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post #31 of 47
1/13/08 at 7:58am

Re: Official Samsung 1200 Blu-Ray player thread

Is anyone else having problems playing standard CDs?

The Samsung "hiccups" every few minutes and makes it impossible to listen to music. It seems to happen on every CD I have tried.

My Toshiba HD DVD player has no problems with CDs.
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post #32 of 47
1/13/08 at 3:50pm

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Samsung needs to get there firmware upgrades in order. I've had two new movies in the last four weeks that wouldn't play on my 1200. RESCUE DAWN & 3:10 TO YUMA. Anyone else?
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post #33 of 47
1/14/08 at 8:11pm

Re: Official Samsung 1200 Blu-Ray player thread

mine had trouble with IRON GIANT: SE. standard def. hiccups every few minutes. have not tried the titles you mention.
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post #34 of 47
1/16/08 at 3:54pm

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I can't get Disc 4 of "Prison Break" to load. The first three discs worked just fine. This is really annoying.

After trying several things it finally started working.
1) Loaded the disc 5 times and it failed every time.
2) Loaded a DVD and tried again. It still failed.
3) Loaded a Bluray disc and tried one more time. It loaded immediately.
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post #35 of 47
1/17/08 at 12:56pm

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I've had problems with some of the extras on Ratatouille. Let's hear from you Samsung! And while you are about it, it is surely not too much to ask for a fireware upgrade to pass high res sound streams to be decoded elsewhere than the player. It can't be too hard!
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post #36 of 47
2/4/08 at 10:19am

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I am extremely disappointed in Samsung and the problems with the BD-P1200. The company has long recognized the problems with the DVDs "Pirates Of The Caribbean - At World's End" and "Live Free or Die Hard" but the promised firmware upgrades are not yet available (as of 2/4/08). When attempting to reach their technical group, the customer service people are just as much in the dark as I am! They also do not seem to have a way to contact Samsung to get answers to simple questions. This Blu-Ray player is a poor performer and I DO NOT RECOMMEND Samsung Blu-Ray players to anyone!!! When asking around, there seems to be a consensus that Samsung has really created a bunch of lemons in their Blu-Ray players.
Marty T.
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post #37 of 47
2/5/08 at 3:29pm

Re: Official Samsung 1200 Blu-Ray player thread

Blu-ray.com - Samsung Updates BD-P1200 Firmware

New fw update came out today...
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post #38 of 47
2/8/08 at 8:23am

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Installed the new firmware update (version 2.1) and finally got to watch POTC-AWE. Still some minor glitches, but was able to get around them. I also was able to load and watch "Live Free or Die Hard" but it took quite a bit of time to load. No complaint.....just happy to finally get an update from Samsung.
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post #39 of 47
2/15/08 at 9:59pm

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Something strange happened last night. I paused a DVD in my Samsung while I answered the phone. I was on the phone for 20-30 minutes and this caused several different screen savers to activate: projector and Bluray player. After a few more minutes the Bluray actually turned itself off.

When I tried to restore playback. I turned the Bluray on and it remembered exactly where it had been paused. Unfortunately there was no video. I watched the HDMI negotiate and the audio was played without any difficulty. I switched to HD DVD and got a picture immediately.

After power cycling the Samsung a few times everything started working again.
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post #40 of 47
2/17/08 at 10:15pm

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I don't know if this has been addressed anywhere:

SD 4:3 discs are being stretched on my television, despite the HDMI connection, and my TV is a 1080i Panasonic. I cannot change the aspect ratio on the tv on HDMI input, and none of the visual settings on the player will correct the picture to its proper size.

This is not an issue with 480i/p supplements on BD.
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post #41 of 47
2/18/08 at 1:14pm

Re: Official Samsung 1200 Blu-Ray player thread

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Originally Posted by Keith Paynter
I don't know if this has been addressed anywhere:

SD 4:3 discs are being stretched on my television, despite the HDMI connection, and my TV is a 1080i Panasonic. I cannot change the aspect ratio on the tv on HDMI input, and none of the visual settings on the player will correct the picture to its proper size.

This is not an issue with 480i/p supplements on BD.

If you output 480p from the player for SD 4:3, it is still being stretched?

Chris
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post #42 of 47
2/19/08 at 8:15am

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Originally Posted by Chris Gerhard
If you output 480p from the player for SD 4:3, it is still being stretched?

Chris

I've tried all 3 TV aspect settings (4:3 standard, 4:3 letterbox, 16:9) and they all give the same result. 16:9 SD discs perform properly. Once again, this is using the HDMI connections, which should be correct by default. 4:3 materials on BD work correctly.
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post #43 of 47
3/3/08 at 1:53pm

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New Firmware upgrade (version 2.2 dated 2/21/08) addressed the problem I was having with the special features disc of POTC - AWE but I still see some problems with intermittent stalling and choppy dialogue and pictures on the special features disc. Seems like Samsung hasn't kept in touch with the producers of the DVD software...or at least that's how it appears. I should've gotten a PS3. Well, Caveat Emptor.
Marty
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post #44 of 47
3/14/08 at 8:31am

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I can't believe how frustrating it is to own one of these players. I never know if the disc is going to play or not. Last night I tried Casino Royale and Crimson Tide, but both were rejected. I played an HD DVD on my Toshiba A2 and then tried Casino Royale again. It worked just fine.

I can't wait until the next batch of Bluray players are released so that I can give another brand a try.
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post #45 of 47
3/18/08 at 7:32pm

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This player has been frustrating but with firmware version 2.3, mine is playing everything I have tried. It is loading problematic discs much faster and playing the movie just fine. I don't ever bother with any special features, but might try to move around the menus and access some things just to see if it can do that. I normally just load the disc, skip the previews and start the movie. For that purpose, this player is now working great for me.

Chris
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post #46 of 47
1/11/09 at 12:50pm

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I have been having a lot of problems with "Dexter" Season 1.
I see that there is now a v2.5 revision of firmware available, so I guess I will give that a try.
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post #47 of 47
1/12/09 at 5:43am

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Firmware version 2.5 is not the solution for Dexter or other problem discs based on what I have read. The player is terrible again, new releases are problematic, and I put mine back in the closet. I am grateful I have Sony players that actually load and play all discs.

Chris
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