samsung bdp 1000 firmware-getting it onto player??

[lmh11706]

just got the player today-this is my first venture into hi-def dvd.ever since i got hi-def cable from my company dvds looked awful.so here i am.

i keep reading about firmware and i see it for this player on samsungs website and this maybe a stupid question but if i downlaod it to my pc how do i get the firmware from my pc to the player??

i havent watched a blu-ray movie yet but i already dont like the audio situation-it only has analog 5.1-what about new movies in 6.1 or 7.1-my reciever is set up for 7.1 if the soundtrack has it-i have to switch to bitstream audio

how is the 5.1 analog??does it sound superior to dolby digital/dts-and is it as good as dolby digital plus on hd-dvd??

lastly i just started watching gladiator-i guess the player automaticaaly upconverts because it says 1080i which my tv is and i have the hdmi cable in-but im not overly impressed so far with the upconvert-hi def tv looks better and it only looks a little better than my old jvc standard player-i have 30days to return-we will see