The Sony BDP-S300/301 Review Thread - Page 11 - Blu-ray Forum

aqupunk · 11-03-2007, 05:06 PM

Anyone notice any improvements after they updated?

monkyman · 11-03-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by aqupunk

Anyone notice any improvements after they updated?

I updated, but probibly won't notice anything with my exsisting titles, and no one seems to report haveing playback issues with the S300 (other than loading time

).
I bet this is for something upcoming.

aqupunk · 11-03-2007, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by monkyman

I updated, but probibly won't notice anything with my exsisting titles, and no one seems to report haveing playback issues with the S300 (other than loading time

).
I bet this is for something upcoming.

I watched Mr. Brooks last night and at certain parts not very often started to freeze then skip 10 seconds of the movie. I wonder if the disc was damaged it was from netflix, but looked good to me. This also happened on a sd dvd to.

monkyman · 11-03-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by aqupunk

I watched Mr. Brooks last night and at certain parts not very often started to freeze then skip 10 seconds of the movie. I wonder if the disc was damaged it was from netflix, but looked good to me. This also happened on a sd dvd to.

The only discs I have had freeze were also from Netflix. I recieved Meet the Robinsons this last wednesday and it was craked at the edge, brand new movie. That's 3 movies out of about 50 with cracks from them. But being that the movie was released tuesday and I recieved it wednesday, I think it may be the postal service causing this.

Shadow_IA · 11-03-2007, 09:59 PM

I agree that the Post Office not handeling NetFlix very well!. BR & DVD are always in bad shape when I get them, but they aer not packaged well from Netflix either.

dave0920 · 11-05-2007, 04:54 PM

I scanned for this topic and did not see it so excuse if I'm being redundant. Received my new s300 last week and have updated with 2.60 firmware. My problem (question) is that when playing a S-DVD the darker scenes seem extra dark. It is ok for 'bright' scenes but poor visual quality during low light scenes. I can't decide if this is inherent to upconvert, problem with player or a setting that needs to be changed. Any thoughts? Thanks.

tron3 · 11-05-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dave0920

I scanned for this topic and did not see it so excuse if I'm being redundant. Received my new s300 last week and have updated with 2.60 firmware. My problem (question) is that when playing a S-DVD the darker scenes seem extra dark. It is ok for 'bright' scenes but poor visual quality during low light scenes. I can't decide if this is inherent to upconvert, problem with player or a setting that needs to be changed. Any thoughts? Thanks.

I think the settings get lost. But in case you did not see, version 3.20 firmware is now available. Installed in about 8 minutes from 2.60. Go get it.

Porscheman · 11-06-2007, 09:50 PM

i too just installed 3.20 on mine!

noidios · 11-07-2007, 01:06 AM

I got Spiderman 3 from Netflix yesterday. No luck playing it so I updated my firmware to 3.20. Install went fine and the disc loaded. I checked out a few of the special features before deciding that it had gotten too late and I'd watch the movie tonight.

Tonight I tried to watch it and I got the same "disc can't play" errors that I got before I updated the firmware. Double checked the player and it was showing 3.20. Tried reinstalling the firmware - it's says it installed correctly, buy still no luck playing the disc. Any ideas?

dave0920 · 11-07-2007, 01:14 AM

Thanks for the feedback. I find it interesting that just last week I requested the latest firmware from Sony and they sent me 2.60. You would have thought that they would have gone ahead and sent me the disc for 3.20. I pressume I need to go to the same SONY support area to request 3.20?

PS I just went to the SONY website and ordered a dvd for 3.20. Maybe I missed it last week, who knows....

monkyman · 11-07-2007, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by noidios

I got Spiderman 3 from Netflix yesterday. No luck playing it so I updated my firmware to 3.20. Install went fine and the disc loaded. I checked out a few of the special features before deciding that it had gotten too late and I'd watch the movie tonight.

Tonight I tried to watch it and I got the same "disc can't play" errors that I got before I updated the firmware. Double checked the player and it was showing 3.20. Tried reinstalling the firmware - it's says it installed correctly, buy still no luck playing the disc. Any ideas?

I watched all 3 on my S300 W/3.20 and no problems. I have had issues with netflix, most recently Meet the Robinsons (had a small crack on the outside edge). Make sure the disc is clean with no fingerpints or lint and try again.

tron3 · 11-07-2007, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by noidios

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Tonight I tried to watch it and I got the same "disc can't play" errors that I got before I updated the firmware. Double checked the player and it was showing 3.20. Tried reinstalling the firmware - it's says it installed correctly, buy still no luck playing the disc. Any ideas?

Aside from fingerprints, it could be a bum disc. It is rare, but it happens. No harm is done running them under water and patting them dry.

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Originally Posted by dave0920

...PS I just went to the SONY website and ordered a dvd for 3.20. Maybe I missed it last week, who knows....

3.20 was released on 11/2, so it depends on when you ordered. Or they don't have their act together.

