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And naturally, we buy it again. The second is that it doesn't have HD audio (DTS-HD,Dolby-HD, TrueHD). The loading issue is one of three issues that I've had with it. And do yourselves all a favor by doing your own research before making a buy. (Which was just a guess) Oh, how I miss the days of The Good Guys store (superior technological advisors). The only way to stop it is to stop consuming their products.
This also helps to keep your player running better and lasting longer by not getting clogged with dust, dirt, and yes.people's left over chicken grease. I've managed to limit the number of occurrences that this happens by making sure I clean all rental dvd's before placing them inside my player. There is a firmware update for those of you who can no longer load your players. I received mine through Sony. I've had this device for some time now. And to make matters worse most of the sales agents are not aware of the features and specifications of the products they are selling to you. When I went to Best Buy to purchase this product last year and asked them if it played TrueHD they didn't even know what I was talking about, and then came back after their little huddle and said yes.
Anywho. the smart companies out there will throw out a bad to fair product, knowing it will be consumed by us anyway because it's "new technology", then make a better product and sell it to the same consumers for more money. Technology is being pushed out to the public before it is ready to be sold. Third is, there WILL be occasional skipping and freezing. The same thing is done in the dvd industry.
This may be helpful to some, but on a side note: I've learned through years of technology purchases to never buy a new technology because it won't do what you will want it to do until a new device comes out later. That is why we have mistakenly purchased this player that's not capable of doing what other newer devices can do. It's called "Special Edition", "Limited Edition", "Ultimate Edition", "Final Cut", "Director's Edition", "Deluxe Edition", "Collector's Edition." The practice by these companies folks is known as Double Dipping. Good luck.
Or even asked if I ALWAYS wanted new firmware updates even without being asked.This is nonsense. And a third time.
Although it was unconscionably slow in loading - or even opening the DVD tray - the viewing was crisp, clear and very exciting to watch.Then I purchased something else - and it wouldn't play. I bought this several years ago when the HD/Blue Ray wars ended.I purchased several Blue Ray discs and was content with the initial viewing.
So I had to order the firmware (for free) which Sony delivered two weeks after ordering.Then it happened again. I had to update the firmware.
But as I live in a Mac-environment, the burning of the CD with the appropriate software was not easily accomplished. Every time I try to watch a new release (The Dark Knight, Quantum of Solace) I find myself in this loop of (1) needing new software, (2) ordering it and (3) waiting 2-3 weeks to watch the DVD that I purchased.It's too bad that Sony has never heard of wireless connectivity that might allow for the player to be updated automatically.
I have no idea whether they have improved their most recent releases, but I would be very wary of Sony Blue ray players.
Purchased 2, one for the bedroom and one for the family room. I lot of hard earned money down the drain. Save your money for another player.
Quality of the hd/bd is glossy without detail @1080P24fps. This Sony BDP-S300 is not worthy of a full review. Starting time, loading times are unacceptable.
Brand name recognition is not what it used to be. SD-DVD is poorly processed. Technology of this player will be supersede in all areas by many newer products for half the money.
I spent $700.00 for two when they were introduced. Thanks Sony.audiomeister
I couldn't even find the current firmware version without digging through to find a hidden menu (System Menu > Video Setup > TV Type > 16:9 > Blue button) when obviously the firmware version is critically important on this (and perhaps other) Blu-Ray players.Overall, I'm unimpressed. Supposedly, firmware 4.5 solves this issue, but I wouldn't know.
Some people have reported 10-15 minute load times. This player is very slow to load movies.
Wall-E in particular causes problems. I wouldn't know, as I haven't gotten it to load a movie at all yet.
Apparently, the incompatibility and slow load problem is ameliorated somewhat with firmware upgrades, but in their infinite wisdom, Sony distributes firmware not as an ISO image, but as a.EXE that somehow expands into an ISO, which means Mac users have to scrounge around for the ISO on fora.Disney movies often don't play at all. I can't find the ISO of the firmware to burn.
The saving grace of the BDP S301 (which is identical to the S300) is that I got it from a friend who was so furious with it, he bought another one and threw this one away in my direction, so it didn't cost me anything but time.
I recently attempted to play a rented Blu-ray DVD. After all the unit is 1 month out of warranty. The unit is 1 month out of warranty. The unit has the 4.5 current firmware update. I bought the BDP-S300 in March of 2008. It does still work, but I'm going to purchase a new Blu-ray unit today from anybody but Sony. They also told me Sony would extract the DVD for $142.00 plus shipping. Both representatives told me the essentially the same useless information I got off the web site.
I gave up with Sony and decided I had nothing to lose by taking the unit apart my self. I followed the instructions for ejecting a stuck DVD, it wouldn't eject. I've had all the freeze up problems, problems with rented DVD's mentioned in these reviews. (They also told me there is no mechanical way to eject a stuck DVD). The DVD would not load, and would not eject from the player. I contacted customer service via the internet and then by phone. It took about an hour, to take the unit apart, remove the DVD and reassemble it. You would think the inverter of Blu-ray would make a better piece of Equipment.
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