Sony launches a new Blu-ray player at Rs. 9,999/-

[KDM]

Having already updated mine (which played Region 1 DVDs before the update), let me check it out and report back...

EDIT - yes, I just tried two Region 1 DVDs: "From Russia With Love" and "Twister" and both played. So, you can go ahead and update your player, it will not effect DVD multi-region playback.

 

[KDM]

Sony have issued yet another update for this player. I downloaded it, last night. After cursory listening, it appears as if this has caused the dropout problem via HDMI to vanish. Prolonged testing is required before I can verify this one way or another.

 

[ma5yk]

I purchased a Region B blu-ray to test and... it does NOT work. I get a message that says "Please play this disc in a Region B player." I suppose a region A BD will show me a similar message.

So I guess the DVD part is region free while the BD part is region C only. Sux!

 

[KDM]

I purchased a Region B blu-ray to test and... it does NOT work. I get a message that says "Please play this disc in a Region B player." I suppose a region A BD will show me a similar message.

So I guess the DVD part is region free while the BD part is region C only. Sux!

This comes as no surprise to me. Both, Promises and the Sony Centre that I eventually bought it from, told me that the player was only Region Free for DVD.

 

[sanjit.randhawa]

After 20 pages on this thread I am still not too sure. Can somebody confirm without a doubt that the SONY BDP -S370 will play DVDs from all regions and Blu-Ray only from Zone C ? As long as it is Region free for DVDs I am going to go for it, as I have a whole of DVDs bought from different parts of the world. Blu-Rays - I understand most are compatible for all 3 zones. Have been checking out in the stores in India - most state A-B-C. I expect even abroad most Blu-rays discs would be multi-zone.
So, finally - someone please confirm is the Sony Bdp-s370 multi region capable for DVDs ? Various Sony stores, and forums have been giving conflicting opinions. The player itself is stamped to state Region 5. Hence, the confusion.

 

[gobble]

Sony invests heavily in copy protection schemes including for audio. So it is unlikely they will provide a region free player.

 

[borg]

the player is marked region 5 and C at the rear side but i just played a DVD (x files released by fox dvd) bought from usa,power dvd says the title as region 1, anyway you could take one disc with you to shop and crosscheck

 

[partymonger]

Does it support ntfs via usb port now AFTER the update?

 

[KDM]

After 20 pages on this thread I am still not too sure. Can somebody confirm without a doubt that the SONY BDP -S370 will play DVDs from all regions and Blu-Ray only from Zone C ? As long as it is Region free for DVDs I am going to go for it, as I have a whole of DVDs bought from different parts of the world. Blu-Rays - I understand most are compatible for all 3 zones. Have been checking out in the stores in India - most state A-B-C. I expect even abroad most Blu-rays discs would be multi-zone.
So, finally - someone please confirm is the Sony Bdp-s370 multi region capable for DVDs ? Various Sony stores, and forums have been giving conflicting opinions. The player itself is stamped to state Region 5. Hence, the confusion.

- Yes, the Sony BDP-S370 IS multi-region for DVDs in spite of what it says on the rear panel of the player.

- It's a Region C Blu-ray player.

Does it support ntfs via usb port now AFTER the update?

From what I understand that was an update to correct the dropout issues on various Sony TVs. It seems to work for me but others are still reporting problems with dropouts.

 

[Anil Sehrawat]

Hi Friends,

I m new to this HD world, i recently brought a Panasonic 42c10d and right now i m playing most of movies(ripped 720p) via my laptop by doing that i m not able to get 5.1 sound output so i planning to buy Sony s370 BDP but even after browsing through all 21 pages i m still not able to understand few things.
1) does this player play MKV file through USB(ripped files downloaded from internet 720p and 1080p)
2)can i ll be able to get 5.1 sound out put from it(My old and cheap home theater only have component cbale support for sound input and output)
3) what is this region stuff( i already told u that i m new to this HD world, so atleast i can ask one stupid question )

thanks for your replies in advance

Anil

 

[svenkateshsmart]

Hi Friends,

I m new to this HD world, i recently brought a Panasonic 42c10d and right now i m playing most of movies(ripped 720p) via my laptop by doing that i m not able to get 5.1 sound output so i planning to buy Sony s370 BDP but even after browsing through all 21 pages i m still not able to understand few things.
1) does this player play MKV file through USB(ripped files downloaded from internet 720p and 1080p)
2)can i ll be able to get 5.1 sound out put from it(My old and cheap home theater only have component cbale support for sound input and output)
3) what is this region stuff( i already told u that i m new to this HD world, so atleast i can ask one stupid question )

thanks for your replies in advance

Hi,

1) As per some members, it does play .mkv files through USB

2) You will be able to get 5.1 sound, but to enjoy it, you need 5.1 speaker setup and amp to drive those speakers (not sure whether you have them).

