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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 347 |
| | Posted: | | | | Got myself a Blue-Ray player for Christmas. I got an LG BD-530. Right now I am running it with component cables. I have an HDMI cable on order and it should be here this week. I am so looking forward to watching some movies in 1080p. I have a 25 foot run to make to connect this player to the TV. I picked up 3 Blue-Ray movies to start me out ... Ghostrider, Bad Boys & Black Hawk Down. It is a Network Blue-Ray Disc Player. Capable of full 1080p HD, internet capable. Plays the following: Blu-ray™ Disc, BD-R/RE, DVD, DVD±R/RW, Audio CD, CD-R/RW, MPEG4 AVC, HP@L4.1, MPEG2, HP@ML, SMPTE VC1, AP@L3, MPEG2, HP@ML, AVCHD, DivX/DivX HD. The only thing I wish it was is wireless ... which it is not. I do not know how I will ever run an Ethernet cable up from downstairs to take advantage of the internet capabilities. You can read all about it HERE. | | | | Antec Nine Hundred case, 4GB A-Data DDR2 800 RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz, ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP MB, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 video card, ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD, Zerodba 620W PSU, LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD with LightScribe SATA, Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B SATA, Hanns-G HH281 28" monitor, Kodak ESP3250 printer, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers, Windows 7 Professional | | | | Last edited: by mwkirchner |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | what happens if you burn t he drivers to a cd-r and then insert the disc in the tray?? | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 347 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
what happens if you burn the drivers to a cd-r and then insert the disc in the tray?? I am not sure what you are talking about here ... are you refering to something about wireless? . | | | | Antec Nine Hundred case, 4GB A-Data DDR2 800 RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz, ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP MB, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 video card, ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD, Zerodba 620W PSU, LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD with LightScribe SATA, Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B SATA, Hanns-G HH281 28" monitor, Kodak ESP3250 printer, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers, Windows 7 Professional |
| | Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,777 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting mwkirchner: Quote:
Quoting widescreenforever:
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what happens if you burn the drivers to a cd-r and then insert the disc in the tray??
I am not sure what you are talking about here ... are you refering to something about wireless?
. I think he's referring to the inevitable firmware updates your player will need in order to play those problem discs of the future. |
| | Registered: December 10, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,004 |
| | Posted: | | | | You can just use a wireless bridge. |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting mdnitoil: Quote:
Quoting mwkirchner:
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Quoting widescreenforever:
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what happens if you burn the drivers to a cd-r and then insert the disc in the tray??
I am not sure what you are talking about here ... are you refering to something about wireless?
I was just suggesting that you don't have to go thru the Internet directly but you can burn the drivers to a disc .. ( cd-r) should do rather than a dvd-r )..from the internet .,, and the inserted disc should trigger your player to inspect and install the drivers you find on the net ..
another option is to buy / borrow or build your own 25 FOOT cat 5 wire ....and run that up the hallway..
I think he's referring to the inevitable firmware updates your player will need in order to play those problem discs of the future. | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry | | | | Last edited: by widescreenforever |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 347 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
Quoting mdnitoil:
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Quoting mwkirchner:
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Quoting widescreenforever:
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what happens if you burn the drivers to a cd-r and then insert the disc in the tray??
I am not sure what you are talking about here ... are you refering to something about wireless?
I was just suggesting that you don't have to go thru the Internet directly but you can burn the drivers to a disc .. ( cd-r) should do rather than a dvd-r )..from the internet .,, and the inserted disc should trigger your player to inspect and install the drivers you find on the net ..
another option is to buy / borrow or build your own 25 FOOT cat 5 wire ....and run that up the hallway..
