Underdog NOT Playing - Help! in 2007 - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

ikbradley · 12-20-2007, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

He is just trying to imitate the stupidity of HD DUD'rs He is just joking

Thank you very much. It is right before the holidays and I thought some levity was needed

yagami · 12-20-2007, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barnum

I'm sorry but this a complete joke. To think every time a new release comes out I have to flash the firmware is unacceptable. They need to do something else or the consumers like my parents will never buy into the format. I am getting sick and tired of having to do this. Maybe I am a minority here but this has to stop.

How is this any different than when DVD's came out. I remember when I had my first DVD player that sat on my shelf for about 2 weeks until the first DVD was released. I paid about $800 for it and had to live with the fact that certain movies never played on my player. Some worked on Toshiba, but not on Sony, some Pioneer but not Sharp, etc. It was a huge mess and there were no FW updates and this was a reality for about the 1st and 2nd year of the format. This is nothing to complain about and you can continue to expect compatability issues until the format has aged, as it did with DVD until you get your 3rd and 4th gen players.

my 2 cents..

acloutier · 12-20-2007, 05:56 PM

I tried mine on the sony s300 at lunch and I have the same problem as the rest of you it loads up and gets to the menu but I can't get it to play from their I am going to try it on my ps3 tonight. Do you think of when they will have a fix for this issue. Armand

greekjgg · 12-20-2007, 06:03 PM

I can't believe there are people out there that would buy underdog let alone for blu-ray???

Your players just don't like what your feeding them!!!

Even my 5 yr old says Underdog just looks dumb!!

Barnum · 12-20-2007, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yagami

How is this any different than when DVD's came out. I remember when I had my first DVD player that sat on my shelf for about 2 weeks until the first DVD was released. I paid about $800 for it and had to live with the fact that certain movies never played on my player. Some worked on Toshiba, but not on Sony, some Pioneer but not Sharp, etc. It was a huge mess and there were no FW updates and this was a reality for about the 1st and 2nd year of the format. This is nothing to complain about and you can continue to expect compatability issues until the format has aged, as it did with DVD until you get your 3rd and 4th gen players.

my 2 cents..

To be honest I don't remember any of that. Guess I'm getting old.

owa · 12-20-2007, 06:39 PM

Works fine here on a PS3 (60-gig).

mystiksuicide · 12-20-2007, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greekjgg

I can't believe there are people out there that would buy underdog let alone for blu-ray???

Your players just don't like what your feeding them!!!

Even my 5 yr old says Underdog just looks dumb!!

Well frankly I don't care what anyone thinks, I wanted this on Blu and bought it.

Pictor · 12-20-2007, 07:06 PM

I had the same problem on my Sony BDP-S300. It seems that my error was hitting the "next chapter" button on the remote until I hit the menu. When I put in the movie and waited for eternety I was able to get past the menu and play the move. Glad it's only a rental from Netflix.

acloutier · 12-20-2007, 07:52 PM

Hi there~~~
I just read your post regarding the s300 so all you had to do was just let the previews play all the way through without rushing them and it worked fine once you got to the menu you were able to just hit enter on play and it worked? Armand

(Also so everyone knows I saw on another blu-ray.com forum that all sony blu-rays were updated with new firmware.)

nimrod68 · 12-21-2007, 12:56 AM

OK, here is what I have found works for ME and my S300 player. Put in the disc and let it start the Disney promo that begins with Pirates 3. You CAN hit the menu button on your remote to skip all the trailers and go straight to the menu. Let it load and do the Underdog logo stuff to bring up the Menu. DON'T HIT ANY BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE!! Just let the menu loop over and over and OVER again. Remember, as bad as you want to push that button on the remote, don't. Just lay it down for now. At the ten minute mark (I know it sounds absurd) the highlighted area of the menu will drop down from Play Movie to Special Features. Once this has happened, find the remote you set down somewhere ten minutes ago and feel free to arrow back up to Play Movie and PRESTO.

This of course is going to be a PR nightmare come Christmas morning when all those wrapped copies are popped into those new players!! I just hope those PS3s play it fine. I will find out when I (I mean my son) upwraps my (I mean his) PS3 Christmas morning.

quetzalcoatl · 12-21-2007, 01:36 AM

For those with the 300 that might be why there was a FW update posted yesterday from the FTP Sony site. It is still not on the main site. As to the problems with the 95 I still do not have my disc yet. UPS lost mine so I am waiting on a new one. But someone posted over at AVS that a new FW was comming for the 95 as well. So this could be why.

acloutier · 12-21-2007, 01:26 PM

Downloaded the new version of the firmware for the sony s300 and now it works perfectly. Armand

Pictor · 12-21-2007, 09:37 PM

Those with the S300 should update to the newest firmware just posted at esupport.sony.com. Version 3.70 seems to fix the problem of getting hung up on the main menu.

quetzalcoatl · 12-21-2007, 10:35 PM

Well mine is not playing on the 95 either. The fix from the 300 where leaving the menu alone for 10 mins does let you play the movie. Very strange. They had said they only had one report of this problem so far. And I know it is not the disc since I did try it in my PS3 and it worked. Because of so few problems I did think it could have been the disc.

quetzalcoatl · 12-23-2007, 10:14 PM

Here is a update for the 95 reguarding Underdog. For those that donot know Chris Walker is a Pioneer employee.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...&postcount=954

Quote:

Hi Everyone,

There does appear to be an issue with UnderDog... There should be new firmware posted on Wednesday.... This new firmware features quite a bit of optimized code....

I have just begun testing and have had very good results..

Using the current firmware playing Underdog the movie took 2:22 seconds once the disc menu button was pushed before the first video was shown..

The new firmware took only 1:18 seconds..