3) Blu-ray players/titles are locked for Region A, Region B, Region C. For example, Region A for US/Canada, Region B - UK & European Countries Region C - Asia, etc. So, if you buy a player from Region A and a disc from Region C, it is of no use. So, you need a Region A player to play Region A discs. This is one of the piracy combat technics adapted by Sony Corporation.

Hope this helps!

Cheers!

 

[kapvin]

Hi,

This is one of the piracy combat technics adapted by Sony Corporation.


Cheers!

Sorry, Boss, but you are dead wrong. this is not a piracy control technique. AACS and BD+ are the piracy control techniques. (and even they are not adequate since most piracy happens from studio masters or original prints.. they only prevent individauls from copying discs and sharing with friends.. and now thanks to makemkv and anydvd hd, not even that)

region coding is simply a way to feed studio greed -- i.e

1. have differential pricing in various regions - without "flow of stocks"
2. have staggered releases in various regions - so that they can squeeze the max out of the theatrical release in each region before releasing home media
3. "theoretically" - have different edits of the movie for different regions.

as a matter of fact HD-DVD did not have region coding and that's one of the key reasons for less studio support for the format and it's ultimate demise.

cheers

 

[bansal98]

Sorry, Boss, but you are dead wrong. this is not a piracy control technique. AACS and BD+ are the piracy control techniques. (and even they are not adequate since most piracy happens from studio masters or original prints.. they only prevent individauls from copying discs and sharing with friends.. and now thanks to makemkv and anydvd hd, not even that)

region coding is simply a way to feed studio greed -- i.e

1. have differential pricing in various regions - without "flow of stocks"
2. have staggered releases in various regions - so that they can squeeze the max out of the theatrical release in each region before releasing home media
3. "theoretically" - have different edits of the movie for different regions.

as a matter of fact HD-DVD did not have region coding and that's one of the key reasons for less studio support for the format and it's ultimate demise.

cheers

+1 to this.

 

[ma5yk]

Does it support ntfs via usb port now AFTER the update?

No it does not and I do not think it will.

 

[ma5yk]

After 20 pages on this thread I am still not too sure. Can somebody confirm without a doubt that the SONY BDP -S370 will play DVDs from all regions and Blu-Ray only from Zone C ? As long as it is Region free for DVDs I am going to go for it, as I have a whole of DVDs bought from different parts of the world. Blu-Rays - I understand most are compatible for all 3 zones. Have been checking out in the stores in India - most state A-B-C. I expect even abroad most Blu-rays discs would be multi-zone.
So, finally - someone please confirm is the Sony Bdp-s370 multi region capable for DVDs ? Various Sony stores, and forums have been giving conflicting opinions. The player itself is stamped to state Region 5. Hence, the confusion.

I've played dvd's from a couple of different regions just fine, but you can only play Region C BDs.

While most BD found here are region-free/all-regions, I will suggest you do your research before you purchase any from abroad. I've ordered many from Amazon UK and have received a couple of Region B encoded BD while the Amazon web-page stated them all-regions/region-free.

My experience indicates particularly Fox movies are generally always region encoded.

This link lists all movies that will play in the s370 --> Blu-Ray Region Code Info

 

[server3249]

Sorry, Boss, but you are dead wrong. this is not a piracy control technique. AACS and BD+ are the piracy control techniques. (and even they are not adequate since most piracy happens from studio masters or original prints.. they only prevent individauls from copying discs and sharing with friends.. and now thanks to makemkv and anydvd hd, not even that)

region coding is simply a way to feed studio greed -- i.e

1. have differential pricing in various regions - without "flow of stocks"
2. have staggered releases in various regions - so that they can squeeze the max out of the theatrical release in each region before releasing home media
3. "theoretically" - have different edits of the movie for different regions.

as a matter of fact HD-DVD did not have region coding and that's one of the key reasons for less studio support for the format and it's ultimate demise.

cheers

You're right. This is a very insightful post.

