Sony BDP-S590 3D Blu-ray Disc Player with Wi-Fi

I had originally bought the cheapest Sony Blu-ray player S185, but I soon discovered that I really liked all of the streaming apps like Pandora, Netflix, Youtube, etc. I was bothered that it didn't support wifi, but it was originally for our 5th wheel trailer where wifi is irrelevant. I bought this one because it was only $5 more than the 390. What I really liked is that it fully supported NTFS and a large 1.5TB external drive AND it plays VOB files from DVD's on the harddrive. I have a PS3 in another room that also plays VOB files, but the PS3 gets loud and annoying after being on for a while. The 590 is whisper quiet and loads really fast compared to the PS3. I wish the PS3 would support the apps, but you have to go through the PS3 browser which is a pain. I've been very happy with the 590. I don't care about the 3D. By the way, it plays all bluray disks I throw at it, and the upscaling is just as good as the PS3 upscaling for my DVD collection. I like others were looking at the Panasonic, but I'm glad I didn't. Being able to use the same remote on both players is a plus

So far, this unit has performed as I expected. (My last Sony died in just a few months.)
It's a little slow booting up, but I expected that. Initial turn on went fine. I plugged it into my U-verse router, and it did what it wanted to do. Took about five minutes, I think. I just ignored it.
I bought a recently made movie (The Hunger Games) to test it, and it seemed to do just fine with the new Samsung TV.
Not a single switch or control on the outside of the curvy little black box, so be kind to the remote. It's your only way to control the thing. (A warning to those of you with kids who run off with remotes and hide them, or dogs who chew them up!)

Haven't tried using it to connect to the internet to watch TV or movies. Not my thing at all.

Connection was fast and easy. HDMI to the TV, digital audio fiberoptic cable to the Pioneer amp, Cat 5 cable to the modem/router. Turn the power on and it worked.

I'm normally pretty kind when I write reviews, but I'm so frustrated with this product, I need to warn others. First of all, my previous experiences with Sony products have all been good, and I had a high opinion of Sony. I bought a Sony TV and PS3 back in the early days of the PS3. We had been an Xbox family until then, but everyone loved the PS3, and the Xbox sits collecting dust. Guests say the TV has the best picture they've ever seen. The PS3 upconverts DVDs amazingly and plays Blu-Rays quickly and with great quality. It connects to my network quickly, and watching Amazon Prime videos is painless and of good quality.

So... when I needed something to watch DVD/Blu-Ray/Streaming in another room, I naturally figured a Sony product would be good. I read the other reviews that said this was slow loading, but I got the impression it was "double", and 2x as slow as something that's very quick to load isn't that bad. Little did I realize we're talking 10 to 50x as slow!!

As an example, I can turn on the PS3, wait for it to boot and connect to the network and log into PSN, find the Amazon Prime App, launch it, open my watchlist, select a season of something, find the episode I'm on, and be watching video in under 2 minutes. I can fire up my iPad, close the current app, find the group with Amazon Prime in it, fire it up, select watchlist, season, and episode, and be watching in under 20 seconds. How long does this take with the BDP-S590? 8 to 12 MINUTES!!! If you can ever get the video to load, the picture is good, but it's just too slow.

It's slow loading DVD/Blu-Ray, but nothing outrageous. However, if you don't want the "smart" features, there's no point buying this unit - you can probably get a cheaper unit that just plays discs.

All of the comparisons are in the same house on the same high speed network, and the only difference is the BDP-S590.

One other irritant was performing a bios update when I first got the unit. It kept failing, and I eventually found on the internet that you can only update the bios from a cd. Yes - I had a network device and had to burn a disc to perform a one time bios update. At least tell me that in the documentation!

Other quirks: hitting a menu button while streaming takes 4 to 6 seconds to respond. That's plenty long to second guess whether or not you hit the button and to try again - usually resulting in something I didn't want to happen. Fast forwarding while streaming is too fast. It pops up and zips along so fast (with no feedback but the time line) that I have no idea what time it started and can't decide when I want to stop. I usually figure out how long the title sequence is for a series I'm watching so I can skip it, and that's very difficult to do with this unit. For being so slow in so many other ways, it's odd that it's too fast here.

I really can't recommend this device except to someone who does not need the network features. If you're watching from DVD/Blu-Ray only, and the price is right, then perhaps this unit is for you. Otherwise, look somewhere else. Honestly, this is so disappointing I would not buy another Sony product without trying it first and/or having some reliable sources recommend it.

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