tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post3124060400505225669..comments2024-01-17T07:03:57.842+00:00Comments on The Mad Ranter: A new TVFlipChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-76050384007989643352010-01-04T11:59:52.920+00:002010-01-04T11:59:52.920+00:00I was going to ask if she likes it and notices a d...I was going to ask if she likes it and notices a difference in quality, then I read the last sentence.<br /><br />Heh one thing I didn't mention was the need for an HDMI cable, so if you haven't already got one better run out quick before she wants it plugged in.FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-80487472329782417152010-01-04T11:52:57.635+00:002010-01-04T11:52:57.635+00:00When my mum unwrapped the player, I discovered it&...When my mum unwrapped the player, I discovered it's got a sticker on it saying “What HiFi 2009 Award: Best BluRay Player for under £300”. Considering I paid nowhere near £300 for it, that sounds quite promising…<br /><br />Of course, we haven't taken it out of the box yet. ;-)Orphihttp://blog.orphi.me.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-36433168358340453422009-12-18T11:30:21.172+00:002009-12-18T11:30:21.172+00:00Well assuming it's purely a player and not a r...Well assuming it's purely a player and not a recorder and assuming also that you haven't spent £499 on a full home cinema system than the only Sony left is the BDP-S360 which is the generic brand of my Sony Centre-only S363.<br /><br />So other than the petty no remote eject and slideshow-like scanning I've had no problems with it. Certainly nothing like you've experienced with your existing player.<br /><br />Some tips for you though, when you plug it in it should auto switch to that input. On the TV press P.Size on the remote and set it to Just Scan. This should just display the output from the BDP without any resizing or overscan.<br /><br />For the player press and hold the TV power button and enter 71 that should allow you to change the volume and turn the TV into standby using the Sony remote.<br /><br />If you're playing any 4:3 DVDs and don't like them stretched head to Home|Video Settings|Screen Format and pick Fixed Aspect Ratio. Occasionally this will f*** up, but the majority of the time it should be fine and stop TV stars looking like they've gained 20 pounds.<br /><br />Anything else is personal preference.FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-161884600618384262009-12-18T10:39:39.849+00:002009-12-18T10:39:39.849+00:00The make is… Sony. The model is unknown, because I...The make is… Sony. The model is unknown, because I had John Lewis gift-wrap it for me.<br /><br />(I chose a nice metallic red paper, and asked for a gold ribbon. I thought it would look feastive. However, when the box returned, the paper actually appears to be a kind of pink/orange with a shiny rather than metallic finish, and the ribbon is so translucent that it looks shiny brown rather than gold. Oh well!)<br /><br />I guess it can't be much worse than the current DVD recorder. Its faults include:<br /><br />- Glacial start-up time. It takes over 60 seconds to open the tray so you can put the disk in.<br /><br />- Glacial spin-up time. Another 120 seconds waiting for the disk to play.<br /><br />- A split-second pause when going from one “chapter” to the next. (Previous player didn't do that.)<br /><br />- A full 2-second pause when going from layer-1 to layer-2. (Previous player didn't do that.)<br /><br />- Certain disks fail to play correctly. Approximately half way through the film, the sound starts cutting out, the picture freezes and breaks up, it skips forwards, it skips backwards (sometimes in very large jumps), and so on. Always the same disks malfunction. Every other DVD player I can find plays all of these disks flawlessly; <em>only</em> this single player fails to play them properly.<br /><br />Hopefully the expensive new BluRay player will fix at least some of these flaws. And if not… well I got it from John Lewis <em>for a reason</em>. ;-)Orphihttp://blog.orphi.me.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-87295944553433395422009-12-17T11:35:32.736+00:002009-12-17T11:35:32.736+00:00I might be picking up a Blu-Ray drive soon, becaus...I might be picking up a Blu-Ray drive soon, because there's a good mplayer patch that plays Blu-Ray without faffing about with getting session keys out of PowerDVD or what-have-you. Until I can play the discs on my computer, I'm not interested.Dan Hhttp://surreal.istic.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-45753216969181829812009-12-16T14:16:06.411+00:002009-12-16T14:16:06.411+00:00Hah no doubt; which make/model was it?
I must adm...Hah no doubt; which make/model was it?<br /><br />I must admit to being a tad disappointed with the Sony BDPS363's scanning style, I've mentioned in my review of it that it skips rather than condenses. I know that's not a Blu-ray thing as the PS3 doesn't do that. In fact at the first fast-forward setting the PS3 even keeps the sound on just faster and thus higher-pitched.<br /><br />It's almost tempting to suggest to Mater and Pater that they forego a Blu-ray player and pick up a PS3 slim with a remote control I'll have to look at prices.FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-55036280856485547882009-12-16T13:56:36.129+00:002009-12-16T13:56:36.129+00:00I made the foolish mistake of buying a BluRay play...I made the foolish mistake of buying a BluRay player because I'm so ****ed off with my mum's (rather expensive) DVD recorder being slower than a glacier and failing to play certain disks.<br /><br />No doubt this won't actually fix the problem…Orphihttp://blog.orphi.me.uk/noreply@blogger.com