Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- BDPS1700U
- SKU:
- 6625307
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Pros mentioned:Size
Versatile Blue-Ray, DVD and CD player
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought the little Sony 1700U Blue-Ray player to replace my 2014 Toshiba dvd/vcr player. The small size stacks easily above the cable receiver. Easy setup with accompanying HDMI cable. I like that I can pop in a music CD without having to load the multi disc player and the sound is great. So far the dvd playback is crisp and clear.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi PamelaP,
Thanks for the wonderful review! We’re so happy to hear that you’re loving your new BDPS1700U Blu-ray player. We designed it to be a versatile and user-friendly addition to any home theater, so your feedback about the easy setup, compact size, and great playback is music to our ears. We hope you continue to enjoy all your favorite movies and music!
Thank you for choosing Sony.
Regards,
Dominick
- Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Just What We Needed
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We were happy to make this purchase, as we initially had a hard time finding a Blu-ray player with a physical connection. The player works great.
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Posted .Hi DeborahG,
We're happy to hear you're enjoying your Sony - BDPS1700U Blu-ray player! We understand the challenge of finding a player with a physical connection, and we're glad to know that this model was the perfect solution for your needs. It's great to hear that it's working so well for you. Thanks again for choosing Sony, and for sharing your experience!
Regards.
Dominick
Excellent BluRay / DVD player.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I finally had to replace my old Sony BluRay player. I do not have a 4K TV, so this model was in the perfect price point for me. I selected this model also because it has the audio connection options I needed to connect it to my home theater system. It works great and the sound and video quality are great. It is easy for my spouse and kids to operate as well. An excellent value and I would highly recommend this brand and model.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Thank you for your wonderful review, TheRoots!
We are so pleased to hear that your new BDP-S1700 Blu-ray player was the perfect choice for your setup and provided the excellent value you were looking for!
It's fantastic that the audio connection options met your specific home theater needs—we always aim to ensure our products integrate seamlessly with a variety of systems. We are also thrilled to hear that both the sound and video quality are great and that the player is easy for your entire family to operate. User-friendliness is a core part of our design philosophy.
Thank you for your strong recommendation and for choosing Sony to be a part of your home entertainment system!
Best regards, Gus, Sony Social Media Team
Sony Blu Ray Disc DVD Player Review
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.it's working good and the features meet our expectation
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Posted .Hi VirginiaR,
We are beyond pleased to hear that your BDPS1700U Blu-ray player is working good and that its features deliver the performance you were looking for! Thank you for sharing your positive feedback.
We really appreciate you being part of the Sony family!
Best regards,
Dominick
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Overall performance, Size
Small but very good!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.If you’re looking for something small and don’t take up a lot of space this is perfect. Easy to use, easy to hook up and working great.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Sally, thank you for the wonderful 5-star review! We're really happy to hear that the Sony BDP-S1700U Blu-ray player is a perfect fit for you. We designed it to be compact, easy to set up, and simple to use, so it's great to know we hit the mark. Thank you for choosing Sony, and enjoy your movies! Regards, -Dominick
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Overall performance, Size
Works Great
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to use , does great and takes up little space
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Posted .Hi Sandsgrandmother,
Thanks for the feedback! We're glad to hear you're enjoying the BDPS1700U Blu-ray player's ease of use and compact size. We hope you continue to enjoy it.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Quality picture, Very basic DVD player
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.this is my second dvd player. coming from an older version that was made in 2015 this home screen is pretty basic. the old one had apps so can use like netflix or youtube so the home screen looks inviting. this dvd player home screen it just black with just the option to start the movie or load the usb drive, so i can understand when people say they connot see the main menu. when I put in a dvd the old 2015 version will tell me it's analyzing it dvd, please wait and ready to start. this version doesn't give any warning so i pretty much pray if the movie works (lol) so if there's a situation when a movie disc can't work idk if it's because the dvd itself or the dvd player. For some reason on the home screen after it reads a disc some of my movie shows a yellow picture option to start playing, others blue. idk what that means I hope some of my movies are not bootlegs (I did buy some off of Ebay lol). maybe it's supposed to be a fun feature this system offers... but yeah, I don't understand that. this one is probably a positive feature for you, but to me it's annoying. it has so many buttons to rewind or fast forward. There's the basic one to go to the next scene or back, one to rewind or fast forward slowly, then a 15 second option to go back and forth. who needs a 15 second count. it's annoying when I watch a movie at night and can't see the remote. if you have any extra remotes to a previous Sony DVD player like me, it will work on this as well, so I tend to switch the remote since the old remote is very basic and easy to use, Ending with positive feedback, the picture quality is amazing, it's like I'm watching the same movie for the first time again. This is what makes the price worth it. I would recommend this for people who want very a basic dvd player
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Burnt,
Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback on the Sony BDP-S1700U. We appreciate you taking the time to provide such a comprehensive review.
