[Chippy99]

Originally Posted by jkm

Does anyone use the Sony BDP-S370
for playing Mp3s and Flac files from usb or network? Also does it give full information on the files played, jump to next track and have a playlist facility.

Sorry to ask this but their is very little information in the downloadable manual.


jkm

Off the top of my head, I can't answer your question other than to say it won't play flac's at all. I am pretty sure it can't do playlists, nor provide file info, but next track it probably just about manage.

[rjk]

Originally Posted by Chippy99

Off the top of my head, I can't answer your question other than to say it won't play flac's at all. I am pretty sure it can't do playlists, nor provide file info, but next track it probably just about manage.

So how come I can use Mezzmo to play flac files through mine?
And, for the record, Serviio will add support for flac in it's next release(0.51).

[Chippy99]

Originally Posted by rjk

So how come I can use Mezzmo to play flac files through mine?
And, for the record, Serviio will add support for flac in it's next release(0.51).

Dunno. Does Mezzmo transcode them? The Sony manual doesn't list flac as a supported file type (and it specifically says it doesn't support lossless) so silly me assumed it won't play flac or other lossless audio files.

I am kind of suspecting I am still correct.

[deeshm]

Hi,

I purchased Sony BDP 370 some 3 - 4 months back but not able to use it in the absence of home theatre system and so thinking of buying a Home theatre system with limited budget, can any one here suggest if all my Sony 40KDL40W5500, BDP370 and SKY HD box can be connected to any of the following home theatre, Any concept of external multiple inputs, etc..

Sony DAVDZ280 5.1 ch DVD Home Cinema System with Satellite Speakers - 850w
LG HT805PH 5.1 DVD Home Cinema System - 850W
Samsung HT-C450N 5.1 ch - 500W Home Theatre System

[grolschie]

Originally Posted by deeshm

Hi,

I purchased Sony BDP 370 some 3 - 4 months back but not able to use it in the absence of home theatre system and so thinking of buying a Home theatre system with limited budget, can any one here suggest if all my Sony 40KDL40W5500, BDP370 and SKY HD box can be connected to any of the following home theatre, Any concept of external multiple inputs, etc..

Sony DAVDZ280 5.1 ch DVD Home Cinema System with Satellite Speakers - 850w
LG HT805PH 5.1 DVD Home Cinema System - 850W
Samsung HT-C450N 5.1 ch - 500W Home Theatre System

A better option might be to buy a separate home theatre receiver that has HDMI inputs and decodes HD audio formats. For example Onkyo have some reasonable entry level receivers. If trying to fit within a budget, one could combine one of these receivers with some compatible stereo speakers until a 5.1/7.1 speaker setup can be purchased.

[deeshm]

Hi grolschie,

Thanks for your quick reply. The separate AV systems are costly compared to what I have proposed, threfore, I was thinking of how can I use these packaged home theatre to my BDP and Sky. The system from Denon or Onkayo costs around £300 where as the packaged solution will cost around half. Do we get any multiple input socket or so, I assume number of input devices are limitation with these home theatre.

Any idea which one is better Denon or Onkayo.

[grolschie]

Originally Posted by deeshm

Hi grolschie,

Thanks for your quick reply. The separate AV systems are costly compared to what I have proposed, threfore, I was thinking of how can I use these packaged home theatre to my BDP and Sky. The system from Denon or Onkayo costs around £300 where as the packaged solution will cost around half. Do we get any multiple input socket or so, I assume number of input devices are limitation with these home theatre.

Any idea which one is better Denon or Onkayo.

Onkyo TX-SR508B is £240.00 at Amazon. Possibly an option if you have some old but compatible stereo speakers? The Onkyo TX-SR608 is £329.00. They also have AV receiver and speaker packages for £314.99 - £349.99 - although I don't know anything about these.

At a very minimum, if you want HD sound from Blu-Ray, the receiver will need HDMI inputs (but not just HDMI pass-through).

As far as Onkyo vs Denon, they are both popular brands. I personally would consider either brand. In the specifications (in the past - I'm not sure about current models - but possibly) they rate their amplifier power quite differently regarding wattage and distortion, etc.

Some Onkyo's run quite hot - so may require really good ventilation. I use an older Onkyo receiver from a HT package with some AE Neo floor standers at the front and a AE Neo centre speaker (and old speakers at the rear). It sounds quite good - but no HD audio because no HDMI inputs.

