Anneka writes "Samsung is being sued by a disgruntled customer upset that his Blu-ray Profile 1.0 Samsung BD-P1200 can't play some Blu-ray discs. He says that the players are 'defective' and is upset that Samsung can't correct the problems with a firmware update. The problem is that there's no upgrade path from Profile 1.0, meaning that early adopters who dropped several hundred dollars on Blu-ray players are out of luck. 'The meager requirements of the 1.0 profile mean that Blu-ray players which fail to implement the optional features won't be able to take advantage of picture-in-picture, which requires secondary decoders. 1.0 players are also unable to store local content, lacking the 256MB of storage mandated by the 1.1 profile. Profile 1.1 discs should still play on 1.0 players, however, but the extra features will not work.' Are Samsung, Sony, and other manufacturers about to pay a heavy price for rushing Blu-ray out the door?" Link to Original Source
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