Sony BDP-BX59 Datasheet

Brand: Sony

Model: BDP-BX59

Category: Blu-Ray players

Type: Datasheet

Sony BDP-BX59: Experience a world of entertainment with stunning 3D Blu-ray playback, wireless streaming of movies, music, and more. Enjoy vibrant Full HD 1080p visuals and immersive audio with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. Easily navigate content and control your entertainment using the free Sony Media Remote app on your smartphone or tablet. Connect to your home network via built-in Wi-Fi and access a wide range of online content including Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, and Hulu Plus.

Wirelessly stream movies, TV shows, music and more, even in 3D

Enjoy Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc™ playback

and your favorites from

Netix®, YouTube®, Pandora®, Hulu Plus™ and more.

Easily navigate

and control your entertainment experience with your iPad®, iPhone® or

compatible Android™ phone using the free Sony “Media remote” app.

Blu-ray Disc™ player

Bullets

• Built-in Wi-Fi®

• Stream Netix®, YouTube®, Pandora® ,HuluPlus™ & more

• Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc™ 3D playbackwith 2D to 3D conversion

• Sony Media Remote App for iPhone®/iPad® & Android™ phones

• Multi-room Music with Party Streaming™ Mode

• Quick Start/Load to watch movies faster than ever

• Enjoy music, photos and video via dual USB slots

• Socialize™ what you watch over Facebook and Twitter

• Wirelesslystream photos, videos and music with DLNA®

• “Throw” your music & photos from your Sony Tablet™

• Experience HD sound with Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD.

• Access and search detailed movie info with Gracenote®

Features

The ease of built-in Wi-Fi®

Easily connect to the internet through your home's wireless broadband network.

Sony Entertainment Network

Instantly stream a wide variety of online movies, videos, TV shows, and music from Netix®,

YouTube®, Pandora®, HuluPlus™ and more.

Make movies more stunning.

Enjoy 3D Blu-ray Disc™ movies in Full HD 1080p and upscale the visual quality of DVDs to near

HD quality. The 2D to 3D conversion feature allows your DVDs or Blu-ray Disc™ movies to be

automatically converted into 3D for playback on your 3D TV.

Remote control by tablet or smartphone.

With the free Sony Media RemoteTM app enjoy a full Qwerty keyboard and movie information

search capabilities on your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, AndroidTM phone or Sony TabletTM.

Multi-room music with Party Streaming™ Mode

Wirelessly stream music throughout the home to Sony Wireless Network speakers.

Get it started fast.

Quick Start/Quick Load lets you enjoy your movies within seconds.

Life, easily shared.

Bring your favorite videos, photos and music to your TV with dual USB inputs.

Socialize™ while you watch TV.

Socialize™ what you watch over Facebook and Twitter.

All access to other devices.

Using DLNA® you can wirelessly access music, videos and photos from your PCor other

compatible AndroidTM device and stream them to your Blu-ray Disc™ Player.

Throw your music and photos.

Photos and music from your Sony Tablet® or other compatible AndroidTM device can be

“thrown” directly to your Blu-ray Disc™ player for enjoyment on your TV

BDP-BX59

Specications

Photo Yes

Streaming Yes

Video (from

camcorder)

Yes

Accessories

Supplied

Accessories

Warranty Card

AV Cable

Batteries 2 AA

Remote Control

(RMT-B119A)

Owners Manual

HDMI Cable

Audio Features

Audio

Features

DTS

BD/DVD/

CD/USB (non

secured)

LPCM

BD/DVD/

CD/USB (non

secured)

MP3

Playback

BD/DVD/

CD/USB (non

secured)

SA-CD Yes

Music

BD/DVD/

CD/USB (non

secured)

Coaxial,

Optical

Dolby

Digital bit-

stream out

Yes

DTS bit-

stream out

Yes

DTS Neo 6 Yes

LPCM 2ch Yes

Decodability

AV Sync Yes

Dolby®

Dolby True

HD decoding

(5.1Ch)

dts

dts-HD

Master Audio

decoding (MA)

