10 Best DVD Players for Firmware
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Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 135 products, over 300 people recommended DVD Players specifically for Firmware. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Panasonic DMP-BD30K
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$225 - $500
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62 People Recommend
"first of all panasonic doesent even do firmware upgrades through a firmware they do it through a cd or dvd.…" - cflex7 at Cnet.com "so far it has played every blu ray and standard dvd with no firmware upgrades required (another thing i wanted to avoid for as long as possible).…" - Spanky62 at Cnet.com "also, as far as updating the firmware, with panasonic's model you have to buy (so i was told by panasonic) a disc and have it sent to you.…" - Moviefan from La Mirada at Circuitcity.com |
Toshiba HD-A30 1080p HD
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$321 - $700
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55 People Recommend
"the updating feature was cumbersome and it took numerous attempts to successfully download the firmware updates to the dvd player.…" - Bestbuy.com User "updating firmware via the internet was pretty straightforward and some of the internet-enabled content on hd-dvd discs is cool.…" - wickedbob at Cnet.com "i didn't have any problems setting it up and downloading the firmware update.my setup is hdmi to the tv and optical to my audio receiver.…" - Bestbuy.com User |
Toshiba HD-A35
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$325
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34 People Recommend
"first i upgraded the firmware - despite the network connection i burned it to a cd, better safe than sorry - then paired with my new tv and boy, we were impressed even beyond a3's level when we…" - Amazon.com User "i have to admit, at first i was skeptical when watching the first hd dvd movie (evan almighty) with my kids because it started to act up part-way through the movie...and this was after the firmware…" - Amazon.com User "i got my a35 today, plugged it in, set it up, updated firmware to version 1.3 straight out of the box by using a cd-r i burned using active iso, first movie i put in was transformers...sound was…" - Amazon.com User |
Samsung BD-UP5000
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$516 - $1,000
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29 People Recommend
"i assume that my firmware to be the same as many others who have posted, as my manufacturing date was 11/07 and when attempting a firmware upgrade, it was found to be at the latest revision.…" - SpenceJT at Cnet.com "i say 'yet' because samsung can most if not all of these bugs with a firmware update, but they've been very slow to do so...and they don't have the best track record when it comes to firmware updates…" - zzt from NJ at Circuitcity.com "it also has several disc incompatibilities, however the first firmware update helped to eliminate some and i expect future updates will be forthcoming as problems are found.…" - "Slepr" at Abt.com |
LG BH200 HD DVD
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$348 - $565
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19 People Recommend
"the sound is excellent if you have it connected to a receiver.i would strongly recommend the product, but would warn against upgrading the firmware with the updates available (1119f and 1119p) on the…" - hdgeek from Pennfield at Circuitcity.com "guests used to think my hd dvd setup wasn't working as the player sat for 45 seconds while it booted.firmware updates are easy and user interface is straight-forward.image quality has been great with…" - Bestbuy.com User "i already owned a hd-dvd player but with signs pointing to blu-ray wining the format war, i hedged my bet.first thing i did was update the player to the latest firmware from lg.…" - Bestbuy.com User |
Sony BDP-S300
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$190 - $494
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17 People Recommend
"only problem i have so far is when i play pirates it played but there were glitches when it was a sark seen, i called sony and there sending a firmware update, should have been updatedbefore they…" - JR from Sac, California at Circuitcity.com "but:- rumor has it bluray 2.0 is on the way – you can't update the firmware on this player, that means functionality will be limitedand even slower (1-5 minute load times).- it's really slow.…" - Rati at Circuitcity.com "i updated the firmware from 2.60 to 3.95 and now it takes less than a minute and the control functions respond quicker too.…" - JOHN1576 from Rip at Circuitcity.com |
Sharp BD-HP20U
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$250 - $341
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8 People Recommend
"then i put in a reguler dvd and played fine i did not need to up grade the firmware or anything thats the way it should be.…" - tchunter88 at Cnet.com "sound quality is great, and it upconverts my old dvd's better than my old upconverting dvd player!firmware updates are easy.…" - Bestbuy.com User "it lets you do upgrades on the firmware by the use of a usb memory stick.i now play my old regalar dvd's just to see what all that i have been missing out on the suround sound.it plays back much…" - Bestbuy.com User |
Sony BDP-S500 Blu-Ray Player
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$300 - $511
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4 People Recommend
"i took the time to upgrade the firmware but that didn't help, and my patience trying to get things to work has been rewarded by circuit city and sony refusing to take the product back so i'm stuck…" - Unhappy from New Hampshire at Circuitcity.com "the dvd upscalingis improved, and the firmware can be updated.…" - HighwayB from VIctorville, California at Circuitcity.com "i was, at first disappointed to find out that this did not have a usb port, but found that it updates the firmware via a burned image file copied to a cd-r, which is just as easy.…" - Moviefan from La Mirada, CA. at Circuitcity.com |
Pioneer BDP-95FD Blu-ray player
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$800
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4 People Recommend
"this is one of the only dvd players and mnfrs, that upgrades the firmware/software in the dvd player!!…" - Gadgets from New Jersey at Circuitcity.com "a very good unit, it reads all current formats (and philips promises firmware updates-guaranteed for new formats).…" - ennuiac from champlain NY at Circuitcity.com "i also could not get a new firmware to flash properly.…" - Bill from Lexingt at Circuitcity.com |
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-Ray Player
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$200 - $400
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2 People Recommend
"the setup on this player is extremely simple with just connecting it to the tv via an hdmi cable, as is adding features via firmware updates from the samsung web site.…" - Amazon.com User "after hearing all the nightmares about firmware updates, freezing...all i can say is what????…" - Amazon.com User "the p1500 firmware can be updated directly from the web, but downloading a file onto a cd wasn't that big of a deal.…" - Amazon.com User |
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