Sony BDP-S580 Review Thread

[Blu Jedi Master]

Originally Posted by Dispatch Ninja

Mine does this just about everytime I turn it off. I think it only happens on mine whenever I turn it off while the disc is still playing. It'll flash "wait" non stop even for days. I always just press the power button on the unit for about 10 seconds then it'll finally shut down.

Thanks for the tip. Mine to will hang on "wait" when I turn off the blu-ray player when the disc is in and on. I tried the holding down the power button for 10 seconds and it worked. It shut down and I was able to power up without it hanging. At least now I do not have to unplug it from the wall anymore. Did you always have this issue or did this only pop up after you updated the firmware. I never noticed this happening before.

[jazzeado]

Originally Posted by ApolloOne

Prior to Christmas, I was planning to get a Western Digital WD TV Live. I download a lot of shows from the UK (I live in the US) and wanted a media player to play these shows on my HDTV. But then my Panasonic BD player started having trouble playing BD-Rs, so the priority became get a new BD player.

I bought the BDP-S580 for $110 shipped from Amazon. Then I immediately scratched the WD box off my list. This S580 plays everything I've thrown at it. I've dumped 25 fps HD MKVs, DivX AVIs and lossless music files onto a 1 TB USB drive, and it plays them all without a hitch. Even lossless 5.1 audio plays perfectly. It's a great little media player.

Oh, and it's also a great Blu-ray player. It loads a lot faster than my old Panny. I like the XMB interface, and it seems to have access to more streaming video and audio sources than I'll ever use. It also plays SACDs and SACD-Rs with no problems.

All in all, a fantastic player!

Your comments are very useful to me ´cos I´m about to buy the bdps580. Let me ask you please, did you try connecting it to an amplifier via the xlr audio outputs (the ones in the rear)? In this condition what about the sound?, still plays at 24bits 96khz hi fi files? I checked somewhere that playing 24/96 was only through the coaxial output, is that true? Many thanks in advance for your reply.

[ghostdrknss74]

i have the bdps 580 its great . no hang up or crashes of any kind. and the speed is great. the firmware updates have been good. i have the newest one installed and it works like a charm. the audio is good as well.

[BDPUser]

Originally Posted by Blu Jedi Master

Thanks for the tip. Mine to will hang on "wait" when I turn off the blu-ray player when the disc is in and on. I tried the holding down the power button for 10 seconds and it worked. It shut down and I was able to power up without it hanging. At least now I do not have to unplug it from the wall anymore. Did you always have this issue or did this only pop up after you updated the firmware. I never noticed this happening before.

Blu Jedi Master,
I am having this same issue and I will try the 10-second thing with the power button. I also do not remember this "starting" after an update. I seem to be experiencing it since I purchased it. Any other advise on this one?

[Blu Jedi Master]

Originally Posted by BDPUser

Blu Jedi Master,
I am having this same issue and I will try the 10-second thing with the power button. I also do not remember this "starting" after an update. I seem to be experiencing it since I purchased it. Any other advise on this one?

To eliminate the "wait" state. I believe I had to push stop on the remote so the player would show the Sony Home menu and then power down the player.

[BDPUser]

Originally Posted by Blu Jedi Master

To eliminate the "wait" state. I believe I had to push stop on the remote so the player would show the Sony Home menu and then power down the player.

Thanks BJM, I will give that a try!

[ghostdrknss74]

very odd issues other people are having regarding the bdps 580. i just have mine hooked up to the tv and to watch blu rays. and every once in a while put crackle or youtube. but never have had any time of hang ups or freezes of any kind.

[Dispatch Ninja]

Originally Posted by Blu Jedi Master

To eliminate the "wait" state. I believe I had to push stop on the remote so the player would show the Sony Home menu and then power down the player.

Yup mine turns off fine everytime as long as i push stop and bring it to the home screen first. I believe mine has been like that since the first day I owned it. I'm thinking about buying the s590 pretty soon and moving the 580 to my living room.

[BDPUser]

The issue is not so much shutting it down normally after viewing sometihng. Of course stopping and shutting down works fine every time. This happens when the player is idle after playing Netflix, DVD, or something else and then goes to screen saver. No need to hit the Stop button in that case, just powering off the machine and the screen flashes Wait forever. Now, I did try BJM's suggestion to just hold the power button and that seems to work. That will at least save me from unplugging the thing all the time...

[E55 KEV]

Anyone tried the CinemaNow (CN) app since they went Ultraviolet (UV) 2 days ago? All I get is empty icons. My LG device with CN works fine and all my UV movies load. I have current firmware from 8/8/12. If u also have errors please send a support ticket to Sony as I did. Thanks.

[Dispatch Ninja]

I'm having another issue with my 580. When I turn the unit on it'll show the regular start up screen with the blu ray logo, but then all I get is a black screen and it never makes it to the main menu. I'll put a movie in and it'll show that it's playing on the unit but I'll have no picture or sound.

[Eliesa]

Streamed 2 or 3 movies on my S570 from CinemaNow and I didnt experience any problems.

[beatnikslacker]

I got a "refurbished" one of theses today (which I think might have been returned due to a scratch on top of the players the metal casing) I wasn't looking to upgrade my older sony blu ray player, but for the price I couldn't resist taking a chance. $19.99

[Blu Jedi Master]

Does this player do vudu? EDIT: Yes it does.

[E55 KEV]

Originally Posted by Blu Jedi Master

Does this player do vudu? EDIT: Yes it does.

The CinemaNow app has been fixed also. It now loads your Ultraviolet library.

[Horus]

I've had my S580 for awhile but just a few days ago got a dsl wireless network set up. The Gracenote Music Search works just fine for cds and is able to connect to GN and update but when I try the Video Search, what I get is "Could not obtain information from Gracenote" with the option to retry or close. It then shows my video history(some BRs and dvds I've watched literally months ago).
Has anyone else had this happen?
I forgot to mention that I've updated firmware to version M07.R.0624.