I have not had the opportunity to try other discs yet...

I will be spending some time today and tomorrow trying out other Java discs..

Thanks,

Chris Walker

sleazypig · 12-23-2007, 10:52 PM

I can't understand why somebody would buy underdog in the first place.

C6 Z06 · 12-24-2007, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleazypig

I can't understand why somebody would buy underdog in the first place.

Yes it's a lame movie for most, but I heeded a Blu fix and had nothing else to buy. With that being said, I also have kids that wanted to see it so we just watched.............................it's still lameish cute, but I kept waiting for Earl to jump out from behind a bush. Oh snap, I forgot to tell you's all that it loaded and played in about 30 sec on my Panny 30 with no firmware update. Oh double snap, the PQ was great also. Go Blu!

quetzalcoatl · 12-26-2007, 09:16 PM

The FW is up for the 95 and fixes the underdog problem at least for me.

OneBigJedi · 12-26-2007, 10:14 PM

I just downloaded and installed the new firmware for the 95, it works great!!! And, it is a little faster on the load! Great player! Thanks Chris and team!!!

lethal93ta · 12-27-2007, 01:30 AM

I have an s300 and just downloaded the firmware update as soon as the movie my daughter is watching is done ill put the update in there and see if underdog works, BTW I found this forum with a google search trying to see if there was a batch of bad discs, I bought one and took it back since it didnt work, same with the new one so I hope this fix's the problem.

12-20-2007, 05:56 PM	#23
acloutier Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Maine	Problem with Underdog I tried mine on the sony s300 at lunch and I have the same problem as the rest of you it loads up and gets to the menu but I can't get it to play from their I am going to try it on my ps3 tonight. Do you think of when they will have a fix for this issue. Armand

12-26-2007, 10:14 PM	#39
OneBigJedi Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Tennessee	It Works!!! I just downloaded and installed the new firmware for the 95, it works great!!! And, it is a little faster on the load! Great player! Thanks Chris and team!!!

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12-20-2007, 06:03 PM	#24
greekjgg Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Trading Score:1	I can't believe there are people out there that would buy underdog let alone for blu-ray??? Your players just don't like what your feeding them!!! Even my 5 yr old says Underdog just looks dumb!!

12-20-2007, 06:39 PM	#26
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Works fine here on a PS3 (60-gig).

12-20-2007, 07:06 PM	#28
Pictor Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Northern VA	I had the same problem on my Sony BDP-S300. It seems that my error was hitting the "next chapter" button on the remote until I hit the menu. When I put in the movie and waited for eternety I was able to get past the menu and play the move. Glad it's only a rental from Netflix.

12-20-2007, 07:52 PM	#29
acloutier Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Maine	Hi there~~~ I just read your post regarding the s300 so all you had to do was just let the previews play all the way through without rushing them and it worked fine once you got to the menu you were able to just hit enter on play and it worked? Armand (Also so everyone knows I saw on another blu-ray.com forum that all sony blu-rays were updated with new firmware.)

12-21-2007, 12:56 AM	#30
nimrod68 Member Member since:Dec 2007	OK, here is what I have found works for ME and my S300 player. Put in the disc and let it start the Disney promo that begins with Pirates 3. You CAN hit the menu button on your remote to skip all the trailers and go straight to the menu. Let it load and do the Underdog logo stuff to bring up the Menu. DON'T HIT ANY BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE!! Just let the menu loop over and over and OVER again. Remember, as bad as you want to push that button on the remote, don't. Just lay it down for now. At the ten minute mark (I know it sounds absurd) the highlighted area of the menu will drop down from Play Movie to Special Features. Once this has happened, find the remote you set down somewhere ten minutes ago and feel free to arrow back up to Play Movie and PRESTO. This of course is going to be a PR nightmare come Christmas morning when all those wrapped copies are popped into those new players!! I just hope those PS3s play it fine. I will find out when I (I mean my son) upwraps my (I mean his) PS3 Christmas morning.

12-21-2007, 01:36 AM	#31
quetzalcoatl Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Grants Pass, OR	For those with the 300 that might be why there was a FW update posted yesterday from the FTP Sony site. It is still not on the main site. As to the problems with the 95 I still do not have my disc yet. UPS lost mine so I am waiting on a new one. But someone posted over at AVS that a new FW was comming for the 95 as well. So this could be why.

12-21-2007, 01:26 PM	#32
acloutier Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Maine	Downloaded the new version of the firmware for the sony s300 and now it works perfectly. Armand

12-21-2007, 09:37 PM	#33
Pictor Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Northern VA	Those with the S300 should update to the newest firmware just posted at esupport.sony.com. Version 3.70 seems to fix the problem of getting hung up on the main menu.

12-21-2007, 10:35 PM	#34
quetzalcoatl Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Grants Pass, OR	Well mine is not playing on the 95 either. The fix from the 300 where leaving the menu alone for 10 mins does let you play the movie. Very strange. They had said they only had one report of this problem so far. And I know it is not the disc since I did try it in my PS3 and it worked. Because of so few problems I did think it could have been the disc.

12-23-2007, 10:52 PM	#36
sleazypig Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	I can't understand why somebody would buy underdog in the first place.

12-26-2007, 09:16 PM	#38
quetzalcoatl Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Grants Pass, OR	The FW is up for the 95 and fixes the underdog problem at least for me.

12-27-2007, 01:30 AM	#40
lethal93ta New Member Member since:Dec 2007	I have an s300 and just downloaded the firmware update as soon as the movie my daughter is watching is done ill put the update in there and see if underdog works, BTW I found this forum with a google search trying to see if there was a batch of bad discs, I bought one and took it back since it didnt work, same with the new one so I hope this fix's the problem.

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