Any difficulty watching regular DVD movies with this unit? One reviewer commented about their difficulty with online videos (youtube, netflix, etc.).
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I got the computer for my mom, and she does not use it for movies, so I can't help you. Sorry!
647136
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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Yes, my daughter has watched videos on hers. I'm not sure where they came from as I believe I haven't downloaded netflix. But we do have youtube and that works fine.
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So far, I haven't had one single problem watching movies which stems the issue. 'Probably' if you compare the feature to a set for 3-D playback, but for regular 2-D, the G25 is nothing short of stellar when it comes to picture quality and DVD playback. Like I mentioned, all the stuff I've watched has never been a problem, the 24p (2:3) worked wonders and I am loving my set!
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Hi there K.........how did this unit turn out for you? I've had mine for a couple of years so far, and it plays DVD's great. I gave up on learning how to copy a tape to a disk, but that is the one feature I needed to rid myself of boxes of old VCR tapes. (See my posts dated 2/21/10.) James says I need a tuner, however the inst. book does not mention that. Thanks for the help, Jeanette
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I was having the same problem...but it was not related to the streaming at all. Mine would freeze up while I was watching a DVD. If I tried to go to the main menu for the player or if I paused a DVD too long, it would freeze up and do the "see you" thing. I noticed that everytime it did this, it seemed like it was trying to connect to the internet. I went into the settings and disabled the setting where it downloads extra content while watching BluRay and this fixed my problem. Now I can pause and navigate the menus and haven't gotten the "see you" thing at all. Hope this helps. I was having the same problem...but it was not related to the streaming at all. Mine would freeze up while I was watching a DVD. If I tried to go to the main menu for the player or if I paused a DVD too long, it would freeze up and do the "see you" thing. I noticed that everytime it did this, it seemed like it was trying to connect to the internet. I went into the settings and disabled the setting where it downloads extra content while watching BluRay and this fixed my problem. Now I can pause and navigate the menus and haven't gotten the "see you" thing at all. Hope... » Read More I was having the same problem...but it was not related to the streaming at all. Mine would freeze up while I was watching a DVD. If I tried to go to the main menu for the player or if I paused a DVD too long, it would freeze up and do the "see you" thing. I noticed that everytime it did this, it seemed like it was trying to connect to the internet. I went into the settings and disabled the setting where it downloads extra content while watching BluRay and this fixed my problem. Now I can pause and navigate the menus and haven't gotten the "see you" thing at all. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Yes, I watch movies off of youtube (as well as tons of other things) plus I watch them off of dvd's that I play on here also. I prefer listening to them with earphones, tho, since the sound comes up from the bottom and it sounds better with earphones (or a speaker attached)....but I'm always listening late at night anyway, and that way I don't wake anyone up....since I'm always laying in bed with this thing perched on my stomach...hahaha.
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I get the check disk message on most every standard DVD I put in the player. Works O.K. with Blu-Ray and Netflix streaming.
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You're welcome. I have owned this unit for a little over a year now and it has done a great job. I use it exclusively for Blurays and I have a different stand alone for DVDs.
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The only DVDs I have loaded on this computer are a couple of video games. No problem there.
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I have not had any problems. Perhaps your dvds are blue ray which my TV does not support. Sorry, I can't help.
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Yes, I have not had any problems with any of the DVDs working and I use a U.S. DVD player.
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I had this same problem, too. put a couple of movies on there and it was almost painful to try to watch. I don't think this device works very well for videos/movies. :/ I doubt the hardware is good enough to provide a proper, synced playback.
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Sorry, can't help. We use the machine for DVD only and so far have not encountered this issue.
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I have. Less than 1 week old. Using HDMI cable. Played "Polar Express" (Full Screen Version) and player "stutters" every 5 minutes or so.Tried two other "wide-screen" discs and the "stuttering" did not happen. Playing to a new Magnavox 47" LCD.Home burned vacation DVD's upconverted and played just great! Very Good for audio CD's also!
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I have three Sony Internet players in the house, and a 50 mbs internet connection. Generally it works well, although I did move the player at the far end of the basement onto a wired connection. Occasionally I still have an issue with the responsiveness of youtube videos, but as far as I can tell it is an issue with their streaming server or local ISP congestion, not with the player.
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I saw favorable reviews overall for this Samsung unit and bought one on sale for $299 at Best Buy a few days ago. Had a rough go setting up Netflix streaming at first and then got it to flow pretty well but then it stopped midstream while viewing a Netflix movie. Couldn't figure out why and so tried three different DVD movies out and had a very difficult time to get them to play at all. Longest viewing went 18 seconds and then went kaput. Took the unit back to the store and got another in exchange (same model), planning to go with the LG390 if this one failed, too. But Lo and Behold!, this unit has been running flawlessly thus far with less than a week of ownership. Great streaming for the Netflix films as well (not Blu-Ray quality, of course, but the HD-labelled films have been near HD-DVD quality anyway). So, so far I am holding my breath and hoping it works out over the long haul. Will keep all posted if troubles arise.