Customer Reviews for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
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Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Instantly access popular apps like Netflix®, Pandora®, YouTube™, Hulu Plus™ and more. Get new apps delivered automatically so you always have the best selection to choose from. Enjoy Blu-ray Disc™ movies in Full HD 1080p, plus share personal content on your TV with the convenient front USB slot.
Features:
Internet Video Streaming — Instantly stream a wide variety of online movies, videos, TV shows, and music from Netflix®, YouTube™, HuluPlus™, Pandora®, and more
Blu-ray Disc™ Full HD 1080p playback — Enjoy Blu-ray Disc™ movies in brilliant high-definition resolution or upscale the quality of your DVDs to near HD
I/P Noise Reduction — Improve the picture quality of Internet entertainment and enjoy crisp, clear images on your HDTV
USB Input — Share your videos or photos on the big screen or listen to your favorite music. Simply connect your digital camera, USB-enabled MP3 player, or USB storage device
Socialize™ — Socialize™ feature allows you to post a message to the leading social media sites so you can share information about the Internet videos and music that you’re enjoying on your Sony Blu-ray Disc™ player
Dolby® TrueHD & dts®-HD internal decoding and bitstream output via HDMI® — Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD (Master Audio and High Resolution Audio) codecs reproduces high definition sound with 7.1 channels of discrete audio so you can enjoy uncompromised audio
Energy Star® compliant — Meets Energy Star® 2.0 standards. Electric power consumption is significantly reduced during both use and standby
Specifications:
BD HD (24Hz) (24p True Cinema): Yes
BD HD (60Hz) : 480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p
BD HD 24Hz to 60Hz conversion: Yes
BD SD (60Hz): Yes
DVD 24p Output: Yes
USB Keyboard: Yes (standard 101 Key, not included)
Easy Setup: Yes
File System: FAT32/NTSF USB and HDD (Read Only)
Child Lock: Yes
Read Compatibility: BD-R/RE, BD-ROM, CD-R/RW, DVD Camcorder 8cm DVD, DVD/+R/+RW/-R/-RW
JPEG Playback: BD/DVD/CD/USB
Outputs: 1x HDMI, 1x Composite Video, 1x 2ch Analog Audio, 1x Digital Audio
Inputs: 1x Front USB, 1x Ethernet (In/Out)
Deep Color: Yes
Precision Cinema HD Upscale: Yes
Decodability: AAC out, AV Sync, Analog, Dolby®
Model: BDP-BX18
Average Customer Rating:
(22 Reviews) 22
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Rating Snapshot (22 reviews)
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13 of 22(59%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Review 1 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
DeskPilot
Location:Southern California
Date:November 15, 2012
Good Value Bluray Player -- Two Thumbs Up!
Pros: easy set-up user-friendly menus, fast disc loading flawless bd playback, nice remote works with all sony machines, includes a 6ft hdmi cable, full compliment of internet streaming sources, plays music cds and will upscale dvds, usb connection photo video music playback
Cons: no front-mounted indicator lights or clock, ethernet patch cable not included, no optical digital sound port
Model Number: Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
"I purchased this unit in store for seventy-nine dollars, kind of on a whim. We don't have a 3D TV, and I do have an available ethernet port for my home network--this unit is not WiFi. I figured this basic unit would be a good entry into Bluray and streaming video. I was right.
Setup was a breeze, it was pretty much plug and play, took all of about five minutes. The menus are very easy to follow.
My Verizon FIOS internet provides plenty of download speed for streaming. I set up my Amazon Prime video account and called up Rango! (the movie) for free and in HD.
The streaming playback of the movie was flawless from start to finish, and obviously it had very low video compression, it was at least DVD quality but even better--maybe not quite full Bluray 1080P quality but very, very good. I was very impressed. (Amazon Prime Video seems to be a really good deal, too.)
Next night, we popped in a Bluray movie, a remastered edition of The Santa Clause. It also looked really great. The disc took less than 30 seconds to load up and begin playback. Playback was also flawless full motion, excellent sound, too. (We have a Sony home theater receiver with full HDMI capability. I think that helps.)
Once the unit starts up, it will find a new firmware update and install it. Then you will have a full range of streaming capabilities, Netflix, Pandora, Hulu, Amazon, you name it, it's probably available.
So, overall, I am very impressed with this basic little unit and I would recommend it.
Regarding some of those low star reviews, I think you have to understand that this is just a basic player. If you need (want) WiFi connection, or if you have a 3D tv, then this one is not for you--sorry, you 'll have to pay much more for your BD player.
As for those who had poor streaming performance, my hunch is they may not have very good internet service even though they think they do. I don't have the fastest FIOS service, but I get at least 25mps downstream speed, and, as I said, streaming from Amazon Prime Video was flawless. I don't use Netflix, so I can't compare that yet."
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Review 2 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
Soonie
Location:Marietta, GA. Retired
Date:November 14, 2012
Many features
Pros: quick easy instalation.
Cons: none
Model Number: BDP-BX18
"This unit has links to all the content on the internet and hook up was less than 5 minutes. High quailty 1080 dvd. I can't believe the cost and the features available with this unit. I could have save money by buying this before I bought the Apple TV."
