Playback problem with blu-ray version of Crank 2: Has anyone else seen this problem on their 550?
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Yes, I had the same problem on my SONY BDP-S350, in order for it to play your BD player must have either internal memory (PS3) or external memory (1G or more flash memory) inserted to handle the the BDLive requirements of the disc.
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I simply renamed my xvid movie which usually has a .avi file extension to a .mpg file extension. Low and behold, the blu-ray player played it just fine with no conversion necessary. Surprise! (rolls eyes...)
939709
I just bought Planet Earth (Blu-Ray) and it plays great on my Aquos player and I haven't had to load any updates (yet). If you figure it out, let us know. Good luck.
409765
FYI, I found out VLC alone will not playback 1080p, at least not without your occasional skipping and stuttering. Install k-lite codecs and run the movies using Windows Media Player classic. It runs like a champ.
1500952
I talked to Sony Support people and the problem is not the Blu-Ray. The player is working just fine, but since it is connected to a Home Theater, the receiver needs to be updated in order to play 3D movies. So, If some of you have a similar problem, Don't panic!!!, check the Blu-Ray firmware as well as the home theater.
1065516
Same issue here, but only seems to happen with Blu-ray discs. Never saw anyone else mention this in a review--here or elsewhere (cnet, pc magazine). Keep meaning to contact Sony because hopefully it's a defect that can be fixed. If not, it's a big ding on the quality. FYI, I rested the player's four feet on four thick pieces of padding to quiet the vibrations. Dr. Scholl's shoe inserts work quite well (but shouldn't be needed!).
90630
Thanks for your feedback, amazon notification on the discussion thread really works... :)I recently upgraded the firmware to 1.9 (2008, August 26 version), and since then I haven't (knock on wood) had any problem loading the new movies (Iron man, Transformer, Sex and City, Forgetting Sarah Marshall etc.) You may want to upgrade yours too, and hope you can enjoy the Batman begins eventually.Xin
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Isnt that a shame? so you're saying that it will look grainy on any blue ray player? I wouldve thought any encoding problem wouldve been fixed by now, i mean 300 just came out on blue ray.Do stores offer refunds or something? Have you tried a different blue ray? or a different TV? Im going to take mine to my friends house and test it on his LCD TV.thxThank you.
1905987
my Sony bdp 550 has stopped playing my own home movie bd-re disks version 024 but still still plays commercial discs
1785499
My SD DVDs did not look good either. The upconversion to 1080p cause the picture to "jitter" slightly, but noticeably. I went to "video output settings, selected hdmi (which are the cables I am using), manually set the output to 1080i....and the problem completely went away. My SD DVDs now look as well as they did on my old players.
132992
wow.. it took me forever to find a solution to this problem. The Up, Up, Down, Down, etc. solution worked for me! Thank you! Thank you! btw, mine was Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Blu ray player.
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I had (and still have) the same problems (standard def dvd freezing/choppy playback/check disc errors) prior to updating the firmware. I think the problems just coincided with the timing of the firmware update. LG needs to get on this and make things right for their customers.
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.
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S. Grubbs, I'm having the same problem. Turning off Auto Motion Plus doesn't fix the problem. The closest thing to a solution I've found is setting Auto Motion Plus to "Clear." That fixes the problem for some non-HD programming on cable, but for the HD stuff on Netflix, Vudu, etc. (and I'm assuming for DVDs) the problem is still there.This really sucks. The effect is, put simply, NOT WHAT THE FILMMAKERS INTEND. Otherwise they would've shot the movie that way. Screw this new technology.
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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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This started happening last month. I've had the unit for 2 years. Usually opening and closing the DVD tray will resolve the issue. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 tries to get the movie to play.
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I just received my LG BH200 (Blu-ray and HD DVD combo player) back from LG. The unit did not work out of the box so I sent it in for repair. They replaced the main board and loaded the latest firmware. The latest firmware (12/08) does not support BD-R/AVCHD discs. I tried several times and finally looked around www.avsforum.com and found the April 08 firmware is the latest that still supports BD-R/AVCHD playback. So I downgraded the firmware and an AVCHD DVD plays fine. I'm not sure where LG is on BD-R support with the BD300. Check out AVS forum.FYI, my HD camcorder does not record AVCHD format, but Ulead VideoStudio 11.5+ can author it. I just received my LG BH200 (Blu-ray and HD DVD combo player) back from LG. The unit did not work out of the box so I sent it in for repair. They replaced the main board and loaded the latest firmware. The latest firmware (12/08) does not support BD-R/AVCHD discs. I tried several times and finally looked around www.avsforum.com and found the April 08 firmware is the latest that still supports BD-R/AVCHD playback. So I downgraded the firmware and an AVCHD DVD plays fine. I'm not sure where LG is on BD-R support with the BD300. Check out AVS forum.FYI, my HD camcorder... » Read More I just received my LG BH200 (Blu-ray and HD DVD combo player) back from LG. The unit did not work out of the box so I sent it in for repair. They replaced the main board and loaded the latest firmware. The latest firmware (12/08) does not support BD-R/AVCHD discs. I tried several times and finally looked around www.avsforum.com and found the April 08 firmware is the latest that still supports BD-R/AVCHD playback. So I downgraded the firmware and an AVCHD DVD plays fine. I'm not sure where LG is on BD-R support with the BD300. Check out AVS forum.FYI, my HD camcorder does not record AVCHD format, but Ulead VideoStudio 11.5+ can author it. « Show Less