Carl Fredrickson Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 The Mrs got me a blu ray player for Christmas. It plays DVDs and blu ray discs fine but the one blu ray live disc she got me only loads upto the menu. The player should be BRL compatible if I plug it into my router (havent done that yet as it means I will need to move my router from another room). My question to the JKB faithful is - should I be able to watch a BRL disc without being hooked upto internet - as I only want to watch the disc, not the aditional stuff from BRL. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Yes.. you can watch the disc. But you wont get the IMDB profiles etc that come with the live. (I think) Enjoy the world of HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 Thanks - it must be a dodgy disc. Will send her back to the shop with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 What is this Blu-Ray live thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 What is this Blu-Ray live thing? That was ny question earlier this evening. Some BR discs have additional info that you can download from the interweb by linking the BR player (if it is compatible) upto your home network. The BR discs can hold a lot of info but by using BRL you can have hours and hours of additional info if you so desire. My problem is that I havent hooked up the BR player to my router and the only BRL disc I got for my Christmas doesnt play. I thought the issue would be with the LIVE element of it but I think it is a dodgy disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig-Section Z Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Can you not connect it wirelessly? Its almost 2010 nothing should need cables now Incidentally i have a few Blue Ray's now but nothing to play them on, torn between a PS3 or a standalone player....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboRossi79 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Does Blu-Ray Live work on a PS3 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Got the disc exchanged today - and the new one doesnt play either. Got 9 blu ray discs, all play bar this one but the one that doesnt play is the only one with blu ray live on it. I cant connect the blu ray player wirelessly so will move my router downstairs and try it again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab87 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 What blu ray is it? What error message comes on screen when trying to play the disc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
269miles Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Does Blu-Ray Live work on a PS3 ? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Bring back videos..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 What blu ray is it? What error message comes on screen when trying to play the disc? it is Terminator Salvation (dont ask, the wife bought me it). I dont get an error message. It loads the menu but will not let you into any of the options. Only eject, home and off work. Like I said earlier, it is only the BRL disc that this happens with. Tried 9 other BR discs and they are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
269miles Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 it is Terminator Salvation (dont ask, the wife bought me it). I dont get an error message. It loads the menu but will not let you into any of the options. Only eject, home and off work. Like I said earlier, it is only the BRL disc that this happens with. Tried 9 other BR discs and they are fine. I just put the same dvd into my Sony BDP S360 and it is playing fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wicker Man Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 There are a few reports kicking around that this disc wont play on some players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 There are a few reports kicking around that this disc wont play on some players. Would you be kind enough to supply links to any of these? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Finally got it to work after downloading a software update for my brand new blu ray player. Having watched the movie, all the effort wasnt worth it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
269miles Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Finally got it to work after downloading a software update for my brand new blu ray player. Having watched the movie, all the effort wasnt worth it.... Well thanks a ****ing bunch mate. I haven't watched it yet. It seems amazing that some people are saying this DVD won't work in Blu Ray players when the DVD is made by Sony and it is playing on Sony's ****ing Blu Ray technology. The only issues I'm aware of is probs playing your own recorded DVDs. Anyway , thanks for the tip. I just wasted 2 hours today watching Angels & Demons - it's criminal. I got 3 discs free so Slum Dog Millionaire better be good.:santa5::santa5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wicker Man Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Sorry never got back earlier. It appears that it's the 'BD-Java' menu system on this particular disc ( as well as a few other titles ) that gives the grief. Upgrading the players firmware to the latest seemed to cure a few of the hiccups but doesn't seem a 100% fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 Anyway , thanks for the tip. I just wasted 2 hours today watching Angels & Demons - it's criminal. I got 3 discs free so Slum Dog Millionaire better be good.:santa5::santa5: IMO Slumdog Millionaire is a FAR better movie. Must be my age/taste etc as other folk I have talked to seem to like Termintaor Salvation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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