Blu-ray - Firmware up-grade

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Hell, I had 7 Blu-ray players and I have to confess: somestimes it's the pain in the a** to keep up with most current firmware upgrade . They're all different brands and models and at least 5 of them are the Sony brands, the rest of them are Panasonic . For Sony upgrade, the process is painless . I don't trust the download process and burning ISO file . I just go to the Sony website, with a few clicks and fill out the information, I will have the upgrade CD disc in 3 days, just pop the disc in the players and voila ... in 10 min, it's done . For Panasonic, the actual process is simple too, except you have to call and talk to Panasonic reps before they send you the disc, and they're are not very friendly at all, ask you some very stupid questions ...

So, are most of you doing the same thing ? or any different ? Please share your experience, because I really hate to do this ...

1. Do you upgrade firmware for your player anytime the manufacturer issues the new firmware for that particular player anyway ?

2. Do you ony upgrade your player to the newer version firmware if your player doesn't play some of the newer release BD disc ? and don't care if your player have no problem to play any disc ?

3. Any of you never do firmware upgrade since you purchase your BD player because you don't want to or don't care ?

4. Do you upgrade firmware mainly because you want to play some of the new features on the newer discs ' options and the new decoding sound options ?

5. Do you think any BD player should be able to the play the main feature (movie) without any firmware upgrade ? regardless ???

Thank you for your inputs