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Sony BDP-S480 & cinavia

I am looking to purchase a used Sony BDP-S480 but i don't want it to contain Cinavia.
The current software version is M07.R.0154. I have searched online for this version of firmware but i can not find anything about it. Does anyone know if M07.R.0154 contains Cinavia?

If this firmware of M07.R.0154 does not contain Cinavia, i would like to upgrade the firmware newest firmware possible that does not contain cinavia. What would be that firmware that doesn't contain Cinavia?

Thanks!

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I am looking to purchase a used Sony BDP-S480 but i don't want it to contain Cinavia.
The current software version is M07.R.0154. I have searched online for this version of firmware but i can not find anything about it. Does anyone know if M07.R.0154 contains Cinavia?

If this firmware of M07.R.0154 does not contain Cinavia, i would like to upgrade the firmware newest firmware possible that does not contain cinavia. What would be that firmware that doesn't contain Cinavia?

Thanks!

I believe you would be looking at a firmware prior to M07.R.0615 which came out early this year.

I find information on M07.R.0600 up but nothing below M07.R.0600. I want to be as certain as i can before i purchase the player.
So do you believe that the M07.R.0154 would NOT have cinavia?

Came across this today: http://support.netflix.com/en/node/443#gsc.tab=0

So, no support for 1080p or 5.1 on Netflix from Sony. I can't imagine it would be anything but simple to add support for that on the S480 as it's not that old. I guess they're just forcing us to buy newer ones rather than keep their older ones up to date. I'm sure it wouldn't be that hard to trick Sony into thinking the S480 is a S490 and getting the upgrade. Of course they have no problems with adding things like Cinevia which restrict usage, just not in giving us more features. Guess I'll need to upgrade my Xbox membership to Gold again so I can watch Netflix there. they at least upgrade the apps on the Xbox. I guess I shouldn't expect too much from Sony at this price point.

i m facing rather more serious problem. i could play 10 gb mkv 1080p file with dts hdma both by front and rear usb port from 1.5tb and 320gb ntfs drives. the problem is say, out of may be 10 attempts, s480 recognizes the hard disk once. other times it keeps giving error messege saying that usb device not supported. do u have any update regarding this issue? if yes, pl share and help. thanks.

Hi All

Would appreciate any help/advice on streaming a full blu ray m2ts file via homeplugs (powerline) to the S480.

I can get PS3 media server and windows media player (with shark007 codecs) to play the file but it starts to judder and the sound keeps cutting out, hoping someone may know a way for me to stream full blu ray rips without these problems?

Thanks

What bitrates do your HomePlug interfaces support? Compressed high-def video + audio requires at least 50 Megabits/second. When using WMP, check the Networking tab of the Windows Task manager to see what network throughput you're actually getting.

Hi, I;m using 200mbit homeplugs, I used a network monitoring tool and seem to be getting a stead 70mbps! Is that not enough?

That bitrate should be fine. Your description suggests that something is interfering, preventing a continuous data flow. Maybe other programs running on your computer are stealing CPU time.

Ok, but you think my blu ray player should have no trouble running the file then?

I think it should be OK, but can't be sure. Although I have an S590, I don't play BD content from a server.
(I assume you don't have any problems displaying standard-def material.)

Just to make sure it isn't something else interfering on the network, you might try disconnecting everything but the player and the server from the network.

Hello everywone i'm a french newbies:)

I have a same whith this config BDPS480 --> Converter 3d Viewsonic VP3d1 --> Videoprojector Viewsonic PRO6200.
The BDP-480 Dont want to activate the 3D mode.

I Have try to up date the firmware, change movies, check the option screen 3D mode on Auto, nothing work.

RyGaR have you find a solution?

Yes m8 I did. I sold it and bought a Samsung Blu-Ray player and all is well in the 3D world

Hi all,

I was given the DVD version of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Studio Canal) for Christmas which contains both DD 5.1 and 2.0 audio tracks. When I played it for the first time it wouldn't play in 5.1, only in 2.0.

I thought there might be a fault with the DVD but the audio track can be switched over using the DVD's setup menu or using the audio button on the remote either before starting the movie or mid-stream, so no problem there. I've tried a couple of other DVDs (Lionsgate and Universal) and they play 5.1 straight away.

On closer inspection, the DVDs that play in 5.1 straight away contain ONLY 5.1 hence why they appear OK. Furthermore TTSS has 2.0 as audio track #1 and 5.1 as track #2 and the player seems simply to be picking the first audio track.

Question is, can I set the player to use either 5.1 even if it's not track #1 or will it always default to track #1? I asked a friend to play the disc in his player (not sure what it is) and it went straight to the 5.1 track.