What to do with Blu-ray???

dholmes
dholmes Posts: 1,136
edited January 2008 in Electronics
I have 2 Samsung blu-ray players the 1200 & 1400,they sent me firmware updates on both for they would play certain movies,well I did the 1200 & it would play any disk.Sent the unit for repair,now it plays some of the blu-ray but wont play Sunshine & 3-10 to yuma.Well I used the update disk for the 1400 & had to send it for repair!!! Talk about **** luck, what are consumers suppose to do? I cant take the movies back they will only let you exchange them which I did its not the movies its the players.
My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited January 2008
    Ive heard others say they had problems with the Samsung players. I suggest you have them repaired and sell them. Once sold buy the new Panasonic BD30 and be happy. Ive had zero problems with my Sony S1. Blu lives on..............with a hi five to HD DVD.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited January 2008
    does it play both Blu and HD ?
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited January 2008
    just purchased the panasonic. so far so good. loving the detail.
    so far i have watched only 2 bluray disc and WOW. watched a couple regular dvds and WOW again
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited January 2008
    beardog03 wrote: »
    does it play both Blu and HD ?

    No the new Panny doesnt do HD DVD. The new model Samsung(UP5000) will though.

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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited January 2008
    Thanks,both the Samsungs plays sd dvds A+.but the 1200 has been repaired & still wont play certain blu-ray movies.The repair guy said he replaced the video part of the player.I cant sell the player like it is it would just cause trouble for the other guy that bought it!
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited January 2008
    I used the firmware update (twice ver 3.2 and 3.7) on my Sony BPD-S300 and it worked just fine. Just lucky - I guess.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,388
    edited January 2008
    Yeah, Samsung has developed a reputation of being VERY slow to correct playback problems with firmware updates. There are 1000s of posts at AVSforum complaining about the 1200. Its a shame because its one of the only Bluray players that has the Reon processor for upconverting standard DVDs.

    Sony and Panasonic seem to be a little quicker to fix problems, but from what I understand, even the Panasonic is having some troubles with Sunshine.

    Its really kinda sad that Bluray 'won out' because HD-DVD was a much more polished product. Bluray should have finalized their minimum hardware from the beginning instead of phasing in these profiles.

    I bought the BD30 last week because it was a relatively good deal, and I wanted to get my foot in the Blu door. However, I'm not even trying to kid myself into thinking that it won't have occasional problems and might need to be upgraded in a year or two. That is the price of early adoption.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited January 2008
    PS3....still the king of BD players.
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited January 2008
    but...but... it isn't a standalone player!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,545
    edited January 2008
    Thankfully, some video guru's on here steered me away from the Samsung. After what I've seen on the AVS forums, those players have some issues. I grabbed the Panasonic BD30.
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  • haimoc
    haimoc Posts: 1,031
    edited January 2008
    http://www.blu-raydisc.com/products/updates/Index.html

    I would check this website for latest firmware or information related to it.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,388
    edited January 2008
    fireshoes wrote: »
    PS3....still the king of BD players.

    If you like fan noise and no Infrared remote ability, ie: no workie with universal remotes.
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited January 2008
    billbillw wrote: »
    If you like fan noise and no Infrared remote ability, ie: no workie with universal remotes.

    sounds good i'll take 2 :p
    all my friends were trying to steer me to the ps3 when i finally commited to blu but i wanted a blu-ray player not a gaming system that plays bd
    Speakers:
    Definitive BP7001sc mains
    Definitive C/L/R 3000 center
    Polk RT800i's rears
    Definitive supercube I Sub
    Audio:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010
    Emotiva XPA five Gen 3
    OPPO BDP-103 CD, SACD, DVD-A
    Video:
    Panasonic TC-P65ZT60
    OPPO BDP-103 Bluray
    Directv x's 2
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,795
    edited January 2008
    I'm just waiting for Blu-Ray to lay down the final ****-slap before I buy one. IMHO
    Anybody got some BetaMax movies to sell?
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  • sbpolk
    sbpolk Posts: 644
    edited January 2008
    billbillw wrote: »
    If you like fan noise and no Infrared remote ability, ie: no workie with universal remotes.

    Really? I don't like the fan noise, but it is quieter than my projector.

    And it works perfectly with my Harmony Universal Remote. Cost me $10 to get it to work.
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