I just brought a brand new Sony BDP-S2000ES and it's the ****ing best

[viiv]

Just brought a brand new factory sealed Sony BDP-S2000ES. For a home theatre component, this blast from 2007 is super model gorgeous. Pics can not describe how good this looks for real in your TV stand. First disc I put into it was the firmware update disc to the final firmware version 6.00 followed by a factory reset. Hooked it up to my Sony 4k XBR X900A TV. Freaking beautiful. I love the simplicity. No Cinevia, no AACS, no ethernet, no crapware to deal with as the player doesn't load up all that extra crap. Keep it simple stupid.

I have a MGS4 PS3 (the last of the fully loaded backwards compatible PS3s which I also brought brand new just this last year) also hooked up if I ever desire 3D (which I hate) or have some reason to view the BD bonus extras (which I won't). Between the TV and PS3 I don't need or want another unit with 'Apps'.

I can't stress how much I love the beautiful simplicity of this player. When you boot it up with no disc, you just have a blue and black Blu-ray logo start screen. No XMB, no fluff, it feels so much more professional and 'theatre like' than having the XMB up before the movie.

I don't know how slow it was before the latest and final firmware version since I immediately upgraded it to the final firmware before even using it, but this thing is pretty fast. It supports the wide colour gamut x.v.colour of the Trilumionous display of my Sony 4k TV and I tried the Mastered in 4K Angels of Demons Blu-ray and it looked jaw dropping, yes even a bit better than with the PS3.

And finally the build quality. This thing is gorgeous sitting on the centre shelf immediately below my tv. The motorized sliding blue sapphire glass front is beyond eye catching and like a work of art. The first generation Sony Blu-ray players (BDP-S1, S300, S500, S2000ES, S5000ES) were all beautiful but the S2000ES is the most gorgeous of them all. It is the best looking home theatre component I have ever seen in my life. It is the Lamborghini of home theater components looks wise.

It is so good looking I have decided it will never be replaced. Even if 4k Blu-ray comes out, I would get a PS4 to put in my tv stand on one of the side shelves to play those, my new S2000ES will never ever lose its place in the centre showpiece shelf, unless ofcourse Sony releases a first gen 4k Blu-ray player with the same design as the S2000ES. The S2000ES is now the centerpiece of my home theatre system, if not my living room, its like a beautiful sapphire jewel in my living room.

Looking at the new announcements of the new 2014 Blu-ray players, they all look so dull compared to this. All made of cheap plastic and so light that they slide back if you press a button on the front. The 4k upscaling in the S790/S6200 is useless because it is proven that the Sony X900a's built in scaler does a much better job than any cheap upscaler in a sub $200-300 Blu-ray player. As for 3D and all other features, I have my PS3 if i I ever want or need to use them. But when I want to watch a good old-fashioned 2D movie, the simplicity of the S2000ES is where I will always go to. Newer isn't always better, **** all the new cheap plastic players, the first gen players (running final firmware) are the real beauties.





A couple pics since people probably forgot how this super model looks like.

[AmishParadise]

Originally Posted by viiv

Just brought a brand new factory sealed Sony BDP-S2000ES. For a home theatre component, this blast from 2007 is super model gorgeous. Pics can not describe how good this looks for real in your TV stand. First disc I put into it was the firmware update disc to the final firmware version 6.00 followed by a factory reset. Hooked it up to my Sony 4k XBR X900A TV. Freaking beautiful. I love the simplicity. No Cinevia, no AACS, no ethernet, no crapware to deal with as the player doesn't load up all that extra crap. Keep it simple stupid.

I have a MGS4 PS3 (the last of the fully loaded backwards compatible PS3s which I also brought brand new just this last year) also hooked up if I ever desire 3D (which I hate) or have some reason to view the BD bonus extras (which I won't). Between the TV and PS3 I don't need or want another unit with 'Apps'.

I can't stress how much I love the beautiful simplicity of this player. When you boot it up with no disc, you just have a blue and black Blu-ray logo start screen. No XMB, no fluff, it feels so much more professional and 'theatre like' than having the XMB up before the movie.

I don't know how slow it was before the latest and final firmware version since I immediately upgraded it to the final firmware before even using it, but this thing is pretty fast. It supports the wide colour gamut x.v.colour of the Trilumionous display of my Sony 4k TV and I tried the Mastered in 4K Angels of Demons Blu-ray and it looked jaw dropping, yes even a bit better than with the PS3.

