Sony BDPS3700 New Unit has a major problem right out of the box

[@v8vrooooom]

Blu-ray discs are now showing up very regularly in thrift stores here for a couple dollars or less per movie...great time to have a newer generation Blu-ray player like this on hand as physical media is really something you can own forever unlike anything stored elsewhere in the cloud or protected by some type of content management that ma eventually become unavailable.

[@elektrokinesis4150]

disc rot has entered the chat

[@3800TType]

@@elektrokinesis4150 I go through hundreds of used often 40 year old discs regularly never come across rot on any form of optical media outside of people mythologizing it on the internet. Ancient CDRs and crappy single layer DVDs are most susceptible. Something like this should not have you avert from physical ownership unless you live in a highly moist or moldy area and store your discs in a cellar or basement...

[@frankn89]

@@elektrokinesis4150 disc rot? do you live in a swamp?

[@elektrokinesis4150]

@@frankn89 I'm Shrek apparently

[@tacofortgens3471]

Bought cds feom the early 80s no rot ​@@elektrokinesis4150

[@CT-vm4gf]

I’m somewhat impressed at how quickly it can choose the correct laser for the disc playing.

[@ryans413]

The micro processor checks if the disc is a Blu Ray or a DVD and then it chooses the laser to use and starts reading the disc. When the disc goes into the player there’s a couple of seconds where it checks what disc it is by reading with the Blu Ray lens and the DVD lens

[@Joe_From_IT]

Ironically, I just bought a Sony BDPS1700 last weekend- the non-wifi model. I got a “refurbished” one from Amazon for about $50. I just wanted to watch “The World At War” documentary from the ‘70s and I can’t find anywhere to stream it anymore, so I bought the Blu-ray box set and a disc player. It all works perfectly. I’m using a VPN and I’m hoping the BBC iPlayer app on this model will let me watch BBC-UK content. I haven’t tried yet. So glad you had cause to open one of these up and talk about them! Thanks, Dave…

[@mddawson1]

I have a huge collection of DVD & BD discs because there is no guarantee that the content will be available on streaming services. That said, have you tried an Android TV box? (one that runs proper Android TV, not modified phone OS). These little boxes run streaming services really well.

[@mrjsv4935]

Pretty interesting device. Had Netflix subscription back in 2012-2013 but haven't had it since. I still have the application installed in my Playstation 3, so got inspired to try it while watching this video. Obviously the app wanted to perform an update first, now it's version 1.23. At least the app started just fine after update, but don't know how it works when playing movies, as I don't have subscription. When I had the subsctiption, watched TV series like the original 60's Star Trek, some movies, etc. and I don't recall having any problems. The price went up, and didn't really have time to watch enough Netflix, so that's why I canceled it. At least PS3 firmware seems to be still getting updates, last one was couple of months ago, and they say the updates are for improving system performance, probably also Blu-Ray disc security keys. Last year PS3 got pretty major update to it's security system, getting the new "device password". The unit in this video seems to do a lot of things that PS3 and most likely newer Playstation consoles also do, playing various disc formats, media from usb sticks, shuffle play included and video services like Netflix and KZbin using the applications.

[@irlclips2191]

netflix on ps3 works

[@seboc1]

Very similar (probably only software is different), several $ more expensive S6700 accepts also SACD disks.

[@markmarkofkane8167]

I still watch DVD's. And Blu-Ray. I don't have internet except for my phone. Btw, my remote looks exactly like yours. I have a Sony too. BDP BX 370

[@b.powell3480]

Hi Dave, yes, that's a big pain in the butt !!, please take it back, and let the store know that it was used and returned and the item got put back on the shelf as new !!, had that happen to me at best buy store, but I noticed that the box was tampered with and they got me a new one !, good luck 👍

[@Jedda73]

Something to try, if you go into the settings and turn off the fast start up, it forces the machine to reboot from scratch every time it is switched off. I have used these sony blu ray players for quite a few years, I own 5 of them, and if the fast startup is left on, the machine will eventually lock up or become buggy. When they have locked up on me, I have unplugged the machine and pressed the power button for a few seconds to discharge any caps, then plugging back in and allowing the machine a couple of minutes to reboot cures the problems.

[@Scooby_444]

Hmmmm maybe that's why mine freezes but what gets me is when I Unplug it it stayed at the frozen part and I wait and wait

[@djijspeakerguy4628]

We have a similar model Sony Blu-ray player which supports the 4K discs. For some reason, some of the discs tend to hang up and crash the player in between movie chapters, or at very certain parts of the movie recurrently when played from the beginning of the disc, but work perfectly the 2nd time when we start the movie just before the problem section! This mysteriously stopped happening a while ago for us though. Does anyone else have this issue?

[@JoseRivera-cd8xb]

maybe needs an update?

[@ro63rto]

I've got one of these. Only £9 on eBay fully working. Going to order and install the RattleByte multi region mod kit soon.

