Sony BDP-S3700 REGOIN FREE BLU RAY PLAYEER

2026-01-06    -Dale Burrows

they will play region a blu ray dvds which is what i wanted would buy again

5.0 out of 5 stars Works perfectly as region free player, so far no issues

2026-01-08    -Serkan Okar

I had been shopping around for a region-free bluray/dvd player and I’d like to provide you the information I have gathered to help you with your decision.First: There are laws that prohibit the sale of region free bluray players from manufacturers or by retailers in the US. That is why you don’t see region free bluray players in brick stores like Bestbuy, WalMart, Target, etc.Second: Due to the first point, manufacturers like Sony, Samsung, etc. do not manufacture or market region free bluray players in the US. I’d like to emphasize this because I see a lot of comments and complaints from customers who purchased such players and when they contacted Sony, Samsung about their region free bluray player, they were disappointed because [insert bluray company] customer service said thay did not have region free bluray player in their line of products therefore could not provide service.If you pay attention, you will see all region free bluray players are sold by third-party sellers. There is nothing wrong with that. I have already purchased and tested two region free bluray players sold by such third-party seller on Amazon and both players met my expectations and did play discs from different regions of the world. However, you should not contact [insert bluray company] for any questions regarding region free functionality of your region free bluray player. Because they did not produce such a product. It was the third party seller (a company with technical skills and expertise) that purchased the player from [insert bluray company], changed the factory settings, unlocked the bluray player and turned it into the region free bluray player.Region free bluray player is simply an existing model of a bluray player (such as the one on this page) with all the functionalities of that model, but in addition to that, it is region free and plus converts PAL to NTSC (and the 110 - 220 voltage conversion is added if you wish to use it in another country that uses 220 voltage). Because of that, if you contact the third party seller for any of the features of the product, they will most likely refer you to the product page on the offical [insert bluray company]’s website. You should only contact them only if your question is pertaining to the region free functionality.My biggest complain is that third party sellers often double the price of that bluray player model. I checked many region free bluray models on the internet and found out that almost every bluray player is actually half the price when they are not region free. Basically, the third party seller charges the price of the bluray player to unlock it, thereby doubling its price. If a bluray player in its plain version is $75-80, the region free version will be $150 - $160. This is all because of the current regulations that prevent bluray companies from manufacturing their own region free models. I am not sure if that’s the case in other parts of the world.This Sony model works well as expected. So far I have used Region B Bluray discs imported from UK (The Avengers Series 4 Bluray) and it played it perfectly with no issues. Here’s what you need to pay attention to:1) Make sure Quick Start Mode is off!! This is a setting on the player, very easy to see and confirm. Sony models show that when you turn on the player for the very first time and going through initial setup proceess. LG model I have tested (LG BP350), it’s in the settings. Both models have Quick Start Mode off by default so you probably won’t have to do anything.2) Make sure your player is OFF before you press the button to change the region code. You don’t have to change the region for DVDs It is set to region free for DVDs. You only need to change it for Bluray discs. Turn off the player. For Sony models, press Yellow for Region A, Blue for Region B, Red for Region C. For LG models, press 1 for Region A, press 2 for Region B and press 3 for region C. When you do that, the player will turn ON. And it will be ready to play the disc. By habit, I turned the player on and pressed the region codes and it didn’t work. It is important that the unit must be off before you take that action.This model has wi-fi buit in and I was able to connect successfully with no issue. The third paty seller states that updating the firmware will not cause issues with the region free capability; they say they guarantee that their player won't lose region free capability but I would not want to test that theory unless my player starts having issues as I don’t want to risk losing region free capability (with so many firmware updates and codes, you never know what will happen).The only problem I had was when I played a region B Bluray disc that had 5.1 DTS audio track, and the audio kept cutting out for a second every 2-3 minutes. I had the HDMI out from the player to LG OLED TV and I was using the audio optical out from the TV to the receiver. For whatever reason, the sound kept cutting out for a second and came back on. I could see the signal going out on the front panel of my receiver. I am not sure if this issue has anything to do with the disc being region B (maybe the TV didn’t fully recognize the audio signal although I thought regions codes are only for picture signals and did not impact audio signals) I Googled it and saw recommendations about changing the audio settings on the player and turning them off (it also recommended changing the digital audio otput to PCM but that would defeat the purpose of enjoying the 5.1 DTS audio format). I have not had this issue with The Avengers Bluray disc whih only has 2.0 PMC audio track. So either the 5.1 DTS audio signal did not pass to the TV or TV did not pass it to the receiver consistently which caused the audio dropouts. But this player also had digital audio coaxial output. I think I will try that to see if it resolves the issue. The audio quality probably won’t be the same as HDMI signal but still better than constant cutouts.ONE AMAZING FEATURE NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE ELSE: I noticed that under the Options menu, there is "Closed Captions" settings. This is a fantastic new feature that I have not seen on a Blu-ray player before. I have been trying for years for a way to turn on Closed Captions on DVDs that don't have subtitles. Not matter what I have tried, I have not been able to succeed. Recently, I read that Closed Captions signals work only on analog signals therefore I I needed to try analog cables. I tried analog cables, switched the picture settings on my Blu-ray player to analog output, also changed the settings on my TV to analog and I was not able to get a signal or turn on the Closed Captions (TV has closed caption feature but it mainly works with cable TV signal -when comes through tuner-, it has been impossible to turn them on while playing DVD without the TV tuner/cable network). All these years, I have been playing those DVDs on my laptop using Windows Player (you can turn on the closed captions on Windows Player) and using an HDMI cable from the laptop to the TV. This was the only solution I could find. Cut a long story short, this Blu-ray player enables the user to turn on the closed captions on DVD!!! My most sincere thanks and congratulations to whoever thought of adding this feature to the blu-ray player (nothing to do with 4K picture quality but such a useful and wonderful feature that had been missing from players until now).

