Sony BDP-S3700 Multi System Region Free

[Strontium Dog]

My Sony BDP-S3700 Region-Free Player arrived from Multi System a couple of days ago and it's working great. It's my first region-free player, and I only have a few Region2/Region B DVDs and Blu-rays, but it has played them just fine. It streams Netflix just fine as well.

The one thing I've run into with this player and my previous Sony Region A-only player is, when I play a DVD of an older TV show or movie that uses the 4:3 aspect ratio, the picture stretches horizontally to fill my HDTV screen. So I still use my old Sony DVD (R1-only) player to get around that problem.

But newer DVDs of shows or movies that are at the 16:9 aspect ratio don't have this problem, and they look great on my new player.

Good luck with whatever you decide to buy!

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Strontium Dog

The one thing I've run into with this player and my previous Sony Region A-only player is, when I play a DVD of an older TV show or movie that uses the 4:3 aspect ratio, the picture stretches horizontally to fill my HDTV screen.

There's an option in the menu:

Set-up>Screen Settings>Screen Format>Full/Normal

Screen Format
Full: Select this when connecting to a
TV with a wide mode function. Displays
a 4:3 screen picture in 16:9 aspect ratio
even on a wide-screen TV.
Normal: Changes the picture size to fit
the screen size with the original picture
aspect ratio.

You'll have to check your TV's settings to see if there's an option for 4:3 material as well.