The Sony BDP-S300/301 Review Thread

[Dreedree]

Thank you Tron3 for pointing us in the right direction.

Firmware 4.5

It is as Sony stated here

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Posted: 12/19/2008


Attention owners of BDP-S300, BDP-S301, BDP-S500, and BDP-S2000ES Blu-ray Disc players.

Certain Blu-ray Disc models listed above may experience problems when playing the WALL-E movie in Blu-ray disc format, even after the latest firmware update has been applied.

Sony is aware of this issue and expects to have a firmware update to resolve this issue available at the end of January 2009.

Please check back on this website at that time.
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Now is the time

[tron3]

I just watched Wall-E and it played FLAWLESSLY beginning to end. Presto and Burn-e played as well.

Let's hope nothing else broke in the process.

[DoctorQ9]

Sony must have detected the unauthorized downloads -- the FTP links to the new version now point to a site that has been removed by SONY...

[crewzer]

I just downloaded 4.50 for my S300 from the link above... download worked fine!

Thx for the info.
Jim / crewzer

[DoctorQ9]

Originally Posted by crewzer

I just downloaded 4.50 for my S300 from the link above... download worked fine!

Thx for the info.
Jim / crewzer

Thank you, Jim! I was trying to reach the FTP site using Google Chrome without success. After reading your post, I tried it again using Firefox and -- success!

[Baldrick]

No joy for UK version, Sony UK only shows 4.40

[krisjan]

Go here for the new 4.5 FW: http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu...pl?mdl=BDPS300

[ahearst]

Originally Posted by krisjan

Go here for the new 4.5 FW: http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu...pl?mdl=BDPS300

Thanks for the heads up. I just finished burning a disk at my work desk this morning and will update my 300 during my lunch hour. I've been eagerly awaiting this update; Sony has promised that it will fix the WALL-E playback problems.

[Dreedree]

Here's the update for the Dutch version 4.5

http://support.sony-europe.com/hav/d...f=BDPS300_v450

[Baldrick]

V4.50 now on UK Sony site

[geoffc]

Believe v4.50 now available

[divemaster]

anyone notice any differences between 4.4 and 4.5?

[peterfabian]

a question. the s-300 manual says the player can output up to 7.1 audio channels for PCM signals via HDMI. But for Dolby tracks (standard or true hd) and DTS tracks can output only up 5.1 audio channels. I understant if you play a dts track that has 7.1 audio channels the S-300 downmixes to 5.1, is that true? in other words can i play a 7.1 track on s-300 and hearing it like 5.1 but without that the sound is heard phased out? does anyone know?

[tek101]

Originally Posted by divemaster

anyone notice any differences between 4.4 and 4.5?

For me...Not much...Just want to keep up with new firmware incase I run into new BDs or Pc's recorded dvds.

The thing is ...This time, after the FW is done ..It did not reset my player
back to original setup. In the FW folder it said V4.50.
Is it normal.....?

[ogbbgo]

I have just download the 4.50 update, and works fine. I dont see any change so far. I played the John mayer bd, and set the audio to dolbytrue hd, but my amp onkyo 805, via HDMI, just show "dolby digital ex" and not dolbyhd

The system menu-->setup, doesnt include the option to convert audio to bitstream.....

any help?

[peterfabian]

Originally Posted by peterfabian

a question. the s-300 manual says the player can output up to 7.1 audio channels for PCM signals via HDMI. But for Dolby tracks (standard or true hd) and DTS tracks can output only up 5.1 audio channels. I understant if you play a dts track that has 7.1 audio channels the S-300 downmixes to 5.1, is that true? in other words can i play a 7.1 track on s-300 and hearing it like 5.1 but without that the sound is heard phased out? does anyone know?

Someone knows about this?

[tek101]

Originally Posted by peterfabian

Someone knows about this?

Hi. If you read few posts back..you will find alot of audio info that you concern about.
They also show you how to set the player in PCM .

[tron3]

Madagascar is currently the SLOWEST loading blu-ray I have for the S300. Taking nearly 2 - 1/2 minutes to load. The last few firmware updates have done nothing to improve this load time.

Has the Tank-S300 finally run out of gas? Will "repair jobs" be the only firmware updates we see from now on?

Mind you, I'd rather have it stay that way than Sony muck with it to tweak the load time and break something else in the process.

Anyone know?

[tek101]

Originally Posted by tron3

Madagascar is currently the SLOWEST loading blu-ray I have for the S300. Taking nearly 2 - 1/2 minutes to load. The last few firmware updates have done nothing to improve this load time.

Has the Tank-S300 finally run out of gas? Will "repair jobs" be the only firmware updates we see from now on?

Mind you, I'd rather have it stay that way than Sony muck with it to tweak the load time and break something else in the process.

Anyone know?

S350 is waiting for you...

[Dreedree]

Originally Posted by tron3

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Mind you, I'd rather have it stay that way than Sony muck with it to tweak the load time and break something else in the process.
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+1