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Sony BDP-S1500 vs Sony BDP-S1700

9.06 in
1.54 in
Sony BDP-S1500 Blu Ray Player
Sony BDP-S1500
9.06 in
1.54 in
Sony BDP-S1700 Blu Ray Player
Sony BDP-S1700
Available colors
User rating
44
3.6 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
22 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
0 %
76
3.6 out of 5
76 user ratings
5 stars
21 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
36 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

General

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
Device typeBlu-Ray playerBlu-Ray player
TV tunernono
Type of disc driveFront loaded with trayFront loaded with tray

Connectivity

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
Analogue RCA (5.1/7.1) outnono
Analogue RCA stereo outputnono
Balanced output (analogue) XLR number00
Balanced output digital XLR (AES / EBU) number00
Composite output number00
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF) number11
Digital optical output (S/PDIF) number00
DVI out number00
Front/side connectionsUSBUSB
HDMIyesyes
Number of HDMI inputs11
Number of HDMI outputs11
S-Video output quantity00
SCART outnono
USByesyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Total USB number11
Ethernet connectionyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nono

Image properties

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
Image frequency
  • 24p
  • 60p
  • 24p
  • 60p
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported image files
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
Supported video modes
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
Supported video files
  • AVCHD
  • DivX
  • Matroska
  • MOV
  • MPEG1
  • MPEG2
  • MPEG4
  • WMV
  • Xvid
  • 3G2
  • 3GP/3GPP
  • 3GP/3GPP
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • M2TS
  • M4V
  • Matroska
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • MPEG1
  • MPEG1
  • MPEG2
  • MPEG4
  • MPG
  • MTS

Audio properties

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
Audio format
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS HD High Resolution Audio
  • DTS HD Master Audio
  • DTS
  • DTS-HD
  • Dolby TrueHD
Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
  • AAC
  • AC3
  • M4A
  • MKA
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA

Design

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
Colour of productBlackBlack

Dimensions

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
Height1.54 in1.54 in
Width9.06 in9.06 in
Depth7.64 in7.64 in
Weight28.22 oz28.22 oz

Features

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
Built-in internet services
  • Facebook
  • Netflix
  • Skype
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Netflix
  • YouTube
Handheld remote controlyesyes
Child lockyesyes

Compatibility

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
3D support (3D-Ready)nono
DLNA certifiedyesyes
HDRnono
Region freenono
Ultra HD Blu-raynono

Storage

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
Blu-ray recordingnono
Built-in hard drivenono
Playable discs (recordable media)
  • BD
  • CD
  • DVD
  • BD
  • CD
  • DVD
Memory card readernono

Power

Sony BDP-S1500Sony BDP-S1500
Sony BDP-S1700Sony BDP-S1700
Power consumption (standby)0.2 W0.25 W
Power consumption (typical)8.8 W8.5 W

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Sony BDP-S1500

          Often compared with Sony BDP-S1700