New DVD player suggestion

[jstout66]

I hear ya snelson903! Around 2006 I bought 3 EXPENSIVE VHS/DVD combo's. 1 Sony and 2 Toshiba's. OMG.. the most POS things I have ever owned, EXCEPT for the Magnavox VHS/DVD recorder I bought. That thing couldn't track ANY tapes,and that was the reason I bought it... to put some OLD movies on DVD. Plus, the remote control was so very cheap. I've seen better ones that come with a fan.
I took that sucker back to the store.

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by jstout66

I hear ya snelson903! Around 2006 I bought 3 EXPENSIVE VHS/DVD combo's. 1 Sony and 2 Toshiba's. OMG.. the most POS things I have ever owned, EXCEPT for the Magnavox VHS/DVD recorder I bought. That thing couldn't track ANY tapes,and that was the reason I bought it... to put some OLD movies on DVD. Plus, the remote control was so very cheap. I've seen better ones that come with a fan.
I took that sucker back to the store.

I bought an LG Blu-ray player earlier this week and am pleased with it, except for the remote. I cannot use it with my Insignia flat screen because there are no remote codes listed for that brand. Also, there is no mute button on the LG's remote. Therefore, I reprogrammed my GE (Jasco Products) remote for the Insignia FP and the LG Blu-ray; now everything works perfectly.

I wonder why LG did not include remote codes for Insignia TVs in the code list for the Blu-ray player's remote. I tried every listed code, but no luck. Is Insignia (the house brand for televisions and video equipment sold by Best Buy) such an oddball, by virtue of having been manufactured from components made by different companies (LG, et al.), that other manufacturers don't bother including remote codes for them? I would think, since Insignia TVs are built largely from LG parts, the remote codes for LG televisions would work, but they don't. There are codes for Insignia TVs, however, listed in the instruction manual for the GE (Jasco) universal remotes (at least the one I have). Go figure.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by andy

It's now illegal to manufacture a Blu Ray player with a component output, just HDMI and composite (I think S-video is allowed, but often omitted). There are devices that can convert HDMI into component, but they are also illegal, so not available from reputable sources.

Whats the deal here? some sort of copyright protection law? I only use HDMI because that gives the best picture... but would still like to be able to connect to older high quality sets with component video when I might need to.

jr

[N2IXK]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

Whats the deal here? some sort of copyright protection law?

That's exactly it.

HDMI is a "2-way" interface, which will prevent an HD signal from being sent to an "unauthorized" device, theoretically preventing you from making a direct digital copy of a blu-ray disc. The receiving device (TV or monitor) has to pass a "secret handshake" in the form of a decryption key with the player in order for the signal to be allowed to play.

HD component video outputs are analog, and can't support such garbage, so they have been forced out of existence by the MPAA and the rest of the media corporations.

More on this situation here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-ba...ent_Protection
http://www.defectivebydesign.org

[andy]

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[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

Whats the deal here? some sort of copyright protection law?

I am not aware that it is an actual LAW, but rather the requirements of the organizations that control the licenses to make Blu-ray players (and, of course, a similar setup with its own restrictions exists for DVD players).

As others noted, component-video outputs are going away because those signals can be copied easier than HDMI ones. As with most if not all of the copy-protection systems for various media, this will just cause far bigger problems for honest paying customers than for the people who make money from illegal copying (which is illegal with OR without protection schemes). Movie and music companies LIKE it when we have to buy the same item all over again because our first one got damaged (there is no more "wearing them out" as with records, cassettes, and VHS tapes).

The good news even for people who DO wish to make copies of their own discs or music for their own legitimate use is that there are always people working hard to help others get around the restrictions, and the methods can be found online without too much trouble.

[dewdude]

RJ11 will plug in to RJ45, I've never had it fry the network card, but it causes a short on the phone line.

My LG is a BD-630. It has excellent upsampling for a cheap player.

As stated, a standard ethernet cable is all you need, provided you have ethernet near it. People wonder why I have a network cable running over to the TV rack...Slingbox and Blu-Ray.