (excluding protrusions)
Weight		About 1.3kg	About 1.1kg