3. The BDP-S790 also provides DVD video upscaling to 720p , 1080i, 1080p , and both DVD and Blu-ray upscaling to 4K (compatible TV or video projector required) .

The Sony BDP-S790 replaces the BDP-S780 in Sony's Blu-ray player line-up. It's the top model in a series of four players, and what sets the BDP-S790 apart is its revamped feature-set.

Touch sensitive buttons are useless. Playback freezes occasionally and when it does, you have to pull the plug out as there's no physical button to turn it off. Remote buttons click when depressed and it feels super cheap. It doesn't remember where you left off from watching DLNA video.

The addition of "smart TV" functions and other add-ons have clouded the main reason for getting a Blu-ray player: to play a high quality, high resolution 1080p video. Sony's BDP-S790 3D Blu-ray Player knows exactly what that's all about, even if it does have all those "frills" found in models...

Web browser; Gracenote look up functions; 7.1 audio output

Power cord permanently attached

The Sony BDP-S790 is Sony's top-level Blu-Ray player with superior picture quality plus a mass of features including 4K upscaling.

The BDP-S790 is the top-shelf model from Sony's 2012 Blu-ray lineup. All of the other 2012 models have a new 2013 replacement, but the BDP-S790 ($249.99) will remain at the top of the line as the only Sony player to offer 4K ( Ultra HD ) upscaling.

Sony single-handedly won the format war with its timely release of the PlayStation 3. Up until the PS3 hit the market in November 2006, HD DVD was beginning to gain the upper hand with disc and player sales.

4k resolution is still a long way off from replacing lowly 1080p as the new standard for high-definition, but Sony's latest BDP-S790 Blu-ray player doesn't mind standing on the cutting edge.

I have owned 5 Sony Blue Ray players over the past 5-10 years and out of the 5 this is the first replacement I have need; They work great, but as of yet I have not tried the 3-D functions

Really none as of now

After upgrading my television in the basement to a Pioneer Plasma 60" flat screen, we decided to purchase the Sony BDP-S790 Blu-ray Player . Now the last DVD player I purchased had a combination DVD-VHS Player.

High Quality; Great detail; and Lots of Features

Remote; software updates; Load Time