I am not sure there are any publicly available firmware updates available for this player. I also see that it has been moved to the archives section of the anthem website? Does anyone know if this player has been discontinued?
This is sad for such an expensive player. It never really lived up to my expectations and was never updated. I find myself using a Panasonic BDT210 much more frequently than the Anthem.
what's the unit got to do with Paradigm (or Anthem)? Anybody who bought this unit know that it's a rebadged player. If anything, you should just avoid re-badged anything.
The same problem happen with Sherwood / Harman Kardon / Lexicon BD players.
I don't know who made it but the innards is identical to Sherwood of the same period (which now also been discountinued and have always had lack-of-firmware problem). Some people mentioned JVC, however I've never opened a JVC people mentioned about so I can't say for sure.
Sherwood--oy vey. The transport is just a sata drive-- do u think i could replace it with an internal blu ray reader & it would work or is it just time to move on?
most BD player requires service code for a new drive to work on the given motherboard.
I personally would just move over to Pioneer BDP-53FD. I had the chance to play with my client's Anthem and as much as I like the cosmetics and trying to match my Anthem receiver, the Pioneer BDP-53FD kills the Anthem BD player.
MAYBE, at the time of release the Anthem was a killer player, but not anymore.
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Originally Posted by David Susilo /forum/post/21810420
I don't know who made it but the innards is identical to Sherwood of the same period (which now also been discountinued and have always had lack-of-firmware problem). Some people mentioned JVC, however I've never opened a JVC people mentioned about so I can't say for sure.
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Originally Posted by David Susilo /forum/post/21810439
most BD player requires service code for a new drive to work on the given motherboard.
I personally would just move over to Pioneer BDP-53FD. I had the chance to play with my client's Anthem and as much as I like the cosmetics and trying to match my Anthem receiver, the Pioneer BDP-53FD kills the Anthem BD player.
MAYBE, at the time of release the Anthem was a killer player, but not anymore.
It's too bad Anthem bombed on the BD player. Usually they offer excellent products with great customer service to back them up.
I still greatly enjoy my AVM20 (v2.xx) processor today. Even recently I've emailed Anthem with questions about my processor and they continue to provide excellent service.
If looking for a replacement for the Anthem BD player, I'm not sure I would recommend Pioneer at this point. Reading through the owners thread it seems the latest generation of players suffers from many issues with updates very slow to come. For those will to spend as much as the Anthem, I would prefer the Oppo; you get an excellent player with support to match.
BTW, I own a Pioneer 320; one of the last "true" Pioneer BD players.
I own the BDP-LX55, so far I've had zero problem with the unit. Yes it doesn't have any firmware update (except for the one that was just released a couple of weeks ago), but so far it plays all of my movies with ease.
I really want to like Oppo but my luck doesn't jive with Oppo for some reason.
I was going to get a Pioneer 53FD as well, until I read the owners thread here.
I have a Panasonic BDP210, which is my bar for cheap players. My only complaint is it very loud when playing DVDs -- I can hear the high pitched motor / whirling over my speakers.
For some reason I can't bring myself to get the Oppo. I've been considering a Cambridge 651BD /751BD instead -- but the remote looks just as terrible as the Anthem and a review mentioned it was not particularly quiet either. After this Anthem BLX 200 and a not so great experience with a Marantz UD5005 I may just stay away from all expensive blu-ray players. They do not seem worth the cost.
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Originally Posted by David Susilo /forum/post/21810439
most BD player requires service code for a new drive to work on the given motherboard.
I personally would just move over to Pioneer BDP-53FD. I had the chance to play with my client's Anthem and as much as I like the cosmetics and trying to match my Anthem receiver, the Pioneer BDP-53FD kills the Anthem BD player.
MAYBE, at the time of release the Anthem was a killer player, but not anymore.
Whoa, didn't know about this one --Panasonic DMP-BDT500.
I'm 90% happy w/ my current Panasonic. I think I'm going to wait for this. I hope it is quieter. I guess I won't need to get another "super premium" player.
Anyone else have a disc drive that refuses to open? I have tried the soft reset in the menu and unplugging/replugging to no luck. Player is response otherwise.
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