And finally the build quality. This thing is gorgeous sitting on the centre shelf immediately below my tv. The motorized sliding blue sapphire glass front is beyond eye catching and like a work of art. The first generation Sony Blu-ray players (BDP-S1, S300, S500, S2000ES, S5000ES) were all beautiful but the S2000ES is the most gorgeous of them all. It is the best looking home theatre component I have ever seen in my life. It is the Lamborghini of home theater components looks wise.

It is so good looking I have decided it will never be replaced. Even if 4k Blu-ray comes out, I would get a PS4 to put in my tv stand on one of the side shelves to play those, my new S2000ES will never ever lose its place in the centre showpiece shelf, unless ofcourse Sony releases a first gen 4k Blu-ray player with the same design as the S2000ES. The S2000ES is now the centerpiece of my home theatre system, if not my living room, its like a beautiful sapphire jewel in my living room.

Looking at the new announcements of the new 2014 Blu-ray players, they all look so dull compared to this. All made of cheap plastic and so light that they slide back if you press a button on the front. The 4k upscaling in the S790/S6200 is useless because it is proven that the Sony X900a's built in scaler does a much better job than any cheap upscaler in a sub $200-300 Blu-ray player. As for 3D and all other features, I have my PS3 if i I ever want or need to use them. But when I want to watch a good old-fashioned 2D movie, the simplicity of the S2000ES is where I will always go to. Newer isn't always better, **** all the new cheap plastic players, the first gen players (running final firmware) are the real beauties.

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A couple pics since people probably forgot how this super model looks like.

That really is a great looking piece of kit. Enjoyed reading your post and couldn't agree with you more on so many of the aspects of this player that you find appealing, the sleek looks aside. From the build quality to the "lets just do one thing and do one thing really well", play the frackin Blu-ray disc. No Sony XMB, love it! No Ethernet port or built-in Wi-Fi, love it! No streaming apps, DNLA or BD Live as a result, love it! Sounds like a winner to me every day of the week and twice on Sunday. :-)

[Tech-UK]

I agree. I am still running a Pioneer LX52 and still love it. Although It isn't as old as your Sony.

But new players are cheap and tacky, obviously there is the Oppo range and a few high end models, that smaller manufactures bring out, but the big guns, Sony, Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Pioneer, etc. are too app-tastic and cheaply made.

The player should be the centre piece of one's system. And that Sony certainly looks good.

Enjoy!

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Tech-UK

But new players are cheap and tacky, obviously there is the Oppo range and a few high end models, that smaller manufactures bring out, but the big guns, Sony, Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Pioneer, etc. are too app-tastic and cheaply made.

My budget SONY DVD player (£280!) is a tank compared to any BD models I've seen in person AND it's the proper (43cm?) size too, so it fit on top of a receiver. Shame it only has SCART outputs otherwise I'd use it to watch DVDs on my plasma.

The OP's SONY is a really nice looking machine. A modern classic!

[blujacket]

My first player stand alone player was the BDP-S1. Very nice build quality, but I could take a nap waiting for the disc to load.

[kristoffer]

Won't no internet be a problem with future discs? Nice player. I always loved the design of the The Sony BDP-S5000ES.

[Cole 46]

When you hear people say..."They don't make them like they used to",

That comes to mind whenever I see the Blu-ray Players of today...(not including Oppo, of course).

I know they all play Blu-rays nicely, but...
I don't like the looks of the new, mini, plastic players from Sony, Panasonic, LG, etc...

I'll take a Bigger, Heavier, Tank in my Cabinet anyday...

[AmishParadise]

Originally Posted by kristoffer

Won't no internet be a problem with future discs? Nice player. I always loved the design of the The Sony BDP-S5000ES.

I don't allow any of my Blu-ray players to access the Internet and will not update a player's firmware as a means of addressing a problematic Blu-ray title. If a given Blu-ray title is having playback issues in general due to the way it was authored which includes the need to access the Internet or external storage (...can anyone say "Starship Troppers"), if that is the case one can easily with the proper tools take matters into their own hands eliminating said issues as all Sony Blu-ray players support the playback of Blu-ray movie (BDMV) content from recordable BD-R discs. Any further discussion on this specifically is prohibited here on the forums however, so that's all I have to say about that!

On a related note...
Reading this thread immediately reminded me of the first DVD player I had ever purchased which was considered the reference standard for a number of years as I recall. Meet the Sony DVP-S7000.



