Got An Early Samsung Blu-ray Player?
If you do, you just might be able to get some help for the shortcomings of it. A class action lawsuit has been filed, as the problems found when advanced features and DRM were added were significant.
Apparently, the consumers who are filing have been upset by the reports of those Blu-ray representatives at the Consumer Electronics Show. The representatives very coolly stated that the early adopters of the technology ‘knew what they were getting into’ and so should not be surprised that changes were made.
Samsung usually makes better products….with lots more thought before manufacturer
The case accuses Samsung of consumer fraud, as the company is presumed to have had clear knowledge of the changes coming well ahead of the release date of those first players. The addition of BD+ copy protection has caused many people’s players to refuse to play discs, only play portions of discs, or offer other unexplained behavior. Specific playback issues including freezing were reported in October when playing "Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer" and "The Day After Tomorrow." Samsung promised a firmware fix, but according to the lawsuit, it never materialized, leaving owners of these early machines out in the cold.
Since the standards are changing as time goes on, the Blu-ray Disc Association expects to introduce Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players later on this year, adding a mandatory Internet connection, along with updates to BD-J, Blu-ray’s interactivity layer.
got one of these? You’re golden as far as upgrades go!
Sony PS3 owners have really made a good choice with this, as they own the only players of Blu-ray discs that will be upgradeable to the next standard. (Lots of children are wagging their fingers at their parents right now, in certainty that they knew best from the start!)
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