Sony BDPS3500

Do not buy these machines if you have intentions on using Netflix mainly they are no longer connected with Netflix as I found out today however they do have other options Foxtel etc they are a great machine I'm very happy with them and it's not sony that doesn't support Netflix it is actually Netflix decision to cease connection. Show details

Junk! – The disk player never worked - Always "No Disk Detected". The power cord plug wiggles around in the receptacle causing the unit to shut down. Had to tape the cord to the enclosure to keep the plug in place.

Huge blue from hour one – The promotional blurb claims this unit will play anything. Having just lost our Kogan Blue Ray player, which we have used for three years as a media centre, we jumped at this Sony from Harvey Norman. Our portable storage has hundreds of files, all previously watched on the Kogan . This unit only has sound on about 35% of them. The rest . . .… Read more

unsupported audio. So much for Sony playing anything. Shame it was a joy to operate the menu and get i-view. But it goes back tomorrow. Plug and play? Was there ever a bigger misnomer?

Auto changes – Auto changes source without touching any buttons on Samsung tv, Love it, Just turn it on and it automatically goes from tv to dvd. I am thinking of buying another for my bedroom Show details

Seems a very good device – So far so good, only purchased in August 2019... I bought it from JB Hi-Fi Rockingham who delivered the usual standard customer service considering it was a device they weren't actively pushing (it's no longer the latest of modern players, but suited my budget to replace an old player that had worked for years and then finally packed up). The Sony… Read more

DVD player seems to work well so far, I haven't tested anything out other than playing DVD's and CD's but have loaded every single feature to the launch screen like Netflix, ABC iView, etc and they all load fine, however I don't have subscriptions to these, I only purchased for the sole purpose of playing movies and music and the playing quality is sharp, screen images of movies also is very clear, even when playing disks with minor to heavy scratches on them (both standard and Blue Ray types).

Inconsistent operation – At first this was fine but the older it gets the more frustrating it becomes. Some of the apps don’t work but more annoyingly, dvds and Blu-ray that the kids have watched countless times now don’t work at all. The machine tells me there’s no disc but. We have literally watched some of these DVDs over 20 times. They aren’t scratched. The scratched ones strangely enough play fine. Can’t Figure it out Show details

Current model from Sony, but not good for AU apps – The 9Now and 7plus apps no longer appear on my Sony PDS-P3500. According to Sony Australia . “For this case, it is confirmed that the unit is not detecting the 9Now & 7plus apps due to hardware limitation. You may still access 9now and 7plus apps on other 3rd party media devices to connect to the TV like set top boxes, desktop/laptop computers etc..” Good one Sony. I will take your advice and buy other brands in future. Show details

Unreliable and intermittent operation for the entire 7 months since purchase – Paid $145 for this unit as we still have many DVD/BRD discs, but also access web TV/Netflix and play our memory stick movies through USB. I've lost count of the number of times the unit has simply stopped responding to the remote, to switching ON/OFF and powering down and up again, then for no apparent reason works again the next day. Last… Read more

incident it lost all connectivity to the internet over our home wifi, although all other devices were working. Could not re-connect no matter how many times I went through wifi/internet setup. Then next day after resetting to factory defaults and redoing the entire setup it worked again. I am considering returning the unit and demanding a refund.

Typical Sony product: Major design flaw; "not" Sony's problem! – I bought this from JB HiFi on sale for $118 on Aug 26 2018. I soon found out why it was "on sale"! First of all, when I got it home I couldn't get it to switch on with either the front button or the remote. I eventually found that if I opened the Disc drawer just after applying power it would start up and stay on, but if I turned it off with the… Read more

remote, it wouldn't come on again. Took it back to JB, they plugged it, in and it worked! They said to video it if it packs up again and they'd replace it. It's worked ever since. Well, sort of....

The Blu-Ray/DVD part works OK, it's the "Smart TV" functions I mainly bought it for that are the problem.

According to Sony, you can't download and install new Apps like you can on your phone. For Network TV it only has ABC iView, SBS on Demand and TenPlay. These all work fine.

Apparently it USED to have Ch 7 and Ch 9 Apps as well, but these disappeared when 7 & 9 changed their Apps. No problem with a Phone or PC, you just download the updated version.

NOT with this product! Quite a few people have asked Sony how to install new Apps, to be told they they can't!

On that basis it clearly fits the definition of "Defective Goods," since they have not posted a disclaimer about it not being able to do something a reasonable person would expect it to be able to do.

If Sony don't have a better answer than "You can't" I'll be returning it for a refund.

very good – picked this up for $89 from sony ebay site as a seconds but came in pretty much new condition, very easy to setup and had very decent load times for both DVD and Blu Ray, WIFI setup was easy and netflix/ Iview and you tube work perfectly, connected this up to an old Samsung LCD for the kids and certainly works better than an old gen DVD plaver we were using,  Show details

Great add if you don't have a smart TV – This Bluray player gives you wifi connectivity and allows for casting and internet and app access. It plays Bluray, cd,DVD,USB, and can live stream via pre installed aps or you can add from the Opera. store. The inbuilt wifi works well but I have had compatibility problems trying to cast from my LG phone. I have no problems though from my Lenovo… Read more

tablet. Playback of Bluray has a quite fast load process. Connection is by HDMI and gives fast clear signal. Bluray are in HD and DVDs are upscaled for better picture. It also supports DLNA devices. It is a great option to bring some smart tv functionality to a standard tv.