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[isilver]

I nnoticed on Engadget today that Samsung has released a firmware update that "turns on the internet magic of your Blu-ray Discs when you load them in a BD-P1500". It's listed as BD-P1500 Firmware Update (ver. 2.0) and its unclear whether this is the update to Profile 2 because there's not much info to read.

Engadget: http://www.engadgeth...nabled-bd-live/

Samsung Firmware Update on Samsung US website

There is nothing listed on the Samsung Australia website but hopefully it shouldn't be long before the firmware is localised and ready for us ... cross fingers.

Anybody got any BD Live discs to take advantage of this?

[D3CID3R]

im worried it will stuff up my player..

[isilver]

D3CID3R, on Oct 8 2008, 11:52 PM, said:

im worried it will stuff up my player..

mine's already stuffed ... it won't play half my DVDs or CDs, I rang Samsung two weeks ago about the problem and again today to see what was going on but they don't have an ETA on new firmware (or whether it will fix my problems) so I don't have much to lose ...

[tonymy01]

"Iron Man" has BDLIVE, and as predicted, tells you the player isn't compatible with BDLive...grrr....
I keep hitting that "check for updates" and it keeps telling me I have the latest, come on Samsung Australia, get your butt into gear and get us the update!

edit:
Interesting, the Yankee site says that a 1G USB stick must be plugged in to support BDLive.   I am going to give this US f/w a go, but I think we have XSA not XAA so that is likely to not even accept it.
Regards

[Doyvid]

Well at least I'm not the only one experiencing difficulties with Iron Man on a BDP1500... still doesn't explain why my PS3 won't even read the damn disk...

[tonymy01]

I can play it fine, it loads reasonably quickly, but the BD-Live feature in "extras" rejects my player citing it isn't BD_live compatible or not connected to the net.
Man, Iron Man audio is pretty good too, only 5.1 DolbyHD, but wow, the explosion right at the beginning nearly blew a hole in my wall (did blow one in the side of the Hummer LOL), was fantastic (I haven't used my 3800 in gusto yet, only just getting it about a weekish ago, so this really impressed me with the clarity and dynamic range!).
Regards

[Doyvid]

So wait, it loaded on your player then? Mine just said it couldn't read the disc full stop.

What colour is the disc? Mine is Grey. Perhaps mine is faulty...

[tonymy01]

Grey, first (main) disc of the Ultimate 2 disc edition.
Well, I just tried the Yankee firmware, by renaming the filename with XSA and hex-editing one of the first bits in the file that had "XAA" there, and the Samsung recognised it as a f/w update (wouldn't with the normal XAA filename), but said it would check the firmware integrity, and then said there is a problem with it.   There is probably a CRC or something and because I edited one byte in the file (changing an A to an S) it failed the checksum.   I don't think I will dare frig with it any more as:
a- I don't want to brick the unit
b- I don't have the Aussie f/w to load, just in case I manage to cludge the yankee f/w in but it, say, rejects all my BR discs or something.
Regards

[Doyvid]

Call me paranoid, but what's the APN (barcode number) on the back of your package? If we have the same, then logic states that it's my individual disc which is faulty, and not my two blu ray players...

Thanks for the help, btw. Can't wait to see this movie.

[tonymy01]

Barcode "9 324915 035898"
I have only tried to play the main disc, not the "disc 2 special features" disc.   The main disc is not indicated at disc1/main mind you.
Regards

[Doyvid]

Excellent. We have the same product.

Also, my special features disc works fine. It's just disc 1 that doesn't read. Must be a faulty disc.

Thanks for your help troubleshooting. The intertubes is awesome at solving problems

Edited by Doyvid, 08 October 2008 - 11:42 PM.

[gavstar1]

Still nothing appearing on the aussie Samsung website - noticed the US samsung site originally had firmware version 1.3 and now has the 2.0 version giving the BD-Live update....

Does anyone have anyword on when Samsung Australia will update their website to include this latest firmware update?

Also - I assume by only updating to version 2.0 once it becomes available locally, it will include any previous fixes (e.g 1.3 fixed some playback issues, and dimming on the front panel)??

[mfedley]

So has anyone successfully loaded the new firmware using the US firmware??

[isilver]

gavstar1, on Oct 9 2008, 08:27 PM, said:

Does anyone have anyword on when Samsung Australia will update their website to include this latest firmware update?

I spoke to Samsung Tech Support yesterday (8 October) and they had no idea when it would be available, which is pretty typical really.