[@Markpab]

I have the exact same player, bought it in 2017, and has been 100% bulletproof. It doesn't have built in WiFi, but is a multi region player. Just the remote started playing up so got one off ebay for £10. I started watching KZbin because of this player, it goes through my Denafrips DAC into my tube amp. Really great device.

[@paulfox7899]

I bought a 3700 from eBay. Like new it said. However the remote isn't working with it. The remote does work with the old Sony so it's not that. I can hear the player working, but it doesn't open. The buttons on the player don't work either. The unit comes on when first plugged in and hooked up to the TV (HDMI) it displays the Sony logo, but nothing else. What do I do now?

[@Ryanwhit88]

I have this unit and it stopped playing blu ray discs. It will only play DVD. I cracked it open and everything looks good I even see the blue laser but it just spins up and slows down a few times until it days “unable to play disc”. Any help getting this to work will be greatly appreciated

[@12voltvids]

So the blue laser has a problem. All blue lasers have s small lens that is moved by a small motor inside the base of the laser pickup. If it gets stuck or the lens gets contaminated then no read.

[@radio-ged4626]

"I don't care about KZbin, I'm on it, I don't want to watch it" Best line ever. 🤣😅🤣😂 I have a Sony Blu-ray player for the same reason. It seems to update its software/firmware and so far Netflix is still working on it. I've had it for about 8 years now. It plays all formats of CD/DVD as well as Blu-ray and USB flash disks. The wife doesn't like using it as she doesn't want more than one remote control to watch TV so she watches it on the smart TV, a Panasonic, which is glitchy as hell where most apps are concerned.

[@12voltvids]

No truer words. My 10 year old sony BD player still works for netflix but has no random mode for music which makes it a nasty player. I like to listen to music disks and USB sticks.

[@kyoudaiken]

I presume you already reset it to factory defaults when you had the issues?

[@jr-pl9kj]

this is a common software issue with these sony Blu-ray players, i have a 4k upscale one and a dedicated 4k player and i had the same issues out of the box. a software update and a system factory reset helps with this, sometimes tweaking the screen resolution and other settings helps too. especially within streaming service apps.

[@paulrodriguez8852]

That's true. But if you have a bad DVD, you just get another one and there's no problem.

[@interstat2222]

High build quality inside with the fully encased Sony own brand drive that makes it much quieter than rival players. I think LG used to use Sony drives in their BDPs (when they made similar ones).

[@jennifersuedelgado]

I have not finished watching the video yet but does that player play SACD discs or DVD-A discs?

[@12voltvids]

No

[@CameraTim-DAMMITDOTcom]

I've got one of them, too. And earlier models. Sold as new, from a regular bricks and motor shop, but clearly old stock. A replacement wasn't any better. Extremely buggy device. Loves to lock up. Needs the power unplugging a lot. Loses its settings all the time because it can't log into its mummy at Sony (because Sony's servers don't respond, not that there's anything wrong with my network) and then it factory resets itself. The default settings are crap (they show 4:3 DVDs in the wrong aspect ratios on 16:9 TV, audio DRC switched on, etc). Often takes forever to realise there's a disc in the drive, or outright complains there isn't a drive when you can hear that it's focussed on the disc and started doing something internally but doing nothing on screen. Takes an age to resume a movie that you stopped, if it will. Has to be one of the all-time-worst devices!

[@LILM79847]

Question does a ultra 4k blu ray player have the same Lazer as a regular blu ray player does very awesome, and very cool stuff there 😎 👍🏻 ❤😮

[@12voltvids]

Yes I believe so, they just use multi layer disks and h.265 compression

[@tacofortgens3471]

​@@12voltvids 4K blue ray discs requires the player to have internet connection for the hardened encryption regular blue rau doesnt

[@LILM79847]

@@12voltvids awesome, and thank you very much and very cool 😎, and interesting 😀 👍🏻

[@12voltvids]

@@tacofortgens3471 don't have 4k Blu-ray here. Just have a 40' 4k in the edit suite that i use seldom. 1080 plasma is good enough for me. Some day when my big plasma blows up i will get a new 4k set for media room.

[@tacofortgens3471]

@@12voltvids To be honest we own a 4k tv. Our samsung plasma tv died. I honestly think ourn previous Plasma TV is superior to the 4K tvs today.

[@LifenSantaBarbara]

Just wondering, after you returned the unit for a replacement unit, waa the problem resolved? I have the same unit with the same problem. However, I bought mine a few years back but probably used it a handful of times considering that everything gets streamed these days. So I doubt that I'm going to be able to return the unit as it's most likely out of warranty. If I recall, it wasn't very expensive but if I'm going to have the same problem I don't see much point in buying another one

[@12voltvids]

I downgraded to the non wifi 1700 model and it works fine for disk, USB and Netflix streaming.

