Still the only source that is not compressed to fit a pipe · review
A Full HD 1080p Blu-ray player with sub-second start-up and the HDMI cable included.
In brief
A hundred and thirteen dollars, a Sony chassis, an HDMI cable in the box and a boot time under a second. It plays 1080p discs only, and it says so without pretending otherwise. Key figures: Full HD 1080p Blu-ray and DVD player with DVD upscaling to near HD quality, a super quick start mode booting in under a second, a front USB port for photos, video and music, HDMI output with the cable included, and Region A Blu-ray with Region 1 DVD. Amazon.com had an offer at $113 on October 25, 2026.
Boot up in less than a second with super quick start mode.
Disc players are known for the opposite. A cold start frequently means fifteen or twenty seconds before the tray will open, then another half-minute while the disc is read and the logos play.
A quick-start mode keeps part of the machine powered so it wakes rather than boots. It costs a little standby electricity and removes the single most irritating thing about owning a disc player.
For something you reach for casually that is a real feature, and no other listing on this shelf publishes a start-up time — not the $399.99 Sony, not the $629.99 Panasonic.
Which splits this shelf cleanly. Included: both cheap Sonys, the Sony All Region Free, and all four budget brands. Not stated: the three Panasonics at $117.99, $367.99 and $629.99, and the Sony BDP-S6700 at $399.99.
The pattern is consistent and slightly counter-intuitive: the dearer the player, the less likely it arrives ready to connect.
BDP-S1700U, $113 — Full HD 1080p · Region A/1 · HDMI cable · sub-second boot · front USB · DVD upscaling
UBP-X700U, $328 — 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray · 4K upscaling to 60p · dual HDMI outputs · almost any disc and file format · HDMI cable · Region A/1
So $215 buys native 4K disc reading and a second HDMI output for separating audio from video.
If your television is 1080p, or your collection is Blu-ray and DVD rather than Ultra HD Blu-ray, this player does the same job.
And note the trap between them. The Sony BDP-S6700 at $399.99 costs seventy-two dollars more than the X700U, and its own bullet reads: 4K Upscaling… 4K Ultra HD discs are not supported.
Upscaling stretches 1080p to fill a 4K screen. Every player here does it. Only three read a 4K disc.
No lossless audio format. The bullets mention “premium sound” without naming Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio — the lossless formats that are the real audio reason to own a Blu-ray.
Three budget players here do name them: the N-NUTROMO at $99.99, the Tojock at $104.99 (five formats) and the N-NUTROMO DVD at $104.99.
On published information, those listings tell you more about their audio path than this one does. What Sony publishes instead is the region codes, a weight and dimensions that agree with each other, and a boot time. Both kinds of listing are strong in different places — buy on the one that states what matters to you.
No streaming, which ages better than having it: the Sony All Region Free at $219 offers apps through “the Sony Entertainment Network… Hulu Plus”, names that no longer exist.
No coaxial output and no dual HDMI, both of which appear on dearer players here for feeding older amplifiers.
816 g and 231 × 198 × 41 mm are published, and both look right.
Prices quoted in this text were read on October 4, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
Amazon.com lists this model (ASIN B0DWGS5977) and had an offer at $113 on October 25, 2026. The price box on this page is refreshed live and takes precedence over that figure.
| Resolution | Full HD 1080p — no 4K disc playback |
|---|---|
| Region | Blu-Ray Disc (A), DVD Disc (1) — published |
| Start-up | Super quick start mode, booting in less than a second |
| Upscaling | DVDs to near HD quality |
| In the box | HDMI cable included |
| USB | Front port, for photos, videos and music |
| Interface | Stated new and user-friendly |
| Weight | 816 g (28.8 oz) |
| Dimensions | 9.09 × 7.80 × 1.61 in (231 × 198 × 41 mm) |
| Against the maker’s UBP-X700U | $185 less, and the X700U reads 4K discs (Amazon.com prices, Oct 25, 2026) |
| Lossless audio | Not named in the bullets |
| Streaming | None — no Wi-Fi, no apps |
| Coaxial output | Not published |
| Dual HDMI | No — single output |
| Amazon reference | B0DWGS5977 |
| EAN | 0027242925717 |
More than it sounds, and nothing else on this shelf claims it. Sony publishes "boot up in less than a second with super quick start mode". Disc players are notorious for the opposite: a cold start that takes fifteen or twenty seconds before the tray will even open, then another thirty while the disc is read and the studio logos play. A quick-start mode keeps part of the player powered so it wakes rather than boots — which costs a small amount of standby electricity and removes the most irritating thing about using a disc player at all. For a machine you reach for casually, that is a genuine usability feature. No other listing here publishes a start-up time, including the $629.99 Panasonic.