That being said, Blu-Ray via SPDIF (coax/optical) although not HD audio still sounds great. :-)

[Chippy99]

Originally Posted by grolschie

That being said, Blu-Ray via SPDIF (coax/optical) although not HD audio still sounds great. :-)

I have never really seen the point of HD Audio to be honest. Plain old DTS and DD are sonically "good enough" for the vast majority of people and unless you have a mega expensive HT sound set up, I doubt anyone really gets to benefit from HD Audio anyway. It's all marketing hype if you ask me.

[county angler]

If someone could take a few minutes to help me out here that would be great. I need the remote button sequence to do a factory reset.

Come to think of it though this might just be an issue with the amp settings but i cant work it out so i wonder if someone could advise?

It's hooked up like this - bdps370 to strdh810 via hdmi then to tv from strdh810 hdmi out. When i switched it on and changed the tv to the correct input (the amp changed automatically) i got the welcome quick setup screen. I selected HDMI but i didn't see the text it should have displayed but due the the kids shouting at me, the mrs shouting at the kids and me shouting at the mrs and kids to shut up i ok'd it and now have no picture at all. But i do get the 'bluray' start up screen? Is this maybe a setting in the amp?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

[Chippy99]

Originally Posted by county angler

If someone could take a few minutes to help me out here that would be great. I need the remote button sequence to do a factory reset.

Come to think of it though this might just be an issue with the amp settings but i cant work it out so i wonder if someone could advise?

It's hooked up like this - bdps370 to strdh810 via hdmi then to tv from strdh810 hdmi out. When i switched it on and changed the tv to the correct input (the amp changed automatically) i got the welcome quick setup screen. I selected HDMI but i didn't see the text it should have displayed but due the the kids shouting at me, the mrs shouting at the kids and me shouting at the mrs and kids to shut up i ok'd it and now have no picture at all. But i do get the 'bluray' start up screen? Is this maybe a setting in the amp?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Sorry can't help, but why don't you give Sony a ring. Their tech support dept will know the answer and can probably have you fixed in 30 minutes (including the 20 minutes or whatever on hold!)

[Solidmedia]

Daft question ahoy......

I've just picked up a BDP s570, I already own a BDP s370. One is for the living room, the other for the projector. Trouble is they both use the same IR and will interfere with each other. Has anyone else had this problem and got round it?

[county angler]

Originally Posted by Chippy99

Sorry can't help, but why don't you give Sony a ring. Their tech support dept will know the answer and can probably have you fixed in 30 minutes (including the 20 minutes or whatever on hold!)

The problem is that they are open 9-5 mon-fri so no good to me. I've sent them an email anyway to lets see what they come up with unless i get any other suggestions.

[Chippy99]

Originally Posted by Solidmedia

Daft question ahoy......

I've just picked up a BDP s570, I already own a BDP s370. One is for the living room, the other for the projector. Trouble is they both use the same IR and will interfere with each other. Has anyone else had this problem and got round it?

Even dafter question, are they in different rooms? If they are, what's the problem?

[Solidmedia]

Same room.... That's the problem.

[walesyg]

Unplug the one you aren't using?

[Jazz Monkey Jr]

You can't get round it, you would be best using 1 and using a HDMI switch or getting an amp with 2 outputs

[Chippy99]

Originally Posted by Solidmedia

Same room.... That's the problem.

So why do you have 2 in the same room? What's wrong with "one for the living room AND the projector"? Surely you don't screen two different things at the same time in the same room?

And assuming you aren't watching 2 things at once, then does it really matter if the remote controls both devices? Surely the one you aren't watching can do whatever it likes?

[Solidmedia]

One is hooked up to the plasma for the kids to use. The other is hooked up next to the projector. The room is 20ft long, so it was easier buying another player rather than running a long HDMI cable.

I'm moving the PJ soon, so shouldn't be a problem for too long.

[theINSKIP]

I have my 370 connected via HDMI to my onkyo HTS3305 receiver.
How do I get it to receive HD-DTS ?
I'm playing Inception Blu ray but the amp isn't picking up DTS, 5.1DD, or HD-DTS ??
My sky HD, xbox, and playonHD all work fine but not the 370 ?

