blu-ray player problems

[o803oVaDeR]

I got a blu-ray player from my brother. He said it needed a firmware update. He has not used it in a while. I hook it all up. I installed the update. I went to blockbuster to get me a movie to showcase this blu-ray player, and the movie will not play. It just keeps telling me disc cannot be played. The disc looks good, no scratches or anything. It also does work with regular dvds. I through a dvd in and it worked fine. Any ideas?

[NCstoner420]

Check for another update, I had to install two once.

[Chimera]

Try using a cable other than HDMI to connect to your TV (component, VGA, etc)

You probably have an HDTV that isn't HDCP compliant - if you use HDMI, it won't allow playback.

[o803oVaDeR]

It is a Pioneer Elite. I am sure it works with HDMI. Plus the two were actually a group a few years ago. My cousin had both the blu ray player and the TV before he moved to AZ. He sold the TV to me and the blu ray player to my brother. When i try to do another update it tells me i have the latest update and that it is not needed. I spoke with Samsung customer service and they said it was not the latest update and that i would have to update it with a cd-r. I had to download the latest update on the computer and burn it to a cd-r. Of course i didnt have any last night so i will try it this afternoon when i get off. Going to have to buy some cd-rs.

[Chimera]

Several Pioneer Elite models have HDCP issues. But if he said it could be an issue with the update, definitely start there.

[sharkkiller]

Try the update, what is the model code of the blu-ray player? What disc are you trying to watch? Have you tried it with more than one Blu-ray. or only the one? As was mentioned before, try i with component cables to see if you are getting the same message. If the TV worked previously, it could be that the firmware has not been updated to include that movie yet. Studios make changes to the formats of new blu-rays all the time. Then the manufacturers are left holding the bag when they won't play.

If you continue to have issues, post them in this thread, and I will check back.