Pandora upgrade with BD-P2550 firmware? Does anyone know if this BD-P2500 can be upgraded with the BD-P2550 firmware so it gets the Pandora music feature? Samsung may have implemented detection on the upgrade process so you can't do this. I wonder if anyone has tried it.The BD-P2550 is basically the same as the BD-P2500, but adds the Pandora music service. The BD-P2550 is exclusive to Best Buy. Pandora upgrade with BD-P2550 firmware? Does anyone know if this BD-P2500 can be upgraded with the BD-P2550 firmware so it gets the Pandora music feature? Samsung may have implemented detection on... » Read More Pandora upgrade with BD-P2550 firmware? Does anyone know if this BD-P2500 can be upgraded with the BD-P2550 firmware so it gets the Pandora music feature? Samsung may have implemented detection on the upgrade process so you can't do this. I wonder if anyone has tried it.The BD-P2550 is basically the same as the BD-P2500, but adds the Pandora music service. The BD-P2550 is exclusive to Best Buy. « Show Less
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OK guys, I'm sure there must be some really smart people out there who can figure out how to get the 2500 to upgrade to the 2550 firmware. My wife got me the 2500 for Christmas....and I don't have the heart to return it for the 2550 (not to mention the price difference). Has anyone found a way to get Pandora on the 2500?BTW: Since the BD player is already internet interactive... why doesn't some clever person create "applications" for this unit that will connect to the internet? Like putting firefox on the box? Can this be done?
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personally, i think pandora is well worth the extra money. sure you can hook up the ipod or whatever, but what i enjoy most about the 2550 is having the pandora interface on my 50" plasma screen. not little ipod gives you that. and to be able to sit comfortably and listen to music, search and create stations with your remote is the best. i love it and am glad i got it. i feel like i dodged a bullet not getting the 2500 since the 2550 is such a better entertainment experience.
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I got my BD-P2500 today. They first thing I tried was to upgrade with BD-P2550 firmware. I tried both CD and USB methods. Unfortunately the player is clever enough to know it's being upgraded with the wrong firmware. Upgrading with the correct BD-P2500 firmware worked fine.Too bad. So sad.
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the 2550 is (at this moment) $130 more than the 2500. That's a lot for the pandora feature. At that price, I'd recommend a used ipod touch 8gb 1g - which you can get for a few bucks more. It has a free app that can play pandora so you can connect it to your home theatre system. and you can also walk around the house (if you have wireless) and listen to pandora wherever you like. More bang for your buck.or get an iphone for $199 and it can even play pandora without wifi (using 3g or edge) then you can listen to pandora at home, in your car, wherever !
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Awesome J.Ausfeld! When you get this figured out - please let us know. My wife tried to get me the 2550 for Christmas, but got confused and I ended up with a 2500. Meanwhile, I *love* the netflix streaming... it works great. Now if I can only add Pandora! (Also, I've been thinking that with web-enabled content, all kinds of applications could theoretically be programmed on a disc...).
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It's more frustrating because Best Buy is out of the 2550 until March -- so the choice is no Pandora or pay a remarketer a markup!
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I agree, it is unethical to have the exact same hardware and not enable all of the features. Further make the better model only available at one location for the same price. I have the 2500 and have made it my quest to make it a 2550. So far I have edited the firmware and nearly had it beat. There is some security protocol or checksum that is preventing the upgrade. Since editing the latest version of the firmware does not seem to be working in the short term, I am going to try and take the firmware back to the earliest version I can find and maybe make some magic happen that way. If anybody figures this out let me know, I'll do the same. I agree, it is unethical to have the exact same hardware and not enable all of the features. Further make the better model only available at one location for the same price. I have the 2500 and have made it my quest to make it a 2550. So far I have edited the firmware and nearly had it beat. There is some security protocol or checksum that is preventing the upgrade. Since editing the latest version of the firmware does not seem to be working in the short term, I am going to try and take the firmware back to the earliest version I can find and maybe make some magic happen that way. If... » Read More I agree, it is unethical to have the exact same hardware and not enable all of the features. Further make the better model only available at one location for the same price. I have the 2500 and have made it my quest to make it a 2550. So far I have edited the firmware and nearly had it beat. There is some security protocol or checksum that is preventing the upgrade. Since editing the latest version of the firmware does not seem to be working in the short term, I am going to try and take the firmware back to the earliest version I can find and maybe make some magic happen that way. If anybody figures this out let me know, I'll do the same. « Show Less
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Via bluetooth - audio playback, previous/next buttons, and current artist/song display (SPP) works in some applications. Also, make/answer calls, and it may support the phonebook (i don't know)Via USB (if the phone can mount as a mass storage device) - browse folders, play songs or playlists.Pandora mode - No. (you can play music from pandora over bluetooth, but you cannot change station or thumbs up/down from the head unit).AppRadio/Advanced App mode - No (not for me at least).
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There aren't any Roms available for it. So currently no its not upgradeable. Doubtful that Samsung will update this to jellybean either
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I have only had my Coby for a little over a week and decided that doing the firmware upgrade was probably a good idea. I noticed mine wasn't on the most recent release. I figure that they have probably had a few of these machine instock for a while so the firmware wouldn't be up to date.
