Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player?

al_bundy · 11-03-09, 10:10 AM

looking to buy a blu-ray player in the next 6 months or so and looking around i see the $300 models have pandora, netflix, vudu and other services. does anyone use them other than netflix and pandora? are they any good?

JimRochester · 11-03-09, 04:27 PM

I'm guessing that with 51 views and no answers the vast majority don't use it. I don't know of anyone on the board that uses the BD Live features (at least not regularly). I don't even have mine hooked up.

Groucho · 11-03-09, 04:28 PM

I tried the BD Live feature on some disc I had. I had to create an account, log in and register before it would show me some low-res crappy "featurette" about the film that could just have easily been put on the disc from the beginning.

12thmonkey · 11-03-09, 04:37 PM

I access the BD-Live content, but I have yet to find anything worthwhile.
It's usually slow to load and ultimately rather pointless.

clckworang · 11-03-09, 05:15 PM

I think the only time I've accessed any BD-Live content was for The Dark Knight chat with Christopher Nolan.

mrcaddy01 · 11-03-09, 05:54 PM

My kids loved seeing their faces in the Snow White music video on the disc. That was kind of neat. It was worth the 5 minutes to upload the pics.

porieux · 11-03-09, 06:00 PM

You'll end up disabling the online features anyway to make the player not get hung up on endless loading screens.

It's kind of a joke, unfortunately.

edclem · 11-03-09, 06:04 PM

I didn't bother hooking mine up, either.
Honestly, it's just not that interesting to me. I buy blu-ray for the vastly improved video and sound quality. The BD Live feature is of negligible value to me.

Eddie W · 11-03-09, 06:09 PM

I have a Samsung & use the PC streaming feature pretty frequently. It's nice to have access to my entire music collection wirelessly thru my BD player.

Netflix & Pandora are pretty cool & get a lot of use in my household. I have less use for Blockbuster (overpriced and SD only) and YouTube (difficult navigation). I haven't even tried BD live based on reviews, but it sounds worthless in it's current state.

mndtrp · 11-03-09, 11:38 PM

My sister has a Samsung, and uses the Netflix on it quite a bit. Other than that, I don't think she utilizes the online features.

Brian Shannon · 11-04-09, 07:27 AM

No, not at all

BASISON · 11-04-09, 09:22 AM

I have tried the BD Live once and it was a total waste of time. Basically they were just a collection of previews in SD that were not worth the wait.

However, when my PS3 gets the software upgrade to stream Netflix, I'm sure I'll be using the online features more often.

kefrank · 11-04-09, 12:43 PM

Most of you have responded about BD-Live features associated with Blu-ray discs, but the OP asked about a/v-streaming internet-based features that some Blu-ray players have, such as Netflix and Pandora. While somewhat confusing, these are really very different things.

clckworang · 11-04-09, 03:42 PM

^ I think that just shows that not many people are utilizing those features. And how about you? You haven't answered the OP's question yet, either.

Groucho · 11-04-09, 03:47 PM

I stream Netflix, but you don't need a Blu-Ray player to do that.

porieux · 11-04-09, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kefrank

Most of you have responded about BD-Live features associated with Blu-ray discs, but the OP asked about a/v-streaming internet-based features that some Blu-ray players have, such as Netflix and Pandora. While somewhat confusing, these are really very different things.

Actually if you reread the OP he says "other than Netflix and Pandora".
The biggest online "feature" that fits into that category is BD-Live, hence the replies.

al_bundy · 11-04-09, 09:12 PM

LG players have Vudu as well. not sure if there are any others

Spiky · 11-04-09, 11:20 PM

Do they stream HD? I have Netflix, but no HD via streaming. So I just "Netflix" BDs instead. And I stick those in my BD player.

Numanoid · 11-05-09, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Spiky

Do they stream HD? I have Netflix, but no HD via streaming. So I just "Netflix" BDs instead. And I stick those in my BD player.

How quaint.

hal9000 · 11-05-09, 04:06 AM

This is the one feature that pisses me off about Blu-Ray, this "live" content crap that could have been put on the disc in the first place. To me it's a waste of time to access the "live/online" features... it takes waaay too long to load. Almost reminds me of mid-late 90's internet dial-up. I've only tried it three times and I'll never waste my time trying to use it ever again.

Studios need to lose this gimmick shit and put the "live" features on the actual Blu-Ray discs.

X · 11-05-09, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porieux

Actually if you reread the OP he says "other than Netflix and Pandora".
The biggest online "feature" that fits into that category is BD-Live, hence the replies.

The lack of capitalization and punctuation makes it pretty much impossible to interpret the question.

Spiky · 11-06-09, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hal9000

This is the one feature that pisses me off about Blu-Ray, this "live" content crap that could have been put on the disc in the first place. To me it's a waste of time to access the "live/online" features... it takes waaay too long to load. Almost reminds me of mid-late 90's internet dial-up. I've only tried it three times and I'll never waste my time trying to use it ever again.

Studios need to lose this gimmick shit and put the "live" features on the actual Blu-Ray discs.

Meh. Those features are mostly crap, anyway.

kefrank · 11-06-09, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X

The lack of capitalization and punctuation makes it pretty much impossible to interpret the question.

I'll just retract my earlier statement and agree that it is not exactly clear what the OP is asking about.

I've accessed the BD-Live content on a number of titles, but I'm disappointed overall with how poorly the studios have utilized the technology. It has a lot of unfulfilled potential. As for online "services" - the PS3 is my only Blu-ray player and I don't have the netflix disc yet. I have downloaded free trailers from PSN, but never any of the rental or purchase downloads.