SONY BDP-S1700 Multi Region Blu-ray Player Delivers on Its Promises

2026-02-24    -Old Film Lover

I've only had this player for a few weeks, so I can't comment on its longevity, but I can comment on its operation.It plays all DVDs, from any region, without any special preparation. It also plays Blu-rays from other regions, if you follow the instructions on the included sheet: open the tray, put the disk in the tray, and then, *before closing the tray* select the disk's Blu-ray region using the colour buttons. Once you do this and close the tray, the Blu-ray loads up easily.It comes with an HDMI cable, as advertised, and a manual, and some little doohickey I've never used -- I think something for using the machine in other countries, or the like. The remote looks exactly like the remote for my other SONY Blu-ray (Region 1 only) player, and this leads me to a comical side-point.When I opened the new player tray for the first time, the tray on my *other* SONY player also opened! It's the same with the close tray and power buttons; if you activate one player, you've activated both. This is a bit of a nuisance, but not a major one. I just walk over to the player I'm not using and close the tray and turn off the power button on the panel, not using the remote.The machine itself is almost exactly like my other SONY player, and comes in the same size of box. I guess it is just a regular SONY Blu-ray player modified for all regions. The menus that come up are exactly the same as on my older Blu-ray player. There is nothing new to learn, except how to select the Blu-ray region, and that takes about one minute to master. Just don't lose the sheet of instructions that comes in the box.There are no RCA ports, but that's pretty standard on machines now. The HDMI cable is all you need. My TV has two ports for HDMI cables, so each of my machines can stay permanently plugged in.Picture and sound are great.I highly recommend this machine, if like me you have been frustrated by not being able to watch exactly the edition you want of classic films. Many of the best editions of classic American and European films are British and sometimes they are only in Region B Blu-ray. Now I have the freedom to watch any edition of any film. My old all-region DVD player had broken, so I needed an all-region DVD player replacement anyway, I and I thought, why spend $100 for just DVD capacity when for $239 plus free shipping (the price at the time of this unit) I can watch everything? So I took the plunge.My only fear was the reports here that even all-region players from good companies can break down in less than a year. I guarded against that by buying the optional 3-year warranty plan (not from the machine vendor, but from another company) on sale when you buy the unit. I've had one of these warranties before and the company made good on its commitment when a machine broke down just before the 3-year deadline. Now I have peace of mind for 3 years. They send you a contract and warranty that you can put on your computer or print, so you're covered.So far I am completely satisfied with this machine, and highly recommend it, for price and quality. If I run into problems with it, I'll modify this review at a future date.

