Sony BDP-N460 Blu-ray Disc Player
- Plays Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD 1080p
- Instantly streams online entertainment from leading providers
- Upscales DVDs to near high definition
- BD-Live ready
- Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio decoding
Product Description
Experience Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD 1080p quality with stunning HD sound that supports enhanced audio formats including Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio. You can also play and upscale your DVDs to near high definition. Connect to the internet and instantly stream thousands of movies, videos, music and more from Netflix, YouTube, Slacker and other leading content providers with the Sony BDP-N460 Network Blu-ray Disc player…. More >>
Sony BDP-N460 Blu-ray Disc Player
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Rating: 3 / 5
The player is fine, with no “cons” yet except the remote….
I’ve owned three BD players, one HD to date, and this has by far the worst remote I’ve seen. I’ve seen better remotes on $39 DVD players with no name. No eject button either? Sony, I know you could do better. This one will never see the light of day again, its in the draw for you til I get the streaming Oppo!
Rating: 3 / 5
Sony Bravia-Sync made it VERY easy to hook up the Sony BDP-N460 to my Sony Bravia KDL-32XBR6 HDTV. I used Mediabridge HDMI and Ethernet Cables (from Amazon).
The Mediabridge cables came in cardboard boxes that were easy to open and recyclable. Both the Sony BDP-460 and the Sony KDL-32XBR are Energy-Star rated.
Sony recommends buying a Sony USM2GL external memory to “to enjoy additional content (such as BONUS VIEW/BD-LIVE) on certain Blu-ray Disc titles”.
It was VERY easy to set up Amazon Video-On-Demand, but it is much easier to search Amazon Videos-On-Demand using a computer than it is to use the “search” function on the Sony BDP-N460. After using a computer to find the video that I wanted to watch, the video was VERY easy to play on the Sony BDP-N460.
The ‘search” function on the Sony BDP-N460 uses an onscreen keyboard that is like a touch-tone telephone dial. When searching, you cannot enter more than 19 characters, including spaces. This seems to be a major fault that hopefully will be corrected soon. The onscreen keyboard also does not include some characters that I have used in my various passwords.
YouTube is particularly awkward when using the Sony BDP-N460. Sony should adopt the 15 year old technology used in WebTV and MSNTV2 units. The Sony remote already has all of the right buttons.
Since writing my review of this product, I tried to use it to access Netflix. To activate the Netflix streaming feature, Netflix requires that BOTH one’s computer AND one’s Sony BDP-N460 be connected to the internet at the same time. This requires a router, which I do not have. I cancelled my Netflix account. Amazon Video-On-Demand DOES NOT require that both one’s computer AND Sony BDP-N460 be connected at the same time. I had no problem activating Amazon Video-On-Demand.
After canceling my Netflix account, I tried to contact Netflix by email to tell them why I cancelled my account. I could not find any way to contact Netflix by email, so I had to call the Netflix Customer Service number. I dread calling ANY Customer Service phone number, as this usually requires a long time on hold and then having to try to figure out what Gupta Rao or Babu Khan is nattering on about.
Netflix Customer Service answered instantly, and I am quite certain that I spoke to a normal American, who told me that he could activate my Netflix account over the phone. It might have been nice if the Netflix website also mentioned that people who do not have routers could call Netflix Customer Service to have their account activated.
One can only wonder how many potential customers Netflix has lost because of this. I have since watched Netflix with no problems of any kind.
Rating: 4 / 5
My fault. I had spent a considerable amount of time reviewing Blu-ray units. It seems the Samsung models (reportedly) had their networking issues. Then I finally decided on a Sony Bravia LCD TV, so it seemed logical to narrow in on the Sony Blu-ray units (one less remote to fumble with). After considering the BDP-S560 for a while, the N460 showed up as an option. I liked that is had the streaming from Netflix, etc. It was also listed as “Easy WiFi Setup”. I ordered it. I didn’t read all of the fine print – WiFi required a linksys WET-610 – thats another $100. Not even the Sony web site makes that clear when you do a comparison among the models.
I already have a Roku box for Netflix (Which has been a GREAT investment, something I highly recommend) so the Netflix access in the Blu-ray unit was trying to think ahead as more services become available.
While I can’t assess the quality of the unit, I did put a rating that reflects my disappointment. I am returning the unit as it arrived this afternoon. I will likely go with the Sony BDP-S560. If you don’t need WiFi, the unit may be just fine.
Rating: 3 / 5