What Have You Just Ordered or Received?

[Masterofoneinchpunch]

If someone doesn't enjoy The Killer then the HK movie genre isn't for them.Stone wall classic.

There's people who don't like that film?

Though I tend to lend Hardboiled first to gauge if someone will like John Woo. I don't think I've found anyone that I've lent that too who hasn't at least somewhat liked it.

[grim_tales]

It's one of my favourites

[grim_tales]

Recently:

Hard Boiled and Drunken Master HKR custom BDs

Today: John Wick BD

[saltysam]

Charley Varrick BD
Interstellar BD

[grim_tales]

My last post was about what I ordered btw
Sadly still not recieved the HKR Blu Rays

[grim_tales]

Recieved: Hard Boiled and Drunken Master

[grim_tales]

Well, I spoke too soon, in a weird twist of fate neither disc works in my player
Pretty pissed off as Police Story and Drunken Master 2 are fine.

[saltysam]

firmware update? my panasonic plays anything but the older oppo upstairs is a bit tempermental. i've got a movie only blu of the custom Hard Boiled if you wanna try that.

[grim_tales]

Thanks Sam
You could be right, possibly a firmware update is needed, seems a bit tempemental. I found now that, weirdly, Drunken Master has decided to work but DM II (previously fine) wont load
Police Story is fine though, for now

[saltysam]

try putting the disc in and before closing the tray just press play..worth a shot.

[grim_tales]

Thanks, I'll give it another try

[Markgway]

We dug out the old Tevion player (after our Toshiba upscaler died) so I'm going to try Drunken Master II again and see if it works. If it does I owe Sam some cash...

[grim_tales]

For me DM works now, Hard Boiled doesnt work at all, seems to be pot-luck

[saltysam]

BD players unfortunately seem to need upgrading more often than dvd players ever did.the tevion i had stopped playing certain discs,especially ones with 2d/3d on the same platter.My Oppo which was expensive,won't play DM 2.My multi-region panasonic bought a year ago will play anything you throw at it.

[grim_tales]

Looks like I'll have to think about an upgrade of some kind, thanks Sam. Lately, these BD-Rs and even some Bruce Lee Legacy discs had trouble in mine.

[HungFist]

Why is it that old discs sometimes stop working until you upgrade? For example, I had no problems playing Sailor Suit and Machine Gun BD on my PS3 until one day it said I need to upgrade the system to play the disc... well, it stated working again after an upgrade but why on earth did it stop in the first place?

[Markgway]

Probably evil gremlins that manufacturers put into your players to ensure they need upgraded after a while... in the old days machines were built to last.

[HungFist]

My Pioneer DVD player still plays everything (in the dvd format) that I put in. And I bought that around 2002 or 2003...

Well, I'm not really using it anymore cause I don't have it with me here, but it was working when I visited Finland during Christmas.

[Markgway]

My Pioneer DVD player still plays everything (in the dvd format) that I put in. And I bought that around 2002 or 2003...
Well, I'm not really using it anymore cause I don't have it with me here, but it was working when I visited Finland during Christmas.

Maybe Finland is too cold for Gremlins?

[grim_tales]

I bought one of those disc cleaner jobbies for now (not a laser lens cleaner disc) but I fear my player is developing/has a problem with those BDs What a shame

[saltysam]

Nothing lasts forever Grim,be it fridges,televisions,washing machines or blu-ray players

[Markgway]

Nothing lasts forever Grim,be it fridges,televisions,washing machines or blu-ray players

Coronation Street?

[saltysam]

If discs that are previously playing are not,and you haven't upgraded the firmware it sounds like a problem with the laser reading the discs.

[grim_tales]

Hmm... is there anything you can buy to fix the problem?

[saltysam]

Yes,a new Blu-Ray player ..seriously,if the laser's on the way out i imagine for what'd cost to replace it'd make a lot more sense to invest in a new machine.