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Does anyone own this model Blu-ray player
- Thread starter highway61
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I got my parents the 350 for christmas last year, which works well.
Don't forget to update the firmware regularly (if you can connect it to a router so it checks for updates automatically when you turn it on). I have a samsung, which can update with files downloaded on a usb. My parents sony in theory can be updated by burning a file to disc, but I couldn't work that, so connected it to the router and it updates fine.
Since Blu Ray is a sony product, even their cheap ones should be pretty decent.
Don't forget to update the firmware regularly (if you can connect it to a router so it checks for updates automatically when you turn it on). I have a samsung, which can update with files downloaded on a usb. My parents sony in theory can be updated by burning a file to disc, but I couldn't work that, so connected it to the router and it updates fine.
Since Blu Ray is a sony product, even their cheap ones should be pretty decent.
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Thanks for that Acker, I read up as much as i could on it and saw it got good reviews
"This is a supremely persuasive piece of kit and simply one of the finest adverts for Blu-ray players we've seen at this sort of money". What Hi-Fi
I was going to ask about the router . I guess you just run the ethernet connection from back of blu-ray and connect into one of the spare points on the router?
mr cgull
Member
Which have it down as one of their 3 Ble Ray 'Best Buys':
The Sony BDP-S360 is a Best Buy. It produces great pictures, sounds good, has lots of extras and is reasonably easy to use. However, you'll need to pay around £20 for an HDMI cable (to connect the player to your high-definition TV) as it doesn't come with one.
Some Blu-ray players can be slow to boot up and start playing discs, but the Sony isn't too bad.
Films on high-definition Blu-ray discs look superb and those on normal DVDs look excellent, too.
It has a good range of features. It supports BD-Live, which allows you to access additional film content (games, trailers, quizzes) on compatible discs and the internet via an ethernet cable.
If you stop watching a film and switch the player to standby, the player will remember where you stopped, so you can pick up where you left off later on. This 'resume' feature works with DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
The player is fairly easy to use. The remote control is nicely laid out with good labelling, although some important buttons are fairly small. The on-screens menus can be a little tricky to navigate, and the instructions are rather daunting - they're quite wordy with lots of small text.
Power consumption could be better - the player uses 13.9 Watts when on and a rather high 6.6W in standby.
Pros: Great all-round picture quality, good sound, resume feature
Cons: Standby power consumption too high
The Sony BDP-S360 is a Best Buy. It produces great pictures, sounds good, has lots of extras and is reasonably easy to use. However, you'll need to pay around £20 for an HDMI cable (to connect the player to your high-definition TV) as it doesn't come with one.
Some Blu-ray players can be slow to boot up and start playing discs, but the Sony isn't too bad.
Films on high-definition Blu-ray discs look superb and those on normal DVDs look excellent, too.
It has a good range of features. It supports BD-Live, which allows you to access additional film content (games, trailers, quizzes) on compatible discs and the internet via an ethernet cable.
If you stop watching a film and switch the player to standby, the player will remember where you stopped, so you can pick up where you left off later on. This 'resume' feature works with DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
The player is fairly easy to use. The remote control is nicely laid out with good labelling, although some important buttons are fairly small. The on-screens menus can be a little tricky to navigate, and the instructions are rather daunting - they're quite wordy with lots of small text.
Power consumption could be better - the player uses 13.9 Watts when on and a rather high 6.6W in standby.
Pros: Great all-round picture quality, good sound, resume feature
Cons: Standby power consumption too high
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Thanks for that Cgull, seems that its a good value player so happy enough to have ordered. Even the 3 b-ray dvs that come with it are ok. terminator Salvation.Angels and Demons and slmdog.
Yeah, that's right. Very simple, really.
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Bloomin has to be simple for me mate. looking forward to getting it though, am sure it will be followed by endless requests for help from NSC
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That is gpood price, wow..still by time i got over to brighton on train etc...but still its a darned good price, just been told that my local blockbuster has it at 129.00 with 4 dvds
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Decided to cancel the one i ordered at 119-99 and ordered from Currys, sale price was 99-99. only a tenner cheaper but means i can get a dvd i want, also shop is on my doorstep. so all in all a succesful day1
Isn't that £20 cheaper?
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i realised that this very second! its getting late mate, and am far too sober. a dry xmas, not good for the adding up! with the twenty i can get the special offer blu-ray box set band of brothers. so all round good deal
Uncle C
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The BD 350 is only £89.99 at Argos. What's the difference between these two players.
And dont sat about 10 quid.
And dont sat about 10 quid.
£87 here (or £95 including delivery) and comes with 3 year warranty and 3 blu-ray films too:
Sony BDPS360 BDPS360 - Robert Whyte Ltd
Sony BDPS360 BDPS360 - Robert Whyte Ltd
Probably not a huge amount, but 360 is the next generation of 350, I think. Like the ipod touch 3rd gen to the ipod touch 2nd gen. Differences only noticeable to ultra geeks.
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That IS a good deal, may even cancel Currys order if not too late, just when i think i have found a good deal another one comes up! Mind you i was hoping to get 3120 or below, so my currys one at £99 and BR band of brothers set for £17 makes a good buy all round, so cant complain. Thanks everyone for you input on this
Adam Virgo's Shirt
I took Adam's shirt off!
We bought the last one of these at Richer Sounds in Reigate this morning for £79.95. Problem is, we've just gone to fit it and realised the HD ready tv only has one HDMI port which is in use already for the HD VM box! Does that mean we can't use it until we get a new telly with more slots, or is there another way of connecting it? If so, which cables do we need to buy?
You can use something like this:
Argos - www.argos.co.uk
You can get the with 4 slots, but then they go upwards of £45-£60
Argos - www.argos.co.uk
You can get the with 4 slots, but then they go upwards of £45-£60
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
HDMI splitter box
Depending on what you buy, you can plug one or more HDMI leads into the splitter and use the one HDMI on your TV.
edit: as per ackers post above!