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Blu Ray DVD Players & Updating Firmware
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I’d like to buy a Blu Ray DVD player, but I’m really put off by people saying the players need constantly updating (firmware). I’m not the most technically minded person around (LOL!), so are there future-proof players out there, and if there aren’t, how often do players need updating?
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you can either connect the player to the net to do this or on some you can d/l it to computer then burn it to disc to play in player.it really isnt much of a problem and to be honest even though its advisable to always update the firmware on most items as soon as you get them as long as it works ok you wont worry about it
My mate has the Same Sony S350 & has never updated & has no problems borrowing my BD discs
But modern players update directly over the internet, or by simply recording a CD-ROM and inserting it. It's really pretty simple to do.
The PS3 is always adding new features and tweaks to the system because it has so many different features.
Standalone players only playback discs so there is little need to update the player ever.
Some players that were sold as Profile 1.1 can be updated to Profile 2 to enable BD-Live but you are unlikely to find BD-Live is that exciting anyway.
Its perfectly fine to buy any Profile 1.1 player and never update it.
Although there should not be many on sale now try and avoid Profile 1.0 players that do not allow for PIP features.
Occasionally certain brands may find they have a problem with certain discs and a swift cd update from the net will solve the problem but that happens very rarely and the chances are if you buy a 1.1 player you'll have no problems with any discs and no need to update.