3.1

Out of 11 Ratings

Owner's of the Sony Blu-ray Player BDP - S300 gave it a score of 3.1 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    3.0 out of 5
  • Durability

    3.27 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    3.18 out of 5
  • Performance

    3.18 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    2.64 out of 5
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Additional Information
The picture does not fill the screen, even
though the aspect ratio is set in “TV Type”
under “Video Setup.”
, The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your BD/DVD. See
page 45.
The dark area of the picture is too dark/the
bright area is too bright or unnatural.
, Set “Video Control” in “A/V Control” to “Standard”
(default) (page 28).
, Adjust each picture setting for “Memory” in “Video
Control” to midpoint (default) (page 28).
Sound
There is no sound.
, The disc is dirty or flawed.
, Re-connect the connecting cord securely.
, The connecting cord is damaged.
, The player is connected to the wrong input jack on the
amplifier (receiver) (page 12).
, The amplifier (receiver) input is not correctly set.
, The player is in pause mode or in Slow-motion Play mode.
, The player is in scan mode.
, If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL
OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack, check
the audio settings (page 47).
, The equipment connected to the HDMI OUT jack does not
conform to the audio signal format, in this case set “Audio
(HDMI)” in “Audio Setup” to “PCM” (page 47).
The sound is not output correctly.
, Check the “Audio Output Mode” in “Speakers” Setup
(page 51) if the AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks or the 5.1CH
OUTPUT jacks are used for audio connection.
No sound is output from the HDMI OUT jack
, Try the following: 1Turn the player off and on again.
2Turn the connected equipment off and on again.
3Disconnect and then reconnect the HDMI cord.
, The HDMI OUT jack is connected to a DVI device (DVI
jacks do not accept audio signals).
The sound volume is low.
, The sound volume is low on some BDs/DVDs. The sound
volume may improve if you adjust the “Audio Control”
setting in “A/V Control” (page 27).
Operation
The remote does not function.
, The batteries in the remote are weak (page 16).
, There are obstacles between the remote and the player.
, The distance between the remote and the player is too far.
, The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the player.
The disc does not play.
, The disc is turned over. Insert the disc with the playback side
facing down.
, The disc is skewed.
, The player cannot play certain discs (page 6).
, The region code on the BD/DVD does not match the player.
, Moisture has condensed inside the player (page 3).
, The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly
finalized (page 6).
, The movie file size exceeds 2 GB.
, The file on the DATA DVD contains characters other than
numbers and English alphabet.
The MP3 audio track file cannot be played
, The DATA DVD is not recorded in the MP3 format that
conforms to UDF (Universal Disk Format).
, The audio track file does not have the extension “.MP3.”
, The data is not formatted properly even though it has the
extension “.MP3.”
, The data is not MPEG-1 Audio Layer III data.
, The player cannot play audio tracks in mp3PRO format.
, Characters other than numbers and English alphabet are
contained in the file name.
The photo file cannot be played
, The disc is dirty or flawed.
, The DATA DVD is not recorded in a JPEG format that
conforms to UDF (Universal Disk Format).
, The file has an extension other than “.JPEG” or “.JPG.”
, The image is larger than 4,096 (width) × 4,096 (height) in
normal mode. (Some progressive JPEG files cannot be
displayed even if the file size is within this specified
capacity.)
, The image does not fit the screen (the image is reduced).
, The photo file format does not conform to DCF* (page 41).
, Characters other than numbers and English alphabet are
contained in the file name.
* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image standards for digital
cameras regulated by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information
Technology Industries Association).
The file name is not correctly displayed.
, The player can only display numbers and alphabet. Other
characters may be displayed differently.
, Depending on the writing software used, the input characters
may be displayed differently.
The disc does not start playing from the
beginning.
, Random Play or Repeat Play is selected (page 25).
, Resume play mode is on (page 20).
The player starts playing the disc
automatically.
, The disc features an auto playback function.
Playback stops automatically.
, While playing discs with an auto pause signal, the player
stops playback at the auto pause signal.
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