25 mar 2011, 11:06
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This review is from: Sony BDPS470B 3D Ready Blu-ray Disc Player with Full HD 1080P (Electronics)
Right off the bat I’m going to tell you this Blu Ray player is superb. I’ve owned a PS3 since launch day, and, up until now, have used that for my HD movie experience. Lately, the noise of the onboard fan has been annoying me. With also using the PS3 as my media server and for occasional gaming, I thought it was time to lessen the load and opt for a standalone HD player. After a lot of to and fro, I finally decided to opt for this player here. I have to admit, access to iPlayer HD and LoveFilm (as I have an unlimited account there already) was a factor.
Ok, there’s no in-built Wi-Fi, contrary to what another reviewer has stated. There’s a Lan port which you can plug a cable into or a USB slot you can use to upgrade the player with a seperate Sony dongle to turn it Wi-Fi. Since I already have a cable running all the way into the living room, spending an extra £50 for the next model up just for wi-fi seemed a bit silly.
As soon as the player’s connected you’re prompted to update. Once that’s done (all automatically) the player can stream most types of media files from a PC or laptop. It’s outstanding at this. A lot of people find MKV’s don’t stream. I found this as well, despite them being encoded in H264, a codec this blu ray does support. I found that if I changed an H264 encoded MKV to an .mpg extension, suddenly the player could see and stream it, smooth as silk.
Internet streaming is flawless, and gaining access to your LoveFilm account couldn’t be easier. With over 3,000 films to watch online as part of an unlimited subscription package, opting for this player becomes a no-brainer. YouTube is also a lot of fun. On top of iPlayer, there’s also support for channel 5′s catch-up service. Quality is as good as the over air transmission.
The Blu Ray player itself is a step up from the PS3. RGB support doesn’t offer the kind of black-crush associated with PS3 playback. Images are rendered a little sharper. Where you will notice a difference, however, is in audio. Audio is much more open than the PS3. And, finally, I have HD audio playback via Bitstream (note, to get Bitstream playback enabled you have to go into the BD Audio Mix setting and set to ‘off’). DVD upscaling is incredible. Previously I owned a fairly highly regarded Philips dvd upscaler. Trust me, it has nothing on this. I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. Almost HD quality, Sony claim. They’re not joking.
Multi-region dvd playback is possible. Simply Google ‘Sony bpd-s370 multi region’ and you’ll immediately find out how to do it. The 370 model is cheaper and more popular, so Googling that gets a quicker result — both models are the same, except the 370 doesn’t have 3D support. When you’ve found out how to multi-region the 370, you’ve found out how to do the 470 (it involves buying a One for all remote with a magic button). I performed the unlock and everything works sweet, with all my multi-region films now upscaled to near perfection.
I have one SACD disc which I’ve given a spin. It sounds incredible. So, if you have a large collection …
Oh, and 3D. I don’t have a 3D TV as yet, so I can’t tell you what it’s like. I opted for this model to be that little bit more future-proof, should I decide to go down that road.
Hopefully I’ve answered all the questions I had running around my brain before buying this player. It’s utterly superb, and a steal at the price (I was fortunate enough to get it with the 10% discount promotion). If you have no need for 3D and have a wired internet Lan connection close by, opt for the £99 Sony BDP-S370. It’s exactly the same player, and the steal of the year.
