Any news from the show people? Nice to hear about the 5500 (no analog outs, and no hqv), but what about further support for the 5000 that is still backordered all over the country?

somone in the other main post on the 5000, said no firmware would fix the issue, it has to do with the chip.(Broadcom)

geez...isnt the PS3 having the same issue? the chip in the PS3 won't let it do the new sound formats..

Again, its all speculation. I want to hear what Samsung has to say about the situation.

Hey, Hey..
It's not the problem of HW.
BRCM 7440(used in UP 5000) was desinged to do HD Audio.
It's totally S/W issue.
It's just matter of time.

Any news from the show people? Nice to hear about the 5500 (no analog outs, and no hqv), but what about further support for the 5000 that is still backordered all over the country?

somone in the other main post on the 5000, said no firmware would fix the issue, it has to do with the chip.(Broadcom)

geez...isnt the PS3 having the same issue? the chip in the PS3 won't let it do the new sound formats..

DL there were a few posts on this in the main thread within the last week (actually last few days). There have been 3 different answers from Samsung NONE of them the same. 1 person said end of the month, another said May, the other said not gonna happen. So far it looks like no one "in the know" has been asked. If you keep track of the owners thread you will have the best chance of getting news on this.

somone in the other main post on the 5000, said no firmware would fix the issue, it has to do with the chip.(Broadcom)

geez...isnt the PS3 having the same issue? the chip in the PS3 won't let it do the new sound formats..

it has to do with Broadcom's firmware, not 7440 chip.

According to Broadcom.com, the 7440 chip is capable of dd+, truehd, and dts-hd. It doesn't specifically say anything about master audio. It seems like it's good to go, but we shall see...

Apparently there is a 7440B chip which is the one with full capabilities (from the owner thtrea). "B" is the key. Still not confirmed which one the 5k has.

New announcemebt from Broadcom.

Broadcom debuts reference design for HD DVD / Blu-ray SoC:

http://www.betanews.com/article/Broadcom_debuts_reference_design_for_HD_DVD_Bluray_SoC/1199745014

Note the last pargraph:

"Those wishing to get their hands on the reference design can do so now, while the software powering the platform will become available in the first half of 2008."

Not sure if 5000 has it or not - a key question.

UP5K is using 7440B.

Hey, Hey..
It's not the problem of HW.
BRCM 7440(used in UP 5000) was desinged to do HD Audio.
It's totally S/W issue.
It's just matter of time.

it has to do with Broadcom's firmware, not 7440 chip.

UP5K is using 7440B.

You have piqued my curiosity with your responses in this thread. I just don't know what to think.

The optimist in me says you work closely with this chip and chipset, i.e. for Broadcom or Samsung. Then there is the doubting cynic.

You have piqued my curiosity with your responses in this thread. I just don't know what to think.

The optimist in me says you work closely with this chip and chipset, i.e. for Broadcom or Samsung. Then there is the doubting cynic.

I agree with you. it appears as he/she might be a broadcom employee.

You have piqued my curiosity with your responses in this thread. I just don't know what to think.

The optimist in me says you work closely with this chip and chipset, i.e. for Broadcom or Samsung. Then there is the doubting cynic.



does this also imply bitstreaming of all codecs will be enabled ?

does this also imply bitstreaming of all codecs will be enabled ?

That seems to be what justforCuriousity is implying.

Maybe I'll just run down the Broadcom offices in Irvine, CA (I am only 20 minutes away!!!) demanding to talk to someone about the 7440 chip and 97440 reference design!!!! I wonder if they'll listen??? :)

I sent Broadcom an e-mail with questions yesterday. Will see if they respond.

That seems to be what justforCuriousity is implying.

Maybe I'll just run down the Broadcom offices in Irvine, CA (I am only 20 minutes away!!!) demanding to talk to someone about the 7440 chip and 97440 reference design!!!! I wonder if they'll listen??? :)


what are you wating for ? :)

So perhaps Sammy simply launched this player before Broadcom had the software ready for it?