Solid blu-ray player with multi region modifications

2026-02-08    -r3500vdp

I have purposely waited a few weeks before writing a review to allow me to use this player with various DVDs and Blu-Rays. I can only say that I am very happy with the results and recommend it. Review is mainly for the multi-region modifications since reviews of this Sony blu-ray player are widely available, it is a solid player and the quality is great. I am using it in combination with a LED projector. The multi region functionality is very easy to use. It automatically detects the region for DVDs, converts from PAL to NTSC, and the aspect ration of 4x3 for vintage movies I handle through the projector settings. Played several BBC region 2 DVDs. For blu-rays the interface is simple to use, using the colored buttons on the remote. Played several Blu-Rays for region B such as "Sabotage", the UK blu-ray and "Christiane F", the german blu-ray. All good, quality is great. So very happy with this purchase, great to be able to buy any blu-ray and not worry about region. Thinking of buying another one and keep it safe so I have a spare player.

5.0 out of 5 stars It works as advertised

2026-01-08    -MovieNut Dave

Another reviewer has posted a pretty exhaustive and comprehensive description of the "why's and wherefore's" of DVD regions and Blu Ray zones, so I'm not going to comment on DVD and Blu Ray regions / zones. You should find the other reviewer and read his excellent tutorial. I will just emphasize that this product is as described, a new Sony Blu Ray player. The player has been modified by a third party to play all regions DVDs so you will receive the player in its shipping box that has been opened and re-sealed. I have not tried any European zoned Blu Ray disks, but I have played some non USA region DVDs and they play just fine on this player. No settings necessary; just load your DVD and press Play. The company that modifies the player provides a short instruction sheet for getting started and it is important that you read this and follow the instructions - don't lose this sheet!A couple of notes: the Sony BDP S1700 model is not wi-fi equipped. For internet connectivity, you will need to run an Ethernet cable from your router. However, the only reason that you would need internet connectivity is if you plan to stream Netflix or any other streaming service through this player. If you already stream through your Roku, Firestick or other device, you don't need the internet connection on this player, so don't worry about hooking it up. Not having the internet connection does not affect the functionality of the player. Also, the modifier company warrants only the modification, not the player. The player warranty remains with Sony. And I'm not sure of how Sony would honor a warranty request on a modified player. But I have not had any issues with this player.A note about the remote - it is terrible! And this is not a reflection on the modifier company because they simply pass on the Sony package - remote and all. So a big raspberry to Sony for this awful remote. The unlighted buttons are small and difficult to see in a darkened room. My biggest gripe is the large "Netflix" button located right next to the "Play" button. It is quite easy to press this Netflix button by mistake which will immediately switch you over to Netflix. You then have to back out of Netflix, restart the DVD and then find the place where you left off (and turn on a room light so you can see what you are doing). Simple solution: search on Amazon for part # RMT-B116A. This is another Sony remote that is slightly larger, has much more functionality and doesn't have the huge Netflix button. You can also set this one up to control your TV. It has the colored Blu Ray zone buttons and it works fine with this modified DVD player. The last time I checked, it is less than $10.00 on Amazon.

Excelente

2025-12-26    -Miguel Ángel carrillo echauri

Excelente producto , vale la pena el precio para seguir viendo películas en bluray . Se configura rápidamente, menú muy completo . Si trae control remoto y pilas , ademas trae cable HDMI

Solid blu-ray player with multi region modifications

2026-01-30    -r3500vdp

I have purposely waited a few weeks before writing a review to allow me to use this player with various DVDs and Blu-Rays. I can only say that I am very happy with the results and recommend it. Review is mainly for the multi-region modifications since reviews of this Sony blu-ray player are widely available, it is a solid player and the quality is great. I am using it in combination with a LED projector. The multi region functionality is very easy to use. It automatically detects the region for DVDs, converts from PAL to NTSC, and the aspect ration of 4x3 for vintage movies I handle through the projector settings. Played several BBC region 2 DVDs. For blu-rays the interface is simple to use, using the colored buttons on the remote. Played several Blu-Rays for region B such as "Sabotage", the UK blu-ray and "Christiane F", the german blu-ray. All good, quality is great. So very happy with this purchase, great to be able to buy any blu-ray and not worry about region. Thinking of buying another one and keep it safe so I have a spare player.

