Samsung BDP1600 > PS3 slim > ??

[digitalashke]

So here's the deal, I started with a Samsung BD-P1600, it started giving me issues a few months into it. Some blu-ray players would not play, some would freeze mid-way or skip. The firmware was up to date, bottom line, the player had a bad rep. with many customers, and was a shitty player. After much unnecessary frustrations, and some consideration I bought the PS3 slim (120gb), It's been a year and now the PS3 will only play blu-rays selectively. Again, firmware is up to date 3.7! It played flawlessly at first, until the second time I upgraded the firmware. Now, I don't use it every day, and it's main usage has been for watching the blu-rays the samsung wouldn't accept, or play correctly.

I read other people having the same problem where it wont play blu-rays, but it will accept regular DVD's. Has anyone solved the problem? (I would contact sony, but apparently they charge an insane amount of money after it's over its warranty time frame).

My only other solution would be to invest in YET ANOTHER blu-ray player! Any thoughts?