I think he's referring to the inevitable firmware updates your player will need in order to play those problem discs of the future. I am not so much worried about updates ... just thought it might be nice to surf the internet using this from time to time. As far as the cable ... I would need way more then 25 feet ... I live in a townhouse. My setup is on the second floor and all the computer stuff in on the first. I would need about 100 yards to reach it. . | | | | Antec Nine Hundred case, 4GB A-Data DDR2 800 RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz, ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP MB, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 video card, ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD, Zerodba 620W PSU, LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD with LightScribe SATA, Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B SATA, Hanns-G HH281 28" monitor, Kodak ESP3250 printer, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers, Windows 7 Professional |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 347 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ace_of_Sevens: Quote:
You can just use a wireless bridge. I just Googled those and that seems like what I could use ... now ... if I can only figure it out (installation that is). I am running a Belkin N router. Just wondering what I would have to hook to the player to converse with the bridge. . | | | | Antec Nine Hundred case, 4GB A-Data DDR2 800 RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz, ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP MB, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 video card, ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD, Zerodba 620W PSU, LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD with LightScribe SATA, Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B SATA, Hanns-G HH281 28" monitor, Kodak ESP3250 printer, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers, Windows 7 Professional |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting mwkirchner: Quote:
I was just suggesting that you don't have to go thru the Internet directly but you can burn the drivers to a disc .. ( cd-r) should do rather than a dvd-r )..from the internet .,, and the inserted disc should trigger your player to inspect and install the drivers you find on the net ..
another option is to buy / borrow or build your own 25 FOOT cat 5 wire ....and run that up the hallway..
I think he's referring to the inevitable firmware updates your player will need in order to play those problem discs of the future. Quote:
I am not so much worried about updates ... just thought it might be nice to surf the internet using this from time to time.
As far as the cable ... I would need way more then 25 feet ... I live in a townhouse. My setup is on the second floor and all the computer stuff in on the first. I would need about 100 yards to reach it.
If your gear is on the floor above can you use the inside of the wall cavity and the cable up?? | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry | | | | Last edited: by widescreenforever |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 347 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
Quoting mwkirchner:
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I was just suggesting that you don't have to go thru the Internet directly but you can burn the drivers to a disc .. ( cd-r) should do rather than a dvd-r )..from the internet .,, and the inserted disc should trigger your player to inspect and install the drivers you find on the net ..
another option is to buy / borrow or build your own 25 FOOT cat 5 wire ....and run that up the hallway..
I think he's referring to the inevitable firmware updates your player will need in order to play those problem discs of the future.
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I am not so much worried about updates ... just thought it might be nice to surf the internet using this from time to time.
As far as the cable ... I would need way more then 25 feet ... I live in a townhouse. My setup is on the second floor and all the computer stuff in on the first. I would need about 100 yards to reach it.
If your gear is on the floor above can you use the inside of the wall cavity and the cable up?? It would be really hard to try to get a wire up through the wall. I think the bridge is the way to go. I am going to research that a little bit more. Thanks for your help here though ... . | | | | Antec Nine Hundred case, 4GB A-Data DDR2 800 RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz, ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP MB, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 video card, ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD, Zerodba 620W PSU, LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD with LightScribe SATA, Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B SATA, Hanns-G HH281 28" monitor, Kodak ESP3250 printer, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers, Windows 7 Professional |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,380 |
| | Posted: | | | | Just bought a Blu-Ray player too, my first and only movie so far is Black Death  The only thing I wish was that it was region free. |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 767 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting whispering: Quote:
The only thing I wish was that it was region free. That's the only thing that's keeping me from going blu. Well, that and the fact that I have to buy a new TV and amp... Last time I checked, money still didn't grow on trees...  |
| | Registered: March 19, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | @marcelb7: Some dealers are selling multiregion and multizone players, e.g. Stegen. Also check out this topic on the Dutch DVD Forum. You have to pay attention though, as in some cases players are made multiregion for DVD only, but not multizone for Blu-ray. On the other hand, the number of zone-coded Blu-ray discs is fairly limited (mainly Fox releases) - more info here. |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,380 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting marcelb7: Quote:
That's the only thing that's keeping me from going blu. Well, that and the fact that I have to buy a new TV and amp... Last time I checked, money still didn't grow on trees... I use a HD ready projector, and to avoid the need for an A/V amp, i just bought a cheap HDMI hub and use optical/coaxial cables for the sound  |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 767 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting dee1959jay: Quote:
@marcelb7:
Some dealers are selling multiregion and multizone players, e.g. Stegen.
Also check out this topic on the Dutch DVD Forum. I know that particular retailer (and the forum as well: same username). Erm.. you read my comment about money growing on trees, right?  |
| | Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Sure, I fully understand where you're coming from. It's just that you said the region issue was the main obstacle for you - and I thought I'd show it can be overcome. Owning a modded Oppo which can play just about anything on a DVD-size disc myself, I can understand perfectly why the region/zone issue would be important to you. Been there, done that, read the book, seen the movie.  | | | | Last edited: by dee1959jay |
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