BDP-7200 Blu-ray Screensaver Bug on Demand 5

[MK_Slinky]

Hi all,

Have any of you encountered this issue with the BDP-S7200 Blu-ray player from Sony?

This problem only seems to occur when watching content on Demand 5 Catch-up Services.

Screensaver will activate at random intervals with no set pattern however you can still hear the soundtrack to whatever you're watching. For instance this evening I watched a movie and after 31 minutes the screensaver appeared and then again 26 minutes later and once more at 17 minutes later. This has happened with all Demand 5 content that I've viewed so far. To dismiss the screensaver from view I press the down arrow.

In a private PM forum member Quinnicus has suggested that I could just disable the screensaver which is probably the best solution however having only bought this device last 2 weeks ago I am concerned this might indicate something more serious. I shall await any further feedback here for now.

For those of you who may be considering buying this device you should not be unduly concerned, it's a fine piece of kit which I can thoroughly recommend. It has also just been awarded Best Buy in the £200-£300 price range by the respected What Hi-Fi Magazine.

[Anonymous]

Hi MK_Slinky

Just to let you know, Im trying to chase up the progress of this as I did report this to Sony.  Hopefuly I;ll get some feedback soon.

Cheers

[MK_Slinky]

@Anonymous 

HI there,

Many thanks for doing this for me. I guess the firmware update didn't fix this after all?

Cheers.

[Anonymous]

Hi there

No, the FW update wasnt about addressing the screensaver issue that you have been experiencing unfortunately.

Cheers

[MK_Slinky]

OK, thanks for the info.

I wonder what this fixed though?

"BRAVIA Internet Video improvement"??

Shame Sony aren't more specific about fixes like other manufacturers!

[Anonymous]

Hi there MK_Slinky

Unfortunately you are not going to like the current news.  Currently this particular problem (Screensaver issue on Demand5) is un-resolved, and unfortunately its unlikely to be resolved (at least any time soon).

So, the only advice/work-around is to disable the screensaver when using Demand5.

Cheers

[MK_Slinky]

Ah yes, you did mention that once before but I forgot to try it. I'll test this out later if I get chance. Knowing my luck lately it will still come on even if it's off.

[MK_Slinky]

@Anonymous 

Sorry this took me a while to test! I can happily report that your work-around solution of temporarily turning OFF the screensaver does indeed work.

Hopefully Sony will eventually fix this though...

[Anonymous]

Thanks for confirming that the work around, works