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Things like: very slow startup, scan speed 1 usually works but forget 2 and 3, will just go into pause mode for no reason and you can't get it out without rebooting, etc. Player has too many problems even after loading in the update discs. Very irritating machine, especially since it is relatively expensive.
I've yet to speak to anyone who doesn't dislike his Blu-Ray player. When the disks are running, OK, they look good, but the bugs are endless. I've had the Pioneer Elite, a Samsung, and now a Sony BDP-S1 and I truly feel ripped off. They all take--no exaggeration--between 5 and 10 minutes to load, they're fussy, they freeze. I truly hate this technology.
All-in-one player: PS3 period. The decision depends on what you really want/afford to buy. Probably that audio DAC will be in BDP-S2000ES. For people hunting for a dedicated bluray/DVD up-converting player: S3000/3500, S5000/5500 with warranty or you can buy S1 at really low price off e-bay (with/without warranty). disk loading takes about 20 seconds.3. it still does not support CD playback. booting procedure is a little faster: about 50 seconds (not the first time booting).2.
no glitches on most regular DVD playback I have tried so far (>100), and the up-conversion picture quality is as good as PS3, in certain area, it even surpasses that of PS3.5. I am not sure whether this "problem" is due to the hardware limitation (first generation BD ROM drive does not read CD pixels), or Sony disabled CD playback in its firmware. Usually, not too many machine under 3K are using BB/TI PCM179X series DAC chips, stay tuned. Please SONY: enable red book CD playback, if it is disabled in the firmware.Lots of people are debating whether they should get the new BDP-S300/350, BDP-S500/550 or the first generation BDP-S1 or even PS3. (Sony tends to build their first generation machines with every tools they have, but.).After V3.7 firmware update, I would like to report the following (seen on my LG 32LC2D LCD TV set at 720p):1.
From technical side, BB/TI already discontinue the PCM1738 and the suggested replacement is its top-of-the-line PCM1796. However, with PCM recorded red book CD, why BDP-S1 cannot decode. Audiophiles need to keep away from BDP-S1. If you really want the top-of-the-line Sony Bluray player, get BDP-S2000ES (MSRP $1200). With the design out the output stage, it is very easy to modify the analog output signal to be fully balanced one. Sony's BDP-S1 Bluray player's built quality is like other flagship products (in the ES series) they built: SCD-1, DVP-S7000, DVP-S7700, DVP-S9000 etc.
It cannot play SACD is quite strange to me, since its audio DAC (BB/TI PCM1738E, after that 2 dual OPs amps for using as L/R channel current output low-pass fileter and I/V conversion, plus another dual OP used as the second stage stage of LPF, with 3 PCM1738E in this configuration to handle 5.1 audio outputs) is capable of both DSD and PCM decoding. the machine responds to the remote control much faster: "almost" instantaneous, with at most 1 second of latency. 4. (Video equipments using: Sony BDP-S1, Sony PS3, Toshiba HD-A30, XtremeMac 4-1 HDMI switch, XtremeMac HDMI cables, LG 32LC2D LCD TV).
Pictures do not do it justice.You will have to see Sony's BDP-S1 in the flesh to appreciate the fit and finish.Unfortunately when the market catches on, Blu Ray players will weigh about the same as an average laptop and feel flimsy.Just compare Toshiba's current Hd dvd players to their earlier models(HD-XA1 /HD-XA2)and you'll understand.In the meantime give yourself a treat;get one these before it's too late.And did I mention that the picture quality is excellent.
Fair enough reset the player agian and everything worked fine. I brought in some movies, and they worked for about 5 mins then the problem came back. The had modifiactions of the last update to see which one would work. I have now determined that the profile 1.1 stuff glitches, and I have since sold the player on EBAY for $199 with the last of my movies. Here come the spin on everything. The player worked great. So I hard reset the player over the phone with the service center, and that seemed to work for about 10 days.
The factory reset the player without any firmware updates. Well, the gong show continued. Everything was back to normal. Recently did a firmware update at the service center because I noticed it was having difficulty playing some movies, and could't retreive any special features. The guy was really stumped. Anyways, the player performs fairly easily on most Blu-Ray titles. Then I would load a new movie it would start playing for about 5 mins the beep really loud at me then display an error prompt then shut down. I took it home, and rented Pirates, and the new Harry Potter.
Finally I had a working player after about 5 hours at the repair depot. Eventually after loading update by update, we seemed to have a working player again, untill the 1.1 profile came into play. They took the cover off and watched the player do its thing, and no change. Don't really know(not that techie). Well before, I bash the thing to death let me say, when it did play movies, it was short of breathtaking. They could not find anything wrong with the player. My Toshiba AX2 is breathtaking.
Well after about 5 days, I got fed up and took it back to the service center. SO they did the upgrades and ensured me the player was profile 1.1 compatible. I took the player home, and it wouldn't load any disks. Don't buy it and save your money.
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