BD-P1000 Loading Problems--Crank & Ultimate Avengers

[UlicBelouve]

Hello,

First post here, but I have visited the forums for some time. Just recently got Ultimate Avengers collection and Crank. When trying Ultimate Avengers last week, it shows the load animation for a while, then stops. Black screen, player says LOAD.

I swapped the Blu-Ray for a new one, thinking it might have been the disc, since other disks (the Spiderman 3 promo disc, Hitch, Click, Casino Royale) all still work. Still no dice with the new one. So I disregarded it for a few days.

Got Crank today, take home, and same thing happens. Hangs at load. Other Blu-Ray still work.

Some specs for info:
BD-P1000 hooked up through:
HDMI to DVI cable
The TV is NOT 1080p capable, but that's OK, since I was watching it fine, saving up for a nice 1080p LCD. Might be key to problem.
Have never updated firmware, since purchase in Oct '06

Will be updating firmware soon, once have CD-R.

Any info you guys might have would be great. I'll certainly contribute back now that I am a member.

[UlicBelouve]

Fixed my own problem, but the info should be useful to a lot of others.

The two films are Lions Gate films. What they also have in common, is a custom Lions Gate loading animation (basically, the Lions Gate gears moving to show loading). This custom animation was EXACTLY where it was getting stuck.

The firmware upgrade (Feb 2007) fixed this, so that the loading animation works, and can load correctly.

I can see this becoming a larger problem in the future, as more studios also do their own custom thing. I think at least 50% of the Blu-Ray users out there will not know to upgrade their firmware. I didn't know until I came here.