Sony BDP S570 DNLA / USB

[kinda]

Hello,

I've seen a fair bit about what video files this can play on the internet, but it's often based on older machines without firmware upgrades, and I'm struggling to get a clear view even from the manual.

So, does anybody have experience of what files can be played from a DNLA NAS over a network, wired or wireless, and from USB, and whether it works well in either case?

I suppose I'm specifically interested in VOB / mpg and high definition MKV files.

If anyone has experience or knowledge they can share that would be much appreciated.

 

[Petruchio]

I have a 570 with a NAS. At present the 570 will only play mkv files through USB. Because of this, I use mkv2vob to convert the files and they then play over the network fine (wifi) with no loss of quality. Incidentally, although 720p files play fine over wifi, it struggles with 1080p ones (they can be a little "choppy", but not sure if that is the player, the router or the NAS causing that).

 

[kinda]

Thanks.

That sounds pretty good. In my current setup it would be wired network. Does the 570 play avi on usb / network?

Not sure I'll actually use the facility but the decision on Blu Ray player is boiling down to features really as performance seems pretty uniform.

It's down to the Samsung 6900 (fast, vivid colours, ntfs and good file support, iplayer and lovefilm soon), 570, (bit cheaper, iplayer and lovefilm available now, file support patchy).

I'm thinking the 6900 if I can get it at £200 might be the best bet, with the 570 at about £160 at the moment.

 

[kinda]

Also, another question I'm not 100% sure about can the audio in an mkv be HD? And if so does is that maintained when it's been converted to VOB?

Any advice on that would be much appreciated.

 

[Petruchio]

HD audio on MKV might in theory be posible (not sure) but in reality a 5.1 DD or DTS mix is the norm for 720p or indeed 1080p video files. I haven;t come across any HD audio mkv files, but they would take up a massive amount of space on your NAS!

AVI files play fine over wifi.

 

[kinda]

Thanks for the info.

It's nice to know in terms of the MKV. I gave up on the idea of a BluRay libarary on disc ages ago to be honest, due to size, but still good to know it could maybe be done with video / audio intact.

Having LoveFilm now I'd buy very few BluRays. I suppose my main interest in files is archiving my DVDs and freeing shelf space, but then again a DVD wallet of some sort would probbaly be just as effective. Might occasionally download a program or series I've missed I suppose.

It's similar with LoveFilm the app where I might occasionally want to watch something if I'm stuck, but really I'd prefer to get the disk and have the full quality, or there's no point in investing in decent equipment. iPlayer again got a HD recorder, so.

They're all really just side-shows I don't really need but I sort of feel maybe I'd potentially miss the file flexibility of the Samsung going forward, and it should have iplayer / lovefilm soon. Not prepared to pay a huge premium for the Samsung though ...

 

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I had a similar question: can anybody confirm the S570 can play MP4 video files over DLNA/UPnP? The manuals kind of leaves this in the middle.

How about the S470 & S370, do they share the same network features?

Thanks !

PS: If anybody working for Sony is reading this, if you could provide a list of supported file formats over UPnP or Network in general this would be really appreciated, as currently different sources contradict each other.

 

[Anonymous]

Tested it myself: it is capable of playing MP4 files over DLNA, although it can't seem to keep up with HD resolutions (480 seems to be the limit)