Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #63 in Home Theater
- Brand: Sony
- Model: BDP-S5100
- Dimensions: 1.60" h x
14.10" w x
7.80" l,
2.80 pounds
Features
- Premium Design & built-in Wi-Fi with superior range and strength
- 100+ streaming apps: Netflix, HuluPlus, Amazon Instant Video, Pandora & more
- Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc 3D playback with 2D to 3D conversion
- Throw content to your TV from your tablet with TV SideView
- I/P noise reduction helps eliminate excess noise for a better viewing experience
Sony BDP-S5100 3D Blu-ray Disc Player with Wi-Fi
Product Description
BDP-S5100
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
By Adrian
This is a full featured BD/DVD/Network player.The player uses the same XMB (Cross Media Bar) interface as last years players. All the same services are on this player as last year, including all the popular ones - Netflix, Amazon, VUDU, Hulu and Crackle. The Netflix interface supports the new Super HD (5800kb/s) stream, with Dolby Digital + audio. Amazon also supports Watchlists and Dolby Digital 5.1 bitstream. I mention this, because its one of the few players out there that does.New for 2013 is the Youtube app, that gets a serious facelift, and supports HD streams and a new look.Disk start up times have also being improved over last year by at least 10 seconds (compared to the top of the line BDP-S790 from 2012).A lot of folks complained about text input on last years player, as the onscreen keyboard used a numeric keypad to provide the input. This year, Sony replaces it with a full QWERTY style onscreen keyboard, which is certainly easier to use.What else is there. Well again the Sony player is very good for supporting local media playback through DLNA. This bluray player supports more file formats and codecs that most, and is best used with the Serviio DLNA server.Also new for 2013 is the players ability to work with Sony's new 2nd screen app called TV Sideview. This gives folks the opportunity to interact with the player using a iOS or Android device. You are able to search across multiple network services (Netflix, youtube) and local content too ... although i've not had much luck with search ... the system seems to have a few bugs in it right now. Early days though.One other new capability over last year is the built in Opera web browser. It has being improved and will support "some" HTML5 video streams ... such as youtube, within the browser. Again, my experience with it wasn't ideal, and I really wouldn't recommend using this blue-ray player to browse the net! Its just too slow to render the pages.Visually, its a nice looking player, and has a semi metal case, compared to last years all plastic one. Its suppose to have improved WIFI reception too ... although I only tested it with a wired Ethernet cable.If you're looking for a solid disk and network player, the BDP-S5100 is well worth a look. Is it worth upgrading from last years BDP-S590? ... well, only if you are a heavy youtube user would I consider it. The BDP-S590 was already a excellent Bluray player, and Sony has only done a few incremental improvements here.Final thoughts ... note that this player has no analog outputs; not even for audio .. so if you have non HDMI equipment, don't even consider this player. No Digital optical output either (Only Coaxial) Also this player won't come with a HDMI cable, so plan ahead !!I can't comment on its 3D abilities as I don't have any 3D displays.Thanks for reading.
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
By Cayden Thacker
With the release of these three updated Sony bluray players in 2013 I have put together a quick overview of the main differences between the three to help you decide. I went with the middle of the road S3100 and so far have been very pleased. It pretty much comes down to whichever features you need in your player as all three from a playing bluray perspective are the same. When you are ready to put your big boy audio/videophile pants on, check out the Oppo high end player at the bottom.---------------The Base Player - BDP-S1100 - Replacing the Sony S185http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWX6EYQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00AWX6EYQ&linkCode=as2&tag=stupisms-20No WI-FI - Wired Ethernet onlyDoes NOT support DLNAThere is NO internet browserDoes NOT support Super Audio CDThere is NO analog video or audio outputs whatsoeverThere is only one USB input (on the front of the player)There is NO optical digital audio output on any of the three players. In addition to the HDMI there is digital coaxial audio output only.----------------Middle of the road - BDP-S3100 - Replacing the Sony S390http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWKC0EC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00AWKC0EC&linkCode=as2&tag=stupisms-20All the previous plus...WI-FI support (2.4GHz)Internet Browser with Opera TV storeDLNA supportGracenote "lookup" supportTV Sideview Android and iPhone App supportThere is NO optical digital audio output on any of the three players. In addition to the HDMI there is digital coaxial audio output only.------------------The High End - BDP-S5100 - Replacing the Sony S590http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWKC0JM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00AWKC0JM&linkCode=as2&tag=stupisms-20All the previous plus...3D supportExtra USB port in rear2D -> 3D conversion abilityThere is NO optical digital audio output on any of the three players. In addition to the HDMI there is digital coaxial audio output only.------------------The Sony Flagship player - BDP-S790 - Not being replaced by anything this year yethttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006U1YUW2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006U1YUW2&linkCode=as2&tag=stupisms-20All the previous plus...4K Video UpconversionInternet Picture Enhancer ProSuper Bit Mapping3D StreamingSkypeAdditional HDMI out in the rearComposite Video output in the rearAnalog Audio output in the rear------------------And for those that didn't know that high end bluray players existed out there, check out one of the most popular ones on the market.The Oppo BDP-103http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LRR5AQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B009LRR5AQ&linkCode=as2&tag=stupisms-20
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
By aemininger
It is lightweight, extremely easy to install, has a lot of bells and whistles, and performs as advertised. My only problem, and it is my problem, is connecting it directly to my sound bar, which only supports 'optical' audio. It has built-in connection to Amazon and Netflix, all you need to do is log into these apps from a device with internet access and enter the code which is supplied by the player during installation. Blu-Ray discs work great, and I can control the TV functions I want from the BDP-S5100 remote. If I would want anything additional from this player it would be an 'optical' output port, but that is my issue. Highly recommend and it is hard to find a better product at the Amazon price.
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