Sony BDPS1700 Wired Streaming Blu-Ray Disc Player (2016 Model) (Renewed)

The refurbished model doesnt come with the latest firmware and the update fails when you try to download it. Im attempting to update it by a USB stick right now, but I feel like most people wouldnt go through this nonsense. And at this point, Im pretty sure the update isnt going to work this way either. I havent tried playing a disc in it yet; that probably works fine, so if you dont want to use the apps, feel free to buy it and...I guess ignore the firmware update notifications every time you turn the stupid thing on? Update: The firmware updated through the USB stick option, so thats nice? Would have been nicer if IT ACTUALLY CAME WITH THE CORRECT FIRMWARE IN THE FIRST PLACE OR IF IT ACTUALLY UPDATED THROUGH THE ETHERNET. Oh, and theres no digital sound to my soundbar, which is infuriating, but at least the sound comes through the RCA input. Anyway. This thing is a pain in the butt. If you have the money, spend it on a better player instead of using up your time, effort, and frustration in making this thing work and then dealing with just "good enough". Update again: Dont buy it if you want to play discs either, because the sound just randomly decides to stop working and the player needs a reboot and the disc has to be ejected and then you have to find where you were before...just seriously, buy something else. Id return the stupid thing if I werent a stubborn so-and-so and hadnt put so much effort into it already. I was considering buying one for my parents at one point (when it was just the firmware update issue and the crappy apps - and holy cow the apps are SO bad), but now that Ive found that it cant even play discs reliably? Sony should pull a Lisa and just bury them all in a landfill. Recycling is too good for them. Update the third: The firmware updated yesterday (successfully and via download) and so far its been working a lot better. But I still think if you have the money you should just buy a player that already works instead of spending hours of frustration on it.

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Bought this Oct. 25. Mainly to watch Netflicks etc because my tv is not a smart tv. It was my second one. The first one was returned because it kept freezing but figured it was a fluck. Sony is a great product, right? Now, Its Dec 7... Warranty ended less than two weeks ago and now its freezes constantly. Sony use to be an excellent product. Not anymore... Stuck now with a door stop designed and sold as a Bluray player..

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After receiving the product, I tried hooking it up and found that the cord they sent didnt fit the input slot. I sent them three messages before receiving another cord, which was also the wrong cord. Ended up just buying the correct one from Walmart, tried hooking it up, but found that the device itself didnt turn on even though the cord I bought was meant specifically for the product (BDP-S1700). Still no response to any of my messages. Terrible product and terrible customer service.

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I purchased one of these for my son and it has been a constant source of frustration. It locks up and wont even eject a disk. It wont go into play mode and wont connect to the internet. I also bought one for myself with the same issues. I returned it and purchased an un-refurbished one and am hoping for better results. So far, it is basically a brick sitting on my entertainment center.

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We’ve only been using this player for a few months and it has already stopped working. We’ll be in the middle of a movie and the player will turn off and we cannot get it to turn on again. Sometimes it doesn’t turn on at all. I’ve checked all the cords and am not sure what is causing this. Unfortunately we’ll need to purchase a new one. Very disappointed.

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