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Review 3 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
JDinSoCal
Location:OC, CA
Date:November 7, 2012
Good Buy
Pros: easy to set up, comes with all cords necessary
"Fast shipping, easy set-up and appears to be good quality. Would recommend and buy again. Thanks Costco!"
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Review 4 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
BobOak
Location:Gold Country in the Western Sierra Foothills
Date:July 25, 2012
Excellant Value
Cons: "on" indicator s/b on the front panel not the top
Model Number: BX18
"Great performance with both Blu-Ray and with DVD. Loads fast, trouble free and a good remote."
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Review 5 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
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capeman
Location:Cape Cod
Date:July 21, 2012
Sony BX18
Pros: quick down load netflix
Cons: none
Model Number: BX18
"Excellant Product. Why pay more, does the job of than more expensive players. No WFI, but no big deal, just hard wired it.
Very simple to use, when first started a series of start up questions are asked, just follow the process. We now are streaming in Netflix and Pandora, no issues. Selected favorites for both of these sites on the computer and the Blue Ray players automatically loaded them. Great machine"
Very simple to use, when first started a series of start up questions are asked, just follow the process. We now are streaming in Netflix and Pandora, no issues. Selected favorites for both of these sites on the computer and the Blue Ray players automatically loaded them. Great machine"
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Review 6 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
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Enya2529
Location:Los Angeles, CA
Date:July 15, 2012
Tricky deal!!
Pros: space saver
Cons: no light indicator
Model Number: BDP-BX18
"This Sony brand is very tricky because is a good brand for an excellent price. The real problem doesn't have a light indicator to know if is ON or OFF (with kids is vital). Subtitles are not available even in Netflix (with laptop we can use them, not with blue-ray). Other than that is good but not to cover my necessities."
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Review 7 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
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SCCostcoFan
Location:San Clemente, CA
Date:July 8, 2012
Best price and delivery anywhere
Model Number: BX18
"This product is everything you need in a DVD/Blu Ray player in a very compact footprint and it's a Sony!"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
ijohn
Location:NY
Date:July 4, 2012
Video on USB a mess
Model Number: Sony BX18
"I bawt this item to use as a USB interface with my TV, to play videos. The format of the video I played is "VOB", a standard format (or "codec") The Sony played the scenes out of order--and little did I know, at first. No subtitles were accessible, and no idnex of scenes were available either. Truly a mess. If this feature is to be included on a product it has to work. Period. This is a software problem, not hardware. Product returned."
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
ConsumerMike
Location:Boise, ID
Date:June 12, 2012
Excellent Value
Pros: value, small size, great features
Cons: internet browsing
Model Number: BX-18
"Normally I do not review many products, but after seeing some of the negative reviews on here, I felt compelled... First of all, this is a lower model that does not have all the bells & whistles of the top models, (no Wi-Fi or 3D) so expectations should be accordingly. Since this unit does not have built-in wi-fi, accessing the internet features requires a wired LAN (ethernet) connection or a USB wireless adapter. I use a wired ethernet connection.
I am very pleased with the performance of this compact machine. I have streamed HD movies through VUDU, streamed countless hours of music, played media from a USB drive, and watched Blu-ray and DVD movies. I have not tried Netflix yet, so I cannot comment on that. The internet browsing is not that great, but I do not use that feature much. A small gripe that I have is the unit is a bit noisy starting a blu-ray or DVD movie spinning up the disc, and can vibrate. To remedy this, I found that repositioning the player on my shelf where there is more structural support eliminated the vibration.
All in all, I do not see how a person can go wrong with this unit for the money."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
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Netflixfiend
Location:Alexandria, VA
Date:June 1, 2012
Plays disks ok, but Netflix is awful
Pros: pandora works well
Cons: have to register with sony's proprietary portal, netflix functionality is bad
"We needed a new Blu-Ray player after our 3 year Panasonic one died. We are avid Netflix streaming users, so this functionality was high on our priority list. The Netflix on this is awful. For some reason, they decided that you don't need to preview the video while you fast forward and reverse. That's right -- if you want to fast forward through a grisly battle scene (frequently done in my house), you have to guess how long it is and hope that you stop at the right moment. Plus the fast forward is so touchy that it's easy to jump ahead to the end. Even though the Blu-Rays played just fine, it's going back!"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
Moongambler
Location:North Idaho
Date:April 18, 2012
Sony blu-ray? DVD player
Cons: none
Model Number: BX18
"I am not up with all the new electronic technology but this was simple to hook up and use. I just wanted one that would play DVD's and Blu-ray discs. Price was reasonable and I am very happy."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
PennyWiseNotfoolish
Location:California
Date:April 2, 2012
Disposable
Model Number: BX18
"This player -
has DVD Bluray
not 3D
connects to internet with cord (not wifi)
has many apps, including youtube, netflix, radio & more
has DVD Bluray
not 3D
connects to internet with cord (not wifi)
has many apps, including youtube, netflix, radio & more
The above descriptions are everything that I am looking for in a DVD player, but I do not like disposable products. This one is junk. I'd prefer to pay more for something that will last and is designed to work well. I really liked the youtube feature, but, like other reviewers have said, Netflix is slow, clunky, and sometimes doesn't work at all. So I'm taking it back."
