VSX-919AH-K and Netflix Watch Instantly Does anyone have any issues with this receiver not carrying the sound via HDMI on Netflix Watch Instantly content?I have a Sony Blu-Ray unit that provides a Netflix interface. Sound works perfectly on all other content streams (Amazon Unbox, Blip.TV, Slacker, YouTube, etc.)...not Netflix.Called Netflix and after troubleshooting, they suspect either a) bad HDMI cable or b) the receiver is not decoding the audio properly. Since sound works for all other components and content streams from the blu-Ray, they suspect the receiver and its HDMI pass-through.When I have time, I'm going to try a direct connection between the Blu-Ray player and the HDTV. I suspect it's going to work as it it did before I installed this receiver into our entertainment center.Was just curious if anyone else has experienced this and if so, what solutions, if any, were there? VSX-919AH-K and Netflix Watch Instantly Does anyone have any issues with this receiver not carrying the sound via HDMI on Netflix Watch Instantly content?I have a Sony Blu-Ray unit that... » Read More VSX-919AH-K and Netflix Watch Instantly Does anyone have any issues with this receiver not carrying the sound via HDMI on Netflix Watch Instantly content?I have a Sony Blu-Ray unit that provides a Netflix interface. Sound works perfectly on all other content streams (Amazon Unbox, Blip.TV, Slacker, YouTube, etc.)...not Netflix.Called Netflix and after troubleshooting, they suspect either a) bad HDMI cable or b) the receiver is not decoding the audio properly. Since sound works for all other components and content streams from the blu-Ray, they suspect the receiver and its HDMI pass-through.When I have time, I'm going to try a direct connection between the Blu-Ray player and the HDTV. I suspect it's going to work as it it did before I installed this receiver into our entertainment center.Was just curious if anyone else has experienced this and if so, what solutions, if any, were there? « Show Less
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I'm assuming you are passing the HDMI through the VSX-919AH-K receiver (in other words, the receiver is sitting between your PS3 and your HDTV?)
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I think everyone interested in this should contact Amazon. At the moment, the response is that they will forward the request to the VOD team. The more they hear the same request, the more they may consider it. My email: This is just a kind request to offer Video on Demand on the LG BD570 player via Netcast. I realize that it's offered offered on BD670, but seeing as the 570 is still being sold (I purchased it less than a year ago), I think you can gain more customers. I am planning on cancelling my Netflix account and am considering VOD for myself. My mother is using the BD570 and I want to order a VOD service for her as well. According to the LG responses to this request, it's not their decision, but Amazon's. Most consumers are posing the request to LG, but you can see from the discussions on Amazon that this is something wanted. Amazon's response: Hello, Thanks for suggesting that we provide Amazon Instant Video content for LG BD570 Blu-ray Player. Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the experience of watching our digital videos. I appreciate your thoughts and I have forwarded your suggestion to the Instant Video team.
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Thank you, Phil. I read somewhere on the discussions that a user had downloaded firmware that locked up his machine and the company said that there was really no fix for it yet so he was stuck with a machine that no longer worked. I have another question. My computer is upstairs and my bigscreen with Bose sound, etc. is downstairs in the family room. How do I go about running netflix streaming movies. Do I need anything downstairs or does the signal come in from netflix into a Gateway at my house and they are already connected. I am so out of touch anymore. It is hard to believe that I used to be the district technology cooridinator for our community grade school district. DUH Thank you, Phil. I read somewhere on the discussions that a user had downloaded firmware that locked up his machine and the company said that there was really no fix for it yet so he was stuck with a machine that no longer worked. I have another question. My computer is upstairs and my bigscreen with Bose sound, etc. is downstairs in the family room. How do I go about running netflix streaming movies. Do I need anything downstairs or does the signal come in from netflix into a Gateway at my house and they are already connected. I am so out of touch anymore. It is hard to believe that I used... » Read More Thank you, Phil. I read somewhere on the discussions that a user had downloaded firmware that locked up his machine and the company said that there was really no fix for it yet so he was stuck with a machine that no longer worked. I have another question. My computer is upstairs and my bigscreen with Bose sound, etc. is downstairs in the family room. How do I go about running netflix streaming movies. Do I need anything downstairs or does the signal come in from netflix into a Gateway at my house and they are already connected. I am so out of touch anymore. It is hard to believe that I used to be the district technology cooridinator for our community grade school district. DUH « Show Less
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I have found lower quality resolution with Netflix streaming wirelessly than I get with Amazon using the same speed and config. I have a BluRay player attached that has wireless that I plan to try to see if it is better but I don't think it is the connection since I can stream HD from Amazon and get a totally crisp picture. I have a 10mb connection. UPDATE:As mentioned above I did try streaming Netflix through my Sony BluRay to see if the connection was better. It may have been very marginally better, but did not solve the recurring pixelation problem. In my case at 10mb it may be partially a speed problem. I plan to upgrade to 60 or 90 in the next few weeks and will post another update after that as well.
