I admire the bravery of those who updated despite a report that it bricked the unit. Wireless takes too long and is too susceptible to interference in downloading a 70MB+ file. Sorry, I should have clarified that I only update via USB key in accordance with Samsung's instructions. So I'm locked in with Samsung, or switch brands and write off (or resell) the wireless dongle. The sucks-more factor is that I spent $65 on a wireless dongle that isn't included in the basic units, and I PRESUME that Samsung's wireless won't work with another brand's player (?). So, hi-ho hi-ho, off to Costco I go to see if they will exchange it for a new unit, or give me a credit against a new one. Have left it unplugged overnight, left it in this LOAD state for 2 hours. A few minutes later I turned on again, and all it does is display 'LOAD' on the LEDs, no video, no audio (through HDMI or the analog audio and composite video ports), nothing. Last night I tried a new update, dated 2/25 (I know, I shouldn't have), and after loading it turned off normally. Subsequent firmware updates didn't fix it. either the obnoxious power-up sound, or playing something. I know one firmware was stated in the release notes to 'enhance Netflix streaming performance,' or something.Ībout a year ago, after an update, the audio on my receiver (connected via high quality HDMI cable) would start flickering between DD and 2-channel until the player made a sound. In the last year and a half that I've owned a Samsung BD-P1590 Blu-Ray disc player, I've loaded new firmware about a half dozen times. WARNING: if you have this player, don't update firmware in February.

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