Samsung DVD will not play on a SONY: Anyone?
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Most likely because the Sony player is an older model that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW disks. I have a Sony DVP-S7000 (first Sony DVD player) and it does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW, but my Sony Playstation 2 does. Check your manual if it says anything about it being able to play the writable formats. This information will also usually be indicated on the face plate of the unit, if it can play the additional formats in addition to the standard DVD format.
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Looking in on the subject - the problem is the disc maker and the software used. They have to put the resume play on the disc. I got a Samsung 1500 and only one title "Wanted" will resume. All Disney, Dreamworks, a WB will not. Check out the player's marking to see if it helps. I have been asking Samsung if a firmware update could fix the blu-ray disc's failure to authorize resume. Then again, Sony just might have fixed the whole system to prevent firmware work-arounds. Go figure.
751786
I have not had any problems. Perhaps your dvds are blue ray which my TV does not support. Sorry, I can't help.
1246487
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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I just purchased the Samsung BD-P3600 blu-ray players and I'm having the same problem as posted by C. Wagnon; anyone out there has a solution! If I can't use the wifi connection, I'll be returning the darn player!
1095948
If its like mine, it won't play because the Philips BDP5012 is a piece of junk. I'm tossing mine in the trash and getting a Sony, maybe a PS3. Good luck
939705
That sounds like a problem with your individual unit. My wife got me the Blu-ray edition of Planet Earth for Valentines Day and I've been watching them constantly.....no problems detected...not even the slightest hiccup. Have you loaded the latest firmware patch from Sharp? I loaded it the day I bought my player (a couple months ago). Good luck with getting this working!!
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I understand from reading the comments on other Samsung products that it is advisableto update the firmware over the Internet, I just ordered a Samsung 3D Plasma and the Pioneer 1020; based on your comment I will hold off on this Blue Ray player! It sounds like HDMI has some issues...
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It's a bit of a pain, but it does work (I got this info from MediaMall/PlayOn user forums):Select the movie of choice using the Yellow button on the Samsung remote.Tell the Samsung to play the movie.Almost always you'll get an error about invalid format, ignore this.Hit Return two times (gets you back to the movie selection screen)Without changing selection tell the Samsung to play the movie again.Almost always, the show will start up in a few seconds. If it doesn't, do the above steps once more - I have never had it take more than two times, and the movie will play. Quality is pretty good too! It's a bit of a pain, but it does work (I got this info from MediaMall/PlayOn user forums):Select the movie of choice using the Yellow button on the Samsung remote.Tell the Samsung to play the movie.Almost always you'll get an error about invalid format, ignore this.Hit Return two times (gets you back to the movie selection screen)Without changing selection tell the Samsung to play the movie again.Almost always, the show will start up in a few seconds. If it doesn't, do the above steps once more - I have never had it... » Read More It's a bit of a pain, but it does work (I got this info from MediaMall/PlayOn user forums):Select the movie of choice using the Yellow button on the Samsung remote.Tell the Samsung to play the movie.Almost always you'll get an error about invalid format, ignore this.Hit Return two times (gets you back to the movie selection screen)Without changing selection tell the Samsung to play the movie again.Almost always, the show will start up in a few seconds. If it doesn't, do the above steps once more - I have never had it take more than two times, and the movie will play. Quality is pretty good too! « Show Less
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My Sony BDP-s550 just stopped playing blu-ray discs as well. I tried to upgrade the firmware but that failed. Sony support couldn't help me to get it working either. I ended up throwing it in the trash. This was very frustrating. I will definitely not buy another Sony blu-ray player.
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We need more information. Did U install the software on the Samsung and did the installation go well? Please send more details, as your Samsung does not recognize the device or the cord is bad
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I never had to do any of that with mine, thank goodness. I use DVD-R, I burned, I finalized, and they play in my Samsung and my Mac Mini's drive.I had something odd happen the other day, though; a DVD I ordered from Netflix wouldn't play, even after I cleaned it up, but same DVD would play in my computer's drive. It was a foreign film, but I wonder what it was about a commercial disc that would make the Samsung spit it out every time, telling me "please check the disc"? That's the only time that's happened! I wonder if by now it's time to clean the laser.
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My player worked fine for 8 months; now, however, it doesn't play any dvd. The screen message is "invalid disk"I have reset the default settings, and checked the connections. any suggestions?
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Burketop, I'd like to know where you found that Samsung players play PAL? Because I have a BDr-D25052 which play all types of DVD & BluRay but NOT PAL and a chat with Samsung support advised ALL their players SOLD IN THE USA are REGION A and will NOT play PAL. So far not much luck trying to unlock it and make it region free. Thanks for any guidance!
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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.
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I know of at least one instance where a Sony DVD Jukebox machine DID play a burned dual-layer disk that wouldn't play on my Toshiba. Probably not much help- could have been a fluke, but it is true.
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They stopped updating it, and it no longer plays disks. Customers should sue Samsung.