[@joelcarson4602]

I had one of those, the damn thing would overheat and stop working. It didn't matter if you were playing a Blu-ray, DVD or trying to use for DLNC content off my network. Got the "New" version with a slightly different model number, looked like the same damn thing, and would overheat as well. What crap.

[@RB-xm3ed]

Same with the 3700 model. Yes they are all the same. Thankfully had the extended warranty and was able to exchange it. Sony is not the quality they used to be but then none of them are anymore unfortunately.

[@GerardPinzone]

I have a few Gen 1 Fire TVs that still play everything including Netflix. That player is defective, but there is one thing to consider for people having trouble specifically with Netflix: Netflix supports 24fps video playback. If your TV doesn't support that, it could seem like it's broken. OTOH, even my ancient HDTV supports that.

[@weberrebel7699]

This is the only video online on this model on teardown that i can find thank you . Mine had a lot of dust and im thinking it causing the occasional connection difficulty on DVDs especially a Blu-ray . And it was vibrating when the disc was playing and the occasional blurring on the screen like it was a local station playing not season 2 stranger things on dvd .

[@MusicLoverMe6974]

I have an issue with this player that I hope someone out there can help me with. I have looked and looked and cannot find a way to "safely eject my usb" from this player. I've checked the manual, googled it and watched youtube vids and cannot find the solution. My previous bluray player was a Samsung and it clearly displayed the "remove usb safely" option on the main menu screen bottom right hand corner but no such option is on this Sony BDP S3700. If someone reads this and can offer some advice or a solution, it would be very much appreciated. TIA🙃

[@kiwipinos]

My sony bluray stopped working for youtube & also setup just loads in screen, cannot even go into setup. Happened late August.

[@t0nito]

For Netflix and other streaming services you might as well get a Chromecast with Google TV.

[@kyoudaiken]

Switching PSUs have been going back to single voltage because of efficiency regulations I presume. You can design a PSU for 120V and one for 230V to be efficient in that range.

[@Cyberbronco]

People still use the cable company?

[@12voltvids]

Yes. I set up TV every day at work. I would say 70% of my jobs are TV/Internet and 25% internet only and 5% home phone.

[@Cyberbronco]

@@12voltvids I’m in Florida. Our only service was provided by Comcast. Since the introduction of 5G from T-Mobile and Verizon for $25 to $50 per month we haven’t had any of our new residents in our neighborhood (still being built) go with Comcast. When the development was established Comcast laid the fiber optic cables giving themselves a monopoly. The phone company didn’t even bother putting in lines. Even with their buried cables we had so many outages everyone just went with the 5G

[@tacofortgens3471]

​@@12voltvids i stuck to my roku and watch all the channels for free

[@itsmesb4399]

I never use these boxes, they’re either slow, or they last for 2 years and become obsolete. I use a laptop with my TV, which I use am app called unified remote to control. This way, when Netflix changes things, I just update the app in the store.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

I got mine used from half price books purely for my blu-ray movies and the reason is blu-ray is much clearer than DVD, I use a Roku Media player for netflix instead

[@FuriousTortoise]

Just found one of these at a thrift store for $5. It came without an AC adapter. The port on the unit is yellow, does that mean I need a power supply with a yellow tip as well? The unit does not specify polarity. Frustrating!

[@12voltvids]

I'll let you know voltage and polarity tomorrow.

[@12voltvids]

Tip positive 12 volts. It is an oddball size but should be relatively easy to find. Adapter is rated 1 amp.

[@FuriousTortoise]

@@12voltvids thank you for the speedy reply! I found one that meets the minimum requirements. No yellow tip but it appears to click in correctly and has center positive polarity (12v). I imagine if it were wrong it wouldn’t work for an entire movie viewing, correct? or just not work at all? Researching this made me stress a bit over just how many plug types there are… is power supply something resistant to being standardized?

[@12voltvids]

@@FuriousTortoise it's just a standard power supply tip positive 12v 1amp. If the plug fits and it turns on you are good.

[@sargetester99]

Having more than one profile will cause that because of the low amount of memory. Remove the other 3 profiles and see the difference. Only use 1 profile for best performance.

[@12voltvids]

Good idea. The other profiles were for my kids that don't even watch anymore as one doesn't even live here anymore.

[@jacknjill3000]

Just order this model off eBay for $35. Including shipping. But there was another model BDP BX370 with the same features and wonder what the difference btwn. the 2 units. After buying, I now wish I bought the BDP -S670 model with the 4K for not much more bc it’s now an older model,

[@davidgriffin79]

1:34 You mean CAT5e?

[@tilleytristan]

i just got one of these from Best Buy, and it was completely locked up on the BlueRay screen, no buttons had any effect whatsoever. Sony tried to tell me it was because I took it in from the cold/condensation on the lens. Which is hilarious cuz I didn't even try to put a disc in and it was completely locked. Going to exchange it today, and if it even boots like yours, I suggest checking for a software update before you do anything. Its been out for soo long, surely they came across some glitches.

