Ever new movie wont play

[cwicks911]

Someone please help me. Everytime a new blueray (big blockbusters) I buy the movie and it will not play, I had this problem with X-men, Transformers 2,
and yesterday G I Joe. At my home we do a movie night once a week and every time its my turn to pick I get screwed by my player. I have update my firmwire twice and im not seeing a new one so im going crazy. The brand of player is a MEMOREX MVBD2511, someone please tell me something because the company dont know S**t.

Thanks

[obiwopkenobi62]

Originally Posted by cwicks911

Someone please help me. Everytime a new blueray (big blockbusters) I buy the movie and it will not play, I had this problem with X-men, Transformers 2,
and yesterday G I Joe. At my home we do a movie night once a week and every time its my turn to pick I get screwed by my player. I have update my firmwire twice and im not seeing a new one so im going crazy. The brand of player is a MEMOREX MVBD2511, someone please tell me something because the company dont know S**t.

Thanks

Sorry to hear that. It sounds to me like the company is not supporting the player. My only good suggestion is to get a better player. I would suggest a PS3. I have never had a problem playing any blurays.

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by obiwopkenobi62

Sorry to hear that. It sounds to me like the company is not supporting the player. My only good suggestion is to get a better player. I would suggest a PS3. I have never had a problem playing any blurays.

seriously... does everyone have to do that in the computer forums thread. everytime someone has a probably with a blu-ray based PC the answer is ditch it and get a ps3

Originally Posted by cwicks911

Someone please help me. Everytime a new blueray (big blockbusters) I buy the movie and it will not play, I had this problem with X-men, Transformers 2,
and yesterday G I Joe. At my home we do a movie night once a week and every time its my turn to pick I get screwed by my player. I have update my firmwire twice and im not seeing a new one so im going crazy. The brand of player is a MEMOREX MVBD2511, someone please tell me something because the company dont know S**t.

Thanks

ok first, what software are you using to play your movies? Software is one of the biggest issues in why some movies will not play.

[1blufan]

Can you disable your bd-live connection in your player?,if it has it.
I remember some movies wouldn't play because of the bd-live features. Disable your player from going online and see if it works.

Just checked and I don't think your player is BD-live capable, so scratch this comment.

[1blufan]

Did some more research on your player. It seems this is a issue for everyone with this player.
This is a comment from another website about the player.

Thankfully the answer wasn't to sell it and get a new one. The previous firmware upgrades I had done were via USB as it was an option. USB is still an option but for some odd reason, I had to use a CD-R. Or at least, when I used a CD-R some additional text was displayed during the update and afterward.... the blu-ray discs all play now. Even the dreaded "Year One" that I had thought ruined my players. In conclusion, albeit the option is there to use USB to update firmware, I shall always burn to CD-R for any further firmware upgrades.

It sounds like the best way to do firmware update on your model is by cd-r.
Memorex has also removed this player from their website,so milk this machine for what you can because it doesn't sound like they'll be doing anymore updates for it.
Here's a link to the other site with your issues.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...1099502&page=6

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

ok first, what software are you using to play your movies? Software is one of the biggest issues in why some movies will not play.

cwicks is using a standalone player; not computer software.

[rdodolak]

cwicks,

This is quite common with the cheaper brands/players. I'd recommend seriously considering a player from a higher end manufacturer. I've never had a problem with Sony and they've always provided firmware updates when needed; others would recommend Pioneer or Panasonic. I've also seen many users recommending to stay away from the Samsung players.

If cost is a concern, Amazon currently has the BDP-S360 on sale for ~$150.

EDIT: You may also want to check the Blu-ray Player and Recorders thread for more info on the Memorex.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29

[progers13]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

seriously... does everyone have to do that in the computer forums thread. everytime someone has a probably with a blu-ray based PC the answer is ditch it and get a ps3



ok first, what software are you using to play your movies? Software is one of the biggest issues in why some movies will not play.

