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Anybody here have a Samsung BD-UP5000 BluRay/HD player? - Will Collier - 11-25-2008
I picked up one of these for cheap on eBay, it's obviously a former floor model. Plays HD-DVDs and standard DVDs fine, but I get an "0x000000ff error" when trying to load my one Blu-Ray disc (Rush Snakes & Arrows Live, brand new).
Anybody else seen this error before? Is it even worth troubleshooting? I have 14 days to return the player, which was advertised as "in good working order." I updated the firmware to the latest version (1.4), same error still happens.
Re: Anybody here have a Samsung BD-UP5000 BluRay/HD player? - DharmaDog - 11-25-2008
I've heard that some players won't play some discs. This may no longer be the case, but is one of the reasons I haven't bought into BluRay yet.
BTW, do you have to use an HDMI cable with BluRay or will component cables still work? I ask because I just recently bought an upscaling Samsung DVD player, but it will not upconvert if you use component cables. It requires HDMI. My HT receiver does not have HDMI inputs, so I'm stuck unless I buy another receiver. It seems like I'm having to buy a new receiver every 4 years or so because new connection types keep coming out. I like my current equipment. There's nothing wrong with it, just no HDMI.
Re: Anybody here have a Samsung BD-UP5000 BluRay/HD player? - Will Collier - 11-25-2008
Yeah, a lot of the upconverters won't work with component cables. My Toshiba HD-DVD player has the same issue. It's a pain, explained away as a DRM issue (which makes no sense, but that's how it's excused). I don't know if it's the case for all players, though.