This might have been the first player Sony offered that had the cool automated drop down display panel running across the front per accessing the disc tray and additional hard buttons. Remember thinking how bad a** that was. :-) Great build quality as well and even included dual-discrete optical pickups, one dedicated for playing DVD's and the other dedicated for playing CD's which provided for a reference quality CD audio experience as well.

[steve1971]

Originally Posted by viiv

Just brought a brand new factory sealed Sony BDP-S2000ES. For a home theatre component, this blast from 2007 is super model gorgeous. Pics can not describe how good this looks for real in your TV stand. First disc I put into it was the firmware update disc to the final firmware version 6.00 followed by a factory reset. Hooked it up to my Sony 4k XBR X900A TV. Freaking beautiful. I love the simplicity. No Cinevia, no AACS, no ethernet, no crapware to deal with as the player doesn't load up all that extra crap. Keep it simple stupid.

I have a MGS4 PS3 (the last of the fully loaded backwards compatible PS3s which I also brought brand new just this last year) also hooked up if I ever desire 3D (which I hate) or have some reason to view the BD bonus extras (which I won't). Between the TV and PS3 I don't need or want another unit with 'Apps'.

I can't stress how much I love the beautiful simplicity of this player. When you boot it up with no disc, you just have a blue and black Blu-ray logo start screen. No XMB, no fluff, it feels so much more professional and 'theatre like' than having the XMB up before the movie.

I don't know how slow it was before the latest and final firmware version since I immediately upgraded it to the final firmware before even using it, but this thing is pretty fast. It supports the wide colour gamut x.v.colour of the Trilumionous display of my Sony 4k TV and I tried the Mastered in 4K Angels of Demons Blu-ray and it looked jaw dropping, yes even a bit better than with the PS3.

And finally the build quality. This thing is gorgeous sitting on the centre shelf immediately below my tv. The motorized sliding blue sapphire glass front is beyond eye catching and like a work of art. The first generation Sony Blu-ray players (BDP-S1, S300, S500, S2000ES, S5000ES) were all beautiful but the S2000ES is the most gorgeous of them all. It is the best looking home theatre component I have ever seen in my life. It is the Lamborghini of home theater components looks wise.

It is so good looking I have decided it will never be replaced. Even if 4k Blu-ray comes out, I would get a PS4 to put in my tv stand on one of the side shelves to play those, my new S2000ES will never ever lose its place in the centre showpiece shelf, unless ofcourse Sony releases a first gen 4k Blu-ray player with the same design as the S2000ES. The S2000ES is now the centerpiece of my home theatre system, if not my living room, its like a beautiful sapphire jewel in my living room.

Looking at the new announcements of the new 2014 Blu-ray players, they all look so dull compared to this. All made of cheap plastic and so light that they slide back if you press a button on the front. The 4k upscaling in the S790/S6200 is useless because it is proven that the Sony X900a's built in scaler does a much better job than any cheap upscaler in a sub $200-300 Blu-ray player. As for 3D and all other features, I have my PS3 if i I ever want or need to use them. But when I want to watch a good old-fashioned 2D movie, the simplicity of the S2000ES is where I will always go to. Newer isn't always better, **** all the new cheap plastic players, the first gen players (running final firmware) are the real beauties.





A couple pics since people probably forgot how this super model looks like.

A classic for sure.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by AmishParadise

I don't allow any of my Blu-ray players to access the Internet and will not update a player's firmware as a means of addressing a problematic Blu-ray title. If a given Blu-ray title is having playback issues in general due to the way it was authored which includes the need to access the Internet or external storage (...can anyone say "Starship Troppers"), if that is the case one can easily with the proper tools take matters into their own hands eliminating said issues as all Sony Blu-ray players support the playback of Blu-ray movie (BDMV) content from recordable BD-R discs. Any further discussion on this specifically is prohibited here on the forums however, so that's all I have to say about that!

On a related note...
Reading this thread immediately reminded me of the first DVD player I had ever purchased which was considered the reference standard for a number of years as I recall. Meet the Sony DVP-S7000.



This might have been the first player Sony offered that had the cool automated drop down display panel running across the front per accessing the disc tray and additional hard buttons. Remember thinking how bad a** that was. :-) Great build quality as well and even included dual-discrete optical pickups, one dedicated for playing DVD's and the other dedicated for playing CD's which provided for a reference quality CD audio experience as well.

My buddy had the S7000.. I remember when we went to a HT shop that had it. It wasn't even progressive scan....

