[woffsta]

Just saw an offer at Blockbuster. The Sony BDP S350 plus 6 blu rays and 10 half price rentals for 199.99. Seems a good deal to me. I got a PS3 which I only bought for Blu Ray as use my 360 for gaming, seriously tempted to sell it and get this offer. Anyone got any thoughts on my plan?

[senu]

It is a good deal
Amazon had the Player around Christmas for £ 159+ 3 free discs and 2 by redemption from Sony.
Now it is £ 170 without any such deal .. and Sony discs take for ever to come
Certainly if you dont need the PS3s gaming you wont find a half decent BD player and those discs at that price
Blockbusters deal also has (I think) a voucher for 10 BD disc rental at only half thier normal price)
Its actual BD playback has been compared with the PS3s and especially Panasonics BD35 ( which is £180 .. no discs) and you will find that you get a very slim standalone player for not much whatever the variuos conclusions in terms of quality and sound. It certainly plays SD DVDs better than the PS3
The PS3 is faster though..

[kingfats]

Originally Posted by woffsta

Just saw an offer at Blockbuster. The Sony BDP S350 plus 6 blu rays and 10 half price rentals for 199.99. Seems a good deal to me. I got a PS3 which I only bought for Blu Ray as use my 360 for gaming, seriously tempted to sell it and get this offer. Anyone got any thoughts on my plan?

How much does the PS3 go for secondhand now?
I have the S350 and the PS3 both great at what they do BD PQ is similiar though.
Cheers.

[Dfour]

Thing is you can get the 350 for £167 delivered

BDPS350B - Sony Blu-Ray Player, 24 Fps, 1080p DVD Upscaling , Profile 1.3*Blu-Ray Players UK*Sony*BDPS350B*Blu-Ray Players UK

Also the 550 for £221 Like I just did

BDPS550B - Sony Blue-Ray Player with 1080p Full HD picture quality and 7.1ch surround sound.*Blu-Ray Players UK*Sony*BDPS550B*Blu-Ray Players UK

[nitelife]

It is a fantastic deal, I went for it just yesterday. Great player and the movies are newish and easily worth it.

I would say go for it.

[woffsta]

Cheers for all the advice guys. I am very tempted as I kind of feel like I am not using the PS3 to its full potential and I have a friend who I think might buy the PS3 off me. I need to check how much they are going for second hand though first.

P.S. Nitelife what is the deal with the Blu rays? Do they pick the 6 for you and if so what are they? I was looking for a leaflet in the store but they had ran out.

[senu]

Originally Posted by woffsta

Cheers for all the advice guys. I am very tempted as I kind of feel like I am not using the PS3 to its full potential and I have a friend who I think might buy the PS3 off me. I need to check how much they are going for second hand though first.

P.S. Nitelife what is the deal with the Blu rays? Do they pick the 6 for you and if so what are they? I was looking for a leaflet in the store but they had ran out.

They are a set of Hancock, Mamma mia, Wall -E Casino Royale ( original release) Batman Begins and Iron Man

Im not sure if BB are giving away Batman Begins and Casino Royale as an instant Sony redemption though

[woffsta]

cheers senu. hmmm already got batman begins and casino royale and defo dont fancy mamma mia. Still good price like really when you add the rental deal on and suppose could sell the discs I dont want.

Does anyone know if the S350 has the latest firmware and whether it has an ethernet port to upgrade in future?

[paulr2006]

The S350 usually comes 1 x FW back, yes has Ethernet & very easy to update

[woffsta]

spot on cheers to everyone. Think I will go for it. As long as my mate will buy my PS3

[MickEP]

I got this offer last week, Great Player Sounds great through my Onkyo 606.

The offer for CR and BB is by redemption,you have to redg your player using the supplied CD and the movies will be sent to you within 21 days.
My Local BB even threw in a football with the offer

[nitelife]

Originally Posted by senu

They are a set of Hancock, Mamma mia, Wall -E Casino Royale ( original release) Batman Begins and Iron Man

Im not sure if BB are giving away Batman Begins and Casino Royale as an instant Sony redemption though

Yes you're right, Batman Begins and Casino Royale are by Sony redemption. You simply register the player online, fill out a brief questionnaire and they send them out within 28 days (it said when I registered).

I didnt fancy Mamma Mia and Hancock either but because they are newish movies I thought I would just sell them on.

[jay mc]

I just got this player from my local blockbuster and registered on line.

