Official Sony BDP-S570 Owners Thread - Page 7

I've not had any problems, either; however, I'm connecting to the 5 GHz band of my wireless router, so perhaps that's what's making the difference.

Thanks for the quick reply, I did snatch it tonight just wanted to make sure it was the same as the S570 before I opened the box. I also have a new dual band n router and I will report back on how it all works.

I am considering getting a S570. One of the things that is very important to me is the ability to have a JPEGs slideshow. All of my other dvd players take forever to load each photo. How does the S570 do? Also will I be able to view photos over the WI-FI from my computer prior to the DLNA upgrade? Any help is appreciated.

Is the photo load from a CD or thumb drive reasonably fast for a slide show?

I have been looking to buy my second Blu Ray Player. I currently own Pioneer BDP-051fd.
The features most important to me are:
1. Video quality for DVD and Blu Ray
2. Netflix video quality
3. DLNA and wide variety of video format support.

I have ruled out LG's because their current models have great feature set but appear to be very buggy.

My top 2 choices are Sony S570 and Panasonic 85K. Sony has almost everything I need but I hear complaints about poor Netflix performance.
Panasonic has everything I need except DLNA.

Has anyone compared these to player and chosen one over the other. Can you share any insights you have about how they compare.


Thanks

I had both the panasonic 65 and the sony 370. I would say that the panasonic 65 was better. you probably better off getting the panasonic 85.

Jacob

I am going to read up on the panasonics since I'm still able to return mine. Do you feel the DVD upconverting PQ is better on the panasonic 65/85?

I think the netflix worked better on the 65 then the sony 370 that I had.
however if you want a better PQ.. go with the oppo.

Jacob

If anyone is interested the JPEG upload speed is wonderful with the slide show. I bought one of these fine 570's today and already love it. Very fast and very nice.

I would be cautious buying the Panasonic BD65/85 if upconversion is a major concern for you. There are several reports of DVD light fluctuation issues with the 65/85 when upconverting. Likewise, the current generation of Sony players are not really known for their upconversion. If upconversion is a major concern, stick with Oppo.

I have a Sony 370 with the latest firmware and a 12-16Mbps Comcast connection and have had zero issues streaming.

ack_bk

Did you compare the picture quality of Netflix streaming. I will be doing wire network. I have seen many posts in this thread where folks were complaining about poor Netflix performance. It wasn't clearn to me if the Netflix performance was poor because their network bandwidth was bad or if there was a weakness in Sony processing that was causing Netflix streaming issues.

I don't have a need for stellar upconversion. I just wanted good video performance for Blu Ray, Netflix and wide video file support.

Quick question about people's internet connection speed: are the numbers you're posting just from what the little computer icon in the bottom right hand corner says (on PCs); or are people posting speed test numbers? I'm just asking because it seems everyone's numbers are low. I'm at a constant 54.0 Mbps wi-fi (should be 100.0 straight from the router). I thought 54 was the norm. (I believe we have Time Warner; NYC).

It is more about the speed of the internet - that is going to be the number to look at. Whether it is 54mbps wireless or 100mbps hardwired into the router, the bottleneck is going to be your internet connection.

For example, you can have all the network speed you want, but when your internet speed is 1.5, 3, 6mbps etc. , that is what's most likely affecting your streaming efforts.

I have a PS3 and the Sony S370 (actually it is the Costco BX37 which is the same model as the 370) and I cannot readily tell a difference between the two devices. I have streamed a number of TV shows (HD) on the 370 and the PQ is good. I am currently viewing this on a 42" Panny plasma from about 6' away. I will eventually be watching this on a 100" screen via a projetor once we finish relocating.

I bought two 570's to compare wireless signals. Both seem weak. I have a wireless G router and have tested both of the players at the same location as my Roku XR which never has wireless connection issues. I've done my tests without interference (phones, microwaves, etc.). Both of the 570's seem to drop when I'm doing anything with the internet capability for more than 10 minutes. I'm contemplating taking both back and just getting the 470 instead and do a Ethernet connection or taking changes with buying a wireless N router. Anyone think the wireless N would make all of the difference?

can anyone provide some feedback on dvd upconversion for the s570? this seems to be one of the few weak points of the c-net review, and i'm just wondering how bad it actually is. anyone actually experiencing SD DVD playback problems?

thanx!

thanx!

I wanted to comment on the upconverting capabilities...

It isn't as bad as it seems like some are making it out to be. I am watching Star Wars right now and it looks really good to me. I have absolutely no complaints.

Again, only 480 lines of resolution.

Just picked up the Costo model last night to replace my S550 cause I wanted the online addons the 550 lacked. Anyone else noticed the character limit on youtube searches? It was the first thing my daughter noticed when playing with it.

I also just bought the BDP-BX57 (aka as the 570) at Costco ($225 w/Executive Membership). Going online it updated the SW easily and I have been watching and enjoying both Blu Ray and SD DVD. The SD DVD upconvert beautifully as far as I' concerned and I am very happy with this new player. Considering the price combined with Costco return policies, I don't think there is another BD player worth considering

Anyone else with experience streaming online content wirelessly vs. wired to the network?

I got the n460 last weekend and in my frustration, I then picked up a BX57 yesterday from costco. Both of these units have a noticably softer PQ than my bdp-s1 and bdp-s300. I played Planet 51 and Cars blu-rays and the both look stunning on the s1 and s300, but just "pretty good" on the newer machines. I used the exact same inputs/cables but just swapped out machines. I've played with numerous settings and only noticed a slight improvement when I set it to 1080i vs. 1080p with the newer generaton machines. I'm connected to an XBR 55 inch Sony.

Has anyone else noticed this? Do I need to spring for an ES model?

I'm coming from a CRT and a DVD Player, so I'm an HD noob. First HD TV for 2 months and first Blu ray player for less than a month. I have my S570 connected Wireless.

Family watched Planet 51 off Amazon VOD last night. It looked great and no hiccups. I don't have any Blu ray's yet but extremely happy with what I saw from Planet 51 via Amazon VOD. Next is to rent something non animated so I can see how that looks.

Not knowing if it can be better, I'm pretty happy since what I have now from what I came from is pretty amazing!

Is the Netflix app limited to just what is in your Instant Queue? I can't seem to get out of it and browse for other titles. The PS3 app allows browsing, so I would think that the S570's app would also allow it.

FWIW, I'm getting pretty much the same performance for Netflix on my S570 and PS3, both using wireless. Watching HD content like an episode of Bones has great quality and no hiccups on either unit.

Pandora showed up today-works quite well. I like the Sony play(now s370, costco version) much better since using a hardwired connection(actually a wireless bridge-Asus RT13u router). Much more stable and faster than the S570 internal wireless. Maybe better Netflix also, but I'm not sure. Definitely much less likely to drop.

I'm having a difficult time purchasing a new player. It seems like each one contains a fatal flaw with regard to what I'm looking for. With the Sony it seems to be missing an SDHC slot (even a memory stick, which I found surprising unless they aren't going that route any more.) I understand there is a USB port. Is it possible to use a USB reader to get photos and AVCHD video into this unit? It's an incredible convenience to be able to pull out your SD card from a Canon or Panasonic HD video camera and play it within the player.

I took a look at the Panny BD85K, I believe. In addition to finding the S570 cheaper, I've also noticed that it has 1GB of storage, which would seem to be useful - I'm wondering if that storage is for caching streaming content and improving performance. If not, what would that rather small amount of storage be useful for other than storing some pictures?

Does anyone else have the problem when stopping the blu-ray disc, and then starting again, the player will never remember where it left off; it just starts from the beginning again? Any feature to have it remember where I left off on the disc?