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I am choosing between the Panasonic DMP-BD55K and Samsung BD-P2500. This is how I see it:For the DMP-BD55K:Audio decode includes DTS-HD Master Audio. Samsung does not today, but they claim an upgrade will be available by the end of the year.Great reputation for Blu Ray player stability and compatibility. Samsung has had a reputation for disc incompatibility, slow firmware updates and some reliability issues.For the BD-P2500:Netflix supportCheaper by about 30 bucks on Amazon.EqualBoth have 7.1 AnalogBoth do DVD upscale very well. Samsung has HQV, which should in theory make it better, but in practice the Panasonic does just as well.I'm leaning Panasonic because I trust the brand more, but the Samsung is still very tempting. I am choosing between the Panasonic DMP-BD55K and Samsung BD-P2500. This is how I see it:For the DMP-BD55K:Audio decode includes DTS-HD Master Audio. Samsung does not today, but they claim an upgrade will be available by the end of the year.Great reputation for Blu Ray player stability and compatibility. Samsung has had a reputation for disc incompatibility, slow firmware updates and some reliability issues.For the BD-P2500:Netflix supportCheaper by about 30 bucks on Amazon.EqualBoth have 7.1 AnalogBoth do DVD upscale... » Read More I am choosing between the Panasonic DMP-BD55K and Samsung BD-P2500. This is how I see it:For the DMP-BD55K:Audio decode includes DTS-HD Master Audio. Samsung does not today, but they claim an upgrade will be available by the end of the year.Great reputation for Blu Ray player stability and compatibility. Samsung has had a reputation for disc incompatibility, slow firmware updates and some reliability issues.For the BD-P2500:Netflix supportCheaper by about 30 bucks on Amazon.EqualBoth have 7.1 AnalogBoth do DVD upscale very well. Samsung has HQV, which should in theory make it better, but in practice the Panasonic does just as well.I'm leaning Panasonic because I trust the brand more, but the Samsung is still very tempting. « Show Less
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Pandora it isn't part of the standard apps. I haven't tried to install it. Based on trying to install other apps, I'd give Pandora a 50/50 chance of working.
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My Sony BDP-s550 just stopped playing blu-ray discs as well. I tried to upgrade the firmware but that failed. Sony support couldn't help me to get it working either. I ended up throwing it in the trash. This was very frustrating. I will definitely not buy another Sony blu-ray player.
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I've been searching the net for reference to a Pandora App for the Smart TV series.I've found this link regarding "premium apps"http://lgknowledgebase.com/kb/index.php?View=entry&EntryID;=6510And Pandora is not listed for the TVs, but the Smart TV Upgrader (ST600) & the Blu-ray/HTS devices???SO WHY? am I paying for a Full TV and getting LESS APPS?MOD (Music On Demand) or Napster - are the only options? 2 paid subscription apps?
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I exchanged my device today in the store since i bricked it with the firmware upgrade.The new one shows blockbuster on the box and in the manual.Blockbuster, Netflix Pandora and Youtube all work great!
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to try and offer some advice: i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic quality i had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my player with an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any 'issues" you may have best of luck to you
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I also own a BDP-N460 blu-ray player. At the original setup, after "activating enhanced features", a "registration code" was shown on the screen. Not knowing any better, I did not write down the number, now I wish I had. As was mentioned in an earlier post, this number does not appear again after the initial setup. The first internet service I linked with was Netflix. This has worked very well and has given me no problems. But when I tried to link with Amazon, I found that it was necessary to have the "registration code" that was now unavailable for viewing. I have talked with the techs at Amazon and everything on their side of the "link" is correctly in place for my account to make the link work. I have spent approxiamately 4-5 hours on the phone with Sony to try and find the code that I need, with no result. I have tried numerous things to find this "code" and to get it to show itself, but no luck. Note that the "registration number" (not code) can be found easily under system info as well as MAC address and other information, but this is not the number I need. I am continuing to work this issue but I seem to be at a point that without further information and help from Sony, I feel I'm at a deadend. I have talked to at least six different "techs" at Sony who have tried, but have been unable to help. I hope this can be resolved, as I would very much like to use Amazon as a rental movie supplier. Thanks.
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I totally agree about reverting back to the previous stable version. At this point, it would be in Panasonic's best interest to keep us happy and revert back to V1.27 immediately!. I spoke with a rep today. Because the Panasonic BD players are designed to not allow downgrade to a previous (lower numbered) version of the firmware, I suggested their engineering department consider renaming the stable V1.27 to V1.44 and put it on their servers NOW. This would enable our Netflix-crippled machines to revert back to the previous version until they can fully test their new firmware.
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I had the same question about my BD-C6500. After scouring the web without finding anything, I e-mailed both Amazon (no info) and Samsung (no reply), then called Samsung, who said that for now only their TV's support Amazon's streaming, but suggested that I keep checking their site for updates; so maybe they have plans in the works to add Blu-rays so they stay competitive with Sony and Panasonic, some of who's models ARE supported? Wish I better better news!
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Once you see the firmware version is 3xxx, you can upgrade to the version on the website since you know it's compatible. All you are really doing is making sure you don't have a model with version 1xxx firmware, which would not be compatible.
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Cant speak for BHS but the S5 wont work with AVH-X3600DAB and the CD-ML100, problem is when pioneer released a lot of these units the only mirrorlink around was 1.0 version, most modern smartphones use 1.1 version , although mirrorlink is supposed to be backwards compatable it doesnt work in this case, Pioneer aint bothered in updating older models, much rather take more money for 2015 units, you would nether get full mirroring anyway with this setup just a sat nav and your music and a few texts read out, pretty basic
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I am not the retailer. I bought it for myself. I do not have a Samsung phone. Pandora does work with my droid Maxx. This is the last response to you.
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I have firmware 1.52 and I still saw the adds. Could not believe Panasonic did that. But obviously some people are immune to it and do not notice them, so for some people, watching adds on the blue-ray player you just bought may be ok. (this does require a network connection, so perhaps some people are not using the online content)