[@usernameg5]

I have never in my life owned or used bluray disc, nor ever tried netflix. You can also do everything that box does, with a PC connected to tv with hdmi cable like i have, i do not have smart-tv or any box connected to tv other than my home computer. i also have RF media remote for my pc so i can pause the video from my couch and so on

[@Robjud-u2x]

What is the modern equivalent to a hdd dvd recorder? I have hundreds of dvds but i want them stored on a hard drive so i can select what i wish via the remote rather than swapping discs all the time. Would this player accept a 1tb hard drive loaded with films from dvds?

[@12voltvids]

Most DVD/hdd combo units will not allow you to record your copy protected dvd. They will permit you to copy non protected content from hdd and import non protected dvd but anything that has copy protected content nope. You will have to rip the disks and I can't provide any assistance. I already have one community guideline strike against me because i did a video showing how to manually update a piece of software that permits downloading from KZbin.

[@tacofortgens3471]

Some dvds you can rip with handbrake, Disney pixar does have some tricks tho

[@agentcarbunkle]

Can you use bluetooth headphones with this player, i read that it only works with sony stuff as its proprietary bluetooth?

[@12voltvids]

Don't have an answer to that as I no longer have this unit.

[@xtra1car]

Regarding optical vs. coaxial: My Sony TAE 77ESD pre amp only has coax for digital audio. My TV only had an optical output. I re assigned the composite video in to coax by jumping the digital optical signal ( after cutting the video input trace) into it. Everything is working perfectly this way. What do you think about this?

[@12voltvids]

Its easy to mod an optical out to coax. Its the same signal.

[@benjamingold6987]

@@12voltvidsYou mentioned in the video that your amplifier/receiver has a coax input- isn't that lossy audio and doesn't HDMI give you a superior sound since it's uncompressed? Upgrading my home theater equipment soon and trying to determine which receiver to get, or I might get a pre-pro (non-4K) to connect to my old receiver to get uncompressed audio

[@12voltvids]

@@benjamingold6987 coax spdif is not compressed. It can be PCM, dd, ac3, or any other digital format exactly the same that can travel down HDMI. In fact it can be higher resolution because it isn't sharing bandwidth with video.

[@benjamingold6987]

@@12voltvidsVery interesting! You just saved me lots of money and now I don't have to purchase a new receiver- thank you!

[@benjamingold6987]

@@12voltvidsPretty amazing that coax spif can be higher resolution audio-wise than HDMI- I wonder why people say the only way to get uncompressed audio is through HDMI

[@R0T0RGUST]

Why do I always have to shuffle through a GD half hour podcast to find something useful to me about this GDFn DVD player?

[@12voltvids]

Because KZbin pays me by the minute. Short videos take 3x the views because the long ones run more ads. More ads mean more $ in my pocket which is a good thing because if KZbin wasn't filing my wallet i wouldn't be doing these.

[@PrezidentHughes]

I bought the S1700 6yrs ago. No wifi. I was already skeptical about the streaming on such a cheap box so didn't want to bother spending extra foe WiFi. Just as suspected, the apps started to fail after a year. But as a Blu-ray, DVD and CD player, it's perfectly decent. And i love the minimalist vibe on the outside and the GUI. HDMI CEC works well enough also. I'm thinking one day I'll do a factory reset just to freshen up the installation and to remove the few apps i was able to install. They're useless.

[@dalemettee1147]

Dave, I'm like you. I can't wait for season III of Reacher to show up. It will go by WAY too fast. So far, the best line that I've gotten out of this series is ,"I've had better" from season I.

[@plan7a]

They (Netflix) are now starting the stopping of password sharing in the UK. I don't use it myself though. I spend enough on 'legacy' formats (DVD, CD and Blu-Ray (etc.) still. (I'm probably in the minority now, but I prefer those). I've noticed a lot of companies now don't seem to allow devices to run other (newer) services for very long before they stop working. At least with 'legacy' formats you can still usually get them to work without any great issues. They may be older and the quality may be less but you can be sure they won't suddenly need an update (to work) or the service will suddenly disappear and your device will be bricked and useless some day. (Obviously belt and other issues will occur someday, but hopefully not often).

[@kyoudaiken]

Personally I just use a PC in my bedroom to watch everything and it gets updates and always works. Standalone devices are just planned obsolescence machines.

[@Synthematix]

Coax actually has superior sound quality over optical despite what "audiophiles" say that theyre both the same, they certainly are not, this is why sony chose it over toslink, optical suffers badly from jitter and signal loss, if you have a good 75ohm cable coax is amazing. Is this old tv HDCP compatible? These players were known to have buggy code

[@12voltvids]

Optical and digital coax the same. The only difference is the coax signal drives an led as pulses and a photo transistor turns the pulsed light back into an electrical signal. Optical can suffer attenuation and refraction if the cable is bent too sharp

[@Synthematix]

@@12voltvids Coaxial cables can carry up to 192kHz, while optical cables are limited to 96kHz

[@CanizaM]

The symptoms look like overheating. I'm surprised there's no heatsink on the SoC.