That could imply it will be fully functioning just like the BD-5500 with on board decoding..

UP5K is using 7440B.

For Sammy's sake I hope you're right. This player would have the "fully functioning dual format player with good upscaling abilities for under $1,000" category all to itself for awhile.

I'm still a bit confused about the use of the lossless tracks on the 5K player.

As mentioned previously, I have this player connected to a top end setup at work (Pioneer Elite Pro150 and the Pioneer Elite VSX94) via HDMI.

I have sent the receiver the bitstream DDTHD and had Dolby True HD come on the display of the VSX94.

Now, when I switch the setting of the HDMI o/p to PCM, I only get 2 channel sound on the receiver. Obviously because it needs a firmware update to added the internal decoding in.

But I don't understand the big deal. All of us owners have done so many firmware updates on our machines, why is there such childish slamming of the product.

This is a kick ass player all around and with a little patience will probably be the best overall player on the market. The build quality of the XA2, the upscaling of the Reon processor, is a firmware update away from the ability to decode all the new audio formats, and...AND, plays both formats.

For puck sakes guys, realize just how good this player is and be a little patient for goodness sakes.

I'm still a bit confused about the use of the lossless tracks on the 5K player.

As mentioned previously, I have this player connected to a top end setup at work (Pioneer Elite Pro150 and the Pioneer Elite VSX94) via HDMI.

I have sent the receiver the bitstream DDTHD and had Dolby True HD come on the display of the VSX94.

Now, when I switch the setting of the HDMI o/p to PCM, I only get 2 channel sound on the receiver. Obviously because it needs a firmware update to added the internal decoding in.

But I don't understand the big deal. All of us owners have done so many firmware updates on our machines, why is there such childish slamming of the product.

This is a kick ass player all around and with a little patience will probably be the best overall player on the market. The build quality of the XA2, the upscaling of the Reon processor, is a firmware update away from the ability to decode all the new audio formats, and...AND, plays both formats.

For puck sakes guys, realize just how good this player is and be a little patient for goodness sakes.

Have you tried playing 3:10 to Yuma, Sunshine or Resident Evil Extinction on it yet?

Don't get me wrong. I also love the unit, but I'm concerned about being able to play new releases without having to wait for a gorram update each and every time something is released.

Who here likes spending $30-$40 on a movie, only to find that it won't play!? I think what we all need Samsung to do is come through with a "confidence booster" (firmware update) to kick this thing up to a level of respectability equal to it's price range.

Spence

I'm still a bit confused about the use of the lossless tracks on the 5K player.

As mentioned previously, I have this player connected to a top end setup at work (Pioneer Elite Pro150 and the Pioneer Elite VSX94) via HDMI.

I have sent the receiver the bitstream DDTHD and had Dolby True HD come on the display of the VSX94.



If somehow this is true you'd be the first one to ever have this happen. The player in it's current form does not have the ability to bitstream hi-res audio.

If somehow this is true you'd be the first one to ever have this happen. The player in it's current form does not have the ability to bitstream hi-res audio.

I don't think that's true. It will decode and bitstream DD TrueHD, but only 2 channels. So, he'd see TrueHD on his receiver but he'd only get sound out of the left and right channels.

I don't think that's true. It will decode and bitstream DD TrueHD, but only 2 channels. So, he'd see TrueHD on his receiver but he'd only get sound out of the left and right channels.

I have an HDMI 1.3 receiver and the 5k wouldn't bitstream anything to it. It will decode TrueHD and send as multi-channel PCM(2 channel with the current firmware)

If samsung would just acknowledge the problem and say that it will be fixed via s/w then I would go out and buy one right now, I dont understand why they have not done so

it concerns me

If samsung would just acknowledge the problem and say that it will be fixed via s/w then I would go out and buy one right now, I dont understand why they have not done so

it concerns me

Yep. That's exactly the reason I'm selling mine. I would be keeping it if they had just said (officially, as a company) "We know that there's problems, they can be fixed with firmware, we will release it as soon as we can, and we will keep our customers updated on any further developments or issues."