Sony BDP-S6500 Blu-ray Disc Player with WI-FI, 4K Upscaling

SKU: SOBDPS6500

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2021-12-01T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Won?t play any DVD?s

Played good while it was working. But now I need to replace it. Can you send me a new one for free. I can send back the old one.

Meechie

2021-07-03T20:00:00

Rated 3 out of 5

Unpack CyberShot RX10 M4 upon receipt

When I received the item I found the camera box was unsealed without any indication of the SONY inspection coding anywhere on box (I can send pics to verify). This means the camera and contents could ,been accessed anytime in the chain. I will review the actual product again after all functions are tested. note: the battery pack was located underneath the small cardboard compartment bottom where it should have been with the cable, a/c adapt, strap etc

fRoj

2020-05-04T20:00:00

Rated 2 out of 5

Sony - Great Features, Unfortunate Malfunctions

I received this as a gift from my Dad. He got this as a gift from Sony Online. The features on this Blu-ray player were great. Unfortunately, when I put in a movie into the disc tray, and I tried pressing the disc eject button on the player and on the remote it would not eject. I looked up how to troubleshoot and that would not work. I also tried to see if it was on child-lock and that was not the case. I had to contact staff support and the person who was helping me could not figure out the issue as to why it would not eject. After I contacted another staff member at Sony, he said that they would not be able to figure out what was wrong with the product until the lockdown ban is lifted. I tried looking how to eject the disc tray manually, which I had to unscrew the back and to try and retrieve it by removing the cover of the Blu-ray player and even then I could not retrieve the disc due to the design of the product. This was disappointing because there was no manual way to eject the disc myself which I believe should be a feature on the product which is a feature on other Blu-ray player products.

Austy

2020-02-26T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great features

I AM SO IMPRESSED!!!!!!!!! The quality is excellent.

LadyQ

2019-10-19T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

great blueray player

VERY EASY TO USE AND EXY TO SET UP GOOD SOUND AND PICTURE

stevybe

2019-10-04T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Simple to setup and operate. Reliable.

I have used this unit in my RV for a few years. Other than HDMI sometimes not connecting to TV and/or Amplifier (cable problems due to salt air) it has worked well.

Ralt

2019-09-17T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

very easy to use

the pictute i from bluetay is verygood bbut it it does not have itv hub and all4

stevyy

2019-08-26T20:00:00

Rated 2 out of 5

Found out it is not 4K when tried to play 4K disc.

I thought this unit was a 4K Ultra HD player. It is not. It has 4K upscaling, whatever that is. Remote control very hard to use. Remote should have backlighting.

Shellcaptain

2019-03-19T20:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Does not play UHD discs. :(

This box needs a disclosure on the face that informs customers that it will not play 4k UHD discs. And the worst part is now I don't think im eligible to return it. The reason for the bad review is that I spent 100 dollars on a player that will not play the 2 - 30.00 dollar movies I bought. :(

RickyTiky

2019-02-08T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Another Sony Fail

I have bought this Sony product as I keep trying to believe Sony makes great things.. Think this will be my last ever Sony product. Useless player. Turns itself of and have to keep unplugging and replugging. Remote does not work somehow except eject!?!?! Can't play discs and am done with it.. Bought it as an upmarket player and was told it was one of the best from JB hifi.. Bin time..

Max D.

2019-02-06T19:00:00

Rated 3 out of 5

Recovering

Problem with the account and access and somanyn inconvenience

Alexmodel

2018-12-14T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Fails after 2 years

Great player but failed reading discs after 2 years. Wont recognize downloaded software upgrades, cleaned laser disc with cleaner discs, etc., etc., nothing works. A great player if it would work longer than just 2 years.

Eddie H.

2018-12-04T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Use for Bluray or DVD playback ONLY

I have two of these models. One I use exclusively for Bluray/DVD playback and have had no problems since purchased in 2015. The second one I bought in 2017 and I use both playback and WIFI capability so I can watch NETFLIX on my non-smart TV upstairs. Despite some minor WIFI issues I had no problems until two days ago when a software update booted me out of my settings. After almost half an hour of trying to re-enter my WIFI codes I finally got my NETFLIX app back up and running. Then yesterday, after playing the same DVD just hours before, when I went to start the disc it froze and I was unable to a) stop it running or b) shut off the DVD player except by unplugging it. It is now stuck in start-up mode which I believe is due to software update glitch. I had to take it apart to get the DVD out (it was borrowed) and now this unit is completely useless. I've had to go back to my trusted old Sony DVD player, which I've had for over 10 years. VERY DISAPPOINTING SONY! Your newer products are very unreliable.

