Major flaw in BD35, maybe BD55 as well. No resume Play While I have a Sony player that will resume play of as many as 16 DVD's, and let me return to the last known place in any of those disks at any time, the BD35 I bought will not do any of that. The best it can do is resume play if you hit stop, but it will not resume if you open the drawer, or do anything except resume play. If you look at BDlive after stopping, your resume play will be lost. What was Panasonic thinking when they left that important feature out? i experienced this fault twice in the past two days and i kept thinking that I must be mistaken, so I read the manual again. What a bummer. Major flaw in BD35, maybe BD55 as well. No resume Play While I have a Sony player that will resume play of as many as 16 DVD's, and let me return to the last known place in any of those disks... » Read More Major flaw in BD35, maybe BD55 as well. No resume Play While I have a Sony player that will resume play of as many as 16 DVD's, and let me return to the last known place in any of those disks at any time, the BD35 I bought will not do any of that. The best it can do is resume play if you hit stop, but it will not resume if you open the drawer, or do anything except resume play. If you look at BDlive after stopping, your resume play will be lost. What was Panasonic thinking when they left that important feature out? i experienced this fault twice in the past two days and i kept thinking that I must be mistaken, so I read the manual again. What a bummer. « Show Less
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The phone rings, it's important and I have to leave for a little while. In any case, every DVD player I have will remember at least a few DVD's at a time. As for the big data of BlueRay. The time stamp is the same size no matter how big the data is. So, it was only a lack of interest that kept them from adding it to the machine. maybe they want some stuff to add to the next generation of Blueray so we will have a reason to buy it.
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@ Peter DeMars, I'm with you. I don't see these issues as a "major flaw." I enjoy the picture quality and the excellent sound. Good menu navigation too. I'm happy with this player.
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I'm not aware of any Blu-ray player on the market that will resume play after opening the disc tray. Is your Sony player a Blu-ray player? Does it resume on Blu-ray discs? You only said it resumes on DVDs. If so, please share the model number with us.
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Did they just forget these features when they made Blue ray players? I doubt it, they just left room for improvement so we would have a reason to buy newer models. The proof in this is to ask yourself how many DVD players you have boughtt over the years, and how many of them were bought because the old one stopped working, versus you just wanted some of the cool upgraded features they offered?
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It is possible they could later add the feature and use the SD card to hold the time flags for where you were in a movie. I think it's difficult with Blu-Ray because there is A LOT of data for it to jump through. Why would you want to take a movie out, watch something else, and then later put it back in and finish it????
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It still can be done on the panasonic craig, but isn't done automatically.You need to go to bookmarks and add a bookmark in the extra features section, then anytime to return to this disc, you can find all the bookmarks you added, and go directly to them.Not as simple, but will work just as well.Good Luck.
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So when the phone rings you eject the disc?? I just don't get it.... I have a feeling it's more complicated then the player just remembering a simple time stamp. Like I said this is something that can be added by firmware later on IFF there is a demand for it. I think most people are fine with it resuming play of only the disc in the drive.
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While I consider the lack of "resume play" to be inconvenient, I wouldn't call it a "major flaw". A major flaw is when the player won't play the movie, fails to read audio or shuts off in the middle of a movie.
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You'll find another Amazon discussion thread about the BD35 being discontinued, which probably has something to do with it too. The 55 is now Panasonic's only (or main, at least) Blu-ray player on the market, until they release three new models in March or April.I am bummed about this new pricing too. I ordered a 55 on Christmas Day from an online vendor for $305, then ten days later they cancelled my order, saying they were "oversold" and suddenly everyone is selling it for $399 or more. I'm gonna wait...
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No. It is not the disk. It is the player. I had the BD-1400 and it did the same annoying thing for over a year. I went through several firmware updates during that time. With the latest firmware update Samsung fixed the problem. I suspect that you need to do the same.
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When I first got it, it did. An automatic update seems to have disabled that function. To use the DVD/BluRay I have to load a disc. Then it automatically plays. If you pause a movie and turn off the unit, when you restart you have to eject the disc and reinsert. Not sure why it lost the ability to list it in the menu. May just be a flaw with my unit. You can ask Sony directly. It doesn't annoy me enough to mess with because I normally just stream movies from the internet these days or play CD's and concert videos.
