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Jan 10, 2012

Sony Now Makes a Portable Blu-ray Player. Why?

I'm sure there are 3.5 people out there who will put Sony's portable Blu-ray player to great use. It has a 9-inch screen, 4.5 hours of battery life, and 1080p output via HDMI. But for the rest of us, The Sony SX910 is an extremely niche-y, borderline unnecessary piece of tech.

99.99% of us would be better served with a tablet and a Netflix account, because Blu-ray's 1080p resolution is basically wasted on a screen so small. But I sort of get it. Hypothetically there is a Blu-ray enthusiast out there who also spends a lot of time on the road, and really doesn't want to waste their time obtaining digital or DVD copies of movies they already own.

The Portable Blu-ray player will be available this Spring.

11 comments:

  1. Alex D.January 10, 2012 at 4:33 AM

    Its an alright idea but price, and the fact that most of the world has blu-ray compatible laptops will keep a lot of people away.

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  2. OutcastJanuary 10, 2012 at 4:48 AM

    I pretty much agree with you but I mean, that battery life is far from great so I know I'd definitely give buying it a miss! I can't see this doing particularly well either in all honesty.

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  3. NayNaySIXXJanuary 10, 2012 at 5:53 AM

    Seems useless actually lol!

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  4. NingenJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:48 AM

    back in the day there were portable dvd-players which could be powered by car, I never had one. That's sad.

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  5. CharlieJanuary 10, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Eh, personally this tech enthusiast will not be pursuing this item from Sony. For their sake, I hope someone does.

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  6. OwnyourstylenowJanuary 10, 2012 at 10:18 AM

    Mh, handy.. I'm still searching for a new portable dvd player. Maybe this is my love?

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  7. Heaven.January 10, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    Kind of pointless.

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  8. The OffenderJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:12 AM

    Cool, but like you said a laptop would be a much better investment.

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  9. TrainerJanuary 11, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    I'm following. As you say a Tablet PC should be a better option than this, no one carries blu-rays.

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  10. AtleyJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    a stand alone product is great because it does not kill battery life on your laptop/ I phone/pad , so it has a use.

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  11. Lord PhrozenJanuary 11, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    Watch BDs on a 9-inch screen? What's the point? Watching on a portable DVD player would yield the same result. BDs are for HD monitors and TVs, not for tiny screens.

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