The Sony BDP-S300/301 Review Thread - Page 22 - Blu-ray Forum

Taj Mahal · 01-07-2008, 02:24 AM

rlindabury,

what store did you get it in?

rlindabury · 01-07-2008, 11:14 AM

Posted previously in the thread.

http://www.butterflyphoto.com/1/BDPS...Ray_DVD_Player

Shipping was free when I purchased just before the new year. Came with Spiderman 3 and the firmware was old but it's easy to update.

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Originally Posted by Taj Mahal

rlindabury,

what store did you get it in?

frw007 · 01-07-2008, 12:18 PM

I have a 1080p sony 46" LCD and the sony 300. Is there any thing special I need to do to make sure my sd dvd's are "upconverted" to 1080P?

Go Blu · 01-07-2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by frw007

I have a 1080p sony 46" LCD and the sony 300. Is there any thing special I need to do to make sure my sd dvd's are "upconverted" to 1080P?

Nope just pop it in.

jw · 01-07-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by QwikSand

Maybe there will be another firmware release soon then since WAR just came out and these fixes seem geared towards fixing glitches for certain movies. Ratatouille for me clocked in around 35 seconds ro so to load.

I downloaded the update released 12/22 I think from sony style and updated before I played WAR, Loaded quickly and played without a glitch.
Sunshine is playing fine as well, there was a short load time though

Taj Mahal · 01-07-2008, 02:26 PM

thanks man. did they offer you any extended warranty? i don't see anything about it on the site.

frw007 · 01-07-2008, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Go Blu

Nope just pop it in.

So no special settings on the bd player or TV? Seems my James Bond movies look better on an old player than on the sony 300. How come?

tron3 · 01-07-2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by frw007

So no special settings on the bd player or TV? Seems my James Bond movies look better on an old player than on the sony 300. How come?

Check the menu settings. Something has to be there to imply upconversion over HDMI for DVD. If it still looks worse, try turning it off. Some movies just don't upconvert so well.

aviman33 · 01-07-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by frw007

So no special settings on the bd player or TV? Seems my James Bond movies look better on an old player than on the sony 300. How come?

Are you connected via HDMI or component? Cause this player does not upconvert via component.

John

rlindabury · 01-08-2008, 12:41 AM

Yes, they tried to sell me an extended warranty plan which I refused. I'm sure when you go to purchase they'll provide information on it. They want those extra bucks. :-)

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Originally Posted by Taj Mahal

thanks man. did they offer you any extended warranty? i don't see anything about it on the site.

shoppingforplayer · 01-08-2008, 01:34 AM

does the brand of HDMI cable effect much?

i got a $60 or so one at Best Buy when i bought the S300.

I don't remember the brand but i know for a fact it wasn't a Monster.

QwikSand · 01-08-2008, 01:42 AM

I know there has been a lot of discussion recently about the effect of higher priced cables and whether or not they are worth it. Some feel the $100+ Monster is worth it and some don't. I know it's not exactly easy to try both. I just checked around and I can't remember which thread had the discussion unfortunately.

crazyxbowler · 01-08-2008, 04:30 AM

will this player let me do 7.1 audio with a optical cable to a 7 channel receiver? I don't have a hdmi compatible receiver yet.

thanks in advance

Pictor · 01-08-2008, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by crazyxbowler

will this player let me do 7.1 audio with a optical cable to a 7 channel receiver? I don't have a hdmi compatible receiver yet.

thanks in advance

Technically yes. But I don't think you'll find 7.1 material, at least not in a format that is supported by TOSLINK.

See here: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921665088000

crazyxbowler · 01-08-2008, 04:50 AM

I saw that pans labyrinth was in 7.1 so does that mean that through a optical cable I will not be able to get 7.1?

rlindabury · 01-08-2008, 11:43 AM

The brand of cable doesn't matter one little bit. The ONLY things you need to consider is if the cable is version 1.3 and if the ends are manufactured well.

Version 1.3 cables support all the audio specs through the cable. Having good ends means the cable won't fail at the connection.

