Once a manufacturer discontines a Blu-Ray player do they have to keep the firmware up
04-19-12, 01:53 PM
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Once a manufacturer discontines a Blu-Ray player do they have to keep the firmware up
I just went to my players manufacturer and found out that they have discontinued the player I own.
The last firmware update on their site is back in 2010. But my player plays all the discs I have without problem (well except that Terminator 2 disc).
Question is, do they have to keep updating the firmware, or once discontinued they don't have to.
Just wondering.
The last firmware update on their site is back in 2010. But my player plays all the discs I have without problem (well except that Terminator 2 disc).
Question is, do they have to keep updating the firmware, or once discontinued they don't have to.
Just wondering.
04-19-12, 10:30 PM
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Re: Once a manufacturer discontines a Blu-Ray player do they have to keep the firmwar
If you mean law, or even license requirement, I don't think so. They don't have to before they discontinue it, either.
04-20-12, 02:29 PM
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Re: Once a manufacturer discontines a Blu-Ray player do they have to keep the firmwar
Mine was discontinuted too. No firmware updates for a while. Even when I didn't have the latest firmware I never had a problem playing any discs.
