Sony BDP-S470 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 16.9 x 1.4 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0036WS4CK
• Item model number: BDP-S470
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,337 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #58 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > Blu-ray Players & Recorders > Blu-ray Players

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD1080p and improve the quality of DVDs to near HD with the 3D-ready Sony BDP-S470 Blu-ray Disc Player. Play your favorite movies faster than ever and access a wide variety of movies, TV shows, and music streaming from the Internet plus turn your Apple iPhone or iPod touch into a remote control by downloading a free app.

Pair this 3D Blu-ray Disc player with a BRAVIA 3D HDTV and create the ultimate at-home 3D viewing experience.

A perfect complement to any home theater, the BDP-S470 is ready for the future of home entertainment. Watch 3D Blu-ray Disc movies or standard Blu-ray movies in Full HD 1080p. Get the most out of the 3D experience with a Sony BRAVIA 3D HDTV.

With the quick start feature turned on, the start-up time is quicker and disc loading is faster than previous models--with a start-up time from power off in about 3 seconds.

If you have an iPhone or iPod touch or compatible Android-powered device, you can download the free BD Remote app and then use it to control playback on this Sony Blu-ray Disc Player. Additionally, you'll have the ability to access a Blu-ray Disc's details such as jacket artwork, actor, and production information (via Sony's Entertainment Database Browser using Gracenote technologies) as well as search for additional video clips online.

Blu-ray 3D ready.

 

With BRAVIA Internet Video content, you can connect to the Internet and instantly stream a wide variety of movies, TV shows, videos and music from leading content providers including Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube, Slacker, and more.

Key Features

3D Blu-ray Disc Full HD 1080p Playback: Enjoy 3D Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD 1080p. Also supports standard Blu-ray Disc movies in high definition and upscales DVDs to near HD quality.

Quick Start/Quick Load: Begin enjoying your entertainment faster than ever.

 

BRAVIA Internet Video: Instantly stream a wide variety of movies, TV episodes, videos and music from a large selection of entertainment apps including Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, Slacker--the list goes on and on. (Learn More)

Cross Search: Easily search select BRAVIA Internet Video partners for entertainment or information related to the disc that you are enjoying.

Gracenote Metadata Service: Instantly gives you access to detailed information about the movies you are watching.

Share Personal Entertainment (DLNA): Share music, videos, and photos between compatible devices using your DLNA home network.

Dolby TrueHD internal decoding and bitstream output via HDMI: Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD (Master Audio and High Resolution Audio) codecs reproduces high definition sound with 7.1 channels of discrete audio so you can enjoy uncompromised audio.

Mobile Device Remote Control App: Download the free "BD remote" app to your iPhone/iPod touch or compatible Android device and turn it into a versatile remote--access movie info, search entertainment topics and more.

USB Input: Share your videos or photos on the big screen or listen to your favorite music. Simply connect your digital camera, USB-enabled MP3 player, or USB storage device.

Wi-Fi Adapter Ready: Easily connect to your wireless broadband network with a USB Wi-Fi adapter.

Rear ports (see larger image).

Key Specifications

• 3D ready: Yes
• Disc compatibility: BD-R/RE; BD-ROM; DVD±R/RW; CD-R/RW
• JPEG playback: Yes (BD-R/REDVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R/CD-R,RW)
• MP3 playback: Yes (BD-R/RE/DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R/CD-R,RW)
• AVC-HD playback: Yes (DVD+R/RW/-R/-RW)
• Wireless LAN: Ready (via USB)
• HDMI output: 1 (rear)
• Component output: 1 (rear)
• Composite A/V output: 1 (rear)
• USB 2.0: 2 (1 rear, 1 front)
• Ethernet: 1 (rear)
• Analog audio output: 1 (rear)
• Digital audio output: 1 coaxial, 1 optical (both rear)
• Dimensions: 16.93 x 8.11 x 1.41 inches (WxDxH)

What's in the Box

BDP-S470 Blu-ray Disc Player, remote control (with batteries), AV cable, operating instructions