Seriously...does everyone have to go off half-cocked at the mere mention of a PS3? If you're going to mock a post, get your facts straight. The Memorex is a stand alone player, not a drive on a PC.

Back to the OP's question, it sucks that you're having trouble and I hope some of these suggestions will get the problem solved for you. I've followed other threads that back the claim that burning the firmware updates to a CD will work. I'm not tech savvy enough to know why a CD works but USB doesn't, but there are many people out there that have found it to be the case. Firmware tends to be the culprit as other posters have stated, and hopefully that will get you up and running. Also, if you've got BD-Live on your device, deactivate it if you can. Although I don't believe G.I. Joe uses it, other newer titles (like Wolverine, for example) do. And people who had trouble playing that movie found it worked when they deactivated the BD-Live.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you might want to consider getting a different player. Not necessarily a PS3 or even a more expensive model like the Oppo. What's key at this stage is getting a player from a company that will continue to support it long into the future. Some companies do a better job in that regard than others. Like rdodolak posted, the Sony BDP-S360 is a good relatively cheap player ($150ish). You don't want to keep dealing with this issue months from now, and it sounds like Memorex has gotten their money and run.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[obiwopkenobi62]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

seriously... does everyone have to do that in the computer forums thread. everytime someone has a probably with a blu-ray based PC the answer is ditch it and get a ps3



ok first, what software are you using to play your movies? Software is one of the biggest issues in why some movies will not play.

So I gues I'm supposed to know he had a PC based Bluray player? All it said was Memorex and a model number. Seriously.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by obiwopkenobi62

So I gues I'm supposed to know he had a PC based Bluray player? All it said was Memorex and a model number. Seriously.

You're in the the clear as the player cwicks has is a standalone.

[obiwopkenobi62]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

You're in the the clear as the player cwicks has is a standalone.

Cool. To the OP, I honestly wasn't trying to make you feel bad about your player, just making a suggestion. Hope you get it fixed.

[rdodolak]

Maybe I'm reading the OP wrong but it doesn't sound like cwicks is having trouble installing the firmware. cwicks stated that he has updated the firmware on the player twice before (in the past?) but he can't find a newer firmware release that addresses the problems with those specific discs.

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by progers13

Seriously...does everyone have to go off half-cocked at the mere mention of a PS3? If you're going to mock a post, get your facts straight. The Memorex is a stand alone player, not a drive on a PC.

...snip

Ok my bad but we are in the damn computer forums (and i wasnt mocking him so you might wanna go look up the definition of that word)..... and second the thought still applies, everyones response to an issue with a blu-ray player or drive is get a ps3 The PS3 is not the holy grail of all blu-ray players

[bhampton]

If you want EVERY blu ray to play then you need a PS3.

Really.

-Brian

[CaptainVideo]

I have had NO problems with my Memorex Blue Ray player, Model 2520, and ALL Blue Ray DVDS and regular DVDS are fine, just make sure, your DVDS are CLEAN !
Captain Video

[st4evr]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

cwicks is using a standalone player; not computer software.

Then technically he's in the wrong forum. He needed to post this in the forum above this one.

Blu-ray Players and Recorders (203 Viewing)
Discuss Blu-ray hardware, including players, recorders and camcorders. (not for PC hardware)

[RiseDarthVader]

Originally Posted by CaptainVideo

I have had NO problems with my Memorex Blue Ray player, Model 2520, and ALL Blue Ray DVDS and regular DVDS are fine, just make sure, your DVDS are CLEAN !
Captain Video

According to the Blu-ray Disc Association the spelling of "Blu-ray" is not a mistake, the character "e" was intentionally left out so the term could be registered as a trademark.

The correct full name is Blu-ray Disc, not Blu-ray Disk (incorrect spelling)
The correct shortened name is Blu-ray, not Blu-Ray (incorrect capitalization) or Blue-ray (incorrect spelling)
The correct abbreviation is BD, not BR or BRD (wrong abbreviation)