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

Hasta ahora ha leido sin problemas DVD Y BLUE RAY de peliculas de Estados Unidos, Rusia, Mexico e Italia

Pequeño, ligero y con gran calidad de video y audio, Si es completamente multiregión paara blu ray

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.

This Region-free blu-ray and DVD player has played every Region 1/2/A/B disc I have thrown at it. DVD playback in all regions is automatic. For blu-ray discs, a very simple process changes the region in seconds. Very happy with my purchase and now able to mine the worldwide selection of movie releases with confidence.

Only negative is on some playback there is a delay between picture and sound. There is a option to fix it in the menu settings and assume this is unavoidable being multi region

This product is great! Tried a BR, DVD and DVD region 2 with zero problems with playback. Easy hook up with HDMI and power adapter I couldn’t be more pleased.

I own and collect a lot of DVD’s, and with this Sony they all work, regardless of region. It works fast and is very quiet. If you watch a lot of DVD’s this is the player for you. It is a little more pricy than others but it is well worth it.