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Sherwood BDP-5004 Blu-ray Disc Player (Black) |  | Brand: Sherwood
Category: CE
List Price: $299.98 (329.98CAD)
Buy New: $131.50 (144.65CAD)
as of 9/10/2010 06:02 PDT details
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Seller: The Price Pros
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 6270
Format: CD
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: N/A
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 6.9 x 10.3
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MPN: BDP-5004
Model: BDP-5004
UPC: 093279835602
EAN: 0093279835602
ASIN: B002AQ51VK
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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Blu Ray Profile 2.0; BD-Live | | • | Capable of 1080p output from Blu-ray Discs | | • | Scales standard DVD's to 720p, 1080i, 1080p via HDMI | | • | HDMI 1.3, component & composite outputs | | • | Deep color |
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Product Description
Bring the highest definition home with this new Blu-Ray Player from Sherwood. Plays CD, DVD's and the latest in high-definition dics: Blu-Ray.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 13
 Multi-region Blu-ray player September 9, 2010
DCGUY (Maryland, USA)
I purchased the Sherwood BDP-5004 player as an open box item from a product liquidator (like new condition) for under $80. The player was able to play my region 2 DVDs right out of the box without having to enter any remote codes (I don't know if the merchant adjusted the unit before it was shipped). The stickers on the back of the unit indicated that it was a regular DVD region 1 and Blu-ray region A which are the USA codes. The upscaling improvement of the regular DVD movie display is a welcome option. I will get a Blu-ray region B movie later to test out the Blu-ray options on the player. The player does get quite warm on the lower right side of the unit, so be sure that the ventilation holes are not blocked (the unit does not have an internal cooling fan). Many owners have reported that the player does not remember the movie location when the unit has been turned off, so if that option is important to you, you may want to consider another player. The bright blue lights on the front panel are much brighter than my other DVD players. The most common complaint about the player is the rather somewhat loud noise when a disk is loaded. I have four other DVD players and one of them also makes a somewhat loud noise when loading the disk. The other common complaint is the whirring or squealing sound as the disk is playing. While I could hear it, it was not that distracting or noticeable. The remote has several functions not found on standard DVD remotes. The firmware for this unit has not been updated unlike the Momitsu BDP-799/899 and Curtis DVD1102 players as well as the Sherwood BDP-5003 model which had the multi-region option removed with the installation of the newest firmware for those models. If you are looking for a low priced multi-region Blu-ray player that does not require a hardware modification, this is the "holy grail". The complaints about the noise are not strong enough not to recommend this player, IMHO.
Very impressive BD Player September 9, 2010
Bharat Raj (Hyderabad, India)
The Sherwood BDP-5004 has performed admirably on both Blu-ray and standard
content. This is my first Blu-ray player, and the video quality at 1080p is
incredible. I am very happy with the DVD upscaling performance of this player.
Other reviews refer to the sound of the loader at startup, but it was'nt
too bad on mine. I am quite satisfied with the audio quality too.
Definitely a thumbs up from me.
Multivoltage, multizone, multimedia blu ray player August 5, 2010
Hayrulla Mashrabov
Excellent player!
It pleayed every region coded DVDs including R1,5,2,4. I have not tryed yet zone 2 and 3 blu ray disks but I am sure it will work fine.
Yes, it makes scratch type of noise when disc being loaded and that's it. It is great player for those who live and work overseas but want to have a compatible player that will work once they return US. I would recommend buy this and forget the rest.
Thank you Sherwood and Thank you AMAZON!
Stop the Whining! June 30, 2010
J. L. Alberti (West Coast)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
It makes a little noise when loading a disc, So Be It! It takes a little time to load, Oh My! It's tempermental and doesn't want to play discs all the time, Really?!
Let's address the complaints first and then I'll tell you why you need to get this player as soon as possible. First ALL players make noise loading discs and Blu-Ray discs take a while because you are loading up software. If yours doesn't do either of these thing well, Burah! You have a unique player. As for not playing discs all the time, Huh. The only problem I had with playback of my entire library were a couple of imports and I think that was in the mastering.
So now that that's been settled let's get on to all the reasons you should buy this player-----This is a region free Blu-Ray player, PERIOD. I shouldn't have to say anymore than that. Unless you've just had your decapated, cryogenically frozen head thawed out after 20 years, you know all about the region debate. Distibuters have markets and in order to keep those rights DVDs got regionalized. Funny thing though, European players have had the capablility to play NTSC all along and multi-region, while the US has been stuck with our region only. Hmm. You even have a major company like Disney buying up the rights to the domestic distribution of Asian properties and puting a great company like Tai Sung out of business by theatening to sue them into the ground and then not releasing these movies in favor of crummy remakes instead. But I digress.
Foreign special editions have been around forever and I've been region free since players first became available (I even have a VCR that will play PAL tapes) because I just wouldn't settle for what the US companies had to offer. So when an out of the box, region free, PAL - NTSC converter Blu-Ray player hit the market, I got it. Yes I did wait to see if the price dropped and it did, still dropping as far as I can tell.
There are only two features missing from this player that would want them to fix: Zoom and playback from last point in movie when you turn it off. That's it! These aren't a major concern and I don't miss them that much. Everything else is outstanding. Upconverting DVDs so they are sharper, an easy to use set up menu and Region Free.
And about the region free feature, here is the skinny. It will play DVDs from all regions and also convert PAL to NTSC. My Malata would too but had some problem with progressive scan so that moire and edge jumping was common. Not so here, seemless conversion most of the time. Just two DVD had problems, Eureka's M SE and MGM's Moonstruck. The latter will not play in the correct ratio, it squeezes it to full screen no matter what setting. Like I said, it's got to be in the discs, not the player. I haven't any "B" or "C" region Blu-Rays yet but look forward to it. If you appreciate World Cinema you have just been handed it.
Now how to make this region free. You will have to program it and it reverts back to "A" region on Blu-Rays when you turn it off, but the programing stays for the DVD.
Codes are:
8751+0+1 is all DVD and "A" Blu-Ray regions
8751+0+2 is all DVD and "B" Blu-Ray regions
8751+0+3 is all DVD and "C" Blu-Ray regions
8751 is the program, the first number after is the DVD region and the second is the Blu-Ray. You can set to play all region DVDs by putting in a 0 after 8751 but need to specify the Blu-Ray region. And like I said, the Blu-Ray will default back to "A" (that's us) but DVDs will stay. There are, however, DVD that demand you have it set up for that region. Had a Disney refuse to play until I set it to "1" (once again, that's us) and a Japanese disc to "2". You have to have the tray empty and closed to input the code.
An alternate code is 9735 before the regions. They both work.
Maybe I come off as a little harsh but when you're handed the world and complain about it I don't think you deserve it. A little too hot, a little too cold. Hey, Goldilocks, stop your sobbing! Kick back, relax and save the complaining for your cel phone provider.
Cheap and good Region Free Blu Ray Player! May 14, 2010
J. Stern (St. Louis, MO)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't wanna pay 400$ or more to get something I can have with this Blu Ray Player for 150$. It works just fine and I don't think it's loud. But don't update the firmware yet couse you'll lose the region free option.
Picture and Sound is excellent.
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