If you own a compatible Sony Blu-ray player, home cinema system or television you are almost guaranteed that the UWABR100 will work with it. At around £70 it is not a cheap piece of kit by any means, but when it come to accessories, and especially wireless networking dongles, the compatibility of the device is very important. Like any branded accessory, the UWA-BR100 does come at a price though. Although, Sony’s XrossMediaBar menu system it’s quite intuitive anyway so you may not even need them. Instead it refers you to your television, Blu-ray player, or home cinema systems instructions, so you might want to make sure you have them handy. A quick word of warning – the instruction booklet that comes with the adapter is quite thick, but it has very little information about actually connecting and setting up the device.
The image above shows the dongle in its base. The dongle comes supplied with an extension lead and heavy base if you need/want to position it a little further away from the television or Blu-ray player. Indications appear to confirm this as well with plenty of people reporting that it was easy to use and get started with, and we certainly had no problems using it. This does instil some confidence as it shows that the brand have not just rebadged any old USB dongle, they have designed and made the Sony UWA-BR100 especially for their own devices, and to ensure the set up is as simple and painless as possible. The Sony UWA-BR100 is an easy to use wireless LAN adaptor to enable you to enjoy online content on your Sony BDP-S380 Blu-ray player, or compatible television or home cinema system, without the hassle of having to run a cable to the device.Īs we saw with Panasonic’s wireless dongle, Sony have put quite a bit of effort into designing what is a normally unseen bit of kit.