Posted by Lloyd Parsons on 01/06/08 03:10

In article <47803d42$0$10968$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
Gary Morrison <mr88cet@texas.net> wrote:

> Thanks for the thoughts.
>
> Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>
> > I guess you don't have one...
>
> Correct, I don't yet, but I intend to get one soon, but probably a
> Samsung BD-UP5000.
>
> >
> > Constant firmware upgrades. Almost everytime a new blockbuster comes
> > out.
>
> So I gather that HD-DVD players don't have similar upgrade issues?
>
Not as often.

> I've heard about players having Ethernet connections for firmware
> updates. How does one perform these firmware upgrades? Do you hook it
> up to your Ethernet router and then do some sort of command from its
> menus to tell it to search for firmware upgrades?

The HDDVD players all have ethernet, most BD players don't.

With the Toshiba HDDVD players, it is as you mentioned. A menu
selection and quite easy.

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