BDP S350 offer at Blockbuster

[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.