11-03-09, 10:10 AM	#1
al_bundy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Transfatfreeville Posts: 22,216	Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? looking to buy a blu-ray player in the next 6 months or so and looking around i see the $300 models have pandora, netflix, vudu and other services. does anyone use them other than netflix and pandora? are they any good?

11-03-09, 04:27 PM	#2
JimRochester DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Rochester, NY. USA Posts: 8,301	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? I'm guessing that with 51 views and no answers the vast majority don't use it. I don't know of anyone on the board that uses the BD Live features (at least not regularly). I don't even have mine hooked up. __________________ Pan58" Plasma,Pioneer vsx91, SONY s350, Toshiba A35, Def-Tech speakers supercube sub. Most wanted BD: Armgeddon/BeutyBeast/BevHillsCop/BigRed1/BTTF/Bugsy/DieHard4(R)/Gettysburg/GrossPoint/Honeymoon Vegas/JurassicPark/LionKing/MemphisBelle/Midway/Mohicans/MusicMan/PH(R)/PT&A/Raiders/SoundMusic/Stripes/Sleepless/StarWars/SPR/3King/TinCup/Tombstone/Tora/TrueLies/USMarsh/WhileUSleeping.

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Groucho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 46,704	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? I tried the BD Live feature on some disc I had. I had to create an account, log in and register before it would show me some low-res crappy "featurette" about the film that could just have easily been put on the disc from the beginning.

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12thmonkey DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Frankfort, IL Posts: 5,567	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? I access the BD-Live content, but I have yet to find anything worthwhile. It's usually slow to load and ultimately rather pointless. __________________ My DVD Collection Free The West Memphis Three Eamus Catuli! Zerstörung durch Fortschritte der Technologie

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clckworang DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The toe nail of Texas Posts: 3,409	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? I think the only time I've accessed any BD-Live content was for The Dark Knight chat with Christopher Nolan. __________________ My Wii number: 4646 4487 7678 5646 \| Xbox Live: clckworang My DVD Collection \| 2008, 2009 October Horror Movie Challenge - My Lists

11-03-09, 05:54 PM	#6
mrcaddy01 Cool New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 29	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? My kids loved seeing their faces in the Snow White music video on the disc. That was kind of neat. It was worth the 5 minutes to upload the pics.

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porieux DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Next stop, Earth. Posts: 2,920	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? You'll end up disabling the online features anyway to make the player not get hung up on endless loading screens. It's kind of a joke, unfortunately. __________________ Wii Code: 7250 1739 1574 6068 XBL Gamertag: DethBoxx

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edclem DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,739	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? I didn't bother hooking mine up, either. Honestly, it's just not that interesting to me. I buy blu-ray for the vastly improved video and sound quality. The BD Live feature is of negligible value to me. __________________ No TV and no beer make Homer something something...

11-03-09, 06:09 PM	#9
Eddie W Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 352	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? I have a Samsung & use the PC streaming feature pretty frequently. It's nice to have access to my entire music collection wirelessly thru my BD player. Netflix & Pandora are pretty cool & get a lot of use in my household. I have less use for Blockbuster (overpriced and SD only) and YouTube (difficult navigation). I haven't even tried BD live based on reviews, but it sounds worthless in it's current state.

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mndtrp DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2004 Location: a mile high, give or take a few feet Posts: 8,276	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? My sister has a Samsung, and uses the Netflix on it quite a bit. Other than that, I don't think she utilizes the online features.

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BASISON Cool New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bolingbrook, IL Posts: 31	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? I have tried the BD Live once and it was a total waste of time. Basically they were just a collection of previews in SD that were not worth the wait. However, when my PS3 gets the software upgrade to stream Netflix, I'm sure I'll be using the online features more often.

11-04-09, 12:43 PM	#13
kefrank DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 2,009	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? Most of you have responded about BD-Live features associated with Blu-ray discs, but the OP asked about a/v-streaming internet-based features that some Blu-ray players have, such as Netflix and Pandora. While somewhat confusing, these are really very different things. __________________ --Kevin-- from out of the darkness came a magnificent splatter of light

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clckworang DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The toe nail of Texas Posts: 3,409	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? ^ I think that just shows that not many people are utilizing those features. And how about you? You haven't answered the OP's question yet, either. __________________ My Wii number: 4646 4487 7678 5646 \| Xbox Live: clckworang My DVD Collection \| 2008, 2009 October Horror Movie Challenge - My Lists

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Groucho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 46,704	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? I stream Netflix, but you don't need a Blu-Ray player to do that.

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al_bundy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Transfatfreeville Posts: 22,216	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? LG players have Vudu as well. not sure if there are any others

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Spiky DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 5,483	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? Do they stream HD? I have Netflix, but no HD via streaming. So I just "Netflix" BDs instead. And I stick those in my BD player. __________________ Ignorance vs Bliss --Wizdar

11-05-09, 04:06 AM	#20
hal9000 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Whittier a suburb in Los Angeles, CA of Anaheim Posts: 675	Re: Does anyone use the online features on their blu-ray player? This is the one feature that pisses me off about Blu-Ray, this "live" content crap that could have been put on the disc in the first place. To me it's a waste of time to access the "live/online" features... it takes waaay too long to load. Almost reminds me of mid-late 90's internet dial-up. I've only tried it three times and I'll never waste my time trying to use it ever again. Studios need to lose this gimmick shit and put the "live" features on the actual Blu-Ray discs. __________________ Days of speed and slow time Mondays...