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 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
Department: Electronics
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $160.00
You Save: $39.99 (20%)
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New (23) Used (8) from $140.00
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 1439
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 1.4
MPN: BDP-S470
Model: BDP-S470
UPC: 027242796270
EAN: 0027242796270
ASIN: B0036WS4CK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Blu-ray 3D playback capability | | • | BRAVIA Internet Video: Access movies, music, videos more | | • | iPhone/iPod touch BD Remote | | • | Quick Start/Load to watch movies faster than ever | | • | BRAVIA Monolithic matching design for clean esthetics |
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Product Description
3D READY Blu-Ray Disc Player
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 24
 A great player, with some issues March 9, 2010
Larry Leach
74 out of 75 found this review helpful
I was excited to get this player. I had been waiting a long time for one that had a good set of features and a reasonable price. Overall, in the 2 weeks I've had it, I've really loved it. I'll go over the good and the bad of this Blu-ray player.
br /First the bad:
br / The remote, like all Sony remotes, are very basic. It handles the Blu-ray player functions fine. It also has built in TV remote functions as well. I have a Sony Bravia TV that is about 2 years old. However the remote doesn't work for about half of the functions, making this remote useless for controlling the TV. The remote can be set to a handful of TV brands. You would think that it could at least handle a Sony TV properly.
br / NOTE: When registering the device on the Sony site, this model is not listed (as of this review). I selected the model S570 instead and that worked for me.
br / When playing a Netflix movie, one time the movie locked up the player. It didn't respond to the remote, then completely restarted itself. Of course it didn't remember where it had stopped in the movie and I had to search to find where I was to finish the movie. Hopefully this doesn't happen often.
br / At the time of this review DLNA has not been included with the player and will be available later, so I could not test this out. Being that it isn't relly a new thing, you would think that they'd have this already included.
br / AVI file playback is only avalable to Canada players.
br / The buttons on this box are tiny and the labelling is just as small and hard to read. Pale white print on black is always hard to read. In a dark area it is nearly impossible, even with the little light that it shines on the lower button panel, so using the remote is the way to go. Don't forget it when you go to load a disc. You'll probably end up memorizing button locations if you like to use the buttons on the player itself.
br / If you are playing a disc and decide to stop play for any reason, it exits disc mode entirely, connects you to Gracenote, and returns to the Xross menu. Forget about returning to where you stopped. You have to go back to the very beginning of the disc loading process.
br / You have to point the remote directly at the player to get it to do anything. It's very picky about this.
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br /The good:
br / This is a very nice machine. It oozes high-tech. It is small and lightweight and no bigger than the slim Sony upconverting DVD player it had replaced. They could have used the exact same case for it.
br / Load times are excellent. There is a setting that can have it load even faster if you don't mind keeping it powered in standby mode.
br / The Sony Xross menu system makes sense and is easy to navigate. The menu is in 1080p, so it looks smooth and not cheap like other older players have done.
br / Setup was a breeze. Plug in your connections and power it on. You're ready to go. You just have to register the device with Sony and Netflix and Amazon if you use those services. Simple and quick. Sony already had a software update for the player, so I had it do the update and it was done after a few minutes.
br / There are a number of on-line sites you can visit for music, music videos, a handful of movies and other misc. on-line video content. Assuming that the original on-line content is in good quality, the video picture quality is very nice.
br / You can use your DVDs to play your own content. You aren't restricted to using the USB connection. If you have a supported video or audio format stored on a disc, you can play it on this player. Really awesome.
br / I look forward to the DLNA support coming later. I'll be able to connect to my PC where I have my own video and photos stored there.
br / Standard DVD playback is excellent. This is not just upconverted playback. It also puts it in 24p and it also appears to have cleaned up the DVD picture quality, so it's seriously close to Blu-ray quality. For your regular movie you'll start to ask yourself if you really need those Blu-ray discs after all.
br / Blu-ray disc playback is, of course, excellent. If you haven't had one before, you'll see colors and depth that you've not seen before on a TV screen. Details are sharp and it's performed without the slightest hesitation in this area.
br / 3D support is coming later for this player. I probably won't use this, but it's good to know that it's going to be there if I do decide to go that route.
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br / Overall, this is something that I've thoroughly enjoyed and I expect I'll be using for years to come. Some of the issues can be overlooked and some can be fixed with software updates if Sony decides to do so. A universal remote is in my near future. I'm very happy with this purchase.
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br /Update: April 12, 2010
br / Sony has sent out a firmware update for this player. It mainly gives you some enhancements to Gracenote and for the photo slideshow feature. Still no DLNA.
br / I have a SanDisk Cruzer 8GB USB device where I have some video. I tried using this in the front USB input in order to play my video. However I got a message that the USB device is not compatible. Apparently you can't use just any USB storage with this player. The manual says nothing about limitations in this area. My old 2GB drive works fine.