[@12voltvids]

It won't generate much heat. Just passing digital signals. It's analog circuits that generate most heat and high power CPU/GPU Basic transport doesn't generate much.

[@michaeladuncan5735]

This Blu-ray players literally just starting playing only in red/blue. This is our second one in less than a year.

[@michelleishappy4036]

No matter WHAT DVD I put into this unit, it won't recognize it. Just says "no disc." I don't know how to fix it!

[@12voltvids]

Neither do i.

[@tyler2610]

I’ve had this unit or one very similar since 2016. I use it almost daily to play my large vintage TV collection on DVD. It has never once had an issue and the picture is a lot better with HDMI than the old Sony combo DVD/VCR unit I was using before it. I don’t have Netflix so I can’t speak to the reliability of that feature but I know mine has it but it may very well not work now due to the age. I’m beginning to think I should get a second unit to have as a back-up when my unit finally dies as we move more and more away from physical media affordable units like this will no longer be offered by the big name electronics manufacturers like Sony.

[@12voltvids]

The drive looks to be bulletproof

[@MrChrisRP]

Often, you can get this kind of fault "fixed" by setting the connection to half-duplex instead of full. Of course, it is not something you want to keep but it is worth a shot for the sake of it. My Sony PS3 needs that and it works as fast as can be with anything network still. No slowdowns.

[@12voltvids]

Not messing around with network settings.

[@MrChrisRP]

@@12voltvids On the unit you will be returning, not your network gear. It is possible you might have to do manual setup to access the setting, if it even exists on that, but maybe not.

[@12voltvids]

@@MrChrisRP it's already gone back and I picked up the bdps1700. Same unit without WiFi (and the extra processor load to run it) as i already installed a switch to share the network cable with the wifi node. No need for wifi on the bd player. Tried it and it worked fine. As long as Netflix and KZbin work thata all i need. And if course music disk playback . The picture is excellent off this machine.

[@MrChrisRP]

@@12voltvids Excellent.

[@RB-xm3ed]

I had this same player. Not one of Sony’s best models. On Amazon many complain of the same problems. Worked about seven months and it would overheat and freeze. Disc would get stuck and you had to unplug it, then plug it back in to get the dvd or blu ray out. Exchanged for an LG and so far no problems.

[@sf-dn8rh]

Dont get a lg, just returned a TV can not be used with modern TV (cable, sat or ota ) equipment, kept locking up and looked like garbage. There bluerays are not good either. Week lasers.

[@RB-xm3ed]

Normally don’t. Got it at Best Buy during the lockdowns as it was slim pickin’ between the Sony and LG and since the Sony burned out we decided not to go with the same model upon return. It’s still working a few years later so that’s really all that matters. Panasonic has a few new models now but not sure how good they are. Nothing is made good anymore. Before we had the Sony, I had a Toshiba BluRay player that lasted 11 years but it finally bit the dust. The Sony was meant to be the replacement but sadly it was defective. I believe it’s possible that it was a firmware update that fried it because before then it worked fine. Now granted this was three years ago and it could be possible that by now the kinks have been worked out. Some say not.

[@kyoudaiken]

I don't really think it's the TV. But you can find out easily if you got a HDMI splitter that removes HDCP.

[@kevkabluebird1032]

I still use Bluray discs. Whenever I see that a streaming provider removes any movies, series or things like that for its paying lemmings, I can only smile. Because my physical discs stay with me.

[@12voltvids]

Not me. Once I have seen a series or movie once I have seen. Don't need the physical disk because i am unlikely to watch it again. I used to record every laserdisk or DVD I rented back in the days when we rented movies. I ripped a copy of every DVD. There was a local video company called "DVDs to your door" (this was before Netflix was even considered) where you paid them 20 bucks a month and made list of movies you want to watch. They would send you three at a time. Once you watched them you mailed them back and they sent another 3. I would rip/copy them and get them back in the mail the next day. Could usually get 6 movies a week this way. Eventually a larger company started up that started doing the same. They were called Netflix. The smaller company couldn't complete with the catalog that Netflix had and they folded. I still have a few disks from them because after they announced that they were closing shop and would not be charging anyone another months membership and that they were going to mail out the last of their disks to subscribers they all came without a return envelope (they paid postage both ways) and a note saying that we were free to keep the disks as the company was done. The 3 DVDs I got to keep were good ones. Days of thunder , 48 hours and Beverly hills cop. No box though just a plastic sleeve with the disk inside and a sticker that said property of DVDstoyourdoor.com

[@adambennett1098]

I had a 4 k tv did the same thing and also was no way to turn off without remote which failed to

[@ryans413]

It seems like the player might need an update. Go into the settings I think network and update the player. Sometimes the players need to update to play streaming content.

