Sony BDP-S350 Region B UK owners thread. - PART 2

[paulst10]

Continuing on from this thread here

Sony BDP-S350 Region B UK owners thread.

Originally Posted by kingfats

Might as well get the ball rolling.
Player specs.
Online manual.

Region free BDP-S350 for DVD playback only, BD untested.

Full procedure for a oneforall remote is as follows:
Working remotes and another,plus.Another remote.
Pronto codes advice.
Full set of Pronto codes with included region hack.

Region Free Hack using a Nokia N95
http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-r...ml#post8221938

Av junkies Harmony remote hack. region free for 350/550.

1. Press DVD
2. Hold the magic button until the DVD button flashes twice.
3. Press 0533

4. Hold the magic button until it flashes twice.
5. Press 994
6. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
7. Press 00189 (if your oneforall remote uses 4 digit or 3 digit codes, use less leading zeros)
8. Press 1 ( this sets it to key 1 - it flashes twice )

9. Hold the magic button until it flashes twice.
10. Press 994
11. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
12. Press 00255
13. Press 2 ( this sets it to key 2 - it flashes twice )

14. Hold the magic button until it flashes twice.
15. Press 994
16. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
17. Press 00095
18. Press 3 ( this sets it to key 3 - it flashes twice )

19. Hold the magic button until it flashes twice.
20. Press 994
21. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
22. Press 00221
23. Press 4 ( this sets it to key 4 - it flashes twice )

24. Hold the magic button until it flashes twice.
25. Press 994
26. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
27. Press 00079
28. Press 5 ( this sets it to key 5 - it flashes twice )

The remote is now programmed and ready to use, to make the BDP-S350 region free:

1. Use the remote that came with the player to bring the player out of standby, make sure there isn't a disc in it.
2. Press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 on the oneforall remote. The 24p light will start flashing
3. Put the player back into standby with the Sony remote
4. Next time you turn on the player it will be region free for DVD playback

[Bald Monkey]

[anibap]

Can someone tell me how to change the Video output settings like changing to diff resolutions or i/p modes without having to start the film again.

Everytime I do that it goes back to the start of the disc even though I pause the movie.

Any help is appreciated.

Ani

[kingfats]

Originally Posted by anibap

Can someone tell me how to change the Video output settings like changing to diff resolutions or i/p modes without having to start the film again.

Everytime I do that it goes back to the start of the disc even though I pause the movie.

Any help is appreciated.

Ani

You can't change on the fly i'm afraid,only way is via the main menu.
Cheers.

[anibap]

Thanks King. It is a shame but have to deal with it I guess.

Can you please explain me the choices in yCBCR / RGB settings or colour space settings on the player and how it affects the image?

[kingfats]

Originally Posted by anibap

Thanks King. It is a shame but have to deal with it I guess.

Can you please explain me the choices in yCBCR / RGB settings or colour space settings on the player and how it affects the image?

HDMI colour space.
Auto should work for the majority of screens.
4:2:2 > display will decompress the subsampled colour.
4:4:4 > player will decompress the colour.

16-235 > Video levels.
0-255 > PC levels.

[nwgarratt]

I found leaving it on auto and selecting 576i gave me a pink picture. I had to take it off auto to get colour back. I have it on RGB 0-255 atm and looks good. I found RGB 16-235 made the S350 menu look dull.

[isayisay]

This player is only £154 on amazon at the mo,is that a good deal?

[kingfats]

Originally Posted by isayisay

This player is only £154 on amazon at the mo,is that a good deal?

Yes.

[potnoodles]

To play DVD with correct AR I have to set
TV Type -> 16:9 (to match the TV)
Screen Format -> Fixed Aspect ratio (suggests to me everything 16:9)
16:9 and wider AR DVDs display properly
The 4:3 picture is displayed properly(4:3) on the 16:9 screen.


If I use
Screen Format -> Original(suggests to me everything plays original size)
16:9 and wider AR DVDs display properly
However the 4:3 picture is stretched horizontally to fill the 16:9 screen. (It can be re-sized using the TV remote - possibly resulting in lower PQ)


This seems to be the opposite of intuitive to me.
Is this the same for other 350 owners?
Is it a bug in the set up menu?

I havent got a 4:3 Blu Ray to test - if anyone has, can you test?

regards
potnoodles

[JohnMac]

Hi.Go easy on me !!!

I have a Toshiba 37WLT66 TV which is 1080i. Will I see a major improvement in picture with the Sony Blu-Ray player? The 1080i/1080p thing confuses me slightly.Do not want to part with my hard earned cash unless it is worth doing.

Thanks

[kingfats]

Originally Posted by JohnMac

Hi.Go easy on me !!!

I have a Toshiba 37WLT66 TV which is 1080i. Will I see a major improvement in picture with the Sony Blu-Ray player? The 1080i/1080p thing confuses me slightly.Do not want to part with my hard earned cash unless it is worth doing.

Thanks

Hi mate.
You'll see a difference with BD over DVD bigger the screen does help of course.
The Toshiba has a maximum resolution of 768p.
All the best.

[andrewilley]

Just bad wording (probably translated from Japanese in the first place!).

Andre

[Darkstar_surfer]

Well I had some spare time this morning and I found an old One for All, URC-7562, 6 way remote in a drawer. So dug Underworld, a Region 1 disk that resulted in me parting company with my JVC multi-Region DVD player. Load the disk and up comes a warning and a world map.

Program the One for All as above, remember to drop the two leading zero's, i.e 00025 becomes 025. Disk out S350 in to standby, out off standby, cross the fingers, press 12345 and a little blue light starts flashing after a minute I guessed it was not going to stop so back in to standby. Then as they say power it back up and pop Underworld back in and hey presto I have a multi-region S350.

I never actually thought it could be that easy.

[gwreid07]

I got mine delivered today from amazon. Used the free bundle thing to get Hancock, Wall-e, and mama mia.

I then had a problem registering with the disc, It stated that the disc had already been used, for some reason I struggled to get the player added to my existing sony account, but finaly managed it, but I am concerned that as the disc has apparently been used then I wont get my discs.

Should I pack it all up and return it to Amazon as it isnt new? I have used the 'contact us' facility on the sony site to let them know that it said the disc had already been used, I will ring on Monday when they are open too.

Why should it be this difficult?