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br /Update: June 11, 2010
br / Sony has now added an update to play 3D discs! You may turn the 3D it on or off or keep it in auto mode.
A fine Blu Ray player loaded with extras! March 4, 2010
B. May (Philadelphia, PA USA)
78 out of 84 found this review helpful
a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R1GFIK0NPLFN5U"Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1GFIK0NPLFN5U/a Hello, all. This is a 9 min video review for the Sony BDP-S470. I made it because I thought most people looking for speed and performance in there players would be impressed by this one. Because amazon limits the size and length of the videos, the quality in this one isn't all that great. Also if you want to see the Netflix connectivity in use I posted that video on Youtube. Needless to say, I'm very impressed with the build quality and performance of this product, and I think you will be too. Hope this review is helpful.
Great player great deal March 18, 2010
Ross Cavanaugh (Los Angeles, CA)
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
The player loads fast and looks amazing. Very happy with this purchase. Not 100% sold on the Xross menu layout, can be a bit counter intuitive at first, but you can pick it up quick enough.
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br /The picture quality is ridiculous. This player really cranks through some heavy scenes. I have a 1080i and a 1080P TV in my home and it looks damn near perfect on the 1080i and better than real life on the 1080P.
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br /The Dobly/dts audio tracks are earth shattering. I have yet to upgrade to a True HD compatible receiver but it handles the lossy 5.1 tracks beautifully.
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br /The streaming capabilities all look and sound great (wired directly too the ethernet port). I noticed none of the Netflix streaming issues I have heard about on past Sony BDPs (HD streaming Netflix looks as good if not better than most upscaled DVDs on this system, and that is not a crack on upscaled DVDs). I really hope that we get Pandora soon on the Sony players.
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br /"BD Remote" for iPhone works flawlessly (so far) and is a great secondary remote for when Im too lazy to reach for the remote on the coffee table.
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br /You will need a USB flash drive if you want to access any BD Live content (no onboard memory). I have yet to dl any BD Live stuff but speaking of USB drives, streaming music/videos off of them looks/sounds great. Note about USB drives, dont buy a "U3" enabled flash drive. I had no idea what the hell U3 was and didnt even know I purchased such an option until the player refused to recognize it. After much frustration and good ol' "google research" I figured out my mistake.
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br /This player is also 3D ready, which seems silly and all but its nice to feel like I have a little bit of security if I happen to find it in the budget to upgrade any time soon.
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br /Overall this player packs a ton of features for the price tag. If you're debating the PS3 purchase but aren't huge on the gaming then save your money and get this player. When all is said and done with the PS3 (Remote + extra controller + 2 yr warranty) you will end up spending well over $400. I got this player (with a 4 year warranty) for $220. Worth every penny.
Excellent Blu-Ray Player April 14, 2010
B. Scott
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just wanted to add my opinion to the others. This unit is a replacement for a Samsung BD-P1600 and the difference is night and day. The load time is much faster, and I have no issues streaming Netflix. With the Samsung it would not always play movies in my queue, kind of hit or miss. There is much more on-line content to choose from and they recently added Pandora to the mix. Blu-Ray playback is excellent as you would expect. This unit will also be updated with 3D capability in the future witch makes this an excellent player for the price! Also the model is now available on Sony's web site when you register the unit.
Opened a new world of entertainment. June 12, 2010
Nelson Abreu (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered this as a third Blu Ray player in the house. Instead, it became the focal point of my entertainment center.
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br /This item was shipped in good packaging and arrived quickly. I opened it up, plugged it in, and connected it to my network. It automatically connected to my network, and I took a hint from my other Blu Ray players and ran the updates first.
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br /After a quick activation online, an amazing array of streming video options became available. Streaming video from Netflix never, ever looked so good before. Amazon.com movies were lighting fast. As I sorted through the choices, I suddenly noticed that it had found my laptop on the network, and had made movies, videos, music and pictures available for streaming on my television.
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br /The interface is very PlayStation-esque, which made navigating very familiar. Blu Ray discs load more quickly than on my other player or my PS3.
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br /The appearance is very sleek, hyper thin with no visible buttons in front, even though they are there. An uncovered USB port on the front right is the only thing to mar an otherwise beautiful look.
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br /This player earned a spot at the main entertainment center. I have never been so impressed with a piece of electronics, and this is from a guy typing this on an iPad.
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br /I do wish that I could search through music while continuing to play what is on. WiFi is touted, but can be added on via USB, not included. You may want to stick with a wire anyway for maximum network speed for streaming. I wish I had more critiques of it, but I am truly satisfied. Now I have an excuse to up my internet bandwidth at home!
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br /Overall, this is the best money I have spent on my entertainment center since upgrading to Plasma.
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