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Good Question! And one I didn't consider when purchasing this unit. The answer is: Apparently not. After getting your question I tried to see if my DVD would play through the Yamaha RX-V371 (with it off, or to say - in standby) to my HDTV. So the receiver does not appear have the pass-through feature. Turning on the receiver yielded both audio & video to my HDTV. Be advised that both the Yamaha unit and my HDTV are circa 2010, have been classified as "discontinued," and probably a feature (as well as others) no one thought about at the time. Note that I use HDMI cables between the Blu-ray player, to the receiver and to the HDTV (as well as an audio optical cable from the HDTV to the receiver). Because of the two-year span of advanced technical features, these units may not have all the features that have occured during that time. But if you can deal with the lack of the stand-by feature, the receiver is a good one otherwise, and at a good price. You might also pose your question to Yamaha (http://usa.yamaha.com)
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Mine works great for Netflix, don't use it for much anything else unless I'm bored or curious to see what else is online to watch. For an older unit it still hangs in there with some newer models and plays just about anything, I use the PS3 media server to stream movies that wouldn't otherwise play thru smart media or usb. I haven't seen any updates for the firmware since I got mine, but that may not be unusual since I haven't seen any problems other than some codecs that don't play unless streaming them from a PC.
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Hi, I have the sony bdp-bx57. I have it all set up and it works great except for my netflix. When I go to netflix all I get is what is in my instant Que, other people tell me that they can search for the movies they want by category or title search or favorites or how ever they want. What do I need to do so I can see more than just what is in my instant Que. Any help will be appreciated, Rick
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I could get mine to connect but continued getting error messages when I tried to access Netflix even though the Netflix site came up. So, I called emailed them and none of the fixes worked. If I were you I would return it and either purchase a Blue Ray player with wireless capabilities or get a Roku. I have a Sony Blue RFay wireless player and it works great. I paid $100 for it. I also have a Sony for the TV in my computer room and it is wired to my router via ethernet cable and it works great. The Rikomagic is a great idea if it would just work.
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Hello Ronald and thank you for your inquiry.The Marantz receiver does not support NetFlix but maybe your TV does?If not, you can add a streamer to your system to support NetFlix easy enough.We're here to help so please let us know if you have any additional questions!Thank you,Scott
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For clarification, are you saying it's happening with both streaming (ie. Netflix) as well as Blu-Ray discs? If it's just streaming, the other reponses are correct. If it's also happening with discs, you have a hardware issue or possibly a firmware issue. check with Samsung; I find their Support very accommodating even if the item is out of warranty. Good luck.
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Got the same problem. Worked fine for 4 months and then in the past few weeks just simply can't play netflix movie. Entering into netflix movie and queue is no problem. Don't see any fixes posted anywhere.
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Hi, I just bought this TV and I have a Netflix account. I'm trying to stream Netflix on my TV but I can't hear audio. I bought an HDMI cable and connected it to my Macbook Pro. This TV functions nicely as a giant monitor, but I want to be able to watch movies with the audio coming out of the TV. Does anybody know how to do this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! I was trying to find a Netflix ready icon on the box -- it doesn't have one. I'm assuming I can't?
