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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Edge on January 15, 2008, 16:07:26

Title: Blu-Ray
Post by: Edge on January 15, 2008, 16:07:26: Well well well, apparently if you have an early blu-ray player you are unable to upgrade the software/firmware to accept new blu ray movie features, also may cause play back problems on newer movies too. Playstation 3 owners have nothing to worry about as they can download any updates required and they have the hardware already installed to accept the updates .
Wonder if those who payed a fortune for a blu ray player will get any compensation???? "I doubt it" :roll:
Title: Re: Blu-Ray
Post by: strapping young lad on January 15, 2008, 16:26:35: i wonder whether this applies to ps3's as they are blu-ray boxes too
Title: Re: Blu-Ray
Post by: laser_jock99 on January 15, 2008, 16:45:06: I got an early Samsung BDP1000 Bluray player in May last year (cost me Â£280 when Tesco online were still selling them at Â£1000!). I read somewhere recently that newest Bluray films like Pirates of the Caribean III won't play- but I never bought any new releases lately so I can't confirm it. These players are firmware upgradeable (via the disk drive) but again I've not tried this either. Nor am I sure if the firmware upgrade will allow the version of the Blu-ray format to be played or just fixes other bugs? To be honest 1080p/1080i upscaled DVD looks nearly as good as 1080P Blu-ray by the time you move a few feet away from the screen anyway.

I also doubt there will be any compensation- it's the risk you take buying into this technology too early while they are still defining the format......
Title: Re: Blu-Ray
Post by: UKJeeper on January 15, 2008, 20:34:03: Quote from: strapping young lad on January 15, 2008, 16:26:35
i wonder whether this applies to ps3's as they are blu-ray boxes too

Did you read ALL of the post? :roll: :doh:

Quote from: Edge on January 15, 2008, 16:07:26
Playstation 3 owners have nothing to worry about as they can download any updates required and they have the hardware already installed to accept the updates .
Title: Re: Blu-Ray
Post by: Thrasher on January 15, 2008, 20:46:11: There 's all sorts of config options for blu-ray on the PS3 :)
Title: Re: Blu-Ray
Post by: strapping young lad on January 15, 2008, 21:09:38: ah err no i didnt i gleaned the thread besides i added the useless comment to add to my post count :dance: :P
Title: Re: Blu-Ray
Post by: Kaneda on January 15, 2008, 21:11:44: Post count?
Title: Re: Blu-Ray
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 16, 2008, 02:47:03: Cool, I got a PS3.

Anyone wanting one I suggest that post-christmas you checkout the second hand places and E-Bay, lots are being sold to pay for the festivities