Sony BDPS300 Firmware Update Will it fix the DVD read problem?

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12voltvids

Жыл бұрын

Software updates fix everything right?

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@scottyfixit Жыл бұрын

Sometimes the firmware will lower the power output to the laser or an overclocked controller from the factory to prevent a future burnout they learned about later. I know Toshiba had an SSD controller that needed the update or the controller would burnout and you’d lose all your data. We had a fleet of them and lost one before we learned about why it happened.

@therafman4150 Жыл бұрын

Identical to mine, except mine is the BDPS500. Mine is a great machine. I haven't opened it but now thanks to your video I have an idea of how it looks inside.

@vdochev Жыл бұрын

I have 3 of these players, 1 of them operational and in my main system, still. I had power supply issue with my first one and bought a very good example for just a few bucks. The guy didn't have the remote and it was useless for him. This player uses the same exact pickup as the first models PlayStation 3, so they should be easy to find if you would like a replacement.

@rich_edwards79 Жыл бұрын

Just a couple of weeks ago i found one of these BDP-S300s left on the kerb near my house. I took it home and hooked it up, it played blu-rays, CDs and DVDs up to the menu screen but without the remote i couldn't 'launch' the actual content. The only thing that seemed to be wrong with it was a loose connection to the HDMI port causing monentary loss of audio / video, which i fixed. As i don't need another Blu-ray deck (and prefer Panasonic / Technics kit over Sony) I passed it onto another member of our local freecycle group with a link to an eBay listing for the correct remote. (Sony use a 5-digit code for their Blu-ray machines so my universal remote wouldn't control it unfortunately.)

@mrjsv4935 Жыл бұрын

Good try, and nice demonstration how to perform firmware update for this device.

@DGTelevsionNetwork Жыл бұрын

Do you remember audio firmware updates from back in the day? Was always fun having to redo updates from data loss or not being able to start because a spare spdif cable was not available.

@ahboo2003 7 ай бұрын

just updated my ancient sony bdp s300 firmware today. It‘s been siting on the shelf for years. Now connected with my Sony OLED 65“ TV, It still looks pretty good, but the loading speed still horrible even with the latest firmware update. It was more then $500 US when it first came out in US market.

@12voltvids 7 ай бұрын

All these old relics are slow as mollases in January in Edmonton.

@SuperConker Жыл бұрын

A firmware/software-update is probably what was needed for that one player where Netflix wouldn't work.

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

That player had the most current version. The replacement player also has issues with netflix. If I launch netflix with the dedicated netflix button on the remote all hell breaks loose and it won't play. Even if I put netflix on the favorite button it will latch up requiring a reboot, but if I launch it by navigating in the menu it works fine. I am betting that other one would also work that way. Oh well this cheaper one works fine, and since I ran in a cat5 didn't need the wifi option even though it did add casting from my phone that didn't work either as it only had 2.4ghz wifi and the 2.4 band is pretty much useless as the band is really congested.

@elektrokinesis4150 Жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids this is undoubtedly a result of netflix changing their backend after moving to the new password policy, netflix for xbox360 just stopped working, wonder why

@SuperConker Жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids That's a bummer. Sounds like Sony has some fixing to do if it's like that on all their BDPS3700 players.

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

@@SuperConker this player has thousands of hours on the DVD drive.

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

It is already pissing people off that used a VPN to get the us only content.

@blakebechtel5192 Жыл бұрын

That broken player will be fine for me because I have one of those Home Theater in a box things with a DVD player in it, and I have been looking for a blu-ray player with optical out for awhile now. One day...

@dmcintosh1967 Жыл бұрын

My first Blue Ray Player was a Sony BDP-BX18. I have had the unit since new and it has been used almost every day. So far has not given any trouble and still works fine. I have over 2,000 DVDs and Blue Ray's so it gets used alot and i do sometimes use the USB jack to play stuff from flash drives. The unit dose have a couple of outputs the one composite and the other is HDMI. I use the player mainly for DVDs and Blue Ray's on my trusty 1985 sony Trinitron KV1925R. I got the player hooked up to an RF modulator as the TV im using is RF only. One net fact is the the Blue Ray players remote has buttons to control the power, input, and volume on a Sony TV. My TV is from 1985 and yet the remote for the Blue Ray player controls all function except input as tv only has one.

@catsbyondrepair Жыл бұрын

SONY PLAYERS ARE DAMN NEAR BOMB PROOF

@kakd1870 Жыл бұрын

Beware the primary reason sony pushed these updates is to install cinivia detection. If there is not an actual issue, I really would not recommend updating because it may have issues playing 'backup movies'

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

Well I don't have any "backup" movies.

@kakd1870 Жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids I guess this will be someone elses problem. ;)

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

@@kakd1870 yup someone wants it. Good riddance.

@simongreenidge6454 Жыл бұрын

I was wondering if now is a good time to purchase a really great Blu-Ray player - while they're still at their "best" (or at least while still being manufactured by the better manufacturers)? Does anyone have a recommendation for which model to get for watching DVDS, Blu-ray and 4K HDR Blu-ray?

@oldgamecafe 10 күн бұрын

I like bd players, are so elegant

@evcass69 Жыл бұрын

I still have my S550. Over the past few years, it has become very temperamental. Some commercial discs will play first attempt. Same disc later won't play on first attempt. Eject/play random number of times could play or continue to fail.

@GustoTheGamer Жыл бұрын

I had the same player. Load times where awful with blue ray!

@dlarge6502 Жыл бұрын

That's why I went for the generation after this model.

@therafman4150 Жыл бұрын

It's too bad that it did not fix it. These are really great machines. On the S500 model the whole front panel slides down and the drawer slides out and then the front panel slides back up.