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Thanks for the info Kevin, just got back from a huge dvd store here and I noticed a lot of Blu Ray discs marked 'all regions' (1,2,3) on the back of them so Sony may be trying relax restrictions for now to corner the market here. I also just found out that's it's pointless getting a blu-ray and/or hd-dvd player as my 3 year old 43" Pioneer Plasma with external hig def set top box can only output 1024 X 768 pixels max, so I wouldn't visibly see blu-rays or hd-dvd's 1080p potential...think I'm better off just getting a good upscaling dvd player & a good hdmi cable. Except for PS2, dvd players/recorders sold here are region free out of the box anyway. Will look out for Oppo but don't think it's sold here. Thanks for the info Kevin, just got back from a huge dvd store here and I noticed a lot of Blu Ray discs marked 'all regions' (1,2,3) on the back of them so Sony may be trying relax restrictions for now to corner the market here. I also just found out that's it's pointless getting a blu-ray and/or hd-dvd player as my 3 year old 43" Pioneer Plasma with external hig def set top box can only output 1024 X 768 pixels max, so I wouldn't visibly see blu-rays or hd-dvd's 1080p potential...think I'm better off just getting a good upscaling dvd player & a good hdmi cable. Except for PS2, dvd... » Read More Thanks for the info Kevin, just got back from a huge dvd store here and I noticed a lot of Blu Ray discs marked 'all regions' (1,2,3) on the back of them so Sony may be trying relax restrictions for now to corner the market here. I also just found out that's it's pointless getting a blu-ray and/or hd-dvd player as my 3 year old 43" Pioneer Plasma with external hig def set top box can only output 1024 X 768 pixels max, so I wouldn't visibly see blu-rays or hd-dvd's 1080p potential...think I'm better off just getting a good upscaling dvd player & a good hdmi cable. Except for PS2, dvd players/recorders sold here are region free out of the box anyway. Will look out for Oppo but don't think it's sold here. « Show Less
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Hi Dan,I didn't know the thing even had a manual eject, I didn't see anything about it in the documentation (yeah I'm a girl, so I actually READ it!! :)I haven't had this happen again, either and have been otherwise vey happy with the player. The kids get impatient waiting for the discs to load, but I think the wait time is comparable to other BD and HD players.
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I have since received the cd-rom from Panasonic to upgrade my DMP-BD35 blue-ray player and that solved the problem. It is now properly upgraded with the Version.7 firmware upgrade. If there are others having a similar problem upgrading their firmware, contact Panasonic.
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I got my BD-P2500 today. They first thing I tried was to upgrade with BD-P2550 firmware. I tried both CD and USB methods. Unfortunately the player is clever enough to know it's being upgraded with the wrong firmware. Upgrading with the correct BD-P2500 firmware worked fine.Too bad. So sad.
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I encountered same problem. In June 2010 (18 months after purchase), my Sony BDP-550 stopped recognizing Blu-Ray disks. All other types of disks still work. Sony had me upgrade the firmware and reset device to factory settings. No effect. The Sony customer support people pretend that they have never heard of this problem. I sent them a dozen on-line reports by others who talked to Sony and were also told to upgrade the firmware without effect. Now, I am trying to get a written quote for the replacement of this defective BDP-550, but Sony will not provide it. They want me to mail them the player with a credit card number without ever providing written estimate.
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I have a BDT220 model with the same problem. That was really annoying. But out of curiosity I downloaded the latest firmware last night (10/13/2012). It seems have fixed the problem.Now it resumes playing without asking, even after a power off.
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i have this problem. what can we do? i got it refurb'ed in the mail yesterday and it plays BD/CD's just fine. DVD's "This disc can not be played" ??????
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Sorry but I will need more information. What do you mean by "stop after 15 min" ? Was it no power at all or would not play a DVD? I have been using my Sony for years and occasionally have to unplug it and replug it in to clear internal glitches, but other than that I have had no trouble at all.
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My question is to anyone out there. I'm experiencing the same old problem I've come to expect with DVD players - they eventually - sometimes the next day or two - get to where they refuse to play an increasing number of discs. Present Sylvania VHS/DVD combo has lasted 2 years, but is beginning to skip and refuse more discs. Is this Sony or another player the best bet for playing all discs? Most of the refused discs show no signs of damage to my eyes. Thanks much!
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I forgot I posted this. We noticed that it is significantly less loud when playing a dvd vs a blu ray. Trying to decide if we should return it and get a different one or not. So if anyone has this please let me know is you BR player loud?
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I used mine to record a recorded movie to another DVDR. I had trouble going to the beginning since it does have a resume play. I even took the disk out and shut off my player. the disk I was playing kept starting over
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Same problem as BookWorm but different player. I have tried 3 different copies of the mpvie Stranger than fiction (from the same video store) and not one would get past the selection menue on my PC or my new Philips dvd player. Ive only had a problem like this once before with the movie Layer Cake. I looked it up and its a Sony Pictures movie too. So maybe this is a problem with the actual DVDs and not the players? Or maybe Sony and Philips DVD players are having the same problems.
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to try and offer some advice:i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic qualityi had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my playerwith an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any 'issues" you may havebest of luck to you to try and offer some advice:i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic qualityi had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my playerwith an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any... » Read More to try and offer some advice:i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic qualityi had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my playerwith an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any 'issues" you may havebest of luck to you « Show Less