BDP-BX520
Sony Blu-ray Disc™ player with 3D and Wi-Fi®
Accent your entertainment experience with premium design,
super Wi-Fi®, and 200+ streaming services1 like Netix, YouTube™,
Hulu Plus, and more. Featuring TRILUMINOS Display Technolgy. 2
Mirror your mobile device on your compatible TV with Miracast™
technology
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• Stream over 200 streaming services1.
• Enjoy high picture quality with TRILUMINOS Display
technology
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• Mirroring your mobile device on your compatible
TV with Miracast™ technology
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• Improve picture quality of streamed content with
IP Noise Reduction Pro
• Full HD 1080p4 Blu-ray Disc™ playback with 2D to
3D conversion5.
• 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.
• Wirelessly stream photos, videos and music with
DLNA®
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• “Throw” your music photos from your Sony
Xperia® Tablet
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• Experience HD sound with Dolby® TrueHD and
dts®-HD.
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• Access and search detailed movie info with
Gracenote®
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Features
The ease of built-in Wi-Fi®
Easily connect to the internet through your home's wireless broadband network and stream movies, TV shows, music and
more.
Make movies more stunning.
Enjoy 3D Blu-ray Disc™ movies in Full HD 1080p5 and upscale the visual quality of DVDs to near HD quality.11 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.10
Miracast™ technolgy
Wirelessly send the display from your compatible Android™ device to your compatible TV. This allows you to view pictures
and videos that are playing on your device to the big screen3.
Internet entertainment made better.
Improve the picture quality of Internet entertainment and enjoy crisp, clear images on your TV with IP Noise Reduction Pro.
Sony Entertainment Network
Instantly stream a wide variety of online movies, videos, TV shows, and music from Netix®, YouTube®, Pandora®, Hulu
Plus™ and more.
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Get it started fast.
Quick Start/Quick Load lets you enjoy your movies within seconds.
Control browse from mobile devices3 with TV SideViewTM
With the free Sony TV SideView™ app.12, you can control your player and browse content from your mobile devices.
“Throw”8 your videos, pictures, and music from your mobile device(s) to your TV. Voice search is also available for some
services.
Life, easily shared.
Bring your favorite videos, photos and music to your TV with USB input6.
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Socialize™ while you watch TV.
Socialize™ what you watch over Facebook and Twitter. Instantly share from Internet videos and music you’re enjoying.
All access to other devices.
Using DLNA® you can wirelessly access music, videos and photos from your PC or other compatible AndroidTM device
and stream them to your Blu-ray Disc™ Player8.
Throw your music and photos.
Photos and music from your Sony Xperia® Tablet or other compatible AndroidTM device can be “thrown” directly to your
Blu-ray Disc™ player for enjoyment on your TV8.
Sound you can feel.
Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD codecs support.
Learn more about your movies.
Get detailed movie information and search across internet apps, including YouTube™ and Video Unlimited for related
entertainment with Gracenote®10.
More Brilliant Color Than Ever Before
Unique to Sony, TRILUMINOS™ Display technology creates a heightened sense of depth and incredibly true, natural
shades of colors – just the way you want them. Hard-to-reproduce reds, aqua blues and emerald greens are displayed
beautifully, so landscapes and seascapes look more vivid. Faces look better too, with natural skin tones.
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Specications
Supported Media
BDAV BD-RE Yes (ver.2.0, SL/DL)
BDMV BD-RE Yes (ver.2.0, SL/DL)
Hybrid Disc
Mixed Disc BDAV/BDMV Yes (BDMV)
Photo
Video
Music
BDAV BD-R Yes (ver.1.0, SL/DL)
BDMV BD-R Yes (ver.3.0, SL/DL)
BD-ROM
CD
Music Dolby Digital (.ac3, .mka) Yes (BD, DVD, CD, USB)
BD/CD Yes (select in set-up menu)
BD/DVD Yes (select in set-up menu)
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)
AVCHD Disc Format Folder Yes (BD, DVD, CD, USB, DLNA)
MPEG-1 Video/PS (.mpg .mpeg, .m2ts,
.mts)
MPEG-2 Video/PS, TS ( .mpg.mpeg,
.m2ts, .mts)
MPEG-4 AVC (.mkv, .mp4, .m4v, .m2ts,
.mts)
WMV9 (.wmv, .asf) Yes (BD, DVD, CD, USB, DLNA)
AAC (.aac, .mka) Yes (BD, DVD, CD, USB)
AAC (.m4a) Yes (BD, DVD, CD, USB, DLNA)
BD-ROM (SL/DL) Yes (SL/DL)
Bonus View (Prole1.1) Yes (Prole 1.1)
CD (CD-DA) Yes
CD-R/-RW Yes
Yes (BD, DVD, CD, USB, DLNA)
Yes (BD, DVD, CD, USB, DLNA)
Yes (BD, DVD, CD, USB, DLNA)