HDMI Audio

Out

Dolby

TrueHD bit-

stream out

Yes

DSD output Yes

DSD to

LPCM

conversion

out

Yes

DTS HD

Master

Audio bit-

stream out

Yes

LPCM 2ch

out

Yes

LPCM 6ch

out

Yes

LPCM 8ch

out

Yes

Color

Colors

Color Black

Convenience Features

2nd Display

(Media

Remote)

Media

Remote 1.1

Yes

Media

Remote

Version 2.0 and

greater

Convenience

Features

Bit Rate

Indicator

Yes

Auto Power

O (Auto

Stand-by)

Yes

DEMO

mode - Tray

Lock

Yes

BRAVIA®

Sync™

Yes

Easy Setup Yes

Child Lock Yes

USB

Keyboard

Yes (standard

101 Key)

Bit Rate

Indicator

(Video)

Yes

Disc Playback Features

Disc Player

Play/Stop/

Pause

Yes

PREV/NEXT Yes

REV/FWD Yes

Slow

Playback

(FWD/REV)

Yes

STEP

Playback

(FWD/REV)

Yes

Repeat

All Yes

Chapter Yes

Title Yes

Track Yes

Function

Parental

Control

Yes

Play / Stop /

Pause

Yes

PREV/NEXT Yes

Repeat (All/

1title)

Yes

REV/ FWD Yes

Screen

Saver

Yes

General Features

General

Features

Disc Drive Yes

Region

Code (BD)

Region

Code (DVD)

Inputs and Outputs

Inputs and

Outputs

HDMI

Output(s)

1 (Rear)

Composite

Video

Output(s)

1 (Rear)

Digital

Audio

Output(s)

1 Optical

(Rear)1 Coxial

(Rear)

Analog

Audio 2ch

Output(s)

1 (Rear)

Ethernet 1 (Rear)

USB Input(s)

2 (1 Rear/ 1

Front)

Network Features/SEN

BIVL

Live

Streaming

Yes

Subtitle Yes

Sound you can feel.

Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD codecs reproduce high-denition sound with 7.1 channels of

discrete audio for uncompromised quality.

Learn more about your movies.

Get detailed movie information and search across internet apps, including YouTube™ and Video

Unlimited for related entertainment with Gracenote®.

Entertainment

DB Browser

(Gracenote

etc.)

Cover Art Yes

History

Browse

Yes

Information

Browse

(with Web

Browser)

Yes

Information

Browse

(within

Gracenote)

Yes

Information

Display

Yes

Qriocity Yes

Information

Yes (BD, DVD,

CD, Network)

Contents

Yes

Home

Network

DLNA(DMR)

Yes (Video,

Audio, Photo)

DLNA(DMP)

Yes (Video,

Audio, Photo)

Network

Features/SEN

Party Mode Yes

Wi-

Wi-Fi Built in Built-in

Photo

Slide Show

with Music

CD Yes

USB Yes

Power

Power 60Hz

Power 120V

Supported Media

BDMV

BD-RE

Yes (ver.2.0, SL/

DL)

BD-R

Yes (ver.3.0, SL/

DL)

BD-ROM

BD-Live

(Prole2.0)

Yes

BD-ROM

(SL/DL)

Yes

Bonus View

(Prole1.1)

Yes

CD (CD-DA) Yes

CD-R/-RW Yes

SA-CD (SA-

CD/CD)

Yes

Hybrid Disc

BD/CD

Yes (select in

set-up menu)

BD/DVD

Yes (select in

set-up menu)

HDDVD/

DVD

Yes(DVD)

Mixed Disc

BDAV/BDMV Yes (BDMV)

Music

AAC (.m4a)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB/DLNA

LPCM (.wav)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB/DLNA

MP3 (.mp3)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB/DLNA

WMA9

Standard

(.wma)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB/DLNA

Photo

GIF (.gif)

Yes (BD, DVD,

CD, USB, DLNA)

JPEG (.jpg,

.jpeg)

Yes (BD, DVD,

CD, USB, DLNA)

