Why no Blue Ray Player...???? I can't believe why Apple doesn't include a Blue Ray Player... This makes me want to delay my purchase.
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I bet it happens on the next model.I dont get why the resolution on this is HIGHER than 1080P, yet you never really get to use it since the highest video from iTunes is 720P ( currently ).
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I'll propose five reasons: 1. Circular plastic media is on the way out. Streaming is the future. 2. Blu-ray's draconian DRM requires changes (that will reduce performance) in every part of the system hardware and software the video passes through 3. As a storage medium, it's way too expensive. 4. The 27" iMac has DisplayPort input so (with an adapter) a Blu-Ray player can be attached externally and play through the display. 5. It isn't part of Apples game plan which involves selling movies through the iTunes Store.
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If you delay your purchase waiting for blu-ray, you'll never be buying an iMac.
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To be fair, Windows does not support Blu-Ray either, due to "legal reason", and requires users to get third party software, which is the exact same scenario with OS X.
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Mark thanks for saying that you hadn't tried it, cause I was feeling really stupid that I had not put an audio in mine either. The kids' music is all on iPod and hard drive (streamed, when it works...). I hardly get to play all my CDs any more and after all this $$ just spent, I think I deserve it. Maybe I will just burn a bunch of Blu-rays of the CDs now that they came out with a burner/sw to do so on the Mac. Spending $ as fast as I earn it, but what is money for? Oh yeah, college...
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I found that the blu ray player has to be connected to the network via wireless. A hard wired connection won't allow the iphone app to work. No idea why, but I tried for a long time to get it to work over a wired connection. Everything showed up on the network just as you are finding. It worked the first time via wireless. I found that out via scanning several forums. Hope this helps.
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I'm waiting for a 128gb flash player that SOUNDS good, and can be loaded with a standard usb cable, and not requiring some proprietary software (read itunes). I test drove a 64gb ipod touch when it first came out, because my 16gb cowon iaudio7 is too small, but it sounded terrible, admittedly it was a stock set of tunes ripped at a low bit rate, but when I wanted to load up my own max bit rate tunes to it, the geniuses at the apple store couldn't fathom why someone would want to listen to tunes they'd ripped themselves, or how to make it happen. Hopefully someone raises the bar on storage space and sound quality, neither of which should be hard at this point. I wish someone would swing for the fences and do a flash 256gb player. I have to admit, I'm anachronistic, in that I don't want internet access, apps, videos, etc. just a gigantic music player that's not disk based (use it on a motorcycle, drop it constantly on the commute), that sounds fantastic and has great battery life. The more things a device does, the performance of each of those things suffers.
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but can I stream MY movies from my pc? never seem the apple tv in action :-)
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I just downloaded the latest firmware update from the samsung website to a flash drive and went through the steps to update the BD player. Now, I'm having the same problems that everyone is reporting - it won't play a Blueray disc. It get's stuck in the "load" mode. It will, however, play a DVD without a problem. So, like many others before me, I will be taking it back to the store. Samsung wanted me to send it to them, but I don't think I'm going down that nightmare road.
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Pioneer in my eyes have released this head unit way too soon...a lot of features such as mirrorlink...apple functions etc...are not functioning yet. There is supposed to be a firmware upgrade sometime this year. So depending on what functions your looking for, streaming of bluetooth etc will work...all other functions will come at a later date.
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HD DVD is dead (murdered , snuffed before its time) . Unfortunately BluRaY still isnt up to fill the gap. 1299 $ for the first fully functional Sony BD standalone player? Even the PS3 is still missing the update to 2.0 profile.It seems that BLuRAY is taking a break for a year to get where HD DVD already is (was)
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Ugh, no optical drive!? How am I supposed to watch DVD's, play my games or upload music!? Those aren't extinct yet!
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Thank you, Matt. I'll be hooking the player up to the internet today will do the update straight away. I've only had the player for a couple of weeks but so far no problems and I love the difference in the picture. I really hadn't expected such a large difference. Haven't tried non Blu-Ray yet.
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You've come across the same issues that I have in trying to set up my Apple TV. Basically the problem is that the instructions work fine -- as long as you are willing to let Apple TV be your "one and only" device. Most folks want to do what you and I do, though, use several devices via HDMI. I believe the only way to do that is with an HDMI splitter -- and not a switch. Use that and you're stuck with having to take still another step to do what should be seamless. I love Apple products -- in the abstract -- but their mindset is that they don't care to play nice with other technologies.
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This a great question. Why doesn't this blu ray player have an Amazon Prime App?
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Works great for me. I'm using Macgo blu ray software. Not sure if there are other programs that will give you blu ray functionality. I googled blu ray on Mac, and that's the first program I saw.
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I don't have a blue ray DVD player and my apple t.v players just fine though the hdmi port did you trying changing the channel on it because my DVD player I do have I have to switch to hdmi 2 on my t.v to play it and when I play my apple t.v switch to port 2 on the device maybe I have to try it out on my tv in the living room since that is where the blue ray is and see what my results are. I hope that little bit of info worked for you I know it's not much but I hope you fix the problem.
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For Mac you need to buy blu-Ray player software. Not sure if Windows build in player will play it the blu-ray disks. May be you need to buy the same application for Windows as well :-)...
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Good luck! After being hung up on three times when I called the company for assistance I gave up and bought an Apple TV to watch my Netflix through. This machine is trash, and it's customer service is worse! At least the blu ray player works!