We're happy to hear that you are enjoying the amazing picture quality and that the player is making your movies feel brand new again. We designed the unit to offer a simple and streamlined experience for playing Blu-ray and DVD discs, and we appreciate your point about the home screen's minimal design. Regarding the on-screen messages and the different colors of the play icons, these are often related to the disc type or content and are not an indication of a bootleg.
We value your insights on the remote and the app functionality, and we will certainly pass this feedback along to our product development team for future consideration.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Size
Excellent Sony Blu-ray As Expected
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this Sony Blu-ray player on an impulse as I am a Bestbuy Total member and got a discount special pricing. I love Sony products, especially Sony DVD players, TVs, and Blu-ray players. I own many and all are outstanding and this model is no exception. Infact my Sony XBR TV that i bought in 2008 at Bestbuy has a superior picture to my friends Samsung bought in 2018...i kid you not. This Sony Blu-ray has a small footprint which is exactly what i wanted. It also comes with a HDMI cable included free. It has all the latest digital processing including upscale of DVDs. Sony on screen menus are the best and easiest to navigate.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Craiger! Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We are thrilled to hear that you’re enjoying your new Blu-ray player. We are genuinely delighted to learn that our products have exceeded your high standards.
The BDP-S1700U is designed with your convenience in mind, featuring a compact design that fits perfectly in any space.
Thanks for choosing Sony!
Regards,
Estefany
- Pros mentioned:Size
Blue-Ray ain't dead
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.BDPS1700U - Nice small, easy set-up blue ray player. Plays AVCHD disks. If you don't think blue ray is dead, this is the player to get.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Thank you for that great review, DaveM!
It's wonderful to hear that the BDPS1700U is exactly what you were looking for—a small, nice, and easy-to-set-up player. It's truly rewarding to know you are enjoying its performance, especially with AVCHD disks.
We appreciate your recommendation, and we agree with you completely—Blu-ray is alive and well!
Thank you for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Gus, Sony North America Customer Support
- Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Excellent player
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It is slow to start but the picture is great. The remote is small but it does what I want. I would but the same DVD again.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Paul,
We're delighted to hear that you're so pleased with your BDPS1700U! It's fantastic to know that despite the startup time, the picture is great and the compact remote is meeting your needs. Your comment about buying the same DVD player again truly speaks volumes about your satisfaction, and that's the kind of feedback we love to hear at Sony. Thank you for your 5-star review!
Thanks for choosing Sony, have a nice day!
DiegoV
- Pros mentioned:Size
Great
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent player. Small in size and very light weight.,
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Posted .Thank you for your excellent review!
We are so pleased to hear that you are enjoying your BDP-S1700U player. It is wonderful to know that you are happy with its compact size and lightweight design. We designed this player to provide a great entertainment experience in a convenient form, and it brings us great satisfaction to know that it is a great fit for you.
Thank you again for choosing Sony!
Best regards, Gus, Sony Social Media Team
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Overall performance
Sony DVD player
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to use. Pictures and sound are very good. Price was good also.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Thank you for your review, FredA! We're so happy to hear that you find the BDP-S1700U easy to use and that you are enjoying its great picture and sound. We designed this Blu-ray player to be straightforward and deliver a high-quality entertainment experience, all at a great value. It's wonderful to know you're happy with your purchase. Thank you for choosing Sony!
Best regards,
Gus, Sony Social Media Team.
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Overall performance
Good Value
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Perfect! Looks great, has a beautiful picture and easy to operate.
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Posted .Hi BeverlyW,
Thank you for the 5-star review! We're thrilled to hear that you find your BDP-S1700U Blu-ray Disc player perfect and that you're enjoying the beautiful picture quality and ease of operation. A key feature that contributes to this is its Full HD 1080p upscaling, which converts your standard definition DVDs to near high-definition quality, so all of your movies, new and old, look great on your HDTV.
Thanks for choosing Sony, have a wonderful day!
DiegoV
- Pros mentioned:Size
Small CD player
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to set up and connect to the TV. Small enough to put aside
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Thank you for your feedback, LesB!
We are so pleased to hear that you found the BDP-S1700U Blu-ray player easy to set up and connect to your TV. It's also great to know that the compact size is a good fit for your space. We designed this model for straightforward usability and convenience, and it's rewarding to hear that we succeeded.
Thank you again for choosing Sony and for sharing your experience.
