Freezing blu ray

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Hello. Watching a brand new blue ray disc last night (Force awakens) but the picture paused on numerous occasions. Near the end of the film it paused constantly making it unwatchable.

 

[Q5]

Hello. Watching a brand new blue ray disc last night (Force awakens) but the picture paused on numerous occasions. Near the end of the film it paused constantly making it unwatchable.

What player are you using and is the firmware up to date.

 

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It's a Sony BDP S360. To update it does it have to be connected to the Internet?

 

[Q5]

It's a Sony BDP S360. To update it does it have to be connected to the Internet?

Have a look here

 

[macdiddy]

over seven years old, I still use mine occasionally not to play blurays but region 1 dvd's which its does a good job of upscaling.

things have changed since the player was released, bluray disc's now have more special features which can cause problems with older players like yours.

Sony only released one software update for this player and I doubt there will be any more, my advice is to think of buying a new player.

 

[Frank Harvey]

It is one of the reasons why we tend to recommend Oppo.

 

[abacus]

It is one of the reasons why we tend to recommend Oppo.

Except he could buy a new 4K Blu-Ray player which when combined with his 360, would still be far cheaper than an Oppo that has no chance of being upgraded to 4K. (So unless you want SACD or DVD Audio playback the Oppo is poor value for most users)

Bill

 

[VoodooDoctor]

Oppo are saying that their new 4K Player will be out towards the end of the year.

 

[Q5]

Oppo are saying that their new 4K Player will be out towards the end of the year.

I'm waiting for that one myself.

 

[Frank Harvey]

It is one of the reasons why we tend to recommend Oppo.

Except he could buy a new 4K Blu-Ray player which when combined with his 360, would still be far cheaper than an Oppo that has no chance of being upgraded to 4K. (So unless you want SACD or DVD Audio playback the Oppo is poor value for most users)

Bill

That's a valid argument IF the current crop of UHD players work as well as, and are as reliable, as the Oppo players.

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

A new Blu-ray Blu-rmay be HDCP2.2 encrypted and your seven year old steam driven BDP may well not be able to cope.
I would suggest trying a firmware update following the manufacturers instructions. Usually this can be done over wifi or wired network connections (if the player is so equipped) or you can download the update onto a completely clean reformatted USB stick.

If that doesn't work consider a used late model BDP no more than two years or so old, as a stop gap until the second wave if UHD BDPs come out around November (just in time for US Thanksgiving).

 

[hammill]

Try the disc on someone elses more modern player before you buy a new machine. I have had discs that would not play before (thank you for the firmware upgrades Oppo) but they did not play a single scene. Your issue sounds more like a physical disc problem to me