Sadly this is where im now anoyed and confused. It wouldent give me my chosen user name on three gos and then once all sorted a window poped up saying the disk had already been used and i would not get my disks!

The box had been resealed at blockbuster, they open them to stick the extra disk to the ones already with it. So have i registered or has some one already used my disk?

Well i be speaking to the manager at blockbuster in a sec but has any one got any direct phone numbers or email for those doing the offer? the sony site seems to be playing up on my pc at moment.

[IAN P]

Sounds like you got a used unit,i would take it back asap.

[paulr2006]

Originally Posted by jay mc

I just got this player from my local blockbuster and registered on line.

Sadly this is where im now anoyed and confused. It wouldent give me my chosen user name on three gos and then once all sorted a window poped up saying the disk had already been used and i would not get my disks!

The box had been resealed at blockbuster, they open them to stick the extra disk to the ones already with it. So have i registered or has some one already used my disk?

Well i be speaking to the manager at blockbuster in a sec but has any one got any direct phone numbers or email for those doing the offer? the sony site seems to be playing up on my pc at moment.

This has happened to quite a few people (Used disc) without the box being opened so don't just assume it is used. Drop an email to Sony support or call them & they will tell you what to do.

[jay mc]

Calmed down now but ive reminded myself why im not a huge sony fan

I called sony and apparently i still had to do the registration survey witch ive just completed but at the end still diddent get a message saying if i would or wouldent get my disks.

I do however have doughts about the disk and how new the player may be, insrutions wasent sealed and so on.

I talking the the boss at local block buster in the morning, i got the last one from there. Sony told me its basicly there problem and they need to talk to there sony rep to get another disk if i still got problems.

Basicly im impressed with the disk but not with the service at sony or bb.

[paulr2006]

Originally Posted by jay mc

Calmed down now but ive reminded myself why im not a huge sony fan

I called sony and apparently i still had to do the registration survey witch ive just completed but at the end still diddent get a message saying if i would or wouldent get my disks.

I do however have doughts about the disk and how new the player may be, insrutions wasent sealed and so on.

I talking the the boss at local block buster in the morning, i got the last one from there. Sony told me its basicly there problem and they need to talk to there sony rep to get another disk if i still got problems.

Basicly im impressed with the disk but not with the service at sony or bb.

Well lets put this in perspective; It's hardly Sony's fault if Blockbuster supplied you with a used BD player & or disc is it! your "contract" is with Blockbuster who are totally in the wrong here.

If you have completed the survey then the discs should come, you don't get a message saying they will though, I'm pretty sure if the disc was in "used" it would not have allowed you to complete the survey.

[jay mc]

I agree it wasent sonys fault for the sale but there staff could have been better by a long way.

Blockbuster on the other hand i will never shop with again after today. I called them to explain the problem and i would be wanting a refund. No problem there except they have no money in the till! My money went to the safe and since then there was a power cut and so have made no money to refund me as yet!

Smell like a cop out?

The hole sorry saga sucks, i should have waited another month and get the pioneer.

[woffsta]

sounds like a bit of a nightmare you went throught there. To be honest I have kind of decided against the whole thing. I figure that my PS3 is doing the job and its going to be hassle selling my PS3 and I dont want most of the blu ray discs. Going to get a ps3 remote instead as think i just sick of getting confused using my control pad as a remote lol

[Lunar Wolf]

Originally Posted by jay mc

I agree it wasn't sonys fault for the sale but their staff could have been better by a long way.

Blockbuster on the other hand, will never shop with again after today. I called them to explain the problem and I would be wanting a refund. No problem there except they have no money in the till! My money went to the safe and since then there was a power cut and so have made no money to refund me as yet!

Smell like a cop out?

The whole sorry saga sucks, I should have waited another month and get the pioneer.

Fix't

And the moral of the story is never to pay cash.

[senu]

Originally Posted by woffsta

sounds like a bit of a nightmare you went throught there. To be honest I have kind of decided against the whole thing. I figure that my PS3 is doing the job and its going to be hassle selling my PS3 and I dont want most of the blu ray discs. Going to get a ps3 remote instead as think i just sick of getting confused using my control pad as a remote lol

Well I guess the good thing is that you might get an even better deal this year and its not as if you dont already have a player
As for the Sony/ Blockbuster thing.. It is a nightmare but It is probably specific to that shop and the individuals who did the transaction. If they dont have power it would however also affect a card refund

Sony has given the redemption of disc to another company who are .. tardy to say the least. Nobody who registered got any confirmation but eventually got thier discs after registering

This should not however negate the merits of both the player , and the deal as it was in good faith
While I wont get into the debate about its PQ compared to the PS3.. I can certainly say its audio, DVD playback and quietness in operation are better and it is very compact and wife friendly. It wont play games though and it is slower than the PS3 in loading BD discs

[jay mc]

Well just got me cash back (had to wait for them to take some), they tryed to palm me off with we can get one from another branch but after that i couldent be bothered.
I did watch transformers on it befor taking it back and wow! yep it sure is a good player but as said its made me remember why i dont like sony as a company but thats another story.

