It's not really the player either. What`s unfortunate is that the placement of player-generated subtitles does actually seem to be dictated by the way the disc is encoded.

There are some anime HD DVDs out/or coming out in Japan for example which boast the ability to select different fonts and position the subtitles where you wish. On Bluray, thanks to 2.35:1 owners at the AVS forum, Sony is now to do something similar. When Immortal Beloved comes out, it too will offer the feature to position the subtitles where you wish.

Great feature, but why it`s not mandatory to either format`s hardware spec is beyond me as it`s no guarantee all studios will offer such a choice on their discs.