Only if you want 4K discs, and then the answer is clearly yes. This BDP-S1700U at $113: Full HD 1080p, Region A/1, HDMI cable included, sub-second boot, front USB, DVD upscaling. Sony’s UBP-X700U at $328: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray playback, 4K upscaling to 60p, dual HDMI outputs for audio and video separation, almost any disc and file format, HDMI cable included, same Region A/1. So $215 buys native 4K disc reading and a second HDMI output. If your television is 1080p, or if your film collection is Blu-ray and DVD rather than Ultra HD Blu-ray, this player does the same job. And note the trap in between: the Sony BDP-S6700 at $399.99 costs more than the X700U and its own bullet states "4K Ultra HD discs are not supported".
The bullets do not, which is a real gap on paper — and worth putting in context. This listing says only "enjoy Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD" and "premium sound", without naming Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio — the lossless formats that make a Blu-ray’s soundtrack better than a DVD’s. Three budget players on this shelf do name them: the N-NUTROMO at $99.99, the Tojock at $104.99 and the N-NUTROMO DVD at $104.99. On published information those three tell you more about their audio path than Sony does here. What Sony publishes instead is the region codes, a weight and dimensions that are internally consistent, and a boot time — so the two kinds of listing are strong in different places. If lossless bitstream output is the deciding factor, buy on a listing that states it.
Between 4K Blu-ray players at a nearby price. Shown: what they all state. A half-filled column says nothing.
| Model | Price | Resolution | Region | In the box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony BDP-S1700U | $113 | Full HD 1080p — no 4K disc playback | Blu-Ray Disc (A), DVD Disc (1) — published | HDMI cable included |
| N-NUTROMO Blu-ray Player 1080P with Dolby Audio | $110 | Upscaled 1080p Full HD for both Blu-ray and DVD | Region A Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD | Remote control, HDMI cable AND AV cable |
| Tojock EVP-101 | $109 | 1080p, with DVD upscaling to 1080p over HDMI | A/1 supported; B/2 and C/3 explicitly NOT supported, stated | HDMI and AV cable |
| N-NUTROMO Blu Ray DVD Player with HDMI AV Output | $108 | 1080p — no 4K disc playback | Region A Blu-ray, Region 1 DVD, NTSC | A 5 ft (1.5 m) HDMI cable |
A reliable 1080p disc player from a known name, with the cable included
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 5,000.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Region A Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD player with 1080p Full HD playback and DVD up-conversion, Dolby Digital sound, HDMI output, a slim space-saving body, USB support to 128 GB, built-in PAL and NTSC, supplied with a remote control, an HDMI cable and an AV cable
A Region A player at 1080p with Dolby Digital, PAL and NTSC, and both cables supplied.
Best for: A second room with an old television — both cables are in the box
≈ $100
Region A Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD player with upscaled 1080p Full HD output, Dolby Digital surround support, HDMI and AV outputs with both cables supplied, USB playback of video, music and photo files, and a remote control
A Region A player at 1080p with Dolby Digital, HDMI and AV outputs and both cables supplied.
Best for: A tidy second player where both cables in the box is the deciding factor
≈ $110
Region A Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD player at 1080p with an MT8553 decoding chipset, a 480AHA laser mechanism and 256 MB DDR3, HDMI 1.4 and legacy AV outputs, USB reading of flash drives to 128 GB and external hard drives to 8 TB, with Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS passthrough and a 1.5 meter (4.9 ft) HDMI cable
A Region A player at 1080p reading hard drives to 8 TB, with its chipset and RAM published.
Best for: A large film library on a hard drive — nothing else here claims eight terabytes
≈ $108