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Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds like it should work but have yet to try it. Good luck. Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds... » Read More Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds like it should work but have yet to try it. Good luck. « Show Less
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"your bd player's netflix keys have been hacked" and it said I could no longer play Netflix movies on my player. So I'm going to just post how I fixed it since the answers were spread out on this thread. I can't say each step is necessary, but it worked. I have the newest firmware.Got same problem. Upgrade firmware and found this solution online that worked for me:1. Deactivated the player at Netflix's website. Under "Your Account" ...2. Hard reset by pressing fast-forward on the player for five seconds with no disc.3. Attempt to play a Netflix movie (red "A" button on main screen).4. Perform the regular activation process for Netflix.5. Reenter Time Zone, Time, etc. settings in player. "your bd player's netflix keys have been hacked" and it said I could no longer play Netflix movies on my player. So I'm going to just post how I fixed it since the answers were spread out on this thread. I can't say each step is necessary, but it worked. I have the newest firmware.Got same problem. Upgrade firmware and found this solution online that worked for me:1. Deactivated the player at Netflix's website. Under "Your Account" ...2. Hard reset by pressing fast-forward on the player for five seconds with no disc.3. Attempt to play a Netflix... » Read More "your bd player's netflix keys have been hacked" and it said I could no longer play Netflix movies on my player. So I'm going to just post how I fixed it since the answers were spread out on this thread. I can't say each step is necessary, but it worked. I have the newest firmware.Got same problem. Upgrade firmware and found this solution online that worked for me:1. Deactivated the player at Netflix's website. Under "Your Account" ...2. Hard reset by pressing fast-forward on the player for five seconds with no disc.3. Attempt to play a Netflix movie (red "A" button on main screen).4. Perform the regular activation process for Netflix.5. Reenter Time Zone, Time, etc. settings in player. « Show Less
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Why is it i have troble streaming Netflix to my Sony Blue Ray DVD every FRIDAY and SATURDAY night? Daytime and Week nights, NO PROBLEM? Are NETFLIX Servers overloaded? What is the real problem because I don't think its my connection or device. I know it's not my connection because I'm entering this as I'm watching my frequently stoping Netflix movie and my connection is FINE. It has taken about 3 hours to watch an 1 1/2 hr movie. :( Does anyone else have this PROBLEM?
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I did not do anything other than set up the player to my wireless comcast internet stream. Then went to the Netflix app on the player and linked it to my Netflix account. I have a Bose Lifestyle system that shows what the audio stream is. Netflix has a limited amount of movies that are streamed in 5.1 and not all HD movies Netflix has are streamed in 5.1. Suprisingly Amazon video on demand has less titles but more are in 5.1 sound so it's dissappointing that this player does not stream Amazon in 5.1. Sorry I could not be of more help with Netflix but once you set Netflix up it should automatically stream the movies in 5.1 if it's available in 5.1 I did not do anything other than set up the player to my wireless comcast internet stream. Then went to the Netflix app on the player and linked it to my Netflix account. I have a Bose Lifestyle system that shows what the audio stream is. Netflix has a limited amount of movies that are streamed in 5.1 and not all HD movies Netflix has are streamed in 5.1. Suprisingly Amazon video on demand has less titles but more are in 5.1 sound so it's dissappointing that this player does not stream Amazon in 5.1. Sorry I could not be of more help with Netflix but once you set Netflix up it should... » Read More I did not do anything other than set up the player to my wireless comcast internet stream. Then went to the Netflix app on the player and linked it to my Netflix account. I have a Bose Lifestyle system that shows what the audio stream is. Netflix has a limited amount of movies that are streamed in 5.1 and not all HD movies Netflix has are streamed in 5.1. Suprisingly Amazon video on demand has less titles but more are in 5.1 sound so it's dissappointing that this player does not stream Amazon in 5.1. Sorry I could not be of more help with Netflix but once you set Netflix up it should automatically stream the movies in 5.1 if it's available in 5.1 « Show Less
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I have the 50-inch version and I have still have issues with Netflix, but nowhere near the problems I was having with my Sony Blu-ray. The problems mostly happen during peak hours (5:00PM - 9:00PM). As far as 4K streaming from Netflix...I don't think they have 4K content yet. I did have the Sony Server that offered some true 4K content, but it took forever to download videos (15 hours to download Elysium and I have a 35MB connection). I ended up taking the $700 server back since you don't get much for your money. Hope this helps.