Sony BDP-S570 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

Sony BDP-S570 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

Customer Reviews
disappointing failure by Sony, February 7, 2011
By K. Allen (Plano, TX USA)
For all the wonderful features it claims to have, it does a lousy job of playing various video media types (not enough codecs embedded in its OS) and refuses to play homemade Blu-ray discs. Spent less money buying a LG that doesn't have these problems.

BDP, February 6, 2011
By Fredctx
So far this product has performed very well. It is a far cry from Sony's original 300 series. The wi fi works flawlessly.

CR recommeds this DVD player, February 6, 2011
By Bobb21060
Happy with this DVD player purchase.I found out after I purchased this DVD player that It is recommended by CR. I have played a few movies and happy with the preformance so far. I have not tried the 3D yet. The wireless was a snap to setup and the preset websites were easy to access too. I thought it was a good purchase so far.

Good deal, February 5, 2011
By Teresa M. Benson (Waterloo, IA United States)
Good DVD player. We were happy with the pricing because all the local ones were higher. The only issue that I've had with it was that if you have any upper case letters in your wifi router password, it doesn't have a way to accomodate that. I contacted Sony support and they couldn't give me any help. I ended up changing my password just so I can use the DVD player with Netflix. Other than that, we've been very happy with it.

Netflix Streaming Requires a Wireless-N router, February 5, 2011
By Mark A. Wilson
In summary, if you are buying this player to stream Netflix (or other internet content) over your wireless network it will REQUIRE a wireless-N router.

I have been using an old Samsung BDP-1590 player for the last two years to stream Netflix using my LinkSys WRT56G router (wireless-G) and have had no problems. The Samsung can stream movies just fine over the wireless-G (although the picture quality is disappointing). However, when I hooked up the new Sony S570 to the G-router it was unwatchable. During a 90 minute movie, it had to pause to cache the stream upwards of 20 times (I stopped counting and watching at 20).

I did purchase a new ASUS N-Router at the same time I bought the Sony S570...in part because I had read other reviews about the poor streaming quality of the Sony. So after the terrible experience on the G-router, I hooked up the N-router and tried watching the same 90 minute movie. Not a single pause, great picture quality, exactly what I was looking for.

Awesome!, February 4, 2011
By Mojorusty
I have been hesitating on getting a Blu-Ray player, mostly because of all the bad things I have heard about them. I just got this one and hooked it up last night, and love it so far. Very easy to install, and the picture and sound is incredible. Not sure what everyone is talking about with the slow start up screen, mine started just as fast, if not faster than my DVD player. It played every DVD I put in it last night with ease, even the ones I burned from my computer on DVD+R's. It also played the ones I burned from my VCR/DVD combo unit when I got rid of all my VCR tapes. There were no glitches and everything ran smoothly. So far very happy with this player, and the price is right.

Pretty good Blu-ray player, February 4, 2011
By J. Rendon "bjjjcr1681" (Houston, Tx)
This was purchased to replace a cheap Magnavox Blu-ray player that was given as a gift a couple of Christmases ago. I was banned from getting a PS3 (already own an Xbox 360) so I did quite a bit of research on CNet & amazon.com reviews to find the best fit for me. For players under $200 that were still high quality, I narrowed it down to the Sony BDP-S570 and the LG BD570. Neither seem to be perfect: user reviews note that the Sony has issues with the NetFlix and that the LG stopped playing Blu-rays discs after awhile. I figured that it's worse for a Blu-ray player to not play Blu-ray discs, so I went with the Sony.

Setup
I was amazed at how simple this unit was to set up wireless connection. I can't compare it to other Blu-ray players for this, since this is my first with wireless...but it was simpler than even my Xbox360 or laptop. I simply ran the setup and was prompted to hit a button on my router. It detected the router after than and set itself up. It didn't require the WEP key or any other kind of input.

Playback
The Blu-ray has gotten plenty of use from my 2yr old between Toy Story & Beauty and the Beast. We really like the fast start setting that dramatically cuts down on the wait time for an impatient toddler!
The NetFlix has been hit & miss. I've watched ~7 hour long episodes of Spartacus on different nights. The NetFlix picture is very good...it seems better than on my Xbox360 and maybe better than on my laptop. As far as speed: The first couple of nights, it kept stopping to buffer and I ended up watching on my laptop. After that, I watched several episodes with no issues. I tried one again last night and had problems again. I can't completely blame the Blu-ray player because my laptop & xbox 360 will also have buffer issues when I watch NetFlix, depending on the available bandwidth. The difference is that NetFlix doesn't seem to adjust to a lower resolution to compensate for lower network speeds on the Sony like it would on my laptop.

An excellent blu ray player, February 3, 2011
By K. Colon
I bought this for my husband for Christmas and it turns out that I use it more than he does! My primary use is watching Netflix, Hulu, and watching DVDs/Blu-Rays.

My favorite feature is that the unit remembers where you left off while watching a DVD in case it shuts off while you are away. I also really like how quickly it starts up - it just takes 2 or 3 seconds.

Great network BlueRay player!, February 3, 2011
By Mark in Ohio
I bought the 3D version for future use, as I do not have a 3D-capable TV, but the price difference was not much at all. So, I haven't used the Blu-Ray disk or 3D features yet, but the network features are great. I had been streaming Netflix to my TV through an old laptop and my wireless home network - with moderate success and poor resolution. With the same exact wireless home network and service, I get high quality Netflix downstreaming with this unit - just love it! Adding Pandora was pretty easy too!

Not as impressed as I thought I would be, February 3, 2011
By grandmamamama
For over a year I have checked out reviews for a multitude of Blu-Ray players. I bought this one because it was highly recommended through a Best Buy employee, and it had extremely high ratings on Amazon. Unfortunately I am not that impressed with this unit.

The idea of being able to watch YouTube, Netflix, Crackle, Fearnet, and Amazon On Demand was a great idea. But unfortunately this player does not have the speed of downloads that my home computer has -- which is odd considering both are on wireless systems. In the end, I prefer to watch these type of shows on my computer, rather than on my Blu-Ray player.

Reliability may be another problem in the future. Unlike my older DVD players this unit hangs occasionally when you fast forward a show. This is quite annoying because when the player returns, it starts the disc up from the beginning. Another thing I dislike about this model is it does not keep a memory point in the disc (like my older DVD Player) so if I stop a show to watch another DVD, it will start again from the original position it was in.

Finally the clarity issue. I always heard that Blu Ray was much clearer than DVD. But unfortunately I do not see it. But then again I had a hard time seeing the difference between VHS and DVD (other than home recordings). In the end if you are wanting to buy a Blu Ray player before they quit making DVD players, then this one may be for you. But if you are willing to wait, I am sure they will make something much better than this Blu Ray player in the future. IN fact considering there are NOT that many impressive Blu Ray titles available yet (and many have the same quality as DVD), I believe I would wait before spending the money on another Blu Ray Player.