5.0 out of 5 stars Works perfectly as region free player, so far no issues

2026-01-28    -Serkan Okar

I had been shopping around for a region-free bluray/dvd player and I’d like to provide you the information I have gathered to help you with your decision.First: There are laws that prohibit the sale of region free bluray players from manufacturers or by retailers in the US. That is why you don’t see region free bluray players in brick stores like Bestbuy, WalMart, Target, etc.Second: Due to the first point, manufacturers like Sony, Samsung, etc. do not manufacture or market region free bluray players in the US. I’d like to emphasize this because I see a lot of comments and complaints from customers who purchased such players and when they contacted Sony, Samsung about their region free bluray player, they were disappointed because [insert bluray company] customer service said thay did not have region free bluray player in their line of products therefore could not provide service.If you pay attention, you will see all region free bluray players are sold by third-party sellers. There is nothing wrong with that. I have already purchased and tested two region free bluray players sold by such third-party seller on Amazon and both players met my expectations and did play discs from different regions of the world. However, you should not contact [insert bluray company] for any questions regarding region free functionality of your region free bluray player. Because they did not produce such a product. It was the third party seller (a company with technical skills and expertise) that purchased the player from [insert bluray company], changed the factory settings, unlocked the bluray player and turned it into the region free bluray player.Region free bluray player is simply an existing model of a bluray player (such as the one on this page) with all the functionalities of that model, but in addition to that, it is region free and plus converts PAL to NTSC (and the 110 - 220 voltage conversion is added if you wish to use it in another country that uses 220 voltage). Because of that, if you contact the third party seller for any of the features of the product, they will most likely refer you to the product page on the offical [insert bluray company]’s website. You should only contact them only if your question is pertaining to the region free functionality.My biggest complain is that third party sellers often double the price of that bluray player model. I checked many region free bluray models on the internet and found out that almost every bluray player is actually half the price when they are not region free. Basically, the third party seller charges the price of the bluray player to unlock it, thereby doubling its price. If a bluray player in its plain version is $75-80, the region free version will be $150 - $160. This is all because of the current regulations that prevent bluray companies from manufacturing their own region free models. I am not sure if that’s the case in other parts of the world.This Sony model works well as expected. So far I have used Region B Bluray discs imported from UK (The Avengers Series 4 Bluray) and it played it perfectly with no issues. Here’s what you need to pay attention to:1) Make sure Quick Start Mode is off!! This is a setting on the player, very easy to see and confirm. Sony models show that when you turn on the player for the very first time and going through initial setup proceess. LG model I have tested (LG BP350), it’s in the settings. Both models have Quick Start Mode off by default so you probably won’t have to do anything.2) Make sure your player is OFF before you press the button to change the region code. You don’t have to change the region for DVDs It is set to region free for DVDs. You only need to change it for Bluray discs. Turn off the player. For Sony models, press Yellow for Region A, Blue for Region B, Red for Region C. For LG models, press 1 for Region A, press 2 for Region B and press 3 for region C. When you do that, the player will turn ON. And it will be ready to play the disc. By habit, I turned the player on and pressed the region codes and it didn’t work. It is important that the unit must be off before you take that action.This model has wi-fi buit in and I was able to connect successfully with no issue. The third paty seller states that updating the firmware will not cause issues with the region free capability; they say they guarantee that their player won't lose region free capability but I would not want to test that theory unless my player starts having issues as I don’t want to risk losing region free capability (with so many firmware updates and codes, you never know what will happen).The only problem I had was when I played a region B Bluray disc that had 5.1 DTS audio track, and the audio kept cutting out for a second every 2-3 minutes. I had the HDMI out from the player to LG OLED TV and I was using the audio optical out from the TV to the receiver. For whatever reason, the sound kept cutting out for a second and came back on. I could see the signal going out on the front panel of my receiver. I am not sure if this issue has anything to do with the disc being region B (maybe the TV didn’t fully recognize the audio signal although I thought regions codes are only for picture signals and did not impact audio signals) I Googled it and saw recommendations about changing the audio settings on the player and turning them off (it also recommended changing the digital audio otput to PCM but that would defeat the purpose of enjoying the 5.1 DTS audio format). I have not had this issue with The Avengers Bluray disc whih only has 2.0 PMC audio track. So either the 5.1 DTS audio signal did not pass to the TV or TV did not pass it to the receiver consistently which caused the audio dropouts. But this player also had digital audio coaxial output. I think I will try that to see if it resolves the issue. The audio quality probably won’t be the same as HDMI signal but still better than constant cutouts.ONE AMAZING FEATURE NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE ELSE: I noticed that under the Options menu, there is "Closed Captions" settings. This is a fantastic new feature that I have not seen on a Blu-ray player before. I have been trying for years for a way to turn on Closed Captions on DVDs that don't have subtitles. Not matter what I have tried, I have not been able to succeed. Recently, I read that Closed Captions signals work only on analog signals therefore I I needed to try analog cables. I tried analog cables, switched the picture settings on my Blu-ray player to analog output, also changed the settings on my TV to analog and I was not able to get a signal or turn on the Closed Captions (TV has closed caption feature but it mainly works with cable TV signal -when comes through tuner-, it has been impossible to turn them on while playing DVD without the TV tuner/cable network). All these years, I have been playing those DVDs on my laptop using Windows Player (you can turn on the closed captions on Windows Player) and using an HDMI cable from the laptop to the TV. This was the only solution I could find. Cut a long story short, this Blu-ray player enables the user to turn on the closed captions on DVD!!! My most sincere thanks and congratulations to whoever thought of adding this feature to the blu-ray player (nothing to do with 4K picture quality but such a useful and wonderful feature that had been missing from players until now).

