In Reply to: I suspect most LG owners haven't updated their firmware even once. posted by oscar on October 4, 2007 at 09:36:51:
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.<<<
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - And so, it begins... - Jack G 05:10:41 10/03/07 (70)
- UPDATE - Jack G 04:57:19 10/12/07 (0)
- it's not + that's causing the issues - Joe Murphy Jr 18:31:20 10/04/07 (25)
- Video Business says both titles have BD+ (nt) - Jack G 14:24:40 10/06/07 (1)
- already knew that - Joe Murphy Jr 18:51:35 10/07/07 (0)
- And that's better? They've been using BD-J for a year now. - Jack G 04:36:54 10/05/07 (22)
- It's Up To Fox To Test It?? - Robertc88 06:35:21 10/05/07 (21)
- It should be-its thier movies - Jack G 06:42:56 10/05/07 (20)
- what really puzzles me - Joe Murphy Jr 12:03:44 10/05/07 (13)
- Well, in Jack's defense - Jazz Inmate 13:33:43 10/05/07 (10)
- Get your facts right - Jack G 14:14:14 10/05/07 (9)
- Consider yourself lucky. Silver Surfer was supposedly a dreadful film - Jazz Inmate 15:41:19 10/05/07 (5)
- RE: Consider yourself lucky. Silver Surfer was supposedly a dreadful film - Jack G 16:12:59 10/05/07 (4)
- I wonder if you're experiencing HDMI bandwidth or data error issues? - 4season 22:24:13 10/05/07 (3)
- I don't think so - Jack G 05:56:29 10/06/07 (0)
- Did You Try One Of Fox's New BDs? - Robertc88 04:26:43 10/06/07 (1)
- I just tried out FFSS... video worked just fine.... - oscar 19:54:14 10/07/07 (0)
- in the future - Joe Murphy Jr 15:03:35 10/05/07 (2)
- yea I kind of figured that. - Jack G 15:30:32 10/05/07 (1)
- if it makes you feel better - Joe Murphy Jr 16:01:13 10/05/07 (0)
- I probably will - Jack G 12:08:00 10/05/07 (0)
- RE: what really puzzles me - Quadzilla 12:07:42 10/05/07 (0)
- We are early in BD rollout - Jazz Inmate 10:59:36 10/05/07 (5)
- Irrelevant - Jack G 12:03:56 10/05/07 (4)
- your assessment - Joe Murphy Jr 12:14:47 10/05/07 (3)
- So it couldn't have been checked before release?(nt) - Jack G 14:57:53 10/05/07 (2)
- it could have - Joe Murphy Jr 15:21:38 10/05/07 (1)
- THAT is my gripe (nt) - Jack G 15:32:35 10/05/07 (0)
- Specifically Requested The Fox BDs On Release Day - Robertc88 09:16:19 10/04/07 (0)
- Another reason, among many, that I'll remain on the HD player sidelines for a while. - jsm 14:12:07 10/03/07 (24)
- Same here. - grantv 06:56:45 10/05/07 (0)
- Consumers are still in "early adopter guinea pig" mode - oscar 14:52:21 10/03/07 (22)
- I do have an excellent plasma HD set. - jsm 16:22:48 10/04/07 (0)
- I'm having a hard time understanding why everyone hasn't bought a PS3 NT - Jazz Inmate 11:42:25 10/04/07 (20)
- Not everyone wants a game console - Jack G 11:57:12 10/04/07 (19)
- That and... - Tom ยง. 19:23:25 10/10/07 (0)
- Glad I didn't get it now. I keep my gear in a closet and heat is not a good thing .nt - late 17:53:35 10/04/07 (2)
- Right after I got my PS3, my coworker said it would overheat and die - Jazz Inmate 18:39:00 10/04/07 (1)
- misunderstanding - Joe Murphy Jr 15:09:36 10/05/07 (0)
- It's the best hi def player out there for the $$$ - Jazz Inmate 12:23:15 10/04/07 (14)
- Best is subjective - Jack G 13:35:48 10/04/07 (2)
- You are absolutely right. - jsm 16:16:42 10/04/07 (1)
- RE: You are absolutely right. - Jazz Inmate 18:33:05 10/04/07 (0)
- When The Cost Drops - Robertc88 13:30:59 10/04/07 (2)
- But But... - Jack G 13:39:42 10/04/07 (1)
- Wow. You've really gotta stop reading threads on AVS! NT - Jazz Inmate 14:27:35 10/04/07 (0)
- The rumor mills churning though... significant blu-ray player price drops ? - oscar 13:02:27 10/04/07 (0)
- I'm not a big fan of slot loaders. - oscar 12:59:41 10/04/07 (6)
- No Analog Outs Is The Biggest Drawback - Robertc88 13:12:27 10/04/07 (5)
- Naw, the lack of IR remote is bigger IMO [nt] - 4season 11:00:32 10/05/07 (0)
- at the moment, yeah. But when good HDMI preamps are released, that will be a nonissue - Jazz Inmate 14:43:41 10/04/07 (3)
- I don't know if ANY HDMI Pre/pro I'll be able to afford is going to be able to beat my current analog preamp - oscar 21:08:34 10/07/07 (0)
- Considering The Cost Of My First SACD Player - Robertc88 06:51:17 10/05/07 (1)
- Yes, it's a tremendous value and so are Blu-ray discs - Jazz Inmate 10:20:55 10/05/07 (0)
- Looks like my POS LG won't be able to handle BD+-infested discs. - oscar 10:09:10 10/03/07 (16)
- This "+" is a big MINUS, and mandatory firmware updates are a pox - 4season 10:40:36 10/03/07 (13)
- Now I'm hearing there will be a firmware update available within a few days. - oscar 19:38:38 10/03/07 (12)
- A couple of weeks for Samsung - Jack G 04:50:24 10/04/07 (11)
- Maybe spoke too soon. Dealer's BH100 plays FFSS. - oscar 08:48:04 10/04/07 (10)
- Then his is the only one that does-you sure it wasn't the DVD? - Jack G 09:26:05 10/04/07 (9)
- I suspect most LG owners haven't updated their firmware even once. - oscar 09:36:51 10/04/07 (8)
- No Need To Upgrade Until Something Doesn't Work - Robertc88 11:51:51 10/04/07 (1)
- you mean update -- not upgrade - Joe Murphy Jr 15:31:32 10/05/07 (0)
- LG says fix is on the way, 3-4 days - Jack G 10:02:11 10/04/07 (0)
- Perhaps - Jack G 09:54:23 10/04/07 (4)
- Don't Understand The Audio Dropouts - Robertc88 12:53:41 10/04/07 (3)
- It might be a BD-J issue... - oscar 13:03:41 10/04/07 (2)
- Does BD-J Affect Audio?? - Robertc88 06:19:43 10/05/07 (0)
- Possibly-the jury's still out on that - Jack G 13:46:23 10/04/07 (0)
- The problem is - Jack G 10:37:18 10/03/07 (1)
- Compatibility was one of the issues Fox, BDA et al were supposed to be working on this past summer. - oscar 11:14:42 10/03/07 (0)
Follow Ups
- LG says fix is on the way, 3-4 days - Jack G 10:02:11 10/04/07 (0)