wireless upgrades has anyone been able to upgrade firmware with a wireless device or can you only use a lan line?this is very impractical since my lan lines are on a different floor of the house than my theater room. i have a wireless router but not sure if a wireless device is made to plug in to blueray player. wireless upgrades has anyone been able to upgrade firmware with a wireless device or can you only use a lan line?this is very impractical since my lan lines are on a different floor of the house... » Read More wireless upgrades has anyone been able to upgrade firmware with a wireless device or can you only use a lan line?this is very impractical since my lan lines are on a different floor of the house than my theater room. i have a wireless router but not sure if a wireless device is made to plug in to blueray player. « Show Less
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How does everyone solve this I wonder! It's a real pain because wireless access points don't generally have a useable Ethernet connection. I ended up buying a devolo plug starter kit that sends the Internet around the house electric circuit. It was pricey (nearly £100 - am in uk) but it literally plugged in and worked.
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Jeff, has anyone responded to your question? I have the same situation and would love to add a wireless adapter to my DMP-BD55k but not sure it will work.
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Have no idea but you need to update .Icouldn't update on the page where it shows your devices.then I saw it on my network sharing center and it updated from there.The only reason I missed with because i upgrade to a faster speed.So you have to do a lot of reading on the netgear website to understand what is going on or other wise don;t miss with it if it is working ok
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Yes it is firmware upgradeable but if you do that you will cause the player not to play all the blu-ray regions. Was told not to do a firmware upgrade on mine or lose playing all the regions on the blu-rays.
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I haven't tried it yet. I'm using the August 2013 firmware. I don't have any problems with the router, but my use is pretty simple.
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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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does anyone know if the firmware upgrade fixes it to where you can play Disney Blu-rays. I had to watch Ponyo in my ps3. and I have Dial up so How can I get the firmware upgrade?
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What the others are saying. I was unable to find a software update online, so I had to run a wired connection to the TV set to update. I too am having WiFi issues, and the software update did not help. I've tried two access points without success. I'm going to try a third AP sometime today. Regardless of the outcome, I have a Sharp Tech scheduled to come out on Wednesday.
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yes you can, it's peer to peer. but for updating the firmware you need a WiFi which connected to the internet
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Unfortunately Panasonic does not make this very clear on the BluRay box. The player, depending on model is "wireless ready" but requires the LAN adapter to connect to your wi-fi as it does not have the required circuitry internally to receive and process the wi-fi signal. My Blu Ray was network ready - if I used an ethernet cable, but required the adapter for wifi. I guess it is way to sell an accessory. This is a throwback to early laptops that required a wifi usb adapter to connect.
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At least the VBR 337 and 338 allow wireless software updates. I've had to replace 2 Vizio DVD players because the movie industry outpaced Vizio's technology. The studios are constantly adding more stuff to their DVDs and you need a player that can keep up.
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There is a website devoted to BD-Live, i.e. connecting a Blu-Ray player to the internet:http://www.rayinblu.com/blu-ray-wirelessIt includes a list of compatible hardware to make the conversion from ethernet to wireless.
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You don't! This player is meant to hook to an ethernet wire run out of a router. "Wires all over the house" If you want a WIFI get a blu ray player with built in wireless. By the time you get the one wifi adapter that will work with this player you will find it would have been cheaper to get a wireless blu ray. Of course you also need a broadband internet connection to stream video. You can stream video over a cellular connection but expect problems.
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You can hook up several of these without an issue, as they are simply repeating the carrier signal, and not causing an interference pattern. Please remember though, that wireless signals travel out and DOWN (not so well up) So I would recommend putting your source router as high up in your house as possible, and set up the repeaters on the lower levels as necessary. If you have a smart phone, download the app WiFi Analyzer so you can actually walk through your home and see your signal strength, and identify problem areas. It will also allow you to see your neighbor's networks, and determine if any of them are trying to use the same signal channel as you. You can hook up several of these without an issue, as they are simply repeating the carrier signal, and not causing an interference pattern. Please remember though, that wireless signals travel out and DOWN (not so well up) So I would recommend putting your source router as high up in your house as possible, and set up the repeaters on the lower levels as necessary. If you have a smart phone, download the app WiFi Analyzer so you can actually walk through your home and see your signal strength, and identify problem areas. It will also allow you to see your neighbor's networks, and determine... » Read More You can hook up several of these without an issue, as they are simply repeating the carrier signal, and not causing an interference pattern. Please remember though, that wireless signals travel out and DOWN (not so well up) So I would recommend putting your source router as high up in your house as possible, and set up the repeaters on the lower levels as necessary. If you have a smart phone, download the app WiFi Analyzer so you can actually walk through your home and see your signal strength, and identify problem areas. It will also allow you to see your neighbor's networks, and determine if any of them are trying to use the same signal channel as you. « Show Less
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I'm also struggling. First how does one know if one needs the firmware update? How do you know what version is currently installed on the unit? When I run the update wizard from the Jabra web site, it just gets to the place where is says, "When the device has entered firmware upgrade mode Windows will install a device driver needed during the upgrade process. When the driver installation is completed the firmware download will begin automatically." But nothing ever happens. So I'm just as stuck. Sorry this is of no help.
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Yes, this unit has wireless wifi capability, BUT you have to buy the USB dongle. My experience is that performance is inconsistent, and too often I would get a message saying my internet connection was too slow, after multiple long pauses for rebuffering. This was particularly a problem with streaming Netflix. Now I only use the unit for the audio for my home theatre system, because the Blu-Ray player won't play Blu-Rays and can't be updated, and the issues with the wifi reception.
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We have a wireless router for our laptops, but our desktop PCs are still wired into the router too ...in another room. So what do you suggest? I wonder if two routers in one home would work. Our Wii is in the room with the tv that we would like to install the player, so then we have to wonder about how this would effect it's wireless capabilities too.
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This was my biggest beef. For such an expensive item and in todays world we should be able to get firmware updates. I am not aware of any way to update the firmware. I hope someone can prove me wrong. I do own it despite my concern.