[@ulisescotrinaangulo5128]

Sony BDPS3500 se podra liberar, para poner otros app aplicaciones. se podra liberar como un tv box

[@elektrokinesis4150]

someone unplugged it during an update, or it has a memory issue

[@12voltvids]

Obviously but as it is a brand new unit, and I went to the trouble of putting in an ethernet switch I had a nice new fast cat5 right there so I didn't need wifi, so I got the non wifi version as it was 20 bucks cheaper.

[@elektrokinesis4150]

@@12voltvids I wouldn't want anything to do with it either

[@robinsonsoto8471]

Netflix, hulu, apple tv and Disney plus should disappear. All they want is to rip customers off. Tubi is the number 1.

[@jerryspann8713]

I use Plex with my own content.

[@tacofortgens3471]

Tubi KZbin is all i watch

[@sehnzeleid]

These are all over thrifts for $5-10. Could literally line the walls with how many I've seen over the years. Have a stack of S6700s with wall warts for the future.

[@wallychambe1587]

In looking at your closeups of the interior of the drive, it looks like the right side of the big ribbon cable is not inserted as much as the left, could be causing the playback issue?? Hope you get a good one when you take that one back!😁 Like I said the only thing I don't like is if I pause it on a Blu-ray and go make a sandwich it will shut off! 😲

[@manueldi_77]

I am using a Chrome-Cast 4k connected to my AV-Receiver - Projector to watch Netflix / Amazon Prime / KZbin etc. Works fine and for blurays I've bought a very simple cheap LG player which has no wifi connection at all.

[@12voltvids]

Chromecast is another option but I don't like having to use my phone to start stuff up. Unlike some my phone isn't glued to my hand. When I get home I put the phone away and don't look at it.

[@manueldi_77]

@@12voltvids Thats true for the older Chromecasts. The new Chromecast comes with a remote controll and doesn't require a phone. Of course it is also still possible to control it with the phone like the previous Chromecasts.

[@jasejj]

You had a lucky escape tbh, the 3700 is ancient, about 7 or 8 years old.

[@CT-vm4gf]

Are there any newer models? Maybe Panasonic does. I have a feeling no manufacturers are investing in new models, sadly. Although, the newer they are the more cheaply made they become.

[@12voltvids]

@@CT-vm4gf This is less than a year old. Look at the date on the drive. Aug 2022. We are only in May 2023 now. My 2011 bluray still gets netflix.

[@jasejj]

@@12voltvids Yes but the design dates back to 2016. I am aware they are still being sold.

[@12voltvids]

@@jasejj the design doesn't have to change every year as long as the software is kept up to date. My computer is 12 years old. My phone 6. It's in production and being updated for the apps that are used. My old Sony the one I showed in the Livestream last night used to have crackle on it. When crackle left Canada they removed it.

[@incandescentwithrage]

@@12voltvids The SoC is old and won't support newer video codecs. It won't work as long as a new design with included hardware decoding for modern codecs. An older x86 CPU can get away without hardware decoding by doing it in software with brute force (and Wattage).

[@EastAngliaUK]

I have one but its 4k its upb x700 it plays all region DVD but not blu

[@ku4uv]

Sony quality is nowhere near what it used to be!

[@paulrodriguez8852]

Sony Blue ray player's are usually pretty good. I'm sorry it had a problem for you. Well at least they will send you a new one. I bought a Samsung 4k Blu ray player from eBay? And while it works fine? I don't find that much difference in some 4k movies from Blu ray. Some do have better sound, more color. The overall picture doesn't look that much different to me? Considering the price they charge for a 4k movie.

[@12voltvids]

Send me a new one? I just took it back to the store I bought it from and got a replacement. I don't fu*k around ordering stuff online and have to deal with sending sh*t back.

[@paulrodriguez8852]

@@12voltvids hopefully it will be a good one. Personally? I don't mind buying it from ebay as long as it works good and it's a little bit cheaper. So far thanks Yaweh. I have been okay.

[@12voltvids]

@@paulrodriguez8852 it would have to be much cheaper and include shipping.

[@paulrodriguez8852]

@@12voltvids Yeah I hear you.

[@wallychambe1587]

They recommend you plug in the USB while it is off and turn off the unit before pulling it out to keep from corrupting the data.😁😁

[@joelcarson9514]

Sony has several different models that have looked EXACTLY like this one. The first one after about a year began working intermittently. I finally got what, judging by the slightly different model number was and updated unit. Less than a year it began similar behaviors. I attribute the behavior to them getting flaky due to running hot. Not so sure about Sony products anymore. With all the Blu-ray DRM nonsense changing constantly I'm sticking with DVD, I'm old and my eyesight ain't the greatest anyway. Besides, if the content isn't good enough from the storyline and the production quality isn't there to begin with all the technological woo-woo won't immerse you in the video anyway. I mean, I watched the original broadcasts of many classic TV shows and movies on a 19" Zenith B&W TV in the 1960s and enjoyed the experience.