[t11rmh]

Hello. Any chance that a future or present software upgrade will make the S370 compatible with NTFS drives? I know the new S380 is but all it is is software.

[pitstopguido]

Originally Posted by theINSKIP

I have my 370 connected via HDMI to my onkyo HTS3305 receiver.
How do I get it to receive HD-DTS ?
I'm playing Inception Blu ray but the amp isn't picking up DTS, 5.1DD, or HD-DTS ??
My sky HD, xbox, and playonHD all work fine but not the 370 ?

Set BD Mix to off in the setup menu on the BD player then you should get HD audio.

[theINSKIP]

Great stuff !

Thanks

[Fireland1974]

Hi, I've had the player for a couple of months and am extremely happy with it's performance, particularly BBC iPlayer. The other day I downloaded servioo and while I can navigate the folder structure of my laptop, all the folders are empty with the message 'no compatible media'. The files are all sorts of media including JPegs. Am I missing something basic? I expected some media to be incompatible but thought JPegs/ BMP's would be accepted.
Any advice appreciated.

[Eetyaj]

Hi everyone,

I posted this in the Yamaha amp forum as well, but since it relates to the Sony BDPS 370, I thought I try asking for some help here too.

I have connected my Sony BDPS 370 blu Ray player to the Yamaha RX-V667 via HDMI and I want to output bitstream HD audio. On default settings the amp display shows PCM when I play a blu Ray with DTS HD

So, I go into the Sony blu Ray player audio settings menu and change BD mix to "off" and leave hdmi audio on "auto". On the amp, I switch to "straight" mode.

I understand that the amp display should now change from PCM to DTS-HD . However my display now shows Dolby Digital instead ! No idea where that comes from.

I now use a cable to connect the audio digital out from the amp to the audio in on the amp. I then link the appropriate audio in to the hdmi in of the blu Ray.
Now the amp display shows the audio signal DTS. Not HD or anything just plain DTS.

I hope someone can explain all this to me and how i van properly bitstream the DTS HD audio from the blu Ray to my amp via the HDMI cable.

Also I should say that I am in Singapore and i bought the amp and blu ray here. Not sure if that makes a difference.

Finally, from my basic understanding even if my amp displays PCM, all it means is that the HD audio is decoded in the blu Ray player rather than the amp. The sound coming out from the speakers is STILL the HD audio isn't it ??

Thanks again everyone !!
Jay

[grolschie]

Originally Posted by Eetyaj

I understand that the amp display should now change from PCM to DTS-HD . However my display now shows Dolby Digital instead ! No idea where that comes from.

I now use a cable to connect the audio digital out from the amp to the audio in on the amp. I then link the appropriate audio in to the hdmi in of the blu Ray.
Now the amp display shows the audio signal DTS. Not HD or anything just plain DTS.

The audio digital out sockets are SPDIF (coax/optical) and should not be used if using HDMI for audio. Are you not using an HDMI cable from your Blu-Ray player to your amp for audio?

[Floodstev]

Hi,

Just picked up one of these at the weekend and noticed a small problem but not sure what is causing it.

During Bluray play back of 4 films I have watched recently the player seems to do a kind of layer change pause, HDMI cuts off and the sound and screen goes off for about 1-3 seconds then comes back up and plays as normal. This only happens once during playback of a film.

The player is linked to an Onkyo TX-SR608 AV receiver which is also new so trying to work out what is at fault. DVD seems to be fine for the 1 I have watched.

Cheers..

[grolschie]

Does it do it in the same place each time? Does the screen go black?

[Floodstev]

Hi,

It does it at about 20-30 minutes through what I am watching. But if I go back to the chapter on the disk where it did it, it plays through it fine.

Yes screen goes black, Sound cuts off and TV shows loss of connection then reconnection.

Probably worth mentioning the TV is a Samsung.

[grolschie]

Sounds like it could possibly be a HDMI handshake problem. Tried (preferably borrowed) a higher quality HDMI cable - to rule that out? Are you going from Player -> Receiver -> TV with 2x HDMI cables? If so, no problem when connecting TV directly to the player? I would suggest possibly contacting Sony support.

[Floodstev]

Thanks I will give different cables a try tomorrow. At the moment it is plugged in Player -> Receiver -> TV so will also try a direct connection to the TV.