Samsung BD-UP5000 Disc Problems\Fixes

[CanadaPhil]

Now confirmed...

Version 1.5 firmware available for download to burn to a CD as of April 28th.

Get it here...

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/se...&find_button=#

[LordoftheRingsEE]

^ Yup, but it does not fix older disc's issues!

[vinnie97]

and, in fact, breaks old disc playability.

[Gordon Werner]

The Firmware upgrade that allows the BD-UP5000 play Avatar breaks the Blu-Ray for Sunshine (the Sci-Fi movie).

On Sunshine the menus never appear and the menu button and the pop-up menu buttons do nothing.

[LordoftheRingsEE]

Now I cannot play several titles from FOX (about 10 of them so far), plus Pirates of the Carribeans 3!!!! And all this because of the new firmware update from Samsung, version 1.5, for my 5000 player!!!

This is total BULL-SHIT!!!

What the f*ck is going on????????????????

Somebody, HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LordoftheRingsEE]

I took matters into my own hands and throw my player by the window (4th floor). ...Ends up down below in the street into millions fragments.
I feel good now, I feel better than James Brown.

Samsung, ain't no more, not now, not ever!

* Oh by the way, there were three new titles that also couldn't play no more. But I guess nobody cares any longer now, right?

[Cochise]

I took matters into my own hands and throw my player by the window (4th floor). ...Ends up down below in the street into millions fragments.
I feel good now, I feel better than James Brown.

Samsung, ain't no more, not now, not ever!

* Oh by the way, there were three new titles that also couldn't play no more. But I guess nobody cares any longer now, right?

You should have got someone to take a video of it, would have made a great youtube.

I hope no one was walking by when you tossed it out the 4th floor window.

[LordoftheRingsEE]

You should have got someone to take a video of it, would have made a great youtube.

I hope no one was walking by when you tossed it out the 4th floor window.

I was so frustrated at that moment that I couldn't think about YouTube.
But I did look down below the street. ...Made sure about people and cars.

* Maybe I can glue it back together and repeat the experience, but this time with a video camera...

At the time of the incident, there was a new total of 14 recently discovered UNPLAYABLE titles (13 from FOX! ).
Anyone cares for the list?

[LordoftheRingsEE]

and, in fact, breaks old disc playability.

You did discover that too hein!

The Firmware upgrade that allows the BD-UP5000 play Avatar breaks the Blu-Ray for Sunshine (the Sci-Fi movie).

On Sunshine the menus never appear and the menu button and the pop-up menu buttons do nothing.

Not only "Sunshine" Gordon but 13 other titles, also from FOX!
Samdung really did it this time. ...I did call the CIA though. ...Maybe I should also try the FBI?

[Trekker4Life]

wow, I haven't seen Avatar... but I'm sure it's not worth all this ^ ^ ^ ^. No Avatar on for me - thanks.

[LordoftheRingsEE]

wow, I haven't seen Avatar... but I'm sure it's not worth all this ^ ^ ^ ^. No Avatar on for me - thanks.

Yup, in order to play Avatar on in your Samdung 5000 player, you have to face all the consequences that is required, including the high possibility of total destruction.

* Just get an Oppo or Panny player instead.

>>> NOTE: Because you hit post #100 above, you just have been declared the lucky winner of a brand new player! That's right!
Your player should arrive shortly to your home address (UPS delivery).
It is a Samdung BD-UP5000 player!

[CanadaPhil]

Lordy, Lordy

Are you for real? You could have sold it someone.... like me for example.

LOLZ...

Ok, OK, so there may be some Bluray frustrations but for HD DVD and SD playback I still rate it top notch... even EQUAL to or slightly better than my XA2.

Oh well... Hope to dont get a ticket for littering.

[LordoftheRingsEE]

^ Lordy! I like that! ...And no, no littering ticket!

Reality sometimes is way passed fiction, and at the time of my frustration, I was not my real me no more!
* Ever been in a car accident? What where you thinking?

[chris gerhard]

Lordy, Lordy

Are you for real? You could have sold it someone.... like me for example.

LOLZ...

Ok, OK, so there may be some Bluray frustrations but for HD DVD and SD playback I still rate it top notch... even EQUAL to or slightly better than my XA2.

Oh well... Hope to dont get a ticket for littering.

I have both the BD-UP5000 and Toshiba HD-XA2 and sure wouldn't rate the BD-UP5000 equal to the HD-XA2 for HD DVD or DVD. I don't recall any playback issues for either format with the HD-XA2 and it also upscales 4:3 DVD and maintains proper aspect ratio. Now for most Blu-ray discs, the BD-UP5000 is better but as LordoftheRingsEE indicates for quite a number, there is no difference.

Chris

[CanadaPhil]

Not that it probably matters to anyone at this stage, but I have encountered an import that won't load on the Samsung...

Mr. & Mrs. Smith POLISH IMPORT

Not sure if this ran previously to version 1.5 as I only just received it. Plays fine on all my Toshiba machines.

So that just makes 2 HD DVD discs out of all that I own that I have encountered problems with... the one above and LA SCONOSCUITA Italian Import. That one plays perfectly fine but its not possible to select English subtitles. OK on Toshibas though.