[@moodyfilms_]

How did you Connect to ethernet?

[@12voltvids]

Plugged it in. Both the new ones had problems with Netflix content yet my 10 year old unit is flawless.

[@moodyfilms_]

@@12voltvids thank you my friend

[@martinplamondon4145]

That device is so badly configured. HDMI control on by default so my device wouldn't turn on in my current configuration, turned it on unplugged then plugged HDMI and went to menu to turn off HDMI control then I could turn it on by itself... I returned it once before I figured this. I thought it was defective.

[@mos6581com]

I've got one of these lumps. I need to get a region unlock mod chip.

[@glenembrey1187]

Yep she's dead! I have one of these and it loads netflix and other apps in a couple of seconds. Definitely a faulty unit. Had mine for a while now and its great. Maybe it needs a update?

[@12voltvids]

Possibly but I wasn't about to start looking for updates and doing the USB update. When i opened it and saw it was an open box item it was going back when it wasn't working properly. Got the non wifi model and so far it works.

[@kiwipinos]

@@12voltvidsMy one use to work fine,Now even setup just has a loading circle on screen & also youtube. This seemed to happen after buying a movie from youtube videos on my iphone, which never worked on the youtube bluray app. Netflix still works which is weird.

[@wallychambe1587]

Mine doesn't have that issue about freezing, the only thing I don't like is if I pause it on a Blu-ray and go make a sandwich it will shut off! It will play video files on USB and I like this feature!😁The shutdown on pause doesn't seem to happen on USB playback!😁

[@wallychambe1587]

It is 15 years old, not new but they are still making it! 😱internet response is slow as crap, you push a button and it take 30 seconds to respond!!🤬🤬

[@3800TType]

Streaming is fine for some things...not everything. If you like something buy a physical copy of it. Theres tons of movies never released since VHS still being restored and remastered on BD all the time. Also I have like 4 of these lil sonys I pick them up for pennies as spares.

[@12voltvids]

Only thing i buy physical copys of are live music performences and videos. Those can be watched multiple times. I do have s few movies but I don't collect much. A few classics can be watch a few times. Blazing saddles for example. That one never gets old. It's just so dam funny and it could never be made today. The woke camp would burn the studio to the ground if they tried to make that today, but go shoot up a town and that's fine.

[@Alphadec]

I buy blu-ray movies, who wants netflix anyway. The best picture and sound on blu-ray

[@catsbyondrepair]

Netflix is no longer supported on that one

[@12voltvids]

Sure it. Its a current model.

[@JavierCanzobre]

My friend, if you only needed for Netflix why not and Android TV box, they are cheap and somehow future proof, at least more than stand alone players

[@stpworld]

I have had this happen with cable modems they can sell you a new one that won't activate cause it was used in someone else's home.

[@12voltvids]

That was a big problem with satellite dishes. Person racks up a big ppv bill and it gets shut down then they sell it on Craigslist or Facebook cheap. New owner tries to activate and are told they have to pay 2000 bill first.

[@stpworld]

@@12voltvids its a problem with cell phones now to if the IMEI is black listed big rist to buy one of those. I didnt know about the sattellite boxes but it doesn't suprise me people would do that. I used to help out a local school and we bought a new cable modem when a storm took out the one and it was activated in another persons home and I bought it brand new at best buy like your bluray player.

[@stpworld]

@@12voltvids I buy blurays to and I actually use my 3d blurays my panasonic bluray player can be controlled by my phone or tablet. I have all the imax movies on 3d bluray. I also have 8 panasonic active shutter glasses to.

[@Dis_Dude_Ben]

I have the same one, I bought it from goodwill, came with a failed power supply, so I just use a DirecTV power supply Edit: wrong, mine’s bdp-bx370

[@filenotfound__3871]

Why don't you just get an older Samsung phone with DEX support? It will be way cheaper, will last longer and it will be faster.

[@Joey-h5o]

Get a fire stick. I have this exact Blu-ray player and it is slow as molasses. I use the player primarily for DVDs and Blue rays

[@12voltvids]

I changed out one of my cable boxes for a new 4k box and it gets Netflix and prime. Yes the Sony is slow for Netflix but it works ok.

