Samsung will not support their Bluray players. The BD-P1200 will not play many new Bluray discs ( 28 Weeks, The Fly both released this week). No firmware update is available to correct this problem. Many new CDs also will cause the player to freeze. The version 1400 will play these but it does not upconvert regular DVDs as well as the 1200. Samsung knows of this problem since is was corrected in the 1400 version but they would rather rush another "new" player to the market rather than support there old (the 1200 is 4 months old) player. They are in violation of their warranty (maybe) but taking legal action them is difficult. Buyer beware.
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Topic - Do Not Buy Samsung BD-P1200 (or 1400) Blueray player - ruxtonvet 18:25:36 10/16/07 (23)
- I hear ya, but there is a firmware update - Jack G 04:46:21 10/17/07 (1)
- Well maybe - ruxtonvet 15:08:49 10/17/07 (0)
- According to this article, Samsung *has* released an update... - Russell 21:15:54 10/16/07 (17)
- Update 1.2 is not released as of 10-16-07 - ruxtonvet 04:39:25 10/17/07 (1)
- Yes it was, but they didn't change the name - Jack G 04:49:15 10/17/07 (0)
- I wonder if the above poster will comment?... ~t - three_sox 22:13:39 10/16/07 (0)
- yes, the firmware is already available which means the OP is either purposefully lying or spreading false info - Jazz Inmate 21:30:07 10/16/07 (13)
- Since when did the definition of "early adopter" expand to include "sucker" as one of it's meanings? - Audiophilander 22:11:05 10/16/07 (12)
- since the digital revolution. Did you miss it? - Jazz Inmate 11:23:27 10/17/07 (5)
- Boy, that sure sounds like a glass half empty viewpoint, ... - Audiophilander 11:06:32 10/18/07 (4)
- I'm not a pessimist, Auph. I'm a realist - Jazz Inmate 13:54:26 10/18/07 (3)
- "spin all this so that blu-ray or sony is particularly at fault just points to a chip on your shoulder." -LOL! - Audiophilander 22:13:10 10/18/07 (2)
- If you're going to post something totally unsubstantive, can you at least get the qote right? NT - Jazz Inmate 23:56:14 10/18/07 (1)
- Your entire quote wouldn't fit in the subject line, but the context is dead-on. - Audiophilander 07:21:57 10/19/07 (0)
- That seems to be a common excuse - Jack G 10:04:38 10/17/07 (5)
- Yeah, you make a real good point. - Audiophilander 22:07:58 10/17/07 (4)
- Exactly - Jack G 05:09:22 10/18/07 (3)
- By the way, Jack..."Paramount recalls Jack Ryan HD DVD set" - Jazz Inmate 14:02:36 10/18/07 (2)
- At least they are fixing it, as apposed to pointing fingers - Jack G 14:16:17 10/18/07 (1)
- Thanks for confirming your bias. NT - Jazz Inmate 14:43:34 10/18/07 (0)
- Take it back (have the discs it won’t play with you) and ask for a refund. ~t - three_sox 19:21:48 10/16/07 (2)
- RE: Take it back (have the discs it won’t play with you) and ask for a refund. ~t - ruxtonvet 19:29:23 10/16/07 (1)
- Surely you must have some type of consumer “watchdog†over there? …… - three_sox 19:46:15 10/16/07 (0)