Chris Rowe
I have had its predecessor (the 370) for ages and it is brilliant. As that was discontinued I bought a 380 for use in another room thinking it would be an upgraded version (however slight). Very disappointed to find that DLNA had been removed. If like me you are connecting it to a home network to stream your media this is a major issue. I really can't get me head around why it would have been removed as I limits you to running about with a USB stick to watch your movies.
Also, the review misses Xvid from the list of supported video formats. Obviously this is a very useful inclusion but again, this was supported on the 370 together with DivX ..which has been removed from the 380.
Despite these niggles it is still a great player and worth every penny, but a bit of a downgrade from the previous incarnation. A cynic would suggest that Sony are trying to push everyone onto the more expensive 4 and 5 series boxes which do include DivX and DLNA....
Biting the hand that feeds IT