Anyways,... It's all good. I like the new Sony BDP ... sure they weigh less than a feather and stuff but they make the best players.

[AmishParadise]

Originally Posted by bhampton

My buddy had the S7000.. I remember when we went to a HT shop that had it. It wasn't even progressive scan....

Anyways,... It's all good. I like the new Sony BDP ... sure they weigh less than a feather and stuff but they make the best players.

...but it had component video outputs!

Oh, and it didn't support DTS. Crazy. Still have mine actually. The player, original box, internal packaging, remote, manual ... all mint. Just haven't had the heart to get rid of it.

[bhampton]

I can't get rid of my LDs or my DreamCast...

But,... who knows,.. maybe today is the day!...

edit - Maybe the secret is to use the stuff.. that way it eventually breaks and is not worth fixing and presto... problem solved!

[chip75]

I often wonder what happened to all the DVD player features that we've lost on Blu-ray. What happened to front-panel displays, chapter and title readouts (not every player has them) and most of all the jog-dials on remotes? People don't scan through discs anymore?

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by chip75

I often wonder what happened to all the DVD player features that we've lost on Blu-ray. What happened to front-panel displays, chapter and title readouts (not every player has them) and most of all the jog-dials on remotes? People don't scan through discs anymore?

Same thing happened for CD audio, especially since most CD players are now DVD or DVD/BD players. So many of the advanced controls have disappeared and I miss some of them.

The original CD Redbook specification called for index markers in addition to chapter (track) markers. It was designed that way so that different movements of a symphony could be in the same track, but you could still navigate to a movement. My first player, a Sony, had that and so did a Panasonic Technics I had after that. But the record industry never bothered with it - they just put each movement in a different track. So the player manufacturers dropped the function.

My Technics had a feature where you could pre-program the tracks. So instead of listening to the tracks in order, you could press 17, 12, 1, 4, 5 and listen to those five tracks in that order. The Technics also had a cue mode where you put the player in pause and then advance to the track you wanted to play. When you clicked the play button, the track started playing instantly. This was useful in the days before CD-R when I would make mixed tapes to cassette for the car of if you used your CD player in a disco or for radio.

In addition, CD actually always had the ability to display track and artist names by storing such metadata in the P and Q codes (I think that's what they were called). But the record labels didn't support it, so the player manufacturers didn't bother with it.

But in the end, most people just want to put on a CD and listen and most DVD/BD users just want to put the movie on and watch it (and possibly easily navigate to the special features). They never used the other functions, so there was no point including them, especially since the market has forced player prices down so much. Remember that the first BD players cost $1000 or more. Now you can buy a decent player for $70. And that doesn't even consider inflation.

[Midnight Rambler]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

Same thing happened for CD audio, especially since most CD players are now DVD or DVD/BD players. So many of the advanced controls have disappeared and I miss some of them.

And nobody makes auto-reverse cassette players like they used to. I still have my original Nakamichi that flips around the cassette tape to play side B.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by AmishParadise

I don't allow any of my Blu-ray players to access the Internet and will not update a player's firmware as a means of addressing a problematic Blu-ray title. If a given Blu-ray title is having playback issues in general due to the way it was authored which includes the need to access the Internet or external storage (...can anyone say "Starship Troppers"), if that is the case one can easily with the proper tools take matters into their own hands eliminating said issues as all Sony Blu-ray players support the playback of Blu-ray movie (BDMV) content from recordable BD-R discs. Any further discussion on this specifically is prohibited here on the forums however, so that's all I have to say about that!

On a related note...
Reading this thread immediately reminded me of the first DVD player I had ever purchased which was considered the reference standard for a number of years as I recall. Meet the Sony DVP-S7000.



This might have been the first player Sony offered that had the cool automated drop down display panel running across the front per accessing the disc tray and additional hard buttons. Remember thinking how bad a** that was. :-) Great build quality as well and even included dual-discrete optical pickups, one dedicated for playing DVD's and the other dedicated for playing CD's which provided for a reference quality CD audio experience as well.

I still have both the DVP-S7000 and the BDP-S1. It's hard to believe the S7000 will be 17 years old. The build quality on both of these players is awesome.

[Bru87tr]

Does the S2000ES play SACD ?

[AmishParadise]

Originally Posted by Bru87tr

Does the S2000ES play SACD ?

That would be a big, YES.

[Bru87tr]

I see they hid the symbol then. I might consider getting one, nice build and not much money for this old beast. Thanks!

[hifiHigh]

How is it with upscaling DVD's?