Official LG BD690/670/650/6xx Series Thread - Page 56

Does this new firmware contain cinavia?

I updated my bd670 today to the latest firmware 8.97.398, but now the player is not working and showing only "boot". Only eject is working and no other buttons are responding!!! even no output to my TV!!! Please help!!!

Same for me here from Italy, think I'll have to go to A/S Service

Hi,
I'm not sure about AAC codec but this is my procedure. I use iTunes to import all of my music CD's which turns my music into .m4a files. From there I copy those files to a music share on my WHS2011. I use my bd670 to listen to those songs and I never had an issue until I updated to the BD.8.97.398 update. I went back to the previous firmware version and those same songs now work again. So based on using iTunes are my songs considered Apple Lossless files?
Thanks

Your iTunes Import Settings (under "Preferences") determine how the files you import get encoded. You can determine how a given file in your iTunes library is encoded by going to "Get Info" (select a tune in your library then right click and choose "Get Info" or on a Mac press Command + I).

The "Kind" field under the "Summary" tab should tell you whether your file is "AAC audio file", "Apple Lossless" or something else.

The new update has a vastly improved YOUTUBE interface. I didn't have time to check out the other premium streaming features but I really like the youtube update.

SERIOUSLY? They finally fixed it???

It appears so.

Thanks for the info. I looked at my iTunes setting and I didn't realize my imported CD's are AAC audio files. I never knew I could change/control how my CD's are imported to iTunes. Does this help explain why my .m4a files don't play with the new firmware? Just for the record I explained my issue through a live chat with an LG rep earlier and here is the email I received after my chat. "We are aware of that problem and our Engineers are working on a resolution to the Issue. We will send out a fix via the firmware, if it is not updating then please try again later today or tomorrow. Have a good day."
I wonder if that is a generic reply email of if they really are going to be issuing an update. I find it interesting that I might be part of the reason they issue a newer update. Cool.
Quick question about music files. Am I better off to just convert all my music files to something like .mp3's? Would that make my life easier when it comes to wanting to listen to them on my BD670? I have to believe .mp3 is pretty universal?
Thanks

I wouldn't say that.

They've put some lipstick on the pig. There actually are MENUS now so it's a lot better than it was.

Agreed, the Netflix is improved but still basically useless. When you go to a menu item like subscribed, you can only play through the videos one at a time. Who does that?!

Please help !!!

Have you tried unplugging the BD670, leaving it unplugged for a few minutes, and then plugging it back in? This is the standard, if clunky, procedure for resetting the player.

Tried dear, No use... Is tehre any other options for revert to old firmware? or hard reset?

When you start typing in the name of a video, will it now populate a list of expected video titles, like it used to?

Does it still play a random video when you open the app?

If those things are fixed, I'll be happy. If not, I won't rush to update this.

Those things are fixed and it has a browse interface now as well.

That sounds like a generic response from LG support, it's hard to tell sometimes though.

I'm still not sure what would account for your player not playing the .m4a files while mine does. There must be some difference in your configuration. It might help offer insight if you mention other details about your .m4a files that show in the Get Info dialog (bit rate, sample rate, profile, etc.) then I'll see if I can reproduce the issue with files using the same settings.

Also, how is your server set up? You said you are running Windows Home Server. Are you just using standard file sharing (CIFS/SMB) or are you running a DLNA server of some sort? Have you tried putting some of your files on a USB flash drive to see if the player will play them that way?

Finally, what happens on the player when you attempt to play back the files you're having problems with? If you get an error message, what does it say?

As far as your idea of using MP3 files, you're right they are pretty universal and there are certainly more devices that support MP3 than M4A. I prefer M4A/AAC because the compression is more efficient, though MP3 should really sound fine if you encode your files at high enough bit rate (I would recommend 256 kbps or higher).

I just checked it out. HUGE improvement. It's finally "functional." I'll actually be using this, now. I'm pretty shocked they even bothered to give this to us after the 2012 model players already came out. I guess it was easy for them to program to these players, and there were enough complaints about the old YouTube interface that they decided to do something nice for us. I'm happy.

Absolutely, it's more than 100% better. You can even log into your You Tube account now.

Hello, i have updated to the BD.8.97.398, but now i can not restart the player. Block at "BOOT" ! What can i make to correct that ? Thanks

Hi,
Same here from Greece! I have a bd670 and after upgrading to the BD.8.97.398 firmware version, the player freezes. It gets stuck showing the "Hello" message on its screen and the lg logo on the tv. Is there a way to solve the problem or does it have to be sent for service? Thanks

I would probably convert them to .wav files, wish my 960 played flac's. There are a lot of free conversion programs out there and you wouldn't lose any quality of your recordings like you would with an mp3. Just a passing thought.

I have an LHB536 (the home theater model of this player) and a 670. The 670 updated flawlessly, and the LHB536 is stuck on "Please wait..." - so frustrating. Sending it in for repair.

Tries everything on Monday for this problem, just picked it to the nearest service center, explained the problem, result: let's wait until they'll repair it!

Hi, basing on what the guy at the service told me, they've to cold program the firmware by cable, hope they'll be quick... nothing is possible from user side, take it to the nearest authorized a/s center asap!

Well, most people really can't tell the difference between lossy files and lossless files if the lossy files are encoded at a high enough bit rate. Personally, I have a large music collection and it's worth the trade off for me to have compact files that I can load up my iPod with. Most recordings today have the dynamics squashed out of them with aggressive peak limiters during mastering anyway, which does more damage than a typical mp3 or aac encoder will do. Just make sure to encode directly from CDs or other lossless files. Converting from one lossy format to another (example: AAC to MP3) will reduce the quality noticeably and should be avoided (likewise there is no sound quality advantage to convert aac or mp3 to WAV, the WAV should be made from a CD if you want to try to hear the difference between lossless and lossy).

As for FLAC, though the LG players don't play them natively, this can be done using DLNA. I use Serviio and have enabled it to transcode FLAC audio to LPCM. It requires some persistence to configure though.

thank you, indeed I must send the drive for service. Need to flash them, that it operates again

I installed firmware BD.8.97.398. When I play back my media files from my Windows share, I can not perform a reverse search.

Anyone have the IP protocol for the LG Blu ray's.
I have searched the Internet with no luck.
LG has a iPod app so I know it exists.

It's nice that it can login BUT the main reason I'd like to login is to access my Youtube favorites. Unfortunately all you get with this player is one big playlist with no way of jumping straight to a specific clip. The original Youtube app was WAY better in this respect.