[Winman42]

So, did they include a sheet of paper stating what work was done? Curious to see if they just replaced your drive as well.

Win

[Adam Sanchez]

One thing I thought was interesting I wanted to mention. This might not be news to anyone but me but when mine broke I admit I did take the top off and LOOK inside. I swear I didn't touch a thing. But it somewhat surprised me that the Disc drive is LITERALLY a Computer Optical Drive. Like you could pull it out of the player and stick it in a Computer Drive bay...theoretically.

Or maybe every set top DVD player has always been like this and I never knew.

EDIT: Sorry I didn't see your post while I was posting twice in a row. Yeah it says they replaced my drive as well.

[Adam Gregorich]

I did the same thing to route an IR emmitter to the receiver so I could use it with an RF remote and the drive is an IDE PC BD drive screwed to the chasis and wired to the players main board.

[drbonbi]

Thanks to sharp eyes on another thread, I can confirm that v.2.5 of the BD10/10A firmware was posted today! Hooray! Our player is still supported!

The link to the "front door" for the BD10/BD10A downloads for all regions is BD | Digital AV | Product Support | Support | Panasonic Global. I downloaded the North America update, burned a CD-R on my iMac and have successfully updated my BD10 for the well-known "Playability and stability" benefits.

Dana

[Mike Frezon]

Nice. Thanks for posting, Dana.

Does anyone know what this newest update might actually do?

[drbonbi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Frezon

Nice. Thanks for posting, Dana.

Does anyone know what this newest update might actually do?

Nope. And I think I know why. It's the same reason Apple is so closed-mouth about software updates. It's been sued several times by product liability lawyers in "class action" suits (that typically benefit only the lawyers). If a company acknowledges that a firmware update fixes specific "issues," the lawyers sue on the basis that the company must have sold a defective player. Then, as part of the law suit, it demands disclosure of the specifics. The company in effect provides the noose by which it gets hanged.

So, we get just "playability and stability."

Dana

[Ken_McAlinden]

I'm hoping it fixes a bug I have experienced where it sporadically forgets that I have set the player to HDMI output at 720p and resets the output to "Auto", which it usually intereprets as 1080i. My 720p projector does a pretty bad job at downconverting, so this is always noticeable when it happens.

Regards,

[Mike Frezon]

I see. Thanks, Dana.

So the idea is...you do the firmware upgrade (whether you are aware of any issues or not) and figure everything'll be okay.

I hate to potentially upset the applecart, however, when I don't know what the problem is that I'm fixing. I'd love it if they could make some change that would speed up loading times...but I guess they are not related, eh?

[Ken_McAlinden]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Frezon

I see. Thanks, Dana.

So the idea is...you do the firmware upgrade (whether you are aware of any issues or not) and figure everything'll be okay.

I hate to potentially upset the applecart, however, when I don't know what the problem is that I'm fixing. I'd love it if they could make some change that would speed up loading times...but I guess they are not related, eh?

Actually, load times have generally improved with each firmware upgrade even though nothing specific is ever promised. It falls under the "playability" umbrella.

Regards,

[Mike Frezon]

Well then, Ken...I will approach this upgrade with fingers crossed that load times just might improve!

I am not well-versed in the technical aspects of the hardware end of the hobby and firmware upgrades are kinda new to me.

Thanks to you, too, for aiding my education!

[Brian L]

There is a post at AVS that indicates that the 2.5 firmware does in fact fix the problems reported with The Mummy and a few other titles.

I do not own any of the effected titles, but it appeared to be a legit post.

Brian