How does this unit do playing Blu-Ray rentals? I have a Sony Optiarc that only recognizes about half of the new Blu-Rays I rent from Redbox.
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I am very happy with it it plays and records blue ray disks. I have several products from Buffalo and am very happy with them.
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I rent from Netflix Blu-Ray/DVD and from the Public Library. I have not had any trouble with playback. Well let me step back a bit. I was using CyberLink PowerDVD 10 when I first purchased the Buffalo and I did have some trouble. I upgraded to CyberLink 14 and had no trouble at all after that. However, let me give you a heads up on something else I discovered. "Endpoint Security" by Bitdefinder and I imagine some other antivirus programs will constantly read/search the Buffalo Drive if you don't disable that. I didn't know how to do it. My Cable Provider, who I installed Bitdefinder from addressed and solved that issue. All-In-All I say the Buffalo MediaStation is a pretty good unit. I rent from Netflix Blu-Ray/DVD and from the Public Library. I have not had any trouble with playback. Well let me step back a bit. I was using CyberLink PowerDVD 10 when I first purchased the Buffalo and I did have some trouble. I upgraded to CyberLink 14 and had no trouble at all after that. However, let me give you a heads up on something else I discovered. "Endpoint Security" by Bitdefinder and I imagine some other antivirus programs will constantly read/search the Buffalo Drive if you don't disable that. I didn't know how to do it. My Cable Provider, who I installed... » Read More I rent from Netflix Blu-Ray/DVD and from the Public Library. I have not had any trouble with playback. Well let me step back a bit. I was using CyberLink PowerDVD 10 when I first purchased the Buffalo and I did have some trouble. I upgraded to CyberLink 14 and had no trouble at all after that. However, let me give you a heads up on something else I discovered. "Endpoint Security" by Bitdefinder and I imagine some other antivirus programs will constantly read/search the Buffalo Drive if you don't disable that. I didn't know how to do it. My Cable Provider, who I installed Bitdefinder from addressed and solved that issue. All-In-All I say the Buffalo MediaStation is a pretty good unit. « Show Less
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Jim, I am not sure of rentals from RedBox. I have Netflix and I've only had one Blu-Ray disc that wouldn't play. Netflix sent me another one and I didn't have any problem with it.
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Sorry to reply so late... but yes I own this and it's definately one of the best Blu-ray standalone players out today. I updated it to the latest 1.6 Firmware and it works flawlessly and reliable. Also, I have noticed that this player upconverts regular DVDs better than my PS3... I would recommend this player if you were in the market for a Blu-ray stand alone player today.
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I went with the Sharp BD player, and it's working fine now. I already have a PS3, but I wanted a second player for a smaller tv I have in my household (which is a Sharp Aquous too).
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Im having an issue with this. I contacted Sony and they told me to hook up my:Bluray > HDMI > TVBluray > Optical Cable > Home TheaterHome Theater > HDMI > TVWhen i play my dvds on my home theater i get the full surround sound, BUT when i play my blurays i dont. I get the same sound from my front right speakers and my right rear speakers (same thing for the left side). Does anyone have a solution? or having these same issues?My Equipment: Sony Bravia KDL46V5100, Sony HDX589w Home Theater, Samsung P3600 BluRay Player
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Sweet, I did that as well as some other adjustments on my blu-ray input. I will set mine back to standard & see if it helps. Any suggestion on settings i should use Nick?
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Almost every Blu-ray or DVD player from Sony will only play discs for the region it is sold. Only a modified Sony player will play multiple regions , which will of course void its warranty.
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Perhaps you need firmware to play or disc is defective. To find out play disc on someone else's blu ray player if it doesn't then you know it's the disc.
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It will only play blu-rays with a software program. The one I use is powerDVD 13
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I've played many moves on it but perhaps they've all been regular DVD. I know I've successfully burned many BluRays (for iTunes sharing to Apple TV, which is the primary reason I bought it) but when I just tried to play a BluRay on the computer (VLC Media Player installed Win8 Bootcamp on Mac Mini hardware) I got an error, so maybe there is an issue playing BluRays. I'll mess around with it and see if I can get it to work and let you know.
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Thanks. I've done all that with no results. My last resort is to test the player with a few other Blu-Ray discs. If they play with no problem, I'll return this set to Amazon and ask for another one.
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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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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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Thanks, Bishop, for your reply. I liked your last statement (very funny!). A couple of hours after i went out to get this model at Best Buy (i just couldn't wait!), a friend showed me the all-region equivalent (also from Pioneer) featured on this same Amazon site! Well, at least they claim it's all region, but seems some customers have had to get guarantees from the supplier that the unit will indeed play all types of discs. A bit confusing. ;)
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I have not tried blu ray as I do not have very many of them. But I can tell you that it will only replay DVD+RW which is a bummer at times, since many dvd's that I have recorded are not.
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Yes it plays Blu-ray's on my pc just fine. Try downloading Blu-ray disc advisor, it will tell you where your problem is.
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I've tried a few different video types but all through a smart bluray player. What are you playing? based on how it seems to function id say that should work.
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Thanks R. Oxhorn and Noaxtogrind. You asked and answered my question. Just got the Samsung BD5700 for a gift and hope Samsung does update the Blu-ray to access Amazon's streaming.