Sony BDP-S1700 Multi Region Blu-ray DVD, Region Free Player 110-240 volts, HDMI Cable & Dynastar Plug Adapter Package Smart/Region Free

8 reviews for Sony BDP-S1700 Multi Region Blu-ray DVD, Region Free Player 110-240 volts, HDMI Cable & Dynastar Plug Adapter Package Smart/Region Free

1. 

   Serkan Okar – September 9, 2024

   Works perfectly as region free player, so far no issues
   I had been shopping around for a region-free bluray/dvd player and I’d like to provide you the information I have gathered to help you with your decision.First: There are laws that prohibit the sale of region free bluray players from manufacturers or by retailers in the US. That is why you don’t see region free bluray players in brick stores like Bestbuy, WalMart, Target, etc.Second: Due to the first point, manufacturers like Sony, Samsung, etc. do not manufacture or market region free bluray players in the US. I’d like to emphasize this because I see a lot of comments and complaints from customers who purchased such players and when they contacted Sony, Samsung about their region free bluray player, they were disappointed because [insert bluray company] customer service said thay did not have region free bluray player in their line of products therefore could not provide service.If you pay attention, you will see all region free bluray players are sold by third-party sellers. There is nothing wrong with that. I have already purchased and tested two region free bluray players sold by such third-party seller on Amazon and both players met my expectations and did play discs from different regions of the world. However, you should not contact [insert bluray company] for any questions regarding region free functionality of your region free bluray player. Because they did not produce such a product. It was the third party seller (a company with technical skills and expertise) that purchased the player from [insert bluray company], changed the factory settings, unlocked the bluray player and turned it into the region free bluray player.Region free bluray player is simply an existing model of a bluray player (such as the one on this page) with all the functionalities of that model, but in addition to that, it is region free and plus converts PAL to NTSC (and the 110 – 220 voltage conversion is added if you wish to use it in another country that uses 220 voltage). Because of that, if you contact the third party seller for any of the features of the product, they will most likely refer you to the product page on the offical [insert bluray company]’s website. You should only contact them only if your question is pertaining to the region free functionality.My biggest complain is that third party sellers often double the price of that bluray player model. I checked many region free bluray models on the internet and found out that almost every bluray player is actually half the price when they are not region free. Basically, the third party seller charges the price of the bluray player to unlock it, thereby doubling its price. If a bluray player in its plain version is $75-80, the region free version will be $150 – $160. This is all because of the current regulations that prevent bluray companies from manufacturing their own region free models. I am not sure if that’s the case in other parts of the world.This Sony model works well as expected. So far I have used Region B Bluray discs imported from UK (The Avengers Series 4 Bluray) and it played it perfectly with no issues. Here’s what you need to pay attention to:1) Make sure Quick Start Mode is off!! This is a setting on the player, very easy to see and confirm. Sony models show that when you turn on the player for the very first time and going through initial setup proceess. LG model I have tested (LG BP350), it’s in the settings. Both models have Quick Start Mode off by default so you probably won’t have to do anything.2) Make sure your player is OFF before you press the button to change the region code. You don’t have to change the region for DVDs It is set to region free for DVDs. You only need to change it for Bluray discs. Turn off the player. For Sony models, press Yellow for Region A, Blue for Region B, Red for Region C. For LG models, press 1 for Region A, press 2 for Region B and press 3 for region C. When you do that, the player will turn ON. And it will be ready to play the disc. By habit, I turned the player on and pressed the region codes and it didn’t work. It is important that the unit must be off before you take that action.This model has wi-fi buit in and I was able to connect successfully with no issue. The third paty seller states that updating the firmware will not cause issues with the region free capability; they say they guarantee that their player won’t lose region free capability but I would not want to test that theory unless my player starts having issues as I don’t want to risk losing region free capability (with so many firmware updates and codes, you never know what will happen).The only problem I had was when I played a region B Bluray disc that had 5.1 DTS audio track, and the audio kept cutting out for a second every 2-3 minutes. I had the HDMI out from the player to LG OLED TV and I was using the audio optical out from the TV to the receiver. For whatever reason, the sound kept cutting out for a second and came back on. I could see the signal going out on the front panel of my receiver. I am not sure if this issue has anything to do with the disc being region B (maybe the TV didn’t fully recognize the audio signal although I thought regions codes are only for picture signals and did not impact audio signals) I Googled it and saw recommendations about changing the audio settings on the player and turning them off (it also recommended changing the digital audio otput to PCM but that would defeat the purpose of enjoying the 5.1 DTS audio format). I have not had this issue with The Avengers Bluray disc whih only has 2.0 PMC audio track. So either the 5.1 DTS audio signal did not pass to the TV or TV did not pass it to the receiver consistently which caused the audio dropouts. But this player also had digital audio coaxial output. I think I will try that to see if it resolves the issue. The audio quality probably won’t be the same as HDMI signal but still better than constant cutouts.ONE AMAZING FEATURE NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE ELSE: I noticed that under the Options menu, there is “Closed Captions” settings. This is a fantastic new feature that I have not seen on a Blu-ray player before. I have been trying for years for a way to turn on Closed Captions on DVDs that don’t have subtitles. Not matter what I have tried, I have not been able to succeed. Recently, I read that Closed Captions signals work only on analog signals therefore I I needed to try analog cables. I tried analog cables, switched the picture settings on my Blu-ray player to analog output, also changed the settings on my TV to analog and I was not able to get a signal or turn on the Closed Captions (TV has closed caption feature but it mainly works with cable TV signal -when comes through tuner-, it has been impossible to turn them on while playing DVD without the TV tuner/cable network). All these years, I have been playing those DVDs on my laptop using Windows Player (you can turn on the closed captions on Windows Player) and using an HDMI cable from the laptop to the TV. This was the only solution I could find. Cut a long story short, this Blu-ray player enables the user to turn on the closed captions on DVD!!! My most sincere thanks and congratulations to whoever thought of adding this feature to the blu-ray player (nothing to do with 4K picture quality but such a useful and wonderful feature that had been missing from players until now).