0 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
Raivyn
Date:April 1, 2012
Best budget friendly BD + streaming out there
"If you're on a limited budget and/or limited space, this is a fabulous A/V choice. BD discs play beautifully, sounds great on my surround sound (Pioneer Elite VSX-82TSX + KEF T205 speakers) via the INCLUDED HDMI cable, and it streams Hulu Plus, Netflix, and Amazon VOD perfectly fine. As mentioned previously, to use the streaming services, you must have a wired ethernet connection. I am using a Western Digital Powerline set up and have had no problems connecting to the various services and getting the max speeds allowed given my current service plan. I liked this so much that I purchased a 2nd unit for the upstairs bedroom.
I have a Roku XDS also, and have found this BD to be faster at streaming. Probably because of abetter processor, but am keeping the Roku for the large channel selection.
But for the most part,this Sony BD is an excellent value."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
mrog
Location:Boise, ID
Date:February 14, 2012
Not good for Netflix
Cons: low quality netflix experience
"I bought this player mainly as a way to stream Netflix movies. Unfortunately, it takes a long time to start playing a movie and the video quality is poor. Our other TV has a Roku box, which works great for Netflix. I'm taking the Blu-ray player back to the store. Then I'm going to order another Roku."
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
Jorge8850
Location:Phoenix, AZ
Date:January 12, 2012
This is a tru price performer!
Pros: price performer., has all the basic requirements for streaming, easy installation
Cons: does not have enough internal mem for bd live
Model Number: BX18
"I was skeptical at first, but I am completely satisfied with this unit. Has all of the latest features needed to play a blu ray AND stream from the internet. Caution: does not have wifi, so you will need ethernet near by. I did. Also does not have the optical audio output, but does have the coaxial and rca outputs for surround sound. My stereo receiver has coaxial, so good there. I did have to also connect the RCA plugs because my stereo does not decode the fancy surround for zone 2 and 3. For BD Live, you have to install a usb memory stick, but, they're cheap enough. I've had it a couple of weeks now and ZERO problems. If not for the internal memory limitation, I would have given this baby 5 stars."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 16 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
alwayshorsinaround
Location:Washington State
Date:January 11, 2012
Very Adequate BR DVD Player!
Model Number: Sony BX18 Blu-Ray Player
"Very happy with player. Inexpensive but very adequate for us. Works well. Not sure I'll ever use the social networking feature but for playing movies it is great! Very happy with it."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
SamR
Location:Cleveland, Ohio
Date:January 11, 2012
Simple and Performs
Model Number: Sony BX18
"Operating this product is very easy. I don't use it for the BD very much. I love the online streaming. The Netflix button is very handy. This unit does need a physical internet connection. The only downside is that the iPod Sony App does not control this unit. I have it connected to a Pioneer VSX31 receiver, and the sound is fabulous. I stream Pandora all the time."
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Review 18 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
Pin88
Location:Washington, DC
Date:January 10, 2012
Great Player / Terrible Streaming
Cons: poor streaming
Model Number: BDP-BX18
"This player does a great job of playing BR discs. However, the player is terrible at streaming. About 50% of the time it cannot connect to the internet even though I have a wired connection at 30 mps... which works with all my other devices. When it does connect, I rarely get speeds above 1 or 2 mps with constant buffering. I am going to return the unit to Costco and buy a unit from a different manufacturer."
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Review 19 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
technojunk
Location:LA, CA
Date:January 8, 2012
Poor Support, USB device not recognized
Pros: cheap
Cons: poor support usb drive not recognized
Model Number: BDP-BX18/BM
"I have had so much problem with Sony support on this unit. I tried to chat online, only to have a responder who is typing the questions out of a cheat sheet, not really paying attention to what I have to say. I then called Tech Support and talked to someone who is no better. I had problem connecting a USB drive to the unit. It does not recognize the USB hard drive, formattted in FAT 32. The tech support wanted me to upgrade the firmware to Rev 0029, which I did with no avail.
I'm going to return this unit to Costco."
I'm going to return this unit to Costco."
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Review 20 for Sony BDP-BX18 Blu Ray Player
Rating:
DD2004
Location:Delaware
Date:January 1, 2012
No Cust Support
Pros: none
Cons: no customer support., does not stream movies, sony is not set up to properly help customers, never had this much trouble with electronics
Model Number: BDPBX18
"The unit plays Blu-rays just fine, regular DVD's and Audio CD's as well. Just don't try to set it up to stream online movies from any of the services like Netflix. Sony requires it to be registered with their website to enable these features. So far 3 phone calls, two emails and I'm no closer to having a registered unit that will play movies streamed than BEFORE I WASTED MONEY ON THIS UNIT. DO NOT BUY IT, RUN TO ANOTHER BRAND!!!!!!"
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