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Sony BDP-S570 Blu-ray Disc Player |  | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $184.98
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New (29) Used (6) Refurbished (1) from $145.99
Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 163
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 16.9 x 1.8
nv: Dimensions (Approx.): 430 x 46 x 206mm
Weight (Approx.): 2.0kg
Analog-to-Digital Converter: 192kHz/24bit
Inputs and Outputs: Analog Audio Output(s) - 2 Channel: 1 (Rear); Coaxial Audio Digital Output(s) - 1 (Rear); Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s) - 1 (Rear); Composite Video Output(s) - 1 (Rear); Ethernet Connection(s) - 1 (Rear); HDMI Connection Output(s) - 1 (Rear); Optical Audio Output(s) - 1 (Rear); USB Port(s) - 2 (1 Rear/ 1 Front)
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: BDP-S570
Model: BDP-S570
UPC: 027242789838
EAN: 0027242789838
ASIN: B0036WS4D4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | BRAVIA Internet Video: Access movies, music, videos & more | | • | Built-in Wi-Fi & Blu-ray 3D playback capability | | • | iPhone/iPod touch BD Remote | | • | Quick Start/Load to watch movies faster than ever | | • | DLNA wireless streaming of photos, videos and music |
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Product Description
3D READY Blu-Ray Disc Player
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 93
 Very happy!!! September 1, 2010
R. Brusca (Santa Cruz, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first Blu-ray player. I waited three years for the price to come down and the profiles to reach a stable 2.0. The Sony BDP-S570 has everything I wanted. It is as fast as the top rated Oppo BDP-83 and one third the cost if you include the Oppo wireless bridge. The only player to compare it to in price and features is the Panasonic DMP-BD85 that seems to have mixed reviews. I chose the Sony because of the better specs and reviews and my personal history using Sony products. I don't plan on watching 3D movies or using DLNA to stream photos or videos. I have a HTPC hooked up to my TV to view my videos and photos. The wireless setup was a breeze. It went through two network upgrades and then brought up all the available content. Even though this player costs around $200 it is well worth the cost. Yes, you can find players under $100. They won't be as fast or have built-in wireless. And speaking of accessing the internet, why wouldn't you buy a player with built in-wireless? Who in their right mind would run a cable to the back of your player? If you want a player with profile 2.0 (BD-Live) you also need built-in wireless. It just makes sense. I highly recommend the Sony BDP-S570 to anyone looking for a new Blu-ray player.
Costco members take note. August 30, 2010
Michael D. Perry (NC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first BD player, so my knowledge of the format is fairly limited. Picture Quality of Blu-Ray Discs played on this Sony is very nice (comparable to the now defunct HD-DVD). This unit is amazing for streaming media from my Win 7 computer and I love the YouTube implementation! The controller is a bit of a disappointment feeling a bit "cheap" and not backlit. Typing in search strings with the remote is a pain in the butt and takes longer than the actual finding and begin streaming of the YouTube video itself.
*Note* it's dialed into my N wireless network with a 50Mbps connection, so HD content streaming is probably faster than those with "G" wireless and/or slower internet speeds. I've only had the unit for 1 day and have not had the chance to demo the upconversion of a DVD yet.
Costco has this unit bundled with an HDMI cable for 189.00 - quite a good deal.
I like the wireless but really you should use the Ethernet connection August 30, 2010
Daniel R Walton (New Orleans La USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The unit is fantastic! If you wanting a wireless set up this is the way to go. All the specs are right on and it performs exactly as promised. The only issue was not a Sony issue it was on me. Make sure your router is located in an optimal location and that your Internet speed is high enough for true streaming. We had to upgrade a little which I had expected. If you use the wireless it was easy and everything went well but like many things you get the full speed with a wire. If you have to have wireless it is great and if not it is still worth buying for the 3D upgradeable part. We have plans for that so no need to buy again and with Tech that is always a plus.
Would have liked to see Apple options to play iTunes ect. Streaming music was super easy. Well worth the price.
Networking difficulties August 26, 2010
RCP (Texas)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really don't know what a fair star rating should be for this. Should I base it on the difficulty I had in loading firmware or just on the general performance once things are all set up and installed?
My rating leans towards the way the player works after setup, but I can't give it a full five stars. The following comments focus on the networking difficulties and the customer support I received.