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BRAVIA Internet Video

Have your favorite internet content delivered to your TV screen via this Sony Blu-ray Disc Player with BRAVIA Internet Video. Stream movies, videos, music and more with BRAVIA Internet Video from a wide variety of sources and services, including:

	Amazon Instant Video provides instant access to over 50,000 hit movies and TV shows directly on your Sony BRAVIA HDTV. Watch new release movies as soon as they're on DVD and TV shows the day after they air, with thousands of titles available in HD--all commercial free.
	Netflix: Instantly watch thousands of TV episodes and movies streamed from Netflix right to your Sony BRAVIA HDTV--watch as much as you want, any time you want. (Netflix unlimited membership required for Netflix feature functionality.)
	Crackle: The next-generation video entertainment network with hundreds of movies, TV shows, and original series from the vast Sony Pictures library.
	Pandora Internet Radio: Free, personalized internet radio playing only music you love. Pandora brings an effortless personal soundtrack into your living room. Enter your favorite artists and enjoy stations created just for you. Rate songs as they play, because Pandora caters to your tastes and adapts stations to your feedback on the spot.

Product Description

With the Sony BDP-S470 Blu-ray Disc Player, enjoy Blu-ray 3D movies in Full HD1080p and improve the quality of DVDs to near HD. Play your favorite movies faster than ever or connect to the internet and instantly access a wide variety of movies, TV shows, music and more. Plus turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a remote control by downloading a free app.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

192 of 194 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great player, with some issues, March 9, 2010

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Larry Leach - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony BDP-S470 3D Blu-ray Disc Player (Electronics)

I was excited to get this player. I had been waiting a long time for one that had a good set of features and a reasonable price. Overall, in the 2 weeks I've had it, I've really loved it. I'll go over the good and the bad of this Blu-ray player.
First the bad:
The remote, like all Sony remotes, are very basic. It handles the Blu-ray player functions fine. It also has built in TV remote functions as well. I have a Sony Bravia TV that is about 2 years old. However the remote doesn't work for about half of the functions, making this remote useless for controlling the TV. The remote can be set to a handful of TV brands. You would think that it could at least handle a Sony TV properly.
NOTE: When registering the device on the Sony site, this model is not listed (as of this review). I selected the model S570 instead and that worked for me.
When playing a Netflix movie, one time the movie locked up the player. It didn't respond to the remote, then completely restarted itself. Of course it didn't remember where it had stopped in the movie and I had to search to find where I was to finish the movie. Hopefully this doesn't happen often.
At the time of this review DLNA has not been included with the player and will be available later, so I could not test this out. Being that it isn't relly a new thing, you would think that they'd have this already included.
AVI file playback is only avalable to Canada players.
The buttons on this box are tiny and the labelling is just as small and hard to read. Pale white print on black is always hard to read. In a dark area it is nearly impossible, even with the little light that it shines on the lower button panel, so using the remote is the way to go. Don't forget it when you go to load a disc. You'll probably end up memorizing button locations if you like to use the buttons on the player itself.
If you are playing a disc and decide to stop play for any reason, it exits disc mode entirely, connects you to Gracenote, and returns to the Xross menu. Forget about returning to where you stopped. You have to go back to the very beginning of the disc loading process.
You have to point the remote directly at the player to get it to do anything. It's very picky about this.

The good:
This is a very nice machine. It oozes high-tech. It is small and lightweight and no bigger than the slim Sony upconverting DVD player it had replaced. They could have used the exact same case for it.
Load times are excellent. There is a setting that can have it load even faster if you don't mind keeping it powered in standby mode.
The Sony Xross menu system makes sense and is easy to navigate. The menu is in 1080p, so it looks smooth and not cheap like other older players have done.
Setup was a breeze. Plug in your connections and power it on. You're ready to go. You just have to register the device with Sony and Netflix and Amazon if you use those services. Simple and quick. Sony already had a software update for the player, so I had it do the update and it was done after a few minutes.
There are a number of on-line sites you can visit for music, music videos, a handful of movies and other misc. on-line video content. Assuming that the original on-line content is in good quality, the video picture quality is very nice.
You can use your DVDs to play your own content. You aren't restricted to using the USB connection. If you have a supported video or audio format stored on a disc, you can play it on this player. Really awesome.
I look forward to the DLNA support coming later. I'll be able to connect to my PC where I have my own video and photos stored there.
Standard DVD playback is excellent. This is not just upconverted playback. It also puts it in 24p and it also appears to have cleaned up the DVD picture quality, so it's seriously close to Blu-ray quality. For your regular movie you'll start to ask yourself if you really need those Blu-ray discs after all.
Blu-ray disc playback is, of course, excellent. If you haven't had one before, you'll see colors and depth that you've not seen before on a TV screen. Details are sharp and it's performed without the slightest hesitation in this area.
3D support is coming later for this player. I probably won't use this, but it's good to know that it's going to be there if I do decide to go that route.

