Is Bourne Identity and 300 still bundled with this player ? I have read somewhere on the net 2 movies are already included in the box. So is this offer still on?
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I just picked up this today for a family Hanukkah gift for my family. Yes the Borne Identity and 300 are still bundled with this player. Also have an offer I guess included inside the box for 5 free HD DVD's. But as I didn't buy my player at Amazon {Bestbuy} I got a receipt/rebate offer to fill out and send in. And I also got 3 more FREE HD DVDs when I bought it at the store. So in total I will have 10 free HD DVD's. WOW cant complain. I'm happy I saw todays paper and took advantage of the promotion as HD DVDs run from $15.00 on up and more for special addition 2 disk sets.
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Thanks for the update. I ended up buying the LG BD570 Network Blu-ray Disc Player after all my investigations and it has turned out to be a great device.I hardly use it for disc playback though, but it's nice to know that the option is there.
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I can help you. Bought the 1500 back in June. Worked great until the Bond movies came out. Bought FYEO and it wouldn't play. Got the new 2.0 firmware update from Samsung. Installed that with no problems. But after the update I couldn't play ANY blu movie. Sent the machine to Samsung to get fixed. Said they would have a new firmware update to resolve the problem but couldn't tell me when that would take place. So I had lost patience (over 1 month w/out being able to play blu on 1500). I bought the bd35. Not one single problem. Played the Bond movie with no problems. Samsung released 2.1 firmware to resolve problems with 2.0 firmware. Didn't work. So the morale of my story is that Samsung customer service is HORRIBLE! Go with the Panasonic. You won't regret it.
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Thanks for the response. Let me know if a 3D movie plays in this player as I am very interested in purchasing this unit.
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Firmware upgrade are required. Some BDs have features that require specific firmware to access. This is one of the reasons I replaced mine. Least favorite player to date.
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Define latest? For Mac, it comes w/ no software. Blu ray software can be bought for $60 on app store. I rip my movies to play on roku or apple tv, so I don't use the player. For my windows, it comes w/ an OEM version that is 2 versions old....I didn't install it as I already had something newer. The drive works great w/ DVDFab. I'm very pleased with this drive and recommend.
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No.it doesnt and I.never missed it as I install softwares from site directly that way its the.latest than what comes on cd. As for movies I have a flixster account where I store my digital.movies and watch online or I can download as well
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So my non-hd movies from other regions would be able to play on this player in the upconversions with no problem? Thanks for the info.
759412
I currently have the A3 for my 40" 1080i Samsung LCD. I also picked up a new A35 from Best Buy for $150. Now I have a back up/player, If I decide to upgrade to a 1080p TV. Go online to bestbuy.com, see if the stores in your area have any available. If they do, then run! At this price they're going very fast.Remember the five free movie rebate is still going, you have until 2/28.
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It played a few for me, but not many. With most discs I tried it told me I needed to install the latest patch. I installed the patch and it still told me the same thing. Some of the ones it would *not* play for me were The Amazing Spider-man, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Dark Knight Rises, and Game of Thrones. These are some pretty high-profile titles for it to not work. I think I was able to play Grimm Season 2 and that was about it. It played DVDs with no problems, but the interface is pretty terrible so it's not worth it.
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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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300 was made to have a "film" look in order to have a more artistic look to it as the director intended. Do not let the intentional grain of the movie fool you as this movie should look that way so using that movie for reference to find if you do actually have a defective player is a bad idea. Try using a Shrek The Third, that movie is gorgeous
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Actually, I worked as a bluray salesperson and YES you will need to update, even just for discs. As new bluray movies come out, some of them require updates to play the movie/features. If you contact the manufacturer of the bluray player, they will have an update disc they can send you. If you registered the device when you bought it, this should have been sent automatically.
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We just received ours too (we ordered the dvd player in the early part of February for $150--so we weren't sure if we would...).We received Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix and White Noise instead of The Thing and The Frighteners. Still, very impressed with the DVD player and the free DVDs.
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I got a response from Sony - its a known problem with the new sony pictures copy protection scheme. The unit can be mailed in to Texas for service to make it compatible. Ill pass on that for now and wait and see if other movies become an issue (or stop watching sony movies)...
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I guess my question is: will this blue-ray player, play regular dvds, as well as others? I'm not that big into the movie scene, but it would be nice to watch my reuglar dvds, in HD quality. I do have an 1080p HDTV with all the works if that helps...please...I don't need a top of the line, just a decent blue-ray player..thanks! Note: I don't do streaming & special downlaods for movies, I just need something simple to use, yet that is good quality. I'm not a techno-person!
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Thanks, Grumpy Jay! About 70% of my movie list is classic movies, so that's perfect! And I'm very interested in checking out the British line, too. Woohoo!I don't yet have an HD TV. Hopefully I'll get one this year, but it's on the back burner for now. I'm assuming the Roku HD Player will work even w/o HD TV, right? And I have to have wireless, I'm guessing, which I do.Thanks again, Everyone! I really appreciate all the input!CJ