THE PROBLEM:
Other reviewers have mentioned networking difficulties and I need to add that my experience shows that Sony has a problem here, at least in the ability to do firmware updates over the Internet. That simply DID NOT WORK for me. It failed at either the "4/9" or the "5/9" stage -- repeatedly. That means it got about half way through before failing, so I obviously have a working Internet connection. My router is pretty mainstream, D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Gigabit Wireless Router, and has not given me problems with any other device, wired or wireless. For this player I am using a wired connection and NOT using wireless. Most of the other reviews mentioning networking problems state that the difficulty is with wireless, but I think it is more fundamental than that. SONY HAS A PROBLEM HERE!
SONY'S TELEPHONE SUPPORT:
The support rep did not seem to understand the above and insisted on taking me through a diagnostic path checking to see if I had an Internet connection (IP address, etc.). Eventually he gave up on me telling me that the problem was either my router's or my ISP's and he couldn't help me. He didn't tell me the firmware could be updated from disk until I asked about alternative upgrade methods. Even then, he offered to send me a disk (two weeks wait) without telling me the firmware could be downloaded from a Sony web site and burned to CD for installation. MY INTERACTION WITH SONY TELEPHONE SUPPORT WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME!
THE SOLUTION:
I downloaded the firmware from Sony's web site, burned it to a CD and installed from there. That went well. Note that there was a minor complication in that my current firmware was so old it did not support upgrade to the latest. The upgrade had to be done in two steps. This is explained reasonably well on Sony's web site and went OK. I noticed that the second update (to the latest firmware) advertised that it "Improves router connectivity". So perhaps my NEXT firmware update will work over the Internet. Since I am now at the latest firmware level, I can't check that out. When I finally do get the disk from Sony, I wonder if it will have BOTH the firmware versions I needed or just the latest. I wouldn't bet either way on it!
UPDATE: Sony gets bonus points for sending the update quickly -- three days, but loses them and more for not sending both required updates!
MORE ON SONY'S TELEPHONE SUPPORT:
The support rep should have known (or admitted) there was an acknowledged problem with connectivity and that there was a fix available from Sony. He should have offered a disk-based upgrade and mentioned the download possibility shortly after we got into discussing this. Even if that doesn't eventually solve the problem, there is no point in further debugging until that fix is applied.
OK, rant over!
TIP 1:
Remember, if you have a similar problem, go for the disk-based upgrade right away. It is very simple to do. If you don't feel comfortable burning a CD, the support web pages do tell you how to order disks from SONY.
TIP 2:
The firmware comes from the web page as a zip file. Do not burn that to the CD but instead unzip it and burn the resulting individual files. This is NOT explained in Sony's instructions -- or maybe I missed it.
TIP 3:
The support page makes you choose an operating system before you download but the entire process has nothing to do with the operating system you use to do the download. If the instructions held you by the hand through the process of doing the download and burning the CD maybe there would be some operating system differences to note, but they don't do that. Basically they say "download" and "burn" with no details -- not even telling you to unzip the file.
TIP 4:
This is a tip that is completely unrelated to any of the above. The manual tells you the codes that can be entered into the remote for controlling different brands of TV (page 36) but I could NOT find any instructions saying HOW to enter the codes. Well, I figured it out. The very first thing I tried worked! What you do is PRESS AND HOLD the TV power button (the smaller green button) and type in the two digit code while holding the button down. This worked for my Panasonic TV.
This player is FAST!! August 25, 2010
LiveLaugh&Golf
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have had blu-ray for awhile now and the slow load times were always a pain. In setting up our dedicated home theater I researched and purchased this BDP-S570 and am very happy I did. It loads fast and has all the latest internet features such as netflix, pandora, 3D, youtube, and more. I can't comment on the wireless speed as it happened to be close to our router so it has ethernet connected. After many movies I can only think of twice that it paused to catch up on download streaming. Honestly the only 2 negatives I can say is that out of the box I needed to update three times rather than one update to bundle all of them it made me install one after another each taking about 10 minutes. That said i'm just glad Sony is providing the updates to fix items or add features. The other is the on screen keyboard for youtube is poorly designed. It's like a phone keypad rather than a keyboard thus making you press keys multiple times to get to the intended letter. Overall great product, love the audio and video quality.
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