Bill Hunt about recent BD+ and BD-J Issues

[Robmx]

Before we get started today, a number of people are reporting problems with 20th Century Fox's new Blu-ray releases, The Day After Tomorrow and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. What we're hearing from our sources is that the problem is related to compatibility issues with the new BD-Java features on the discs, not to BD+ (as is rumored online). The discs are working fine on players from Pioneer, Sony (including the PS3), Panasonic and others, but it's having playback issues on some models from Korean manufacturers Samsung, Philips and LG. The studio tells us, however, that these issues are easily addressable with simple firmware updates. So if you're experiencing a problem, contact your manufacturer to request a firmware update disc or visit their support page online to download the latest firmware (click on the links provided). If an update isn't yet available for your model of player to address this issue, make sure they know you need one.

While we're at it, here are the North American support or firmware download sites for other high-def player manufacturers as well: Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, Pioneer (the product page for each model has update links), Samsung, LG and Philips (if I've left anyone out, send me the links and I'll add them). Just search these sites for your player's model number, download the update and follow the instructions to create a firmware update disc. Toshiba, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners can update their firmware right from the player with a broadband connection (a feature HD-DVD got right - something the Blu-ray manufacturers should adopt). It's a good idea to check for new updates every couple of months or so to make sure your players - of both formats - are up to date with all the latest features.



See link below for actual post and links to firmware updates from the companies
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents