Introduction

You know that new hi-fi technology has finally reached the commodity stage when you can get a basic model on the cheap. Sony’s latest Blu-ray player is the BDP-S580, and at $199.99, it even is 3D-capable. It replaces the well-reviewed BDP-S570 which was a favorite among the Secrets staff. Does the S580 improve upon the S570? How did it perform on our new Blu-ray HDMI Benchmark tests? Read on to find out.