Blu-Ray

[Dutch]

I had surgery the other day and have been watching lots of movies on my Samsung Blu-Ray player. It seems like it skips/pauses a couple times in every movie. I have ignored this and assumed it's due to some DRM bullsh1t where law abiding citizens get punished for following the law and not pirating.

Is this the case or do I just have a crappy Blu-Ray player?

[v6RIOT]

Crappy player

[jnorton1]

I would try cleaning the lens. If that doesn't work live with it or move it to another room and get a new one.

[Dutch]

Okay thanks. I'm watching my Gladiator DVD at the moment and it's pausing for about 10 seconds every 30 seconds.

I would rather have one with wifi anyway.

[_JK_]

Firmware.

[95BadBird]

my bluray does that on regular dvds, at every chapter.....gets annoying real quick.
insignia i believe.

[Laynlow200]

Originally Posted by _JK_

Firmware.

.

[Dutch]

I will update it later. Of course, my Blu-Ray is not compatible with my new router so I have to disconnect my router and connect it directly to my cable modem for it to work.

[Tbag]

My PS3 doesn't do it.

[American HP]

Get a ps3...although I've never played a blu-ray movie in it so no idea if it would do that or not.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by Tbag

My PS3 doesn't do it.

What are the good games for that? That MLB The Show game...what else? If GT5 was any good I might have bought one. I don't think there are any games that I'd want to play on it that I can't play on xbox.

[IRSmart]

Originally Posted by Tbag

My PS3 doesn't do it.

mine did a few years ago, right before the laser took a dump. got it fixed at videogame911.com and never had another issue with it.

[beefjerky]

I had nothing but problems with my Samsung player. After trying to deal with Samsung support, I threw the player in the garbage and bought a Panasonic based on recommendations from mw and it has been great

[Dutch]

That's free to play online so that's one benefit. I don't pay for xbox gold. Are there annoying 12-year-olds on PS3? Can you use a keyboard and mouse for first person shooters on playstation?

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by beefjerky

I had nothing but problems with my Samsung player. After trying to deal with Samsung support, I threw the player in the garbage and bought a Panasonic based on recommendations from mw and it has been great

Was yours an early player? Mine is like 3-4 years old.

[IRSmart]

Originally Posted by Dutch

Was yours an early player? Mine is like 3-4 years old.

my parents' samsung player stopped working less than a year after i got it for them. sent it in for repair and they sent us a refurbished one as a replacement and it's been trouble free ever since. but i've never heard anyone say anything positive about a pice of samsung home audio/video equipment.

[_JK_]

Originally Posted by Dutch

I will update it later. Of course, my Blu-Ray is not compatible with my new router so I have to disconnect my router and connect it directly to my cable modem for it to work.

That doesn't make sense, but what's the model number? I can send you a link to DL/burn the update if that'll be easier.

[American HP]

Originally Posted by Dutch

What are the good games for that? That MLB The Show game...what else? If GT5 was any good I might have bought one. I don't think there are any games that I'd want to play on it that I can't play on xbox.

God of War 3 (or either of the HD collections)
Killzone 2 and 3
Uncharted 1, 2, and 3 (all amazing games, 2 though being my personal favorite)
InFamous 1 and 2 (haven't played 2 yet but heard it's damn good, loved the first one)
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (fun but gets frustratingly hard near the last 1/4 of the races)

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by _JK_

That doesn't make sense, but what's the model number? I can send you a link to DL/burn the update if that'll be easier.

I can update it, I just have to connect it directly to the modem. It's a documented incompatibility. It doesn't make sense to me either but it's real.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by American HP

God of War 3 (or either of the HD collections)
Killzone 2 and 3
Uncharted 1, 2, and 3 (all amazing games, 2 though being my personal favorite)
InFamous 1 and 2 (haven't played 2 yet but heard it's damn good, loved the first one)
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (fun but gets frustratingly hard near the last 1/4 of the races)

I'll look into those games. Can you use a keyboard and mouse with a PS3? If not for games, for menus?

[IRSmart]

Originally Posted by Dutch

I'll look into those games. Can you use a keyboard and mouse with a PS3? If not for games, for menus?

yes, you can use microsoft keyboards, which are, ironically, not compatable with the 360

[IRSmart]

Originally Posted by American HP

God of War 3 (or either of the HD collections)
Killzone 2 and 3
Uncharted 1, 2, and 3 (all amazing games, 2 though being my personal favorite)
InFamous 1 and 2 (haven't played 2 yet but heard it's damn good, loved the first one)
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (fun but gets frustratingly hard near the last 1/4 of the races)

infamous two was better IMO, and festival of blood, while very short (it's more of a minigame anyway) was awesome. basically cole became a vampire and you run around the city drinking people's blood to stay alive

[American HP]

Originally Posted by Dutch

I'll look into those games. Can you use a keyboard and mouse with a PS3? If not for games, for menus?

I would imagine no for most games, maybe a select few though.

[CaptDistraction]

I had a samsung that did the same thing. I bought it for the price and specs, but it would take 5 minutes to load a BD, then would do that same skipping (which in some cases would just be a couple frames every few minutes).

Finally, Ghostbusters came out on BD. It wouldn't load, and forums showed that samsung was a couple months from a firmware update to fix it. So in the trash it went, and I drove right back to bestbuy and bought a PS3. While I miss the bitstreaming (though the ps3 decodes just fine), I've never had to worry about not being able to play a BD again.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by CaptDistraction

I had a samsung that did the same thing. I bought it for the price and specs, but it would take 5 minutes to load a BD, then would do that same skipping (which in some cases would just be a couple frames every few minutes).

Finally, Ghostbusters came out on BD. It wouldn't load, and forums showed that samsung was a couple months from a firmware update to fix it. So in the trash it went, and I drove right back to bestbuy and bought a PS3. While I miss the bitstreaming (though the ps3 decodes just fine), I've never had to worry about not being able to play a BD again.

How do you like the PS3? Do you game on it?

[beefjerky]

Originally Posted by Dutch

Was yours an early player? Mine is like 3-4 years old.

I bought it last summer

[CaptDistraction]

Originally Posted by Dutch

How do you like the PS3? Do you game on it?

GT5 and that's about it. Its really about being a high quality bluray player for me. I use an xbox for most other media/gaming use.

To me the purchase has been worth it since I never have to sweat watching a movie on it.