[tonymy01]

mfedley, on Oct 9 2008, 08:31 PM, said:

So has anyone successfully loaded the new firmware using the US firmware??

Didn't you read my message just a few up?  Or did you mean "has anyone else given it a go and hacked the upgrade to work" perhaps?

[gavstar1]

isilver, on Oct 9 2008, 08:31 PM, said:

I spoke to Samsung Tech Support yesterday (8 October) and they had no idea when it would be available, which is pretty typical really.

You'd think it would have made sense for samsung to co ordinate the release of this update, considering it finally gives the player a feature its advertised as being ready for....

Wishful thinking that it would be uploaded by the time i get home tomorrow with a new bluray of Iron man....

[VenomX2]

any updates to Samsung releasing the firmware for BD-P1500?

[mfedley]

I basically was asking if anyone had successfully managed to install it. Wanted to see if it worked w/o having it stuffing up my parents BD1500. Tried and did not work, so need to wait however long for the Aus upgrade.

Also, I was under the idea that the BD1500 could only be upgraded for 1.1 Profile. Am I incorrect in thinking this??

tonymy01, on Oct 9 2008, 08:35 PM, said:

Didn't you read my message just a few up?  Or did you mean "has anyone else given it a go and hacked the upgrade to work" perhaps?

[gavstar1]

mfedley, on Oct 9 2008, 10:44 PM, said:

I basically was asking if anyone had successfully managed to install it. Wanted to see if it worked w/o having it stuffing up my parents BD1500. Tried and did not work, so need to wait however long for the Aus upgrade.

Also, I was under the idea that the BD1500 could only be upgraded for 1.1 Profile. Am I incorrect in thinking this??

The BD-P1500 is profile 1.1 out of the box and is 2.0 'ready'.

To do this, we need Samsung Australia to hurry up and release the 2.0 firmware (as has already been released on US samsung website).

You will also need to purchase a minimum of 1GB usb stick to have plugged into your bluray player at all times (once you've updated the player). This allows you to take advantage of any BD-Live movies, as they require a minimum of 1GB storage to work...

[D3CID3R]

does it use the stick as 'RAM'??

[tonymy01]

I think it uses it as persistant storage, more like a HDD.   I have heard stuff about playing online games and having scores and your surfing history etc stored.  I got a 1G stick today in preparation for Samsung Australia to pull their finger out and get us profile 2.0 support (now I have "Iron Man" and am keen to see what the BR-Live features will bring!).
Regards

[tollman21]

I see that Samsung Australia has issued firmware update v2.3 on 16 Jan 2009. Unfortunately they don't say what it does. Could this be the profile 2 upgrade we have all been waiting for? I also have the stateside version of Iron Man and am really interested to see if BD Live works. I have to get a network patch cable to connect up so if I get lucky I'll let you know.

[tg1970]

tollman21, on Jan 29 2009, 08:17 AM, said:

I see that Samsung Australia has issued firmware update v2.3 on 16 Jan 2009. Unfortunately they don't say what it does. Could this be the profile 2 upgrade we have all been waiting for? I also have the stateside version of Iron Man and am really interested to see if BD Live works. I have to get a network patch cable to connect up so if I get lucky I'll let you know.

Samsung Australia released firmware v2.0 sometime before Christmas which enabled BD Live.  

No details on what v2.3 does - most likely the normal 'improves playback issues'.  It's thought that it also enables DivX support, although after reading other posts doesn't seem like people are having much success.

[tonyjg]

tollman21, on Jan 29 2009, 08:17 AM, said:

I see that Samsung Australia has issued firmware update v2.3 on 16 Jan 2009. Unfortunately they don't say what it does. Could this be the profile 2 upgrade we have all been waiting for? I also have the stateside version of Iron Man and am really interested to see if BD Live works. I have to get a network patch cable to connect up so if I get lucky I'll let you know.

doubting that you are going to 'find' much of anything on the BDLive stuff.   How about googling and seeing what 'others' may have located - and then decided if its worth the whole trouble  

[greendog]

I updated to v2.3 yesterday in order to  watch The Dark Knight on bluray.  It appears to have effectively bricked my device, now it will not recognise dvd's or bluray's, the message coming up as No Disc.  I tried resetting the device, and this partially worked once - the DVD started to play, then stopped, likewise with a Harry Potter bluray disc before it gave up totally.  All further attempts have failed.

I've read around the place that this is an issue, I was wondering if anyone was aware of a solution yet?

Cheers,
GD