The Sony BDP-S300/301 Review Thread - Page 29 - Blu-ray Forum

Britnasty · 02-18-2008, 08:03 PM

Got my player today and installed the new firmware and wow, this thing is 100x faster than my HDDVD player.

I now see why everyone likes Blu better.

djOS · 02-18-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Britnasty

Got my player today and installed the new firmware and wow, this thing is 100x faster than my HDDVD player.

I now see why everyone likes Blu better.

Have you updated your HD DVD player to v2.8 FW? (EP10/A20 & XE1/XA2)

I own both the EP10 & XE1 and with v2.8 FW they are as fast as my s300 - except of course when playing BDj discs, then they are 3x fatser!! (those 3 min load times suck!!).

Mr. Cinema · 02-18-2008, 10:16 PM

Thought I'd give the Sony a try. Bought the last unit at HHGregg today. Checked the firmware and it came installed with 3.7. Nice to have the latest build.

mphs68 · 02-18-2008, 10:36 PM

Will all titles play 1080i with component cables with this unit? If you use component under video settings do you still chose YCBCr/RGBPC (hdmi)

tron3 · 02-19-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mphs68

Will all titles play 1080i with component cables with this unit? If you use component under video settings do you still chose YCBCr/RGBPC (hdmi)

Can't choose HDMI if you are using component. I run component to HD inputs on my TV. Component will only give 1080i max, but more importantly the TV must support HD component.

Shanester · 02-19-2008, 01:12 PM

Does the bdp300 remote work with the PS3??

Moefiz · 02-19-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Shanester

Does the bdp300 remote work with the PS3??

Nope....PS3 uses bluetooth...there is a specail remote you can get for about 20.00 bucks .

Shanester · 02-19-2008, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Moefiz

Nope....PS3 uses bluetooth...there is a specail remote you can get for about 20.00 bucks .

ok thanks

hitechiowa · 02-20-2008, 03:47 AM

hey everybody i just have a quick question, my BDP-s300 should be arriving on my doorstep tomorrow and i noticed on the review on here it says it doesnt have HDMI 1.3. my question is, does that mean an HDMI 1.3 cord will not work for it? im only using it for video, and optical for my audio since i do not have an HD home theater. i was at my walmart and we dont have ne HDMI cables that aren't 1.3. am i totally F'd or what should i do?

Donnie Eldridge · 02-20-2008, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by hitechiowa

hey everybody i just have a quick question, my BDP-s300 should be arriving on my doorstep tomorrow and i noticed on the review on here it says it doesnt have HDMI 1.3. my question is, does that mean an HDMI 1.3 cord will not work for it? im only using it for video, and optical for my audio since i do not have an HD home theater. i was at my walmart and we dont have ne HDMI cables that aren't 1.3. am i totally F'd or what should i do?

No special HDMI cable required. Just use the one have and it will work fine.

Dyana B · 02-20-2008, 04:13 AM

I have a quick question to ask of my blu-ray brothers and sisters:
I have my BDP-S300 connected to the Onkyo 605. Should I set the audio (hdmi) on the BDP-S300 to Auto or PCM? Thank you in advance guys...

hitechiowa · 02-20-2008, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Donnie Eldridge

No special HDMI cable required. Just use the one have and it will work fine.

lol that didnt really answer my question, will the HDMI 1.3 cable i bought work for the S300 or not?

djOS · 02-20-2008, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hitechiowa

lol that didnt really answer my question, will the HDMI 1.3 cable i bought work for the S300 or not?

What is so hard about "Just use the one you have and it will work fine." to understand?

Aries64 · 02-20-2008, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by hitechiowa

lol that didnt really answer my question, will the HDMI 1.3 cable i bought work for the S300 or not?

Actually, he did. However, I'll re-phrase the answer for you. Yes - your HDMI 1.3 cables will work fine since each successive HDMI version is fully compatible with all preceeding versions of HDMI.

Keith

hitechiowa · 02-20-2008, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djOS

What is so hard about "Just use the one you have and it will work fine." to understand?

easy killer i was just askin dude calm down, dont have to talk down to me about it i just didnt understand what he was trying to say

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Originally Posted by Aries64

Actually, he did. However, I'll re-phrase the answer for you. Yes - your HDMI 1.3 cables will work fine since each successive HDMI version is fully compatible with all preceeding versions of HDMI.

Keith

thank you for the info much appreciated

djOS · 02-20-2008, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by hitechiowa

easy killer i was just askin dude calm down, dont have to talk down to me about it i just didnt understand what he was trying to say

He was only missing 1 word and wasn't hard to figure out which one.

movieman1942 · 02-22-2008, 05:27 AM

I received an update from Sony it is version 3.70 for bdp s300. I have not installed it yet. anybody else? Supposed to improve java compatibility and help with new be-r/re format. Also be-java to enhance interactivity with be-roma. I will look for a reply. Thanks.

JasonR · 02-22-2008, 02:47 PM

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Moefiz · 02-22-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by movieman1942

I received an update from Sony it is version 3.70 for bdp s300. I have not installed it yet. anybody else? Supposed to improve java compatibility and help with new be-r/re format. Also be-java to enhance interactivity with be-roma. I will look for a reply. Thanks.

Go ahead and install it.The updates as been out since Dec.It will help with Java and also help witht he loading times.

tbui57 · 02-22-2008, 03:11 PM

Does this mean current firmware version 3.7 could decode dolby trueHD and send over HDMI ? I will need a new receiver to decode trueHD then.

Thanks Jason.

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02-18-2008, 10:36 PM	#564
mphs68 Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Memphis Tn	Will all titles play 1080i with component cables with this unit? If you use component under video settings do you still chose YCBCr/RGBPC (hdmi) Last edited by mphs68; 02-18-2008 at 10:47 PM.

02-22-2008, 05:27 AM	#577
movieman1942 New Member Member since:May 2007	firmware update for sony bdps300 I received an update from Sony it is version 3.70 for bdp s300. I have not installed it yet. anybody else? Supposed to improve java compatibility and help with new be-r/re format. Also be-java to enhance interactivity with be-roma. I will look for a reply. Thanks.

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02-18-2008, 08:03 PM	#561
Britnasty Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI 4K collection:721 Blu-ray collection:1920 Trading Score:574	Got my player today and installed the new firmware and wow, this thing is 100x faster than my HDDVD player. I now see why everyone likes Blu better.

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Mr. Cinema Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:NC 4K collection:34 Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:85	Thought I'd give the Sony a try. Bought the last unit at HHGregg today. Checked the firmware and it came installed with 3.7. Nice to have the latest build.

02-19-2008, 01:12 PM	#566
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02-20-2008, 03:47 AM	#569
hitechiowa Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 5	hey everybody i just have a quick question, my BDP-s300 should be arriving on my doorstep tomorrow and i noticed on the review on here it says it doesnt have HDMI 1.3. my question is, does that mean an HDMI 1.3 cord will not work for it? im only using it for video, and optical for my audio since i do not have an HD home theater. i was at my walmart and we dont have ne HDMI cables that aren't 1.3. am i totally F'd or what should i do?

02-20-2008, 04:13 AM	#571
Dyana B Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:504 Blu-ray collection:2750 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 8	I have a quick question to ask of my blu-ray brothers and sisters: I have my BDP-S300 connected to the Onkyo 605. Should I set the audio (hdmi) on the BDP-S300 to Auto or PCM? Thank you in advance guys...

02-22-2008, 02:47 PM	#578
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