bd85 won't connect for firmware Just purchased the 85k. Set up the wireless with no problem. The wireless passes all the tests for connectivity the player performs with no problem. However, when I go to download the firmware in order to get onto the internet, it says that it cannot connect. Has anyone had this problem and solved it? bd85 won't connect for firmware Just purchased the 85k. Set up the wireless with no problem. The wireless passes all the tests for connectivity the player performs with no problem. However,... » Read More bd85 won't connect for firmware Just purchased the 85k. Set up the wireless with no problem. The wireless passes all the tests for connectivity the player performs with no problem. However, when I go to download the firmware in order to get onto the internet, it says that it cannot connect. Has anyone had this problem and solved it? « Show Less
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I have been doing a lot of research on connecting this to my plasma when it is delivered next week and have read that router settings must be at WPA2, not WEP. This solved the problem for two other Amazon customers. Hope it helps, good luck!
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I bought mine only 2 weeks ago and the firmware I have now is dated 8/24/07 and xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-1036. I have not tweaked my settings yet. The defaults are looking very good with free over the air HD channels. Put in HD channels or blueray player or Hd-dvd player, if all look good then just be happy with it. I can't say for sure about the refurbished unit.
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I have this same issue with an earlier model (BDP-S350). For me the problem began when my blu-ray player automatically updated its firmware last spring. Even blu-ray disks that played fine earlier stopped playing, although many of the new disks that I've tried work fine. Sony appears to be oblivious to this issue not providing any meaningful customer support. There are several possible solutions posted on the SONY website and on various discussion forums for other models (e.g, turn off the Internet access, clear the USB jump drive memory, unplug the unit from the AC power for a minute or two). None of them worked in my case. I finally gave up and bought a new Panasonic player; out of principle I persisted in trying to 'fix' my Sony blu-ray player for quite a while and eventually decided to pay a few buck to buy my way out of the aggravation). Bye, bye Sony products, hello Panasonic (They also burned me years ago for discontinuing support [e.g., driver updates] for one of their expensive Vaio computers.).
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Very interesting --especially since the Roku website says XD is compatible with WPA2. I presume the BD85 was ok with WPA2 -- right?
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Firmware Update for the Blu-ray Disc Player: http://www.intl.onkyo.com/support/firmware/pdf/BD-SP809_Firmware_Update_EU_29401118_web_110914.pdf If you don't have the player connected to the internet you can use a USB flash drive. Hope this helps.
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Were you able to switch it back to Region 1, and did that solve the "disc error" problem? I unlocked my player and it worked well for three months, then -- bam! -- the same problem as you. So I guess the firmware has a bug in it or something?
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There are two ways to get the firmware for this unit. The fastest is of course to download it from Samsung.com. However, if you have the model and serial number of your player you can request Samsung send you a disk. It's simply a burned disk with the firmware already on it but it will work just the same. I realize sometimes Samsung tech support leaves something to be desired as far as customer service, but it all depends who you get. Some of the agents are better than others. Most of the agents and supervisors I've dealt with are very nice and helpful, of course you always have the bad apples. Anyway, I do recommend making sure you actually need the firmware before you get it, because if you install firmware you don't need it's my understanding it does more harm than good.
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Thanks, A. Haught ,for the clarification! I shall connect the wireless dongle to the BluRay player. Although I purchased the BD-85K BluRay player at panasonic.com on Black Friday, I just received the unit a few days ago as it was on back order.
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I haven't had that exact problem. My only suggestion is to update your player's firmware. The manual tells you how, but really you just connect the player to your internet router with a cable and turn it on. It updates itself and when it's done you can remove the cable. I believe some of the newer disks have new "features" that can confuse the older firmware.
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Have you tried plugging a flash drive into the player? I was unable to stream BD-Live content until I did this - the flash drive provides a storage place for the data.
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You are right, it is linked to the BD-Live option, but if you reset of inactivate BD-Live, it goes away. I have 2 player, the BDT215 and BD85K and I have no issues till date. The freezing, pixelating issue seems to be a disc issue. Some players can play slighly imperfect disc better. But this is possibly the best player on market currently.
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I contacted Sony customer support, here is the question and response: Model : bdp-s570 Question: When will you offer firmware that will allow more video file formats mkv, m4v, mp4, m2ts, etc... to be streamed over the network connection from a DLNA media server? At this point it plays very few file types. one of the main reasons I purchased this product was to stream video over my network. Thank You Response: Thank you for contacting Sony Support. I'm sorry, but there is no update available to support the additional file formats via DLNA. I've provided a link with the information on the file types that are supported when using the DLNA feature: http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/documentLink.do?externalId=C1017936 Thank you for your time. The Sony Email Response Team
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Yup....it seems there are problems. My player just stopped playing DVD video discs (ie any non-bluray disc). UGH...very frustrating. I must admit that up until now I've been very pleased with the player. All I can figure is that its one of the latest firmware upgrades. Back to the factory...
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I have mine connected via network and also attached to that network is my NAS and it works great. From reading the manual you can also connect the NAS straight to the media player via USB, Ethernet, or SATA and all should work. As for the BD3D ISO it should play with no issues depending on how your media is being fed to the box. If over network your network has to be strong (Wi-Fi may not cut it).
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I've never had a problem until the last month when I realized I couldn't play Skyfall and frankenweenie because newer discs are unsupported. I don't think there has been an firmware update for this model since 2011, so the possibility of having a firmware upgrade to rectify this problem is slim.
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I'm glad you warned me. I notice there are firmware upgrades on their site. But why would I have to upgrade a brand new player? One of them said it was necessary to listen to audible books? I hope not. I may very well get back to you with questions. Thank you again!
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There are no further firmware updates for this model. I ran into a similar problem, although my unit wouldn't load a Blu-Ray at all, much less play it. After much frustration looking for a non-existent solution, I got a nice Panasonic Blu-Ray player - that does Internet TV *much* better, I might add - and now can enjoy my Blu-Rays while still using the rest of the Samsung unit's "home theatre" functions, which pretty much boil down to the sound system at this point. The short answer is yes, it's crap.