Samsung BD-2550/BD-P2500 Master Thread - Page 207

I had been using Wireless G which did work OK but I bumped up my wireless network to N using the latest Linksys Router and bridges and it has made a world of difference.... I now consistantly get the full bandwidth each and every time I use netflix.

I honestly don't like wireless. I use it on my desktop in the bedroom but if I want a fast, reliable connection, I only do wired.

Wires are cheap and fairly easy (if you have easy access from the basement, for example). You can get everything you need to make professional looking connections, wall plates and cables at places like Home Depot. I ran two lines from my router to AV equipment area (one for the receiver and one for the Blu-ray).

Powerline adapters are a great solution if you are at a location where you can not run a wire. Do a quick search on the internet or Amazon for powerline ethernet and you should find several choices which are available. Good luck.

Thanks. After a reboot it worked.

Well, my player is officially dead. I wasn't able to find a working replacement drive for a reasonable price. Now to figure out what the next one is going to be. Maybe I'll strip it down and sell off the parts? It's a shame. Really going to miss the REON processing.

I am a newby on this forum. I just acquired a Samsung SMT-H3050 from TWC and wondered if the USB outputs might make it possible to stream videos from Netflix. Is there any way to do that with just a cable box?

My problem is I can't readily connect to my TV from my computer (which would be the right way to do it) because they are far apart -- too far for reliable WiFi or cabling -- so I was hoping that the box was actually a modem that I could tap into without having to use my Internet modem at the other end of the apartment.

Or must I get another Internet Modem and connect it near my TV via Y junction? Would that work -- even if I used an old laptop to receive the streaming video?

Thanks for any help.

My player (2550 with latest f/w) keeps turning 24fps off. I set it back, it plays fine (on BDs with film content only obviously) then a few movies later and it's off again. I have not yet done a thorough checking to learn if intervening SD material is causing it to reset, or streaming, etc. My TV displays 1080/24p when receving 24fps, so I do have a way of knowing what's being output.

Anyone else have this problem?

Where's the firmware update someone mentioned several weeks ago that Samsung said was coming?

I'm fairly against wireless when it comes to high-capacity data transfer that also require high quality of service. Maybe 802.11n or something in the future will make me re-think it. If you can, run a cat5e/6 cable or try the powerline adapter (I have no experience with such a product).

Lately, I'm the neighborhood expert for running cat5e/6 throughout homes - seems to be an emerging trend where people are wanting some hard-wire in their homes either for xbox, dvd players, and soon TVs.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I've had no problems streaming Netflix+Pandora to my 2550 via an 802.11g (wireless) bridge. I converted an old WRT54G router to a bridge using DD-WRT.

No bubble burst.... For Netflix and Pandora, I don't deny that wireless will work fine - both are low overhead for QOS and don't require a large swath of bandwidth.

Where I see demand for wires is with Xbox/Wii/PS3 situations, as well as high-bandwidth services like 1080p video (even 480i video).

If one can run the wires, I advocate it (or seek out alternative solution). Down the road in my experience, the hassle is overcome by the quality and quantity that can be delivered.

For example, some day Netflix might start offering 1080p HD movies. Wireless may possibly be an issue in streaming versus connectivity via wires.

Good for you on the DD-WRT; quality solution that solves the limitations of the usual firmwares in such routers.

I've seen this before. After you get both 24p and 1080P set, cycle the player's power. If it still fails, try the ff button reset.

Thanks, I'll give that a shot.

Thanks for the suggestion... doing some searches now... a tad bit more expensive than I was hoping but it might be better in the long run.

Mine's been freezing since Christmas, when I'd had it about 14 months. I'm thinking of replacing the drive, but partstore.com lists this now as the replacement drive, for $159.

ASSY-BDP LOADER NEC
This is an alternative to Samsung part AK97-02404A

Has anyone tried this one, or know where I can get it cheaper?

Osucrs - the new correct drive for the 25X0 is: AK97-02406A. There are some used on eBay that are guaranteed to work. Also, I heard and am trying to confirm that the BD-P1500 loader works (part#: ak97-02218a) with the 25X0 and is actually better b/c it doesn't have the enclosed casing (which in theory would make it run a little cooler, I guess). Can anyone confirm that the BD-P1500 ak97-02218a works with the BD-P25X0? The plugs hook up identical so I don't see why it wouldn't. Thanks!

I got this drive #AK97-02406A from ebay last week being paid for $22,49.
It works after replacing this drive.My original problem was error message "No Disc" or open door itself for bluray disc but dvd disc reading and playing was oky.Now I put the usb notebook cooler on bottom of the bd-p2500 and so far
it works good now on playing both of bluray and dvd.

If it works on a BD-P1500 then it will work on a BD-25x0. I'm not familiar with that part number but a quick look at the Partstore confirms it is a replacement drive for the 1500.

And I agree. The open case drives seem to be more durable. Perhaps it's a thermal issue. I have my 25x0's all running open case drives that were swapped from 1500's.

Thanks! I'm staring at a frozen screen on a formerly working disk now, so I bought one of the 1500 model ones on ebay for $19 as fast as I could.

A bit of caution. There's no guarantee that the optical drive is good.

A year ago optical drives for the 25x0 were selling for $10 which included shipping. There was a firmware update bricking problem that killed a lot of perfectly good players. The drives were pristine. But the motherboards were bricked. Some never even played a BD. These players were sold off for parts.

But those days are over.

I was actually mistakenly sent a BD-P1500 drive a couple of weeks ago instead of a 2550 drive, and it didn't work in mine. Of course, that could be for a few other reasons? My original drive plays DVDs just fine, not blu-rays. The replacement did nothing.

My 2500 used to take about 5 minutes to load "9". Now it simply won't play the disc.

Unfortunately, all that proves is THAT particular drive doesn't work. I doubt it's the player since the old drive at least played DVDs (the Blu laser was probably shot). I wish we could get a definitive position from someone who put a 1500 drive in a 2500/2550 chassis; that would increase the pool of drives for everyone. I'm still convinced the biggest failure item on this player is the drive (and I have a replacement 2550 drive--that I hope works--sitting on the shelf).

I could always try putting my 1500 drive that I know works into my busted 2550? Perhaps I'll have a stroke of boldness and do so...

The Matrix blu-ray commentary issue? When will this be fixed? Samsung sux! Almost Oppo 83 time!

Likely never..... had the 2550 since Aug of 08 when it was released and despite numerous calls into Samsung they've never addressed this. The work around is to go into the menu and turn it on (even though its already on) and then turn it off. Risky Business had the same problem and this worked.

PS: You won't be disappointed with the Oppo 83

Even after disconnecting the ethernet cable I still cannot get the infernal thing to re-set. Why on earth wouldn't this unit respond to a hard-wired command? So I can't figure out how to restore Netflix. There is no way to re-set it and there is only one firmware available (2.5). Samsung Tier 2 support tells me "they're working on it" but offers no timeline for a firmware fix. Does anyone have a line on where to find either version 2.4 or 2.6 of the firmware?

Re-install firmware 2.5. After install, do the FF button reset. Same thing happened to me.

*SIGH* I have re-installed the 2.5 update from CD twice now. FF button still does nothing. Granted I didn't have the ethernet cable unplugged when I'd tried that. I am truly skeptical but I'll try it again.