JT R.

2018-11-29T19:00:00

Rated 2 out of 5

Disappointment

I had the SONY S3500 player which had constant lockups, so I thought it was simply old and tired, and "upgraded" to the S6500. Really there is no difference. CONSTANT lock-ups. Routine factory resets. The YouTube app flat out doesn't work, it goes to a red screen... that's it. Other than Netflix and the rare DVD there is no other reason to use this player in my house. I've resorted to hooking up my laptop to my TV with an HDMI cable and get better features. Additionally, the ratings settings for limiting content for children are extremely inadequate and unclear. Don't waste your money.

mlipenk

2018-11-25T19:00:00

Rated 2 out of 5

Great player but not for streaming

Great blu ray player but youtube app constantly crashes

Alski

2018-10-24T20:00:00

Rated 2 out of 5

Great when it works

I have had this unit for 6 months. When it works it is slick. However mine freezes constantly, gives a blank screen, the remote and/or buttons in the front are useless and freeze also when this happens. The only thing that cures it is unplugging and rebooting. The software is up to date so that is not an issue. The wi if features are nice. However pairing with Bluetooth speakers worked for a while then just started cutting out and became unlistenable. My advise keep,looking

Jaz1

2018-09-09T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

easy to use

i broart th last yea in 2017 in july i n john lewis

steve45

2018-09-09T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

easy to use

i broart th last yea in 2017 in july i n john lewis

steven45

2018-09-02T20:00:00

Rated 2 out of 5

Great disc player - HORRID video steaming

I bought 2 of these both new in an unopened box, one cut off streaming video so often I returned it right away. This one I have had several months. It does play 3D and DVD's really well with great color and outstanding up scaling. If you are only going to watch Blu-rays and DVD's, this gets a solid 5 stars. However if you intend to watch YouTube, get something else. It will play fine for awhile, BUT will ALWAYS shut down with the message."Cannot open application. Application is too large, Application will terminate now" and then return to the home page. It will be hard to restart and rarely get back to what you were watching when it went down - frustrating and maddening. Netflix isn't effected with this, only You Tube (which I watch mainly) is, so keep that in mind. If you don't watch You Tube, then you will love this player, it is outstanding in all other respects.

Riorandy

2018-09-02T20:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Nice player works well except doesn’t play 4K Disc

This player has worked well and has never crashed. The upscaling makes the Blu Rays very crisp. My only issue is that the player says 4K UHD Upscaling and if you don’t know what they mean by Upscaling it appears that it would play a 4K disc which it does not so I am already having to replace the player with one that plays 4K discs to match the features of my 4K TV.

TommyV4903

2018-08-03T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great DVD Player

I've had my unit for over 4 years and still works as good as new! Sony is my first choice from now on!

kellybopper

2018-07-28T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Good value, nice features

This is my second player from this company and I won't buy from anyone else because of that it's versatility. I hook up a 1 tb hard drive into the usb and play movies. It's great!

mourningair777

2018-07-24T20:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

The remote control barely works

I bought this unit from Target about two months ago, and it is so difficult to get it to respond to the remote control. It takes MINUTES to select Netflix, Blu-ray player, etc. Then you go to turn it off manually at the power button on the unit and it STILL doesn’t respond. I am so sorry that I wasted more than $200 on this thing! Don’t buy it!

Deltarockgrl

2018-07-17T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

wonderful features....

I brought it last week...its so cool and i don't need computer anymore to watch youtube and streaming movies...

Vipinkgowri

2018-07-06T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great player.

Reads and plays most all formats. Very nice product.

DavidMakan

2018-06-15T20:00:00

Rated 2 out of 5

Didn't last long

Could only select Netflix so had to return to vendor

RH71

2018-06-06T20:00:00

Rated 3 out of 5

Misleading Advertisement on Box

I've had this player for about a year and all has been fine until I decided to buy a 4K Ultra HD Blue Ray Movie to see what the difference was in the picture. Much to my surprise, the Player wouldn't load the 4K Ultra HD disc. I went through all the manual information and found out, inspite of the Advertisement on the Box, I mistakenly took to mean it would play 4K Ultra HD movies, that it doesn't play 4K Ultra HD movies. What the add means is that if you play a Blue-Ray movie, it allegedly upgrades the picture to what should be 4K Ultra HD quality. It that's what it does, I guess it works as I have nothing but Sony's information to base it on. Not happy as I already had another BLUE_RAY player and thought I was getting one that would play the 4K Ultra HD. It doesn't.

