Does this Blu-ray need to be physically hooked up to the modem, or can it use wifi only?
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It has built-in WiFi, so you can put it anywhere. It also has wired Ethernet, so you can also plug it in to your router as well.
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It has built-in WiFi, so you can put it anywhere.It also has wired Ethernet, so you can also plug it in to your router as well.
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I don't have cable or direct connected to it. It has to have a router to function. I have mine running wi-fi from my router through my Onkyo THX reciever. I use the Cat/Sat input on my network A/V receiver. And have the NSZ-GT1 connected to the Blu-Ray HDMI input. This thing is awesome!
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Sony BDPBX510 3D Blu Ray/DVD Player with Super Wifi. From what I remember, this unit will let me record off Comcast or Fios, allow the unit to store in memory, then cut a disk.
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As far as the cord is concerned, yes. LAN(local area network) refers to what is on the user(your) side of your router. Ethernet is more general term. Yes, you can use this cable to connect your Blu ray player that connects to the internet by wire, to your router.
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Did you check that wi-fi has a decent signal strength? Do movies play without issue?
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I am also having this issue. Contacted amazon instant video customer service. They said they have been having this issue with panasonic blu ray's but I still don't have an answer on the fix. Now my blu ray won't connect to the internet at all.
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Stanley D.,It will play Blu-Ray discs, DVD discs, and even CD-Audio discs. You don't need it to be connected to the Internet to run. However, you may want to connect it once to make sure you have the latest updates installed on the player. But you don't have to. --Mr. S
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You need a source to plug into one of these. You'll need either a router or a switch. Take the cable currently plugged into your computer, plug that into the switch/router, and then from the switch/router, you can plug one cable into your computer and a second cable into one of these units, which is plugged into the wall. The other unit will be plugged into the wall near your blu-ray, with a cable connecting that second unit to the blu-ray.
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It will not function as a stand alone blu-ray movie disc player. It has to be hooked up to a machine (aka your computer) that has blu-ray playback software.
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Nah...what do you need a router for? ...but it has a wifi receiver to view movies etc....and if the wifi (wireless) don't work, you can hard wire it to your modem.
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No. You need a Wifi router connected to the internet. Your DVD will interface with the router. This device interfaces to a audio receiver without Wifi through a USB port and interfaces to the Wifi router.
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Thanks, A. Haught ,for the clarification! I shall connect the wireless dongle to the BluRay player. Although I purchased the BD-85K BluRay player at panasonic.com on Black Friday, I just received the unit a few days ago as it was on back order.
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Wi-fi capability allows the unit to connect to the internet wirelessly. Blue ray technology is in the picture quality. It allows for a clearer sharper picture.
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are you talking about using your wifi for your blu-ray and your tv.i don't see why not.i run 2 roku and a computer off of my wifi.the tv channel wifi and the blu-ray should come through on different channels.
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It has to be hooked up.. it was a waste of money..horrible even when I hooked it up it was slow to notice wifi..
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Thanks Richard! I'll try the reboot first. I almost bought a Roku but needed a dvd player so just got that. So I can hook up the Roku and still have the blu ray player while using the Roku for streaming?I appreciate your advice!
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I can access it through my wireless Blu ray DVD player since it is hooked up to my computer as an external hardrive and can view home movies that I have on there. Not sure if that answers your question, but that is the only way I have used it with wireless.