Best regards, Gus, Sony Social Media Team
Its a nice basic Bluray player
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.So the reason i am giving it 3 stars out of 5 is because the bluray player is very basic and has blanked out on me a couple of times with my tv just turning black from its screen with no audio or video signal just a plain black screen forcing me to disconnect the bluray player from the wall outlet and reconnecting it again to get it to work again, this is exactly why i do not like to prematurely give reviews and wait till after owning it for a bit. I always give things a couple of weeks before reviewing so that i can give a real feedback from a buyer. Now is this player bad? Not really, when it works the videos play great basic dvds and blurays play ok but the connectivity for internet support to get updates have to be done through an Ethernet cable because this player even at its current price doesnt support wifi. Kind of disappointi g considering its price. This have changed so much with technology and to have to pay even more than before just to get wifi connectivity for firmware updates is ridiculous. Well regardless to the internet connection it is a decent bluray player that is compact and i do recommend it if you are just looking for a basic alternative player than can play your bluray and dvd movies, its compact so it will fit great it a kid's room or even a RV or motor home with a small to medium size tv. Its not bad but it's not good either. This player would have gotten a 4 star rating from me if it wasnt for the random times thw screen turns black when trying to play a random bluray movie and having to go through the trouble of unplugging the power cable because the player freezes and wont even eject the bluray lol so the first star removal is for the lack of wifi connection for firmware updates and the second star removal is for the reliability of the player. So i recommend it if you are ok with what i mentioned above but dont recommend it if you are looking for something reliable where trouble shooting may be necessary. Maybe tey the next step up in the line. How ever this seems to be the new normal thing for "affordable" bluray players still around in the market.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Thank you for sharing this thorough and honest review, MrRuiz1983.
We appreciate you taking the time to use your BDP-S1700 Blu-ray player for a few weeks before providing this detailed feedback. As a company, we rely on genuine user experiences to understand how our products perform in the real world.
We sincerely apologize for the frustration and inconvenience caused by the player randomly freezing and turning your screen black, forcing you to unplug it. This is certainly not the reliable performance we aim to deliver, and we understand why this issue would significantly impact your rating.
We also appreciate your valuable feedback regarding the lack of built-in Wi-Fi connectivity for firmware updates on this model. We understand your disappointment, especially given the current price point and the evolution of technology, and we will certainly be relaying this feedback to our product development team for review.
It is rewarding to hear that, when it is working, you find the player to be a decent, compact option for playing your basic DVDs and Blu-rays. Your suggestions about its suitability for a kid's room or an RV are excellent recommendations for other shoppers looking for a simple, space-saving player.
We want to help ensure you get the reliable experience you expect from Sony. Before considering an exchange or upgrade, you may want to try the following to see if it improves the freezing issue:
Check for an Update: If you haven't already, please connect the player via Ethernet to check for the latest firmware update. Updates often contain critical stability fixes.
Try a Different HDMI Port/Cable: Sometimes freezing can be caused by an HDCP handshake issue with a specific TV port or cable.
If the freezing issues continue after an update, please reach out directly to our dedicated Sony Product Support Team at https://us.esupport.sony.com/support/s/support-contact?language=en_US&category=bd.
We would be happy to troubleshoot the matter further or explore available service options.
Thank you again for choosing Sony and for providing the comprehensive feedback on the BDP-S1700.
Best regards,
Gus, Sony Social Media Team
- Pros mentioned:Size
Small Profile player with Great Impact!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great small profile Blu-ray player needed for our extensive movie collection since moving and losing our Home theater set up.
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Posted .Hi MartinC,
We're so glad the BDPS1700U Blu-ray player was the perfect, space-saving solution for your extensive movie collection. It's great to know you're enjoying it.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Dvd/Blu-Ray
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Walked in to the store and was able to find the unit i was looking for . Very easy to use.
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Posted .Hi WillL,
Thanks for the feedback! We're glad to hear you found the BDPS1700U Blu-ray player you were looking for and that you found it easy to use. We hope you continue to enjoy it.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
- Pros mentioned:Overall performance
DVR review
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We have purchased two DVRs in the past 9 months ... this new DVR worked as expected ... perfectly
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Posted .Hi StarlinkJuly2025,
Thanks for your feedback!
We're thrilled to hear the BDPS1700U worked perfectly for you right out of the box. It's great to know this Blu-ray Disc player is delivering a great experience!
Thanks again for choosing Sony, and we hope you continue to enjoy it.
Sincerely,
Jenn | Sony North America.
- Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Good buy!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Overall, very easy product to use and it works well. Sometimes there are some issues with sound playback, but you just have to eject the DVD and start over and it works.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .HI ElaineB,
Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to hear you find the Blu-ray player easy to use and that it's working well for you overall. We appreciate you sharing the workaround you found for the sound issue. If the problem persists or becomes more frequent, please feel free to reach out to our support team for further assistance.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
Impressively Small Footprint
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Can't speak to durability as I have only had it a few days. However, I can say that the small size and footprint is nice. The unit takes up very little space compared to the monsters of the past. The functionality of the unit and remote is great. No complaints. Sony quality at an affordable price. The proper HDMI cable was in the box making connection to the TV a snap.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Darrell,
Thank you for sharing your early impressions of the BDPS1700U Blu-ray player! We're glad to hear that you appreciate its compact design and great functionality. We also take pride in providing the necessary accessories, like the HDMI cable, to make your setup easy and convenient.
Thanks for choosing Sony.
Best regards,
Eliab