Overall, this is something that I've thoroughly enjoyed and I expect I'll be using for years to come. Some of the issues can be overlooked and some can be fixed with software updates if Sony decides to do so. A universal remote is in my near future. I'm very happy with this purchase.

Update: April 12, 2010
Sony has sent out a firmware update for this player. It mainly gives you some enhancements to Gracenote and for the photo slideshow feature. Still no DLNA.
I have a SanDisk Cruzer 8GB USB device where I have some video. I tried using this in the front USB input in order to play my video. However I got a message that the USB device is not compatible. Apparently you can't use just any USB storage with this player. The manual says nothing about limitations in this area. My old 2GB drive works fine.

Update: June 11, 2010
Sony has now added an update to play 3D discs! You may turn the 3D it on or off or keep it in auto mode.

165 of 182 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine Blu Ray player loaded with extras!, March 3, 2010

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B. May (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony BDP-S470 3D Blu-ray Disc Player (Electronics)

Length:: 9:29 Mins

Hello, all. This is a 9 min video review for the Sony BDP-S470. I made it because I thought most people looking for speed and performance in there players would be impressed by this one. Because amazon limits the size and length of the videos, the quality in this one isn't all that great. Also if you want to see the Netflix connectivity in use I posted that video on Youtube. Needless to say, I'm very impressed with the build quality and performance of this product, and I think you will be too. Hope this review is helpful.

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great player great deal, March 17, 2010

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Ross Cavanaugh (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony BDP-S470 3D Blu-ray Disc Player (Electronics)

The player loads fast and looks amazing. Very happy with this purchase. Not 100% sold on the Xross menu layout, can be a bit counter intuitive at first, but you can pick it up quick enough.

The picture quality is ridiculous. This player really cranks through some heavy scenes. I have a 1080i and a 1080P TV in my home and it looks damn near perfect on the 1080i and better than real life on the 1080P.

The Dobly/dts audio tracks are earth shattering. I have yet to upgrade to a True HD compatible receiver but it handles the lossy 5.1 tracks beautifully.

The streaming capabilities all look and sound great (wired directly too the ethernet port). I noticed none of the Netflix streaming issues I have heard about on past Sony BDPs (HD streaming Netflix looks as good if not better than most upscaled DVDs on this system, and that is not a crack on upscaled DVDs). I really hope that we get Pandora soon on the Sony players.

"BD Remote" for iPhone works flawlessly (so far) and is a great secondary remote for when Im too lazy to reach for the remote on the coffee table.

You will need a USB flash drive if you want to access any BD Live content (no onboard memory). I have yet to dl any BD Live stuff but speaking of USB drives, streaming music/videos off of them looks/sounds great. Note about USB drives, dont buy a "U3" enabled flash drive. I had no idea what the hell U3 was and didnt even know I purchased such an option until the player refused to recognize it. After much frustration and good ol' "google research" I figured out my mistake.

This player is also 3D ready, which seems silly and all but its nice to feel like I have a little bit of security if I happen to find it in the budget to upgrade any time soon.

Overall this player packs a ton of features for the price tag. If you're debating the PS3 purchase but aren't huge on the gaming then save your money and get this player. When all is said and done with the PS3 (Remote + extra controller + 2 yr warranty) you will end up spending well over $400. I got this player (with a 4 year warranty) for $220. Worth every penny.