The Official Sony BDP-S350 Owners Thread - Page 8

Will do!

That's why they call it "rootkit" - it is usually hidden from the consumer. I'm sure Sony wasn't the only company using such technology.

Guys, the 1.1 content works without the memory stick.

Memory is for BD-Live.

I think that what folks are trying to figure out is what type of memory will fit the slot. Whether it will work when BD Live goes live is anyone's guess.

Agreed. To everyone else, can we drop this whole "root kit" crap and just stick to the S350?

How is DVD upscaling? Come on joerod, we really need you to get your player so you can put it through the tests..

+1

All of this talk makes me happy i decided to forego the 350 and buy a Samsung BDP 1500.Already have a PS3 upstairs so a 350 at this point would be overkill, though eventually a 550 sounds like it might be nice.

Makes me happy I got rid of mine and this is not the 1500 thread

Okay, no sarcasm. Take a look at my signature. I deal with theses issues every day. I recognize that these things happen, but they are extremely rare and truly the exception rather than the rule. Please believe me when I say I have no problem plugging in any Sony Microvault USB drive (or any other major brand) to my PC or the DVD player. And if you want to be 101% sure, just scan the drive with your AV before using it, and if you like you can even reformat it.

Marketing (which you're doing by advertising your site) is not allowed in signatures.

I'm waiting for Amazon to start shipping the S350s, I've already ordered it. From what I'm reading I should be in good shape. Can anyone confirm? My setup is pretty simple, a Sony 46 V3000 TV, and an Onkyo 605 Receiver connected via a 1.3 HDMI cable. I'm planning to use another 1.3 cable for the BD player. My receiver specs include DTS-MA decoding and my TV specs include 1080/24p support - Speaker wise, I've 5.1 setup (no plans to go to 7.1 any time soon (no space, blah) ... Thanks to whoever scanned the manual! - Any tips or setup experience out there?

Looking at the manual - it looks like I need to set the "BD Audio to Direct" in order to get the Bitstreaming going... Then looking at footnote *5... there is some auto sensing which in my case should dump to the highest quality of the disc (DTS-MA, or TrueHD) ... that makes me think that I should ignore the top part about "DTS-Core"... that will get the full signal assuming my receiver can decode it. Make sense? Or am I reading this wrong?

Everyone I've talked to from Abt says they won't start shipping until 'the middle of the month'. Anyone else still waiting for their order, hear something different?

That's my understanding as well. I believe Bonus View is another term for Profile 1.1 and requires 256 MB of local storage. It sounds like this player requires a memory card to be 1.1 compliant. I'm not concerned about it; if required, the solution is easy and cheap.

I wonder if there is any gain to be had from using more than 1 GB?

It's already been confirmed by multiple people that a memory card is NOT required for 1.1 bonus view features. It has been tested and works. The manual has fubared that statement.

I asked this in another thread, but got no answer there, so I'll say it again here: Given that I have a Yamaha RX-V661, which can turn the audio input from the 350 into multichannel PCM (via HDMI), would I be better off getting that instead of the 550 when it comes to DTS-HD MA processing? Or would I only get core DTS even on bitstreaming? I have five Fox BDs in my growing collection, all of which use MA for the primary track, and I need something that could at least send it to the Yammy without stripping it down too much.

It'd be cool if someone can post some shots of the XMB and back panel.

I just don't understand.

I picked up my 350 from Fedex and hooked it up. I have it connected to Sony STRDG 710 via HDMI. After reading the S350 manual I can not find a way to control the volume with the Sony supplied remote. It will only control the volume on my Sony Grand Wega IV TV.

Now I have to use the amp remote to work the volume and no other functions, and the S350 remote to run the dvd. I do not want a universal remote I only have four components and I'm happy to switch remotes for each component but I don't see why Sony will not enable the remotes for their DVD players to control the volume and mute for their Amps.

Am I missing something here?

Please make me look dumb and tell me there is a way to accomplish this.

Why not program the receiver's remote to control the DVD/Blu-ray player?

I'd use a universal remote even if I only had 2 components. So much easier.

just for some clarification between "Bonus View" (BD Profile 1.1) and "BD-Live" (BD Profile 2.0) and the confusion between "built in persistent memory" and "additional [external] persistent memory" requirements, here's a section from Richard Paul's thread.


So the 1GB minimum for BD-Live (BD-Profile 2.0) compliancy is just preping you up, or setting you up for failure , depending on how you look at it. In other words, Sony needs to put that statement in the manual to sell the 350 and 550 as BD-Live (Profile 2.0) "Ready". Y'all won't be sueing em, k ?!

As what most have already mentioned, true PiP features does not ... ahhum should not require any form of persistent memory, internal or external. So technically speaking, get a 256MB flash drive for your 350 and you're Bonus View BD Profile 1.1 compliant. Guess what you get if you get a 1GB or greater flash drive? Simple, just like that . Hope this helps.

Please clarify your problem: Are you saying that your TV remote does NOT control the volume of the s350, but works fine with other components? Is it possible that there is an IR code conflict? Does your TV support Bravia Sync via HDMI?

Is there a little toggle switch that says dvd/tv on the remote? Is it set to tv? Sometimes the Sony remotes have this to allow controlling a tv from the dvd remote.

They are very close in my opinion. The menu on the 350 is VERY similar to the PS3. I tested Ratatouille and it loaded quickly. I didn't have a stop watch to time it exactly. The longest part of the load was forwarding past all of the trailers to get to the menu. There must be a dozen damn trailers on the disc.

I tested the JAVA stuff too. When the rat first appears before the main menu I did a 1 1000 count and estimate it was about 3 seconds from the start of the animation to a menu on the screen. To go to the "TOTAL MENU" on the rat menu took about 8 seconds to get through to that one.

The disc tray is very quick to me. Is it as fast as the PS3? No. We're talking about the matter of 2-3 seconds difference tops. The disc tray is very close to a regular dvd players eject feature if you ask me. I see very little difference.

The setup menu as I said is laid out Identical to the PS3 menu. Very user friendly and easy to navigate.

Picture quality is superb. I didn't test regular dvds (hardly watch em anymore).

I also tested Batman Begins. It was a slower load then the Rat Blu Ray. i didn't test any of the extras or the PIP stuff. I hardly ever watch extras. I'm lucky if I can find the free time with my two little ones to get through the movie, much less the extras. Although I did watch the first 6 minute trailer for Dark Knight on it. Man does DK look to be GREAT!

I'd sum it up as if you like the PS3 but want a Stand Alone that can bitstream then grab a 350.

Thanks for sharing your experience with the s350. I can't wait to get mine. I will probably get an Oppo 983H DVD player as well since it provides better upscaling of SD sources. I also decided to commit to HD since I just purchased my very first blu ray disc from Amazon.

The Oppo was on my radar as well. I've decided that I already have a ton of unopened Blu-Rays to get through, plus the onslaught is coming of more great titles in the next few weeks. So I am going to hold off on getting one for awhile. I'm perfectly happy watching Blu all the time. BTW, what display are you going to use your Sony with?

The S350 remote will control my sony TV volume via IR. My tv has inputs for something called Control S. I want my S350 remote to control the volume for my Sony Amp which it does not.

If I hook up a Bravia sync cable from the BDPs350 to the STRDG710 will the S350 remote control the amp volume?