Samsung has released a firmware update for its BD-UP5000 player. The v1.5 update comes almost after one and a half year and promises to improve “playback compatibility in some movies”. Needless to say, it refers to the Avatar Blu-ray playback issue that was non-playable due to the new encryption scheme. The update is just […]
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Some Samsung BD players cannot play Avatar Blu-ray
Samsung Blu-ray players are facing an unusual problem of not playing the recently released Avatar Blu-ray. The issue seems to affect few models, including BD-UP5000. Avatar’s Blu-ray copy adopts a new encryption scheme and the only way to bypass is to update the firmware. AVS and CNET forums have been buzzing about it and […]