Sony BDP-S185

2142 reviews

May, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 2142 reviews of Sony BDP-S185. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony BDP-S185 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony BDP-S185

alaTest has collected and analyzed 264 user reviews of Sony BDP-S185 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony BDP-S185

alaTest has collected and analyzed 582 user reviews of Sony BDP-S185 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

76% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2025

Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Sony BDP-S185 review

A fine budget option for a second room, with solid picture performance

Compact size ; streaming via Bravia Internet Video ; solid picture performance

No display ; sounds a tad insubstantial ; no 3D or SACD playback or DLNA

The affordable, streamlined Sony is a fine budget option for a second room

Oct, 2011

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Expert review by (homecinemachoice.com)

Sony BDP-S185 review

Sony's BDP-S185 is an affordable, ridiculously compact Blu-ray player with full ‘net functionality. Just 290mm wide, principally because it uses an outboard power brick, it's being promoted both as space-saving and energy efficient. This is home...

Convenient form factor; IPTV-rich content portal; good USB playback

Not the quickest deck on the block; no DLNA functionality; no Super Audio CD support

Mar, 2012

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Expert review by : paul_smart (gadgetspeak.com)

Sony Blu-ray Starter Pack BDP-S185

Blu-ray movies always seem to carry a premium over the normal DVD version, so making the leap means first a new player and then to get the best from it, buying Blu-ray movies, Sony here offer a starter pack of a Blu-ray unit with eight Blu-ray movies.

Not content with offering a neat - small - unit Sony get it to perform a range of extras with the BDP S185 such as playing music and viewing Internet via Ethernet, this latter option also gets more features for some movies, however it stubbornly...

Jun, 2012

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Expert review by : Steve May (reghardware.co.uk)

Sony BDP-S185 Blu-ray player

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Entry-level Blu-ray player with IPTV entertainment extras.

Jan, 2012

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Expert review by : Adrienne Maxwell (hometheaterreview.com)

Sony BDP-S185 Blu-ray Player Reviewed

Blu-ray players have become more and more ubiquitous in consumer's homes, but the best ones still cost more. But that is not always the case, as Adrienne Maxwell reveals in this review of the Sony BDP-S185 Blu-ray player.

All in all, I was quite impressed the BDP-S185 for the money. It's a nice little budget player that would make a great addition to a secondary TV, especially if you're already thinking about adding a streaming media player to said TV. For a price equal...

Mar, 2013

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony BDPS185B.CEK SMART internet enabled Blu-ray player

Can watch Internet TV on it

BBC I player does not work

Oct, 2013

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony BDPS185B.CEK SMART internet enabled Blu-ray player

Small, compact, and good design

Take quite a few minutes to start up

Sep, 2013

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony BDPS185B.CEK SMART internet enabled Blu-ray player

Easy set up. Intuitive layout.

No ITV or Ch4 player

Aug, 2013

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony BDPS185B.CEK SMART internet enabled Blu-ray player

Easy to use

Doesn't support new applications ie netflix

Aug, 2013

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony BDPS185B.CEK SMART internet enabled Blu-ray player

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The remote is so poor that you need to be within 3 feet of the unit to operate it - When it switches on it defaults to an input choice that has no channels on it so you have to change the function - and have to go to within 3 feet to do so Difficult to...

Aug, 2013

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