"October 23, 2008"
Like Kasz216 said, it is too old indeed.
If we want to stick with Sony products, then this one seems way better already :
http://hometheaterreview.com/sony-bdp-s560-blu-ray-player-reviewed/
The BDP-S560 supports 1080p/24 playback of Blu-ray discs.
• The player has internal Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding and can pass these formats in bitstream form over HDMI.
• It supports BD-Live Web content and can play picture-in-picture bonus content.
• You can wirelessly connect the BDP-S560 to your network via 802.11n and stream photos from any DLNA-compatible device.
Nothing is said about the noise, but my former BDP-S350 was way less noisy than a PS3.
Shame about the memory ... typical Sony stuff...
I am more interested in this one : http://hometheaterreview.com/marantz-bd5004-blu-ray-player-reviewed/
Evan Wells (Uncharted 2): I think the differences that you see between any two games has much more to do with the developer than whether it’s on the Xbox or PS3.