[@sdiburro1]

Why you do not get the cable tv just the internet and get a iptv service I am doing one that has every channel in the world for only $15 a week you can save a lot of money cable tv cost a lot now

[@12voltvids]

My TV service does not cost much, its the HS internet that's expensive. 100.00 per month for that. My TV and home phone is 60 for both and I get all the premium channels like HBO. Sure there are cheap alternatives, hoever they are reserved for low income earners and you need to prove that you don't make over a certain income level to qualify. Since I work for the company they know exactly what they pay me so no I don't qualify. I also have to have a minimum subscription level in order to qualify for my employee discount. Even with that it costs me about 160 a month BUT I get tons of content. Between my TV package and Netflix I have more than enough to watch. I also get cheap cell phone plan. Those wanting it have to show their Canada child benefit statement showing a family income of under $32,797. That works out to someone earning 15.75 per hour on a 40 hour work week. In other words minimum wage feeding a family, so basically a single mom working at a fast food joint, because a couple each making minimum wage would put them over that family income level. They do get a good deal though, 25mbits for 10 bucks a month of 50mbits for 20 bucks with no data limits. The rest of us subsidize it.

[@12voltvids]

$15 a week for IPTV service is more than I pay for mine!

[@sdiburro1]

@@12voltvids I meant $15 a month sorry it’s called vavaview can you get t mobile where you live I have it on my phone and home internet for $116 a month for both they have lots of 7/24 channels on that tv service it works with fire tv stick using iptv Smarters

[@dlarge6502]

​@@sdiburro1 the problem with those services is they usually get shut down fairly quickly when the owner's get arrested, so every few years you suddenly lose everything and have to find the next pirate re-broadcaster. Remember kodi?

[@sdiburro1]

@@dlarge6502 I been doing the vavaview for a long time with no problem for only $15 a month is a good deal they have lots of others but those are more have you heard of the super box you only buy the box one time and get service for lifetime

[@blackimp4987]

Netlifx is a brainwashing machine for keeping adults at the level of kids. I'm happy I don't have any subscription. I prefer your videos

[@12voltvids]

@@TD75 I only have it for the odd movie. Hardly watch it. I am one of these that sub for a few months then cancel. What I can't stand is the pirate devices that are up and down like a toilet seat. When I want to watch something I want to watch now, not fart around for 45 minutes finding a server that works, or have movies with heads showing and the sound of munching popcorn.

[@12voltvids]

@@TD75 I have a few DVD Blu-ray and laserdisk. Lots of recorded disks.

[@blackimp4987]

@@12voltvids I agree. Not only for honesty: if I think a movie deserves to be watched I buy it and I enjoy not having to subscribe and having something tangible that's my own. Unfortunately I see it's not that easy to find them nowadays here in Italy. Once we used to have specialized big shops with music cd's, dvd's and books. Most of them have closed in the last 10 years with very few exceptions and now you can find just a bounch of ramdom titles on sale - usually a bluray is offered for 10-13 eur .in electronic devices big stores.

[@wallychambe1587]

Hate to say this but I saw how you had multiple disks in one holder, this will scratch them up and they will not be playable!😲 I have mine in storage holders, they are cheap insurance!😁 I even have some CD's I burned back in 1998 that are still good!😁

[@12voltvids]

Backup discs.

[@Djmaxofficial]

I never liked Netflix like Apple. Another reason to say no to Netflix.

[@irlclips2191]

try update the BDP

[@irlclips2191]

i got this Sony BDPS3700 for 5$ at a flee market i use the rmt b102a remote

[@jessede1970]

You should get a fire stick dave

[@gmcnewlook]

Don’t you think he would if wanted to? Dave seams like the kind of guy to not want those things for one thing they have mic’s on the remotes for Alexa, maybe Dave doesn’t want that?

[@kmc5465]

Same problem

[@mrfroopy]

You could have bought a Roku for 35 dollars, and you said you already have 10 Blu ray players

[@12voltvids]

Problem is roku require you to register it with your credit card and I don't register anything. I have my netflix sub already. I really hate these services that require you to set up a payment service because it is just too easy to hit a wrong button. Recently when using my phone I was trying to read something and a pop up came up to subscribe to a google premium and while trying to swipe away to read the content I subscribed to a 40.00 sub. I had to fight that one with the credit card company to get it removed.

[@LifeSized101]

Super audio version 6700

[@chrome2infinity938]

I use bluray alot.

[@timkahn2813]

i do own one also. it was a fail because sony sort of has changed looking for after market mooch money. l g has many better players far more simple that plays everything a regions blue ray or old dvd,s all regions also no add on down load fees and far less double talk in print. i have always bought sony .but they just have let buyers down like me. they are better from lg because they are simple.

[@colingarner6175]

I play Blue Ray discs .

[@fflynnful]

Guessing bad electrolytic(s).

[@12voltvids]

On a new unit?

[@mikemorton7149]

You can fix I'm sure u can

[@hgv1883]

I brought one in the uk they are crap never worked from day one don't bother with them

[@12voltvids]

I use the replacement model all the time for netux. That's what i bought us for.

[@christhompson6010]

those cheap ones whether Sony or LG are garbage .