[jay mc]

Originally Posted by Lunar Wolf

Fix't

And the moral of the story is never to pay cash.

Ok if you got/can get a credit card and thanks for corrected my grammer/spelling.
Just for the record though i do suffer with dislexia, somthing ive been ripped for on other forums in the past.

[paulr2006]

Originally Posted by jay mc

Well just got me cash back (had to wait for them to take some), they tryed to palm me off with we can get one from another branch but after that i couldent be bothered.
I did watch transformers on it befor taking it back and wow! yep it sure is a good player but as said its made me remember why i dont like sony as a company but thats another story.

Glad your sorted anyway but just for the record Sony Customer Service one of the best in the UK.

[Lunar Wolf]

Originally Posted by jay mc

Ok if you got/can get a credit card and thanks for corrected my grammer/spelling.
Just for the record though i do suffer with dislexia, somthing ive been ripped for on other forums in the past.

So do I (dyslexia that is) and you're welcome. However although ment in jest, the mistakes were nothing to do with dyslexia, more not knowing the difference between their/there/the're or hole/whole, etc..

Still if you use a debit card they can't pull the 'we got no cash in the till' routine, live'n learn eh! I found out a long time ago cash is the worst way to pay for something, gives you next to no protection at all.

[jay mc]

More then not knowing the diffrence between this and that, i know theres a bit more to it then dislexic but thats my issue. Best we leave that one there

As for debit cards not always ideal, last refund on one of those took a good few days to go back on my account witch is very anoying

[tamick25]

Originally Posted by jay mc

I just got this player from my local blockbuster and registered on line.

Sadly this is where im now anoyed and confused. It wouldent give me my chosen user name on three gos and then once all sorted a window poped up saying the disk had already been used and i would not get my disks!

The box had been resealed at blockbuster, they open them to stick the extra disk to the ones already with it. So have i registered or has some one already used my disk?

Well i be speaking to the manager at blockbuster in a sec but has any one got any direct phone numbers or email for those doing the offer? the sony site seems to be playing up on my pc at moment.

You're not the only one. I picked one up fron Blockbuster a few days ago and had the same problem on registration. Unfortunately it looks like a bug on the registration CD as if you go forward after completing the form but then click the back button to go back and sign in if you already have a Sony ID the disc tells you that its already been registered. Looks like the CD is posting the user data too early in the process (been working in Multimedia for years building Director and Flash CD-ROMS, and see this sort of thing a lot).

I rang up Sony customer services yesterday who confirmed that the registration was successful, and that they'll be sending me the 2 discs. They said a few people have been unable to register correctly and hadn't received the confirmation email. If you want to check yourself you can reach them on:

08705 111 999 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

Other than this, totally loving this player. Fantastic picture, and a marked improvement over the PS3 when using bitstream audio to my Sony 2400ES.

[Anastie]

Well this offer swung this player for me. I put the CD into the PC and the registration process went fine with no problems (lets hope the disks arrive)

My only gripe is my TV wont auto switch on HDMI 2 but my Denon DVD did with no problem.

Still the free films are ones I would have bought anyway.

[senu]

Originally Posted by tamick25

I rang up Sony customer services yesterday who confirmed that the registration was successful, and that they'll be sending me the 2 discs. They said a few people have been unable to register correctly and hadn't received the confirmation email. If you want to check yourself you can reach them on:

08705 111 999 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

Thanks
My CD said the registration was OK but "My Sony" doesnt show it as registered
I was of the opinion they did not send confirmation E-mails though and there is a whole thread on this very issue none of which mention any confirmation email
However subsequent attempts to register were blocked saying the CD has had previously been used to register

[buster_broon]

i got my player from Amazon and the box was sealed and i had the same problem

i tried and tried and it gave me the same message

i emailed Sony and asked and they told me my details had been registered and the discs would be with me within 28 days