PNG (.png)

Yes (BD, DVD,

CD, USB, DLNA)

Supported

Media

DVD

Camcorder

8cm DVD

DVD-R/-

RWDVD+R/+RW

DVD+R

Double

Layer

Yes

DVD+RW Yes

DVD-R

Yes VR or VR

(w/o CPRM)

DVD-R Dual

Layer

Yes VR or VR

(w/o CPRM)

DVD-RW

Yes VR or VR

(w/o CPRM)

External

HDD (Read/

Write/Copy/

Move)

Yes - Read

USB Memory Yes (FAT32,NTSF)

Video

AVCHD

Disc Format

Folder

BD/DVD/CD/

USB/DLNA

MPEG-1

Video/

PS (.mpg

.mpeg,

.m2ts, .mts)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB/DLNA

MPEG-2

Video/PS,

TS ( .mpg.

mpeg,

.m2ts, .mts)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB/DLNA

MPEG-4

AVC (.mkv,

.mp4, .m4v,

.m2ts, .mts)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB/DLNA

Video

HD (24Hz)

(24p True

Cinema)

Yes

HD (50Hz) No

HD (60Hz)

480i

480p

720p

1080i

1080p

HD 24Hz

to 60Hz

conversion

Yes

DVD

DVD 24p

output

Yes

TV Type

Default

Setting

16:9

Video

Deep Color Yes

Percision

Cinema HD

Upscale

Yes

Video Features

Video

Features

24p True

Cinema™

Technology

Yes

BD-R/

RE Read

Yes (BD-R /

BD-RE )

BD-ROM

Bonus

View(Prole1.1);

BD-

Live(Prole2.0);

BD-ROM (SL/DL)

DVD

Camcorder

8cm DVD

Yes RW/-R (+VR)

DVD

Playback

Yes

DVD+R

Read

Yes (+VR)

DVD+RW

Read

Yes (+VR)

DVD-R Read Yes

DVD-RW

Read

Yes (+VR)

JPEG

Playback

BD/DVD/CD/

USB/DLNA

Noise

Reduction

Yes (BNR on

DVDs Only)

PhotoTV HD Yes

x.v.Color™

Technology

Yes

Weights and Measurements

Dimensions

(Approx.)

Dimensions

(Approx.)

16.9 x 1.6 x 7.8

in (430 x 42 x

199mm)

Weights and

Weight

(Approx.)

3.3 lbs. (1.5kg)

1. Requires 3D content, 1080p 3D HDTV, 3D glasses, 3D emitter, and HDMI™ cable (at least 10.2 Gbps).

2. Broadband speed of at least 2.5 Mbps recommended (10 Mbps for HD). Content subject to change and may require fees. Wireless connectivity requires an 802.11 home network (802.11n recommended).

3. Applications must be downloaded from the iTunes® or Android™ application store. Check Android market from your device for compatibility. Requires devices connected to the same wireless home network.

4. Requires Sony HomeShare compatible products and a home network

5. Requires a home network with content stored on a DLNA® compliant PC or server, and HomeShare network speaker, dock, or Blu-ray Disc player or home theater system. See dlna.org for compatibility.[Note: Adjust disclaimer as necessary depending on the

device and context. Above is an example is shown.]

6. Not all USB devices are supported. Please check Owner’s Manual for compatibility.

7. Requires devices connected to the same wireless home network.

8. Requires HDMI® cable and LPCM capable receiver.

© 2012 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Features and specications are subject to change without notice. Sony, Sony Tablet, Party

Streaming and Socialize, and the Sony make.believe, Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited logos are trademarks of Sony. Gracenote is a trademark of Gracenote, Inc. Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray 3D are trademarks of Blu-

ray Disc Association. iPhone and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. HDMI is a trademark of HDMI Licensing LLC. Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. dts is a trademark of DTS, Inc. WiFi is a registered

trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance. Netix is a trademark of Netix, Inc. Android and YouTube are trademarks of Google, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

Updated: June 14, 2012