While I did save 34 seconds on loading POTC 2, in general, I only saved about 4 or 5 seconds in loading any BD-J disc over 2.60. It could be the end of improved load times, but let's keep the enhancements coming.

raginranger · 11-07-2007, 04:19 PM

Something is sketchy about NetFlix discs. We watched Disturbia on blu-ray last night and it froze during part of the movie, and would not start again. We had to go back to the scene selections and choose the next chapter for it to play. There were no real scratches on the disc at all. I think something unexplainable just happens to these netflix discs that makes about 5% of them screwy.

monkyman · 11-07-2007, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tron3

It could be the end of improved load times, but let's keep the enhancements coming.

Doesn't the S300 have the same chip setup as the S1? If so why hasn't there been any audio upgrade to TrueHD yet?

BTBuck1 · 11-07-2007, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by monkyman

Doesn't the S300 have the same chip setup as the S1? If so why hasn't there been any audio upgrade to TrueHD yet?

because we got our players for half what most s1 consumers paid

georule · 11-08-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by aqupunk

Anyone notice any improvements after they updated?

I put v3.20 on last night and tried my "disc from hell", Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Knocked 25 seconds off the load time. I'd call that a nice improvement. Still too long to load, but a nice improvement.

Go Blu · 11-08-2007, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by georule

I put v3.20 on last night and tried my "disc from hell", Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Knocked 25 seconds off the load time. I'd call that a nice improvement. Still too long to load, but a nice improvement.

Thats good news...and WELCOME!

Donnie Eldridge · 11-08-2007, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by monkyman

Doesn't the S300 have the same chip setup as the S1? If so why hasn't there been any audio upgrade to TrueHD yet?

Keep in mind that the S300 isn't/wasn't a direct replacement model for the BDP-S1. People seem to have forgotten this fact.

Flux88MPH · 11-08-2007, 07:48 PM

Not sure if this had been posted anywhere already but…

The Sony BDP-S300 is getting a $100 price reduction to an SRP of $399 in the next couple of weeks, stay tuned.

ilcentaurorosso · 11-19-2007, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GaryR

I have a BDP-300 and I have noticed that sometimes the picture and sound will pause for a brief second when playing a regular DVD. Anyone else have this problem or know why it might do this?

I had the same problem and I sent an e-mail to sony's support without any answer. I RESOLVED WITH UPGRADE TO THE LAST FIRMWARE VERSION 3.20 !!!

Cheers,
Marco
Italy

11-05-2007, 04:54 PM	#206
dave0920 New Member Member since:Nov 2007	dark scenes I scanned for this topic and did not see it so excuse if I'm being redundant. Received my new s300 last week and have updated with 2.60 firmware. My problem (question) is that when playing a S-DVD the darker scenes seem extra dark. It is ok for 'bright' scenes but poor visual quality during low light scenes. I can't decide if this is inherent to upconvert, problem with player or a setting that needs to be changed. Any thoughts? Thanks.

11-07-2007, 01:06 AM	#209
noidios New Member Member since:Nov 2007	Spiderman 3 I got Spiderman 3 from Netflix yesterday. No luck playing it so I updated my firmware to 3.20. Install went fine and the disc loaded. I checked out a few of the special features before deciding that it had gotten too late and I'd watch the movie tonight. Tonight I tried to watch it and I got the same "disc can't play" errors that I got before I updated the firmware. Double checked the player and it was showing 3.20. Tried reinstalling the firmware - it's says it installed correctly, buy still no luck playing the disc. Any ideas?

11-07-2007, 01:14 AM	#210
dave0920 New Member Member since:Nov 2007	firmware 3.20 Thanks for the feedback. I find it interesting that just last week I requested the latest firmware from Sony and they sent me 2.60. You would have thought that they would have gone ahead and sent me the disc for 3.20. I pressume I need to go to the same SONY support area to request 3.20? PS I just went to the SONY website and ordered a dvd for 3.20. Maybe I missed it last week, who knows.... Last edited by dave0920; 11-07-2007 at 01:28 AM.

11-08-2007, 07:48 PM	#219
Flux88MPH Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Austin, TX Blu-ray collection:382	BDP-S300 price reduction Not sure if this had been posted anywhere already but… The Sony BDP-S300 is getting a $100 price reduction to an SRP of $399 in the next couple of weeks, stay tuned. Last edited by Flux88MPH; 11-08-2007 at 10:35 PM.

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11-03-2007, 05:06 PM	#201
aqupunk Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:54 Blu-ray collection:246 Trading Score:1	Anyone notice any improvements after they updated?

11-03-2007, 09:59 PM	#205
Shadow_IA Junior Member Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Iowa	I agree that the Post Office not handeling NetFlix very well!. BR & DVD are always in bad shape when I get them, but they aer not packaged well from Netflix either.

11-06-2007, 09:50 PM	#208
Porscheman Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	i too just installed 3.20 on mine!

11-07-2007, 04:19 PM	#213
raginranger Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	Something is sketchy about NetFlix discs. We watched Disturbia on blu-ray last night and it froze during part of the movie, and would not start again. We had to go back to the scene selections and choose the next chapter for it to play. There were no real scratches on the disc at all. I think something unexplainable just happens to these netflix discs that makes about 5% of them screwy.

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