Product Comparison: Sony BDP-S490 vs Sony BDP-S4100

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Sony BDP-S490 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player (Old model)

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General Specifications

Brand

Sony

Model

BDP-S490

BDP-S4100

Origin

China

About the Product

Dim the lights, put on your 3D glasses and lose yourself in the Full HD 3D experience. Whether it’s a 3D or 2D Blu-ray Disc movie, a DVD box set or a video streamed from the Internet, this is entertainment at its magical, immersive best.

If you’ve got a 3D TV, you’ll want to play the latest 3D movies in the highest quality. A 3D Blu‐ray DiscTM player from Sony is fully compatible with the latest 3D Blu‐ray standards and is the only way to enjoy the growing number of 3D movie releases in Full High Definition 1080p quality.

Key Specs

Smart Capable

Yes

Maximum Video Resolution

1080 p

Wi-Fi Built-in

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Sony BDP-S490 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player (Old model)

I can stream HD content without any buffering. Hooks up with my computer at a breeze.
Packed with features such as 3D, HD and will upscale your DVD's to near-HD quality too.
It also seems to stream video flawlessly from my Windows Home Server via DLNA, including HD content without any problem at all
Excellent sound and video quality HD player.
It's a good package and makes it extremely easy to rent films in HD, and far better than Sky's Box Office where the picture quality of a lot of their films are very subpar.

Sony BDP-S4100 Smart 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

Excellent picture quality when upscaling DVDs to full HD. The upscaled picture is pin sharp, with no motion artifacts/blur, and the colours are very nice.
Excellent 2D Blu-ray picture quality, with noticeably richer more vibrant colours for a given source compared to my older player
Easily convers your HD television into a a Smart Television.
So far I have used Netflix and iPlayer and both have worked easily, were fast and played back video in HD.
This is a really good player with excellent picture quality and rather sleek looking too.

Size & Weight

Height

1.65 in.

1.7 in.

Width

16.9 in.

14.2 in.

Depth

7.8 in.

Weight

3.3 lbs.

2.87 lbs.

Features

Disc Loading Type

Tray

Compatible Disc Formats

BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Super Audio CD

Pre-Installed Services & Apps

Web Browser, YouTube

YouTube, Web Browser, Netflix, LOVEFiLM

Supported Formats

BD Video, DVD Video, AVCHD, Xvid, WMV9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MKV, WMV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, MPO

MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Xvid, MPEG4 AVC (H.264), VC1, WMV9, Motion JPEG, AVI, MP4, MKV, AVCHD, JPEG, PNG, GIF, MPO

Built-in Audio Decoders

DTS-HD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, DTS Neo:6, AAC, LPCM

MP3, AAC, WMA9, LPCM, FLAC, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS, DTS Neo:6, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus

USB Port(s)

Ethernet Port(s)

Yes

Controls

Remote control, Media Remote app

Remote control, TV SideView app

Extras

3D playback capability

3D playback capability, Internet Streaming

USB Port(s)
Ethernet Port(s)

What customers say about "Features"

Sony BDP-S490 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player (Old model)

I have watched standard blu ray, 3D blu ray and DVD films and the picture quality is outstanding in all.
This is a great 3D Blu Ray player, looks sleek and performs exceptionally.
This is a good player. Very easy to set up and use. First test was a R1 disc which it played no problem, and then a Blu Ray which would not play on my old player and again no problems.
Lot's of apps there from YouTube to BBC iPlayer. It also has a load of 3D demonstration stuff which we have used a number of times to demonstrate our 3D TV to friends.
I have tried Blu-Rays and 3D Blu-Rays through it and the work fantastically.

Sony BDP-S4100 Smart 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

The 3D element is really good - better than the majority of films that carry this effect.
This Blu-ray player is superb, it is extremely easy to set-up (has a quick start guide on first boot) and I was up and running in no time.
It has everything you really would need such as Netflix, YouTube, Lovefilm etc.
It's a great 3d bluray player, and great netflix/lovefilm streamer..
Another clever option is that you can pair your smart phone with the player thus enabling you to quickly search and control You Tube for example from your mobile device.

Outputs

HDMI

Optical Digital Audio

Coaxial Digital Audio

What customers say about "Outputs"

Sony BDP-S490 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player (Old model)

I have a Sony combo DVD/Home Cinema system and I connected this player up to it using optical and 5.1 works great.
Picture quality is excellent for dvds and Blu-ray and the HDMI sound into my amp is a big improvement.
Really pleased that it does, not many blu ray players under £100 have optical out, it was a must for me.
The main reason for the purchase was price and the ability to play movies over the LAN from my PC.
I plugged it into the mains and used an HDMI cable to connect it to my AV receiver. You can plug HDMI directly into your TV if preferred.

Sony BDP-S4100 Smart 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

The main connection source is HDMI which is fine as nowadays most TVs have a HDMI port.
Supports DLNA streaming from a network storage device, which worked very well with my NAS.
USB key has read all films, music and photos so far.
There is also a USB socket on the front where you can attach any portable hard drive or even USB key to save content to.
You have an HDMI out, Optical Out and Network socket. The remote comes with batteries.

Accessories

Included With Unit

Remote control

Remote control, AA batteries

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications