Official Panasonic DMP-BD35/55 Owners Thread - Page 385

Definitely not at you.

You pointed out such an obvious operator error, it was hilarious.

How many times do the instructions say to "burn a CD-R?"

LOL

Let's add tripping over one (or both) of my two Golden Retrievers and dropping a (relatively) expensive piece of electronic equipment () vs tripping over the same dogs and dropping a CD-R.

No thanks. Carrying a CD downstairs is definitely easier.

And safer.

Hey hey nobody mentioned no dogs here...

Ok. The CD-R is easier and probably cheaper than a WAP/Wireless router combo if you have no other use for same.

I am very fortunate to have a "Wired" home.

Coming in a little late here, but I had a similar problem going through a switch to a router on a BD55 and had to find and manually enter the DNS IP addresses.

I don't know if you're using a Linksys WRT54G as your main router but I was and I found a firmware upgrade on the Linksys web site that allowed DHCP to work properly through the switch. Now it's dynamic DNS for me, baby! I don't have the details on the firmware upgrade but after I entered the version number it suggested one specific firmware upgrade to apply. You download the firmware file then run a firmware upgrade routine in the router's admin panel.

Of course, if you're not using a Linksys WRT54G router then (as Emily Litella used to say)... "Never mind!"

-CB

If you're talking about not getting BD-Live to work, even though your player passes a connection test, the usual reason for this is that the player is unable to connect to a DNS (domain name server) so that it can translate a domain name (e.g., UniversalBDLive.com) to an IP address (e.g., 123.123.123.123). The firmware download and connection test point to a fixed IP address so they don't *NEED* DNS to work in order to connect.

But if you want to start accessing BD-Live content, then you do need your player to be able to access a domain name server so it can translate domains into addresses and find the appropriate BD-Live servers in order to deliver the content. This is what you can do to get BD-Live working:

1. Make sure you have enabled BD-Live to "Allow (all)" in the Setup... Disc menu.
2. Make sure an SD or SDHC card is inserted in the SD card slot
3. Get into the "Network... DNS/IP address settings menu" (this is what it's called on the BD80, I think it's the same on the 35/55) and make sure the player passes the connection test by clicking on the Connection Test button. If it passes, it means the player can connect to the Panasonic server via IP address
4. Now take a look at the DNS setting. If you already have "DNS Auto Configuration (DHCP)" set to "On" and BD-Live does not work, then try setting it to "Off" and provide values for Primary DNS and Secondary DNS. You can obtain values for your ISP's domain name servers either in the admin panel of your network router, or, from a working internet-connected Windows PC, you can hit the "Start" button then "run" then type "cmd" to get to the DOS prompt. Then type "ipconfig/all" and you will see 2 or 3 IP address listed for DNS. Copy these down and type them into the player's network set-up menu under "Primary DNS and "Secondary DNS."
5. Hit save or OK or return (I forget which and my wife just got impatient and switched the TV over to DISH to watch Wife Swap or some other lofty reality-based entertainment).
6. Re-boot the player and try BD-Live again
7. When it works, send a check to Big Picture Big Sound, PO Box xxxx, etc. etc.

BTW, I used the above technique to get my BD55 working via a particular switch, but I later found out there was a firmware upgrade available for my Linksys WRT54G router (thanks to another helpful AVSer) which allowed the dynamic DNS stuff to work properly through my network switch.

Good luck!

-Chris

Just curious, what looks an sounds best on the BD35/55, from these 3 blu-rays:
Bolt, Quantum of Solace & Transporter 3?
Audio & Video only, not the film itself.

Bob

Can't compare to the other two, but Bolt was phenomenal on both counts on my BD35. The others would have to be truly spectacular to be better. Hopefully I'll catch up on the movies I already have and then I can check out the other two.

thanks for chiming in, but yes, I'm using a different router...D-Link DIR 655

I have Transporter 3 and Quantum of Solace. Transporter is 7.1 DTS Master and Solace is 5.1 DTS Master. I haven't watched Bolt.

Bolt is the best I've seen and heard. (My four-year old liked it too.)

I haven't seen Quantum yet but Bolt and Transporter 3 are both very good. In PQ I'd have to give Bolt the edge but AQ is about equal. Lots of really good LFE, some of the better bass I've heard on blu-ray. Now I'm curious about Quantum, I guess I'll go rent it today. I'd say that Bolt is worth buying because I would definitely like to watch it more than once and I'll use it as a "show off" movie.

i'd rank'em:
1. bolt
2. quantum
3. transporter3

the first two's audio eng wowed me. transporter's was okay.

No amount of additional storage will make BD Live worthwhile.

So true.
As for the question of capacity:a 1GB SD card will suffice but you can buy a 4GB for less(~$10USD).

You miss my point about the firmware. Either Panny didn't get it right to start with and still don't have it right or the studios don't have it right. If I was Panny and I was sure that my firmware was per the BD spec, I wouldn't bother trying to make my machines read discs that did not conform to the standard. The fact that Panny keeps releasing firmware updates makes me think that they shipped machines that did not conform to the BD specs and still don't.

As why I do or don't connect my 55 to the net, that is a Cisco/Linksys problem and that company can just ESAD forever. They purposely make network communications difficult. I have ethernet and wifi in my house but the ethernet is not in the man cave and Cisco/Linksys wireless bridge products are an unmitigated P'sOS.

Love the PQ/SQ that the Panny 55 brings to my AV setup, just wish they and other mfrs would get it right the 1st time.

+1

Does anyone think that studios will just eventually give up on this BD Live garbage? Its so useless! Why would anyone ever use it. Just get rid of it and charge me a decent price for my movies.

I don't think there is a concrete Blu spec....? That's the problem. I'm tired of things other than the feature tripping up equipment. You'd think that the player manufacturers would be P'd off at the studios that force their never-ending Firmware R & D.

I think Blu has progressed to somewhere near the point that it's approaching the types of consumers that aren't gonna tolerate much firmware folley?

Somethin' needs to be in stone, when, soon!

we can only hope so... useless garbage it is, indeed!

Hmmm....I've never had any problems with BD live. Other than the content sucks, it works. Extra waiting? Maybe 20 seconds or so for the content to load. Other than that, haven't really been annoyed by it at all.

Does anyone here apply PLIIx to 5.1 HD sources to utilize the rear surrounds?

Does anyone here have any experience with the Pioneer Blu Ray player? I found one for sale on AVS for a good price and was wondering if it was worth upgrading to the 51FD to match it with my receiver. Any ideas?

My experience differs. My Linksys WET54G wireless bridge works perfectly with my BD35 after I replaced its omnidirectional antenna with a unidirectional antenna. It gets 99-100% signal from my D-Link wireless router at the complete other end of the house through several walls.

Ummm .... This is the PANASONIC BD35/55 forum. Maybe you should check the Pioneer forums and ask this question. Just a thought.

This is an AVR function that would be better addressed in one of the AVR forums. Really has nothing to do with the player.

The Great and Wonderful Oz has spoken.

My answer is yes.

Excellent answer. Still has nothing to do with the player.

Seems to me that if the OP is looking for some nuance to be obtained by using IIx on a 5.1 source, an AVR thread would be the place to ask the question. In fact, this question HAS been discussed on the Onkyo TX-SR706 thread and I would be willing to bet on other AVR threads also. I would also be willing to bet that more useful information is provided in those threads than "Yes."

Even a loaded PS3 doesn't and can't make BDLive or profile 2.0 worthwile other than for the ethernet required spec for firmware updates.

So any word on a firm ware update for Twilight and any other issues if any?

Jeff

for that matter, I got my 8GB card for about $17

1. you do realize it's not just panasonic that release firmware updates, right? just about every company releases them for their BR players...in fact, in a lot of BR packages there is a note with the disc that says you may need to update the firmware before the disc will play
2. if you want a decent bridge...I've heard great things about the D-Link DAP1522...it's wireless n and 4 ports for the price that many wireless bridges are