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Jack G

In Reply to: RE: Maybe spoke too soon. Dealer's BH100 plays FFSS. posted by oscar on October 04, 2007 at 08:48:04

There's LOTS of complaints about it from LG owners. Yes, FW will eventually fix it. That's not the point-this shouldn't have happened. It was easily preventable, with a little testing and QC.
BTW, people are commenting that it does funny things on the S300 too-menu issues(?), though it does play.
It works fine on the PS3, proving once again that Blu-ray is little more than a niche format for the PS3.
Jack

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I suspect most LG owners haven't updated their firmware even once. - oscar 09:36:51 10/04/07 (8)
I've another friend who will soon try it out on his BH100 (his pre/pro was taken out of commission by an (unrelated) botched firmware update). He had to update his PS3 player last night to get FFSS to play. And I don't believe Toshibas (or any other player) has been immume to the "need to update the firmware" itch.
- No Need To Upgrade Until Something Doesn't Work - Robertc88 11:51:51 10/04/07 (1)
  Remeber what you said to me about doing homework. :)
  - you mean update -- not upgrade - Joe Murphy Jr 15:31:32 10/05/07 (0)
    And it's not semantics at all.
    
    The PS3 gets both on a regular basis: upgrades in the form of scaling DVDs to 720p/1080i, upsampling CDs to 88.2/176.4kHz, new noise-shaping algorithms for audio, etc and updates in the form of patches for better internet gaming connectivity, downloading stability, video playback issues, etc.
- LG says fix is on the way, 3-4 days - Jack G 10:02:11 10/04/07 (0)
  I suspect current firmware won't cut it.
  
  > > > Calls placed to both Samsung and LG customer support revealed that both manufacturers are aware of the issue, and that both are working on firmware updates to correct it. Samsung promised a firmware update within "a couple" weeks, while LG said an update is expected in 3-4 days. < < <
  - Link (Open in New Window)
- Perhaps - Jack G 09:54:23 10/04/07 (4)
  But LG told Highdef digest that they will have a FW fix in a couple days. Yes, the PS3 needed an update to play them, otherwise people get audio dropouts(?). I've been following this closely for the last 2 days.
  
  I don't have the latest FW on my A1, nor do I have any problems, or plans to update it anymore. Toshiba updates were never *mandatory* to play discs, but more to fix quirks and access features(I admit some did improve the picture).
  Again, this only detracts from the point, that these issues were both predictable and preventable if Fox actually gave a crap. This is extremely sloppy.
  Jack
  - Don't Understand The Audio Dropouts - Robertc88 12:53:41 10/04/07 (3)
    What I've been trying to find out is what difference there is with these BDs with the audio track versus what Fox released in the past. I don't know that BD+ makes a difference per se why the audio drops from time to time.
    - It might be a BD-J issue... - oscar 13:03:41 10/04/07 (2)
      Apparently it's happened on multiple players. nothing a firmware update wouldn't fix....
      - Does BD-J Affect Audio?? - Robertc88 06:19:43 10/05/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: It might be a BD-J issue... posted by oscar on October 04, 2007 at 13:03:41
        
        Java versus +, I'll be the first to admit I wouldn't know about issues with either. The older Fox releases I've had no problem with the audio on those. I'm using HDMI.
        
        Maybe now there is a handshake issue with HDMI? I think I'll try optical tonight (after the Damn Yankees game :)) and take HDMI out of the equation and see what happens?
      - Possibly-the jury's still out on that - Jack G 13:46:23 10/04/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: It might be a BD-J issue... posted by oscar on October 04, 2007 at 13:03:41
        
        its nothing that couldn't have been taken care of before they hit the streets. If it is BD-J, they have even less of an excuse.
        Just wait until 1.1 discs come out. Luckily, the BDA is so disorganized, that they may not come out until next year.
        jack

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