Excelente

2026-02-25    -Miguel Ángel carrillo echauri

Excelente producto , vale la pena el precio para seguir viendo películas en bluray . Se configura rápidamente, menú muy completo . Si trae control remoto y pilas , ademas trae cable HDMI

SONY BDP-S1700 Multi Region Blu-ray Player Delivers on Its Promises

2026-01-29    -Old Film Lover

I've only had this player for a few weeks, so I can't comment on its longevity, but I can comment on its operation.It plays all DVDs, from any region, without any special preparation. It also plays Blu-rays from other regions, if you follow the instructions on the included sheet: open the tray, put the disk in the tray, and then, *before closing the tray* select the disk's Blu-ray region using the colour buttons. Once you do this and close the tray, the Blu-ray loads up easily.It comes with an HDMI cable, as advertised, and a manual, and some little doohickey I've never used -- I think something for using the machine in other countries, or the like. The remote looks exactly like the remote for my other SONY Blu-ray (Region 1 only) player, and this leads me to a comical side-point.When I opened the new player tray for the first time, the tray on my *other* SONY player also opened! It's the same with the close tray and power buttons; if you activate one player, you've activated both. This is a bit of a nuisance, but not a major one. I just walk over to the player I'm not using and close the tray and turn off the power button on the panel, not using the remote.The machine itself is almost exactly like my other SONY player, and comes in the same size of box. I guess it is just a regular SONY Blu-ray player modified for all regions. The menus that come up are exactly the same as on my older Blu-ray player. There is nothing new to learn, except how to select the Blu-ray region, and that takes about one minute to master. Just don't lose the sheet of instructions that comes in the box.There are no RCA ports, but that's pretty standard on machines now. The HDMI cable is all you need. My TV has two ports for HDMI cables, so each of my machines can stay permanently plugged in.Picture and sound are great.I highly recommend this machine, if like me you have been frustrated by not being able to watch exactly the edition you want of classic films. Many of the best editions of classic American and European films are British and sometimes they are only in Region B Blu-ray. Now I have the freedom to watch any edition of any film. My old all-region DVD player had broken, so I needed an all-region DVD player replacement anyway, I and I thought, why spend $100 for just DVD capacity when for $239 plus free shipping (the price at the time of this unit) I can watch everything? So I took the plunge.My only fear was the reports here that even all-region players from good companies can break down in less than a year. I guarded against that by buying the optional 3-year warranty plan (not from the machine vendor, but from another company) on sale when you buy the unit. I've had one of these warranties before and the company made good on its commitment when a machine broke down just before the 3-year deadline. Now I have peace of mind for 3 years. They send you a contract and warranty that you can put on your computer or print, so you're covered.So far I am completely satisfied with this machine, and highly recommend it, for price and quality. If I run into problems with it, I'll modify this review at a future date.