What version firmware is operating on the media player ? Also, does it have pre-set chinese TV channels and movie links ?
1987348
1.0.6.17 Yes they are all in mandarin and the movies are at least one year old.
745108
Samsung stopped updating the firmware on this player several years ago. It is therefore not capable of playing any of the latest titles.
1194039
I haven't had that exact problem. My only suggestion is to update your player's firmware. The manual tells you how, but really you just connect the player to your internet router with a cable and turn it on. It updates itself and when it's done you can remove the cable. I believe some of the newer disks have new "features" that can confuse the older firmware.
1358446
I bought mine only 2 weeks ago and the firmware I have now is dated 8/24/07 and xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-1036. I have not tweaked my settings yet. The defaults are looking very good with free over the air HD channels. Put in HD channels or blueray player or Hd-dvd player, if all look good then just be happy with it. I can't say for sure about the refurbished unit.
459437
7.0 is Exynos. Exynos are very good at decoding, so you don't need to change file in to like .mp4
1028136
I have very positive experiences from using GOM player in playing many different media formats. It automatically find codecs and everything. Perhaps you should give it a try for the new AVCHD format also.
269211
Sorry Boyd, I immediately sent mine back after I saw how poor the usb cord fit into the player! I had to wiggle and apply side pressure to get the laptop to find the player. As soon as I let go, connection was lost..Also the HD screen was poor quality..I only can say that the pre loaded Chinese video files were poor viewing quality. I would think If I were sending examples with my product, I would make sure it was of the highest quality? But answer your question, I was going to use my laptop to transfer..
1141954
Mine was the 222mhz version. Seems to work good. Just the usual Chinese programing.
1034896
Never had that problem.. I did not update firmware due to me wanting to not have the crappy cineV junk on it. Are you sure the firmware update is not the reason? How was it playing before that update? If it was playing ok before then I would try to download the firmware again if you are able to.
645089
No idea. I didn't try US model. All the instructions are indeed in Japanese, but the English ones are available on Sony website. Had no problem with setup/connection whatsoever.
1962783
It is an older model now but it has Vudu, CinemaNow and Netflix. I have Netflix and it works fine but sometimes it takes it's sweet time to connect.
726170
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.
1208474
Dear friend,Yes, APK for Chinese TV shows can be installed on this device. can work properly.Best regards!
1267414
I got my BD-P2500 today. They first thing I tried was to upgrade with BD-P2550 firmware. I tried both CD and USB methods. Unfortunately the player is clever enough to know it's being upgraded with the wrong firmware. Upgrading with the correct BD-P2500 firmware worked fine.Too bad. So sad.
1692704
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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Ya, I have the same problem. I have a choice between Korean, I think Russian, and a couple other Asian languages; English is not an option. Is there something like a firmware update that will Engish-a-phize this (these - I bought two) for me?
398563
Hi Shelley,I sent you a post in another discussion. It seems the Netflix movies are giving me grief!! I'm trying to watch Michael Clayton, and my player says its incompatible. I'm having a tough time installing the firmware update as well... the machine can't seem to locate the dang file on my jump drive. Oh well, maybe the disc is bad.Cheers!