The BDP-S1 supports 1080p through its HDMI connector, MPEG2, MPEG4-AVC and VC1. For users without a 1080p capable television, the player can fall back to 1080i with component cables. And as expected from a player that rings in this price class, it also upscales regular DVDs to 1080p over the HDMI connector.

The player also supports BD-ROM, AVC-HD and DVD playback on DVD/DVD+R/+RW media. A firmware update will be available in 2007 which allow the BDP-S1 to play BD-R/RE media.


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