Other than that, buying any HDMI cable that costs $50 or more is just foolish. After all, what's flowing through that cable is digital data, not analog signals. There was a time when the cable had some effect on the sound/picture. Not now when you're passing 1's and 0's.

High-priced HDMI cables are just a rip-off.

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Originally Posted by shoppingforplayer

does the brand of HDMI cable effect much?

i got a $60 or so one at Best Buy when i bought the S300.

I don't remember the brand but i know for a fact it wasn't a Monster.

HDJK · 01-08-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by rlindabury

...Other than that, buying any HDMI cable that costs $50 or more is just foolish. After all, what's flowing through that cable is digital data, not analog signals. There was a time when the cable had some effect on the sound/picture. Not now when you're passing 1's and 0's.

High-priced HDMI cables are just a rip-off.

That's not entirely true. I'm not goiung to debate the real world advantage of high priced HDMI cables, but digital is NOT perfect in and out. Yes, it's only 0s and 1s, but they travel insanely fast and jitter (the actual timing to reproduce the analog signal out of the 0s and 1s) is something that can be reduced with better cables. Granted it only has a limited effect on short cable runs, but it can make a difference.

frw007 · 01-08-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by aviman33

Are you connected via HDMI or component? Cause this player does not upconvert via component.

John

I am connected via HDMI. Perhaps I just expect too much in the upconversion process but I appreciate all of you who are trying to help. With all the momentum going to BD, perhaps they will release the Bond films in BD and I won't worry about upconversion...

rlindabury · 01-08-2008, 01:58 PM

Right. I was talking about short runs. The typical runs of 10' and under. My cables are all 6'. Anytime you start running long distances there's still an issue.

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Originally Posted by HDJK

That's not entirely true. I'm not goiung to debate the real world advantage of high priced HDMI cables, but digital is NOT perfect in and out. Yes, it's only 0s and 1s, but they travel insanely fast and jitter (the actual timing to reproduce the analog signal out of the 0s and 1s) is something that can be reduced with better cables. Granted it only has a limited effect on short cable runs, but it can make a difference.

SamInNorthCakalakey · 01-08-2008, 02:41 PM

S300 doesn't have HDMI 1.3 support so that doesn't matter.

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Originally Posted by rlindabury

The brand of cable doesn't matter one little bit. The ONLY things you need to consider is if the cable is version 1.3 and if the ends are manufactured well.

Version 1.3 cables support all the audio specs through the cable. Having good ends means the cable won't fail at the connection.

Other than that, buying any HDMI cable that costs $50 or more is just foolish. After all, what's flowing through that cable is digital data, not analog signals. There was a time when the cable had some effect on the sound/picture. Not now when you're passing 1's and 0's.

High-priced HDMI cables are just a rip-off.

01-07-2008, 12:18 PM	#423
frw007 Junior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Stowe VT	upconverting sddvd on sony 300 I have a 1080p sony 46" LCD and the sony 300. Is there any thing special I need to do to make sure my sd dvd's are "upconverted" to 1080P?

01-08-2008, 04:30 AM	#433
crazyxbowler Member Member since:Jan 2008	7.1 audio will this player let me do 7.1 audio with a optical cable to a 7 channel receiver? I don't have a hdmi compatible receiver yet. thanks in advance

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01-07-2008, 02:24 AM	#421
Taj Mahal New Member Member since:Jan 2008	rlindabury, what store did you get it in?

01-07-2008, 02:26 PM	#426
Taj Mahal New Member Member since:Jan 2008	thanks man. did they offer you any extended warranty? i don't see anything about it on the site.

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shoppingforplayer Member Member since:Aug 2007	does the brand of HDMI cable effect much? i got a $60 or so one at Best Buy when i bought the S300. I don't remember the brand but i know for a fact it wasn't a Monster.

01-08-2008, 01:42 AM	#432
QwikSand Power Member Member since:Dec 2007 Trading Score:25	I know there has been a lot of discussion recently about the effect of higher priced cables and whether or not they are worth it. Some feel the $100+ Monster is worth it and some don't. I know it's not exactly easy to try both. I just checked around and I can't remember which thread had the discussion unfortunately.

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