@markrowe8824 Жыл бұрын

almost exactly the same process to update my old Pioneer player except the display counted up to 10 whilst installing the update, seemingly took forever for the download ok notice to come up and the machine rebooting. 🤔🤔

@dougharlow6037 6 ай бұрын

First great video. I have a Sony Blu-ray laser disc player: BDP-S300. I pulled the Laser Disc Player: Sony BPD-100 and cleaned the lens. Now after doing that when the laser disc player boots up, I get “power on” then “Drive ERR” and can’t get to setting to see my version. Help.

@amotivbowler6655 7 ай бұрын

how long of wait is it after DL OK till the update is complete? Mine has been sitting with the slide open and power off for approx one hour.

@mraaron1584 Жыл бұрын

firmware won't fix dvd playback. firmware updates mostly are to make players support newer encryption that came out over time for bluray's or to update streaming apps.

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

Firmware updates do both. It updates the firmware on the drive and adds new codecs and decrypt keys. Many a DVD and cd drive that wouldn't read certain disks properly were fixed with firmware. But when the laser is fubar it's fubar.

@catsbyondrepair Жыл бұрын

Might be able to change to a standard computer drive

@mogenshyldgaard6067 Жыл бұрын

my Bdp-500 has the same problem. However I can "cheat" the machine. Turning the thing off when a dvd is placed in the machine and then turning on, the machine will play the dvd-film

@mikeodee1164 2 ай бұрын

updating the firmware can also ruin a blu ray player or other devices at times i refuse to take the chance some updates are corrupt this is what i read on line

@AlexAnderson-hu9lp 9 ай бұрын

Dvd reads some disc though none of the disc are damaged why

@voltare2amstereo Жыл бұрын

one of the first bluray players, i have one, slow as a heck

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

Yes grass grows 1/4" by the time it loads. Then you find out the batteries in the remote are dead and there is no way to advance past menu!

@blackimp4987 Жыл бұрын

that player is a finding. it seem they etched some petroglyphs on the cover

@vdochev Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's ancient, but it has all the analogue 5.1 channel (there wasn't Dolby Atmos when this came out) output with RCA. I didn't have an AV receiver and just used 5.1 powered computer speakers. It was great! It also has the coax and optical outs, of course, HDMI and component video. Today's modern models look ugly and cheap. I wish we have this one with newer, faster hardware in it.

@blackimp4987 Жыл бұрын

@@vdochev I was pointing out it has been scretched badly not that's old. I have a Rotel RA03 amp more the 15 years ago and still have my poor daddy' s Luxman L85V amp from late 70's to fix. I 'm.surely not conditioned by how much gear is recent.

@vdochev Жыл бұрын

@@blackimp4987 Yeah, I understand. I have one with broken internals in mint condition enclosure, but unfortunately it's not worth it sending it to him because I live on the other side of the world.

@blackimp4987 Жыл бұрын

@@vdochev well no it's not. But I guess you can find someon closer to you :) I'm learning some more electronics than what I've learnt at university for repairing my own hifi electronics and pc components. I realized I've trashed many devices and cards that could have been saved with a little money. unfortunately I didn't know enough of applied electronics

@drEmulatorMadmax Жыл бұрын

damned firmware . i remember updating my lg blu-ray player/burner for my pc (before i learned about bricking ) and yep bricked it juuuust after the waranty expired , got in contact with lg ,only for them to tell me my £150 burner was no longer supported and that they didn't even do spares 😭

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

I rarely apply updates. I'd things are working leave them alone.

@drEmulatorMadmax Жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids agreed 👍as said i updated it before i knew about bios bricking (the drive came with software that kept prompting me to update it ) tbh i wish that i could have bought a new bios chip and flashed the drive as it hardly got used oh well ya live and learn 😇

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

@@drEmulatorMadmax I hate forced updates. That's what bricked my one and only GoPro. Never buy another one. Glad my phone has stopped updating.

@shondreahopkins1989 10 ай бұрын

Sir it’s not the laser it’s the code

@shondreahopkins1989 10 ай бұрын

It’s the region code

@shondreahopkins1989 10 ай бұрын

There is a software I use to have that would remove the region code.

@12voltvids 10 ай бұрын

@@shondreahopkins1989 Its not the region code. Its a region 1 player. All the disks i have are region 1 or ones i record region 0 so they play everywhere.

@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 Жыл бұрын

BAD LASER ! SPANK !!!

@jr-pl9kj Жыл бұрын

its easier to update the firmware through connecting a ethernet cable from the modem to back of the player.

@vdochev Жыл бұрын

Not to this one. It doesn't have any ethernet port. This is the 1st SONY BD player, it doesn't even have Dolby TrueHD :( Welcome to the stone age. :D

@12voltvids Жыл бұрын

Not on this. Disk update only. No connectivity.

@jr-pl9kj Жыл бұрын

@@12voltvids i see, its strange that for a blu ray player there isnt one, not a USB or SD card slot too? that could also explain why its not playing the disc , especially if its recorded on a dvd recorder deck, its probably not broken its just not compatible with some writable discs, try a actual store bought "factory" blu ray or dvd. I've had old dvd players do the same thing and not play writable dvds.aslo check the manufacturer year too.

@jr-pl9kj Жыл бұрын

i also forgot to say ive never heard of a dvd or blu ray laser burn out before. how often does this happen? i would like to know more on this.

@vdochev Жыл бұрын

@@jr-pl9kj It's just a light emitting diode like every other electronic component. It can last years, decades, or it can burn out tomorrow (if you happen to find a defective one). You cannot accurately predict it. Of course everything has a shelf life, so in general a heavily used one would die out faster than slightly less used one.