Samsung Blu-ray Player (BD-P1400)

Hi, new here. I got a stupid question in regards to the blu ray player profiles. From what i understood, the players without an ethernet port will not be updateable when 2.0 comes out. However, there are blu ray players that have ethernet ports. does that mean they will run fine when 2.0 comes out w/ a firmware update? The Samsung BD-P1400 has a port)


Also, if they wont work, will they still be able to play the movie itself?

Thanks for your time to respond.

[Post edited by who_ate_the_cat on Feb 20, 2008]

In order for a player to be profile 2.0 compliant it has to have 1GB of persistent storage as well as the Ethernet port. BTW, all movies and most of the special features will play just fine, the only thing you won't be able to access is PiP commentaries and/or extra added online content.

Thats like saying, hey you know that new car you just bought. Well when you put the key in the ignition it starts up and it will run like a clock. However you won't be able to use the radio or the heater. I think thats what you call an inferior produt if I am correct?

LOL, hey what about using a 1Gb Sony memory stick to get the persistent memory? LOL

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Thats like saying, hey you know that new car you just bought. Well when you put the key in the ignition it starts up and it will run like a clock. However you won't be able to use the radio or the heater. I think thats what you call an inferior produt if I am correct?

I see, another useless observation on your part IB. That's a stupid comparison. What does PiP and online content have to the with watching a movie in its full HD 1080p glory and with dynamic lossless audio? Absolutely nothing. Just stick with your HD DVD player and see how long you'll have content to watch on it.

Ah come on Vortex, stop being such a poor looser. It is a dead on comparison. Ok do I have to explain this to you like a 5th grader.... Ok vortex, if you buy something from a retail store. And it is supposed to do certain things for you, and that product you buy does not and there is no way of correcting it then that is an inferior product. Then you take it back from where you purchased it, and get a new one. But you cannot do that with 97% of the stand alone Blu Ray players because thats how they work. And there is no correcting it, again making that product inferior. Thats why most Blu Ray disc's are being played on a PS3, which by the way is a gaming console.
Vortex , dude you won, you should be happy not so damned sore at all us HD DVD supporters.

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And there is no correcting it, again making that product inferior.

Umm... perhaps you're new to this CE thing, but the rest of the world's population are all pretty used to CE devices having different capabilities and features that primarily perform a certain function. Standard DVD players are an example, as are iPods, or TVs, HD DVD players, HT receivers, and ... well you should get the picture by now.

Skyhawk, there is no use in spelling things out to certain people. They just don't get it. IB, you're just a flaming, resentful little HD fanboy who's still reeling from this week's turn of events. A simple suggestion, get over it. The OP of this particular thread had a question and I'm just trying to provide some answers for him, while you're only here to spam this thread with your BS. Quit your whining, keep your wonderful $98 player and go and spread your misery on someone else's thread. Thank you in advance....

I think gvortex and IB are the new LoveHendrix and poster5 (Eddie).

[Post edited by tony1569 on Feb 23, 2008]

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I think gvortex and IB are the new LoveHendrix and poster5 (Eddie).

You can compare me to whoever you want, but I won't back down from someone like IB when all he does is spread his miserable, empty rhetoric while I just state facts. He attacks Blu-ray while I stay neutral about the whole thing. The most ironic thing is that he called ME a spin doctor in a previous thread. Coming from him that's laughable.