Region A / Profile BD-Live(2.0)

Video: Video Resolution: 1080p/24p DVD upscaling: 1080p Audio: HDMI output: 7.1 Analog output: 2.0 Media: Blu-ray / DVD / CD	Other: HDMI version: 1.3 Ethernet: Yes Release Date: October, 2009
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Released in October of 2009, the BDP-N460 from Sony was an attempt to catch up with LG, Panasonic, and Samsung who all offered Blu-ray Players with Online Streaming Media Services. It is a Profile 2.0 player that comes with a range of streaming features and with a lower price than most Sony Blu-ray Players. This combination, along with the fact that it is Sony, so you know the Video and Audio quality will be high, makes for an appealing product.

• Instantly stream thousands of movies, videos and music from an ever-growing list of over 25 content providers including Netflix, Slacker Radio, YouTube and more.
• Full HD 1080p Output
• DVD Upscaling via HDMI technology: DVD Upscaling via HDMI makes your existing standard DVDs look better on your HDTV by upscaling them to near HD quality.
• Dolby TrueHD and dts HD: In the past, most audio codecs used compression that actually removes some sound data to transmit audio from the disc to the audio circuitry. This means that what you hear is a subset of the original audio. However, newer formats allow the audio to be compressed but not discarded, allowing the original audio to come through once it’s been decoded. This player allows you to stream the audio out via HDMI to a capable receiver for maximum compatibility with high end receivers.
• BD-Live Technology allows you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more. And with Bonus View, you can enjoy “picture-in-picture” capability with select Blu-ray titles. External memory (sold separately) is required.
• Quick Start Mode: Quick Start Mode lets you begin operating your Sony Blu-ray Disc player approximately six seconds from the time it’s powered on.
• Bonus View feature provides “picture-in-picture” capability with select Blu-ray Disc titles–useful for viewing director or actor commentary while the movie plays.
• BRAVIA Sync technology lets you enjoy the convenience of one remote control to operate and control all your compatible home entertainment devices. It utilizes the HDMI CEC function to easily turn on and control your compatible HDMI-connected components without having to use multiple remote controls.
• 24p True Cinema technology lets you watch films at their intended 24 fps (frames per second)–the way movies are shot and mastered–so you can enjoy cinematic picture quality.
• Precision Cinema HD Upscale circuitry delivers accurate and vivid images with clarity and detail that are faithful to the source–whether film or video (upscaled image quality will vary). This circuitry uses advanced conversion and processing to detect image changes at the pixel level, rather than at the level of whole scan lines. Additionally, separate algorithms are used to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are free from motion artifacts.
• Emmy-Award Winning Xross Media Bar Interface: Sony’s exclusive xross media bar user interface makes it simple and intuitive to navigate television menus, controls, and user settings.
• Easy Wi-Fi setup: In addition to a built-in Ethernet port, the BDP-N460 includes built-in software that makes it easy to connect this player to your existing wireless network by pairing the optional Linksys Wireless Ethernet Bridge (WET-610N) to connect to your home router (each sold separately). Or you can use the built-in Ethernet port to use a wired connection.

The design of the BDP-N460 is slim with a front glossy black front panel. The front panel itself is a very clean and clutter free. To the right of the player there are the Play and Stop Buttons. Above this you will find the eject button. On the left is the power button. The LCD display is right center and easy to see with large white lettering.


The display is small but you should have no trouble seeing it. For those who do not like the display to be seen it has a nice feature where it can be dimmed or even turned off. The discs loading tray is found by flipping open the front front panel. A USB Port is located right below the controls on the right of the player. You should not have any issues access this USB Port. However, all other connections are located on the back of the player. This includes another USB Port, but this time the port is recessed into the player. It is encompass by black plastic and has just a small opening but probably will not allow for larger USB drives.



There is a HDMI output, a Composite output, and Component outputs to for video connection. The BDP-N460 supports both 1080p/60 and 1080p/24 outputs via the HDMI connection. This connection will give you the best possible picture when playing back Blu-ray Discs and DVDs. Playback of both Blu-ray and DVD disc is very good on the BDP-N460. Other, more expensive Blu-ray Players may produce higher quality images compared to the BDP-N460, but you will have to pay $300 or $400 more for these players. Considering this, the BDP-N460 performs very well and you should not have any complaints regarding video quality.



Audio connection for the BDP-N460 are the HDMI Output, 2.0ch analog Outputs, and Digital Audio Outputs (Coaxial, Optical). The player has internal audio decoding for Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio. It can transfer these high resolution audio formats in their native bitstream form over a HDMI cable so your Audio/Video receiver can decode them. Unfortunately, the BDP-N460 does not have multi-channel analog outputs. Therefore, the only way to transfer high resolution audio formats is with a HDMI connection.



Beside video and audio connections, the player has an Ethernet connection found on the back. Once connected to the internet you can access a number of Online Streaming Media Services for movies, videos, music, photos, news, etc. It has an ever growing list of over 25 online content providers such as Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, Slacker Radio, YouTube and many more. While it does not have built in wireless capability, it does have built in software that will make it easy for you to connect the player to your wireless network. This requires purchasing a Linksys Wireless Ethernet Bridge (WET-610N). (Please note, even though Sony says it has built in software to make this process easy, installing a wireless bridge can be a difficult undertaking.)





An internet connection will also allow you to access any BD-Live content found on sound Blu-ray Discs. There is no internal memory on the BDP-N460, so you will need external memory in the form of a USB drive in order to download any material.