2. 

   Ranchibi – September 9, 2024

   Sony BDPs6700 Multi Region Blue Ray Player
   This Blue Ray player is TINY! It feels inexpensive because of it’s size and weight but the picture quality and sound is top notch. The only thing I find below par is voices where it is slightly lacking in punch, otherwise it is a fantastic player especially for multi region Blue Ray disc play.

3. 

   BernardM – September 9, 2024

   Somewhat disappointing for regular DVDs…
   Having an extensive library of regular DVDs, conversion to the Blu-ray format would not only be financially prohibitive, but actually impossible as several titles have simply not been issued in that format. Thus, the Sony BDP-S6700 player seemed to be an ideal choice as I ventured for the first time into the Blu-ray universe and purchased my first Blu-ray disc set.The S6700 performs superbly when I play the Blu-ray disc. However, when I use it to view a regular DVD with a 4:3 picture ( a classic TV program, for example ), the S6700 suppresses the “normal” option from the “wide mode” setting on my television; it forces the TV into the “full” option which stretches, and distorts, the 4:3 picture in order to fill the 16:9 format of the television screen.My television being also from Sony, I did not expect compatibility issues on that front. When I use my old, regular DVD player for those classic DVDs ( with 4:3 picture ), the “normal” option is available and everything is fine.I actually suspect that the disappearance of the “normal” option might be linked to the HDMI connection; my old DVD player has a 3-cable connection to the TV ( RCA plugs: composite video -yellow- and stereo audio -red and white- ). Since the HDMI connection is the only one provided on the S6700, the problem with playing classic DVDs on it remains unresolved.To make it absolutely clear, let me add that my only Blu-ray disc set is of a classic TV show with a 4:3 picture; the S6700 causes the TV’s “wide mode” setting to default to “full”, and yet, the picture comes out perfectly with a 4:3 ratio! ( without stretching or distortion ). The problem is when I play a regular DVD with a 4:3 picture on the S6700.I could add a minor quibble with the “Menu” and “Top Menu” buttons on the remote, but that might just be my lack of familiarity with a Blu-ray player.So the S6700 will not be putting my old DVD player out to pasture just yet. Somewhat disappointing…

4. 

