Sony BDP-S300

[Therev]

I just bought a Blu-Ray S300 and bought my first Blu-Ray to play on it - the Planet Earth disks that were originally published by the BBC. I read about regional codes and found a list online that said that they should play fine. Each time I put the disk in, it just sits there. I have played basic dvd's with no proble. I have purchase one other Blu-Ray disk now which started with no problem. Any thoughts or suggestions for the first time user that has no idea what he is doing???

[BStecke]

Did you try all the PE discs? Sounds like a bad disc.

[SamInNorthCakalakey]

If it is a brand new player, it shouldn't need a firmware upgrade. Mine is months old and it had the latest firmware at that point.

[Therev]

No, I have not tried all four disks yet. Also, I have heard about firmware but have not figured it out yet. Where do I go to find it...and...how the heck do you download (upload, install...) it into the player. Thanks for the response. I am pretty green with this stuff.
TheRev

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by SamInNorthCakalakey

If it is a brand new player, it shouldn't need a firmware upgrade. Mine is months old and it had the latest firmware at that point.

I edited my post to remove that suggestion. I checked Sony's site and they have no downloads for the S300.

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by Therev

No, I have not tried all four disks yet. Also, I have heard about firmware but have not figured it out yet. Where do I go to find it...and...how the heck do you download (upload, install...) it into the player. Thanks for the response. I am pretty green with this stuff.
TheRev

Try the other discs, you probably got a bad one. Firmware updates are downloaded from Sony's site and burned onto a DVD, then the player loads the update when you put it in the player. Pretty simple.

[Therev]

Thanks for the suggestion. I am at work but will try that when I get home tonight. I also bought a 55 inch HD television so am anxious to see what it looks like. The other disk I got to work started right up. This disk does nothing- the counter all shows zeros, and it sits there. Pushing play also does nothing. Thanks for the info about the Firmware. I am also glad to know that this player that I bought last week is not already in need of updates. Okay---gotta get to work. Thanks again.
TheRev

[CAB]

There are no firmware updates for the BDP-S300 yet. Make sure you register your player with Sony and you'll get email notifications from them. They'll also mail you a DVD for free if you don't have the ability to press your own.

So your player is Region A and you bought planet earth from a US source? Mine I bought from amazon are Region A and work like a champ.

[Therev]

Thanks. Yes, I bought both my Sony HDTV and the player at Nebraska Furnitrure Mart. The back of the player does say Region A, but I also found a site that indicated that this Planet Earth series does not need one. We really had no trouble setting it up, so I am not sure what the deal is. I did by the Planet Earth Set from Amazon, so hopefully if the one disk is defective I will not have a problem returning it. I will try the other three disks in the case when I get home today.

[Therev]

Thanks for the replies on the disk that would not work. I am at home and the other three do work. So...apparently a bad disk. I have emailed amazon and hopefully can get this taken care of.
Therev

[CAB]

Originally Posted by Therev

Thanks for the replies on the disk that would not work. I am at home and the other three do work. So...apparently a bad disk. I have emailed amazon and hopefully can get this taken care of.
Therev

*cough*return it to Bestbuy for an exchange.

I did not say this. I was not here.

[jrbraswell]

CAB, will BestBuy do an exchange without a receipt?