If you have the $$ to buy an entry level why not??
First few days when i had my BDP S380, i played ahem DVDs, BDs, CDs, genuine US & UK BDs, all worked out fine. Tolerance lvl for me was worth every cent i spent.
Upscaling for DVDs was a significent imporvement to the PQ even for those ahem DVD 9 dual layer copies.
Would advice u bring your fav DVD or BD and do some test run on a demo set on KLIAV or audio shops u prefered to go.
Do look up for Cinavia free units to prevent any dissapoiment from ahem discs playback errors. jMHO!

This post has been edited by Mikeyz: Jun 30 2012, 07:25 PM

Thanks a lot. So is this S380 a Sony? And what's the street price nowadays?

And what is this Cinavia you are talking about?

Ya is from Sony. Is 2011 model. Street price from 299-399 depends on location, limited stocks left.
Cinavia issue please read 2-3 pages back from this thread to get your answer. Thx

It is really sinful to watch DVDs on a 50" HDTV. Advice? Check the threads here on Blu-ray Players or you can refer to my Blog below on BD player for an overview. It has not been updated but apart from the Cinavia thingy, it is still largely applicable.

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Jun 30 2012, 04:46 PM

How do you know what firmware just by looking at the box/player without it hooked up to TV?

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Added on June 30, 2012, 5:05 pmI have a DUNE for the other stuff. Just wanted a cheap Bluray for ahem DVDs sometimes.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jun 30 2012, 05:05 PM

My apologies about the sinful part! Like teaching grandmother (or is it grandfather?) to suck eggs!
About the firmware. Some brands of BD player have their production/manufacture date on the box. I believe any player produced before February 2012 should be free from the Cinavia curse. Just my guess.

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Jun 30 2012, 05:39 PM

U could ask the sales person to show u the firmware on their available stocks or google on how to read the manufacture date on diff brands of the BDP.

The staff are clueless and they are asking for 500 - 700.

What BDP u asked till they qouted u 500-700?
Staff clueless = bad service ( i hate the most)

No worries man. I m sure when u look around enough, u will definatly find a player that suite your budget and needs.

S380. I need to know how to check firmware. Is there any code or something on the box sticker telling us which firmware? The staff genuinely don't know anything.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jul 1 2012, 12:51 AM

Dont worry on the sales person, just tell them to hook up the S380 and from the menu go to System Settings --> system info.
Make sure the firmware is M06.R.0415 or older so is confirmed a Cinavia free unit, if the firmware is beyond what i just stated then is a Cinavia effected unit which will have error playing ahem discs.
That was what i did when i got mine and the sales person also don't know much except hooking up the BDP to the TV, LOL!!

Thanks.

Yeah ..i concur with Mikeyz...that's the safest bet...

anyone checking the CINAVIA possibility on Philips BDP 3200 or BDP 3300 player?? or the Samsung BD-D5300 ?

what is the firmware version of those above which is free of CINAVIA?

For samsung D5300, Firmware 1022 and earlier. 1023 and onwards is Cinavia enabled.

hello. May i ask how to connect my normal Astro to my 3D Blu ray HT system?

Astro uses the red,white and yellow wire. I want astro sound to be played through the HT sound system.



Update: fixed

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Jul 3 2012, 04:40 PM

Cinavia has very low entropy, they may have incorperated some very strong error correction. So far its still unbroken.

The ONLY option available is to make the sets to not detect cinavia, like hacked PS3 sets. So far CINAVIA is UNREMOVABLE.


Another plus for S380 is its also capable of 1080i analog component output. All other brands don't offer component out other than 480p composite.

This post has been edited by Mea Culpa: Jul 3 2012, 03:45 PM

I think I got the last unit of the non-Cinavia S380 in my town.

Good for u,i had mine as last few units left also in Sarawak.
I went to Kl/PJ and hunted for non-Cinavia units for Sony...all 2011 stocks sold out...now left new ones with Cinavia infected.

Can I know what is your player serial number? I looking for non-Cinavia S380; at least a guideline for me. Since worry buy a Cinavia effected S380 to replace my current PS3.