   Claudia R. – September 9, 2024

   Se pueden ver blue ray y películas de otras regiones, lo único malo es que no cuenta con wi fi.

5. 

   David Silver – September 9, 2024

   Very happy with this unit. Good quality. Plays all regions as it should and plays Blu-Ray as stated. Very quiet, barely know it’s working.

6. 

   Blair Knoedler – September 9, 2024

   You have to buy from seller “220-electronics Canada” as other reviews stated, in order to get the modified product that plays all region DVDs. I had bought it without choosing a seller and received an item that did not play PAL DVDs despite the description on Amazon; had to return.Luckily other reviewers pointed out the same issue and that if you purchase from the specific seller you will get a modified player that does as described in the listing.Works PERFECT now, and I’m so so happy to be able to watch my PAL DVDs here in Canada. ♥

7. 

   Jose Luis – September 9, 2024

   Muy facil de programarFuncion excelente para todas las regionesBuen precioLo recomiendo Mpliamente

8. 

   Old Film Lover – September 9, 2024

   I’ve only had this player for a few weeks, so I can’t comment on its longevity, but I can comment on its operation.It plays all DVDs, from any region, without any special preparation. It also plays Blu-rays from other regions, if you follow the instructions on the included sheet: open the tray, put the disk in the tray, and then, *before closing the tray* select the disk’s Blu-ray region using the colour buttons. Once you do this and close the tray, the Blu-ray loads up easily.It comes with an HDMI cable, as advertised, and a manual, and some little doohickey I’ve never used — I think something for using the machine in other countries, or the like. The remote looks exactly like the remote for my other SONY Blu-ray (Region 1 only) player, and this leads me to a comical side-point.When I opened the new player tray for the first time, the tray on my *other* SONY player also opened! It’s the same with the close tray and power buttons; if you activate one player, you’ve activated both. This is a bit of a nuisance, but not a major one. I just walk over to the player I’m not using and close the tray and turn off the power button on the panel, not using the remote.The machine itself is almost exactly like my other SONY player, and comes in the same size of box. I guess it is just a regular SONY Blu-ray player modified for all regions. The menus that come up are exactly the same as on my older Blu-ray player. There is nothing new to learn, except how to select the Blu-ray region, and that takes about one minute to master. Just don’t lose the sheet of instructions that comes in the box.There are no RCA ports, but that’s pretty standard on machines now. The HDMI cable is all you need. My TV has two ports for HDMI cables, so each of my machines can stay permanently plugged in.Picture and sound are great.I highly recommend this machine, if like me you have been frustrated by not being able to watch exactly the edition you want of classic films. Many of the best editions of classic American and European films are British and sometimes they are only in Region B Blu-ray. Now I have the freedom to watch any edition of any film. My old all-region DVD player had broken, so I needed an all-region DVD player replacement anyway, I and I thought, why spend $100 for just DVD capacity when for $239 plus free shipping (the price at the time of this unit) I can watch everything? So I took the plunge.My only fear was the reports here that even all-region players from good companies can break down in less than a year. I guarded against that by buying the optional 3-year warranty plan (not from the machine vendor, but from another company) on sale when you buy the unit. I’ve had one of these warranties before and the company made good on its commitment when a machine broke down just before the 3-year deadline. Now I have peace of mind for 3 years. They send you a contract and warranty that you can put on your computer or print, so you’re covered.So far I am completely satisfied with this machine, and highly recommend it, for price and quality. If I run into problems with it, I’ll modify this review at a future date.