RobertWhitton

2018-06-02T20:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

terrible.

I bought this a year ago and since day one youtube service keeps crashing every 10-15 minuets and says THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN TERMINATED DUE TO LOW MEMORY. I was never able to connect to any wifi so I used wired connection, since my service provider changed I am unable to connect with wired unless I buy another cable

MrAndersonOvO

2018-04-20T20:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Disappointed

Bought the player in March 2017 and it completely quit working within 13-months (out of warranty necessitating me to buy a new player.

KKong

2018-04-13T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great

Look nice and works awesome. It is not expensive. I am happy. Thanks.

Vanja1404

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Almost great

By I s.

Purchased to complement our new Sony 4k screen. The very small footprint was a pleasant surprise but the apparent lack of a 'power on' beacon was a less pleasant one. Sharpness, contrast, colour rendition are all superb but I do not have the techie skills to know if this is due to the 4k TV, the BD player or both. No matter, we are delighted with the quality as seen on our screen. The 4k The Battle of Five Armies (Hobbit) is quite stunning! With an illuminated 'power on' beacon I would have g...

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Sleek design and compact

By hipfan39

great product, sleek design and compact. the menu is very simple to navigate. upscaling is great, and 3d works good. i would recommend this product too anybody....

Fast streaming, 4K clarity
The BDP-S6500's built-in super Wi-Fi and dedicated 4K upscaling chip combine to deliver smoother, more responsive online viewing with images that are rich in color and natural detail. Whether it's native Blu-ray content or internet streaming services, you can be sure that this player will bring the best out of everything you watch.

Customized 4K upscaling
Sony's 4K upscaling chip is tuned to extract the finest details in Blu-ray discs and enhance heavily compressed internet content for the greatest viewing experience.

True cinematic sound
Enjoy all the fine detail of the original recording in clear, high-fidelity surround sound with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.

DLNA Home sharing
DLNA allows you to share multimedia content across all supported devices in your home.

Bring every image closer to 4K quality

Enjoy real-life clarity with 4K upscaling
Enter a new era of Home Cinema. Their 4K upscaling chip has been designed to enhance the image quality of both Blu-ray and online content, bringing every scene closer to the rich, natural detail of 4K.

Fully immersed

Lose yourself in Full HD 3D
Enjoy all your 3D Blu-ray movies in Full HD quality when linked up to any 3D-enabled TV. In addition to delivering greater realism and clarity on all your 3D Blu-ray Discs, this Blu-ray Disc player also upscales 2D video to simulated 3D for enhanced depth and improved on-screen image detail.

Colors that come alive
Bring your viewing experience to life with the broad and vivid palette of TRILUMINOS color, exclusive to Sony. Optimized for use with accompanying TRILUMINOS TVs, hard-to-reproduce vibrant reds, aqua blues and emerald greens are all beautifully displayed, making landscapes and seascapes more realistic.

Purer picture clarity
Enjoy improved image quality when streaming your favorite online content. Their combination of picture technologies delivers better contrast, textures and color definition, for a truly refined picture.

All your entertainment in one place
Enjoy fast, stable streaming from a variety of services including YouTube, Netflix and more. The BDP-S6500 offers Full HD streaming from compatible sources and a stronger signal - even on the edge of your wireless network's range.

A stronger signal with super Wi-Fi
The multi-antenna design and the frontal positioning of the chip module deliver maximum signal strength, so you'll enjoy smooth video streaming and responsive browsing.

See your smartphone on the big screen
With Miracast, you'll be able to share your entire smartphone screen - including your favorite apps, games, photos, videos and music - on your TV.

Less waiting, more watching

Seamless Operation
With their intuitive menu and interface, apps and features are organized simply and intelligently, so you can always find what you're looking for.

The smarter way to take control
Use your tablet or smartphone (Android or iOS) to control your Blu-ray Disc player and learn more about what you're watching with the TV SideView app. Stream PlayStation 3 games directly to your TV
Bring the immersive world of PlayStation directly to your TV with PlayStation Now. Simply connect a DUALSHOCK 4 controller to your TV and play selected PlayStation 3 games just as you would stream TV shows and movies - no game console required.

Energy Star Logo
ENERGY STAR is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency voluntary program that helps businesses and individuals save money and protect their climate through superior energy efficiency. This product meets ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

What's in the box:

  • Sony BDP-S6500 Blu-ray Disc Player with WI-FI
  • Remote Control
  • 2x Batteries (Type AAA)
  • Instruction Manual
  • Sony 1 Year Limited Warranty