 

[vktyagi]

3) what is this region stuff( i already told u that i m new to this HD world, so atleast i can ask one stupid question )



Anil[/QUOTE]

Region coding is a method of restricting playability of DVDs and BDs encoded with a particular region through a BD player or DVD player supporting that region encoded disc only. For example if you have a region 5 (India) DVD movie, you need a region 5 or region free DVD player to play it.
DVDs have numeric values as codes from 1 to 8 and "All" as coding while BDs are coded region A, B and C as follows:
Region A includes most North, Central and South American and Southeast Asian countries plus Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea.
Region B includes most European, African and southwest Asian countries plus Australia and New Zealand.
Region C contains the remaining central and south Asian countries, as well as China and Russia
The purpose of region coding has been beautifully described by kapvin in this thread.

 

[Anil Sehrawat]

Hi,

1) As per some members, it does play .mkv files through USB

2) You will be able to get 5.1 sound, but to enjoy it, you need 5.1 speaker setup and amp to drive those speakers (not sure whether you have them).

3) Blu-ray players/titles are locked for Region A, Region B, Region C. For example, Region A for US/Canada, Region B - UK & European Countries Region C - Asia, etc. So, if you buy a player from Region A and a disc from Region C, it is of no use. So, you need a Region A player to play Region A discs. This is one of the piracy combat technics adapted by Sony Corporation.

Hope this helps!

Cheers!

thanks for reply mate,

i do have 5.1 channel homethearter which is currenly hooked up with my mosea bear DVD player and i eaisly get 5.1 sound from it but my DVD player does not support MP4 and MKV and any 720p rip file.

 

[Anil Sehrawat]

3) what is this region stuff( i already told u that i m new to this HD world, so atleast i can ask one stupid question )



Anil

Region coding is a method of restricting playability of DVDs and BDs encoded with a particular region through a BD player or DVD player supporting that region encoded disc only. For example if you have a region 5 (India) DVD movie, you need a region 5 or region free DVD player to play it.
DVDs have numeric values as codes from 1 to 8 and "All" as coding while BDs are coded region A, B and C as follows:
Region A includes most North, Central and South American and Southeast Asian countries plus Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea.
Region B includes most European, African and southwest Asian countries plus Australia and New Zealand.
Region C contains the remaining central and south Asian countries, as well as China and Russia
The purpose of region coding has been beautifully described by kapvin in this thread.[/QUOTE]


is this same thing apply to ripped files downloaded from internet mean can i ll be able o those files on it.

 

[svenkateshsmart]

Region coding is a method of restricting playability of DVDs and BDs encoded with a particular region through a BD player or DVD player supporting that region encoded disc only. For example if you have a region 5 (India) DVD movie, you need a region 5 or region free DVD player to play it.
DVDs have numeric values as codes from 1 to 8 and "All" as coding while BDs are coded region A, B and C as follows:
Region A includes most North, Central and South American and Southeast Asian countries plus Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea.
Region B includes most European, African and southwest Asian countries plus Australia and New Zealand.
Region C contains the remaining central and south Asian countries, as well as China and Russia
The purpose of region coding has been beautifully described by kapvin in this thread.

is this same thing apply to ripped files downloaded from internet mean can i ll be able o those files on it.[/QUOTE]

Hi,

No, it does not apply for ripped files downloaded from internet.

I was wrong in my saying that region coding usage for piracy, Kapvin has clarified it!:clapping:

By ripping contents from a DVD or Blu-ray, you will be decrypting region coding, copyright protection, etc.

If your main motive to get a player to play ripped files, why not try media players like WDTV live, Xtreamer, ACRyan, Popcorn hour, etc. They have their own advantages and disadvantages against stand-alone BD players. Buying a playing that too from Sony is, in my view, not at all advisable, as most of the BDs are Region A and there is a whole bunch of popular which are region free as well.

i am not sure whether there is this PAL/NTSC issue with this BD player, Panasonic BD-60 surely does. I would anytime recommend one to get a player like Oppo BD-80, which is universal and can be made region free and support NTSC/PAL and there are few members who are utilizing it really well.

Cheers!