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Old March 20th 17, 10:43 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul[_32_]
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TrialAndError wrote:
Samsung Blu Ray Player.
Purchased in U.S.A.
Blu Ray disks purchased at local Best Buy (U.S.A.)

Get message
"Cannot play due to disk restrictions".

e.g. one Blu Ray will not play at all
except for all the preview stuff and the where I would push play.

On another it plays the release version but not extended cut version
with the same restricted message.

Where do I go to find out what I am doing wrong ?

I am 75 yo and struggling with this.

Thanks


You should ask Paul why he doesn't have a Blu Ray drive some time :-)

Copy protection for the win. Region lock is one thing, but needing
to have the player Internet connected, needing "Java" files to make
it work, is a bridge too far.

You can have a Blu Ray drive in your computer. You can also buy
standalone set top Blu Ray players, which have an Ethernet connector
on them, so they can update themselves. The procedures will be
slightly different. You need "player software" for a BD drive just
added to your computer, and it won't be cheap. And the player software
may need to download updates too.

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/...y-your-movies/

http://www.macworld.com/article/3179...handbrake.html

One of the extra-special treats with Blu Ray, is your player
(internal or set top) may acquire an update, be able to play
the *new* disc, then stop playing an *older* disc. You, sir,
are screwed. You cannot undo one of those updates. There is
the notion of "revocation", which can cause an older disc to fail.

So Paul just says "No!" to this kinda fun. If the only way to
watch legally-purchased content, is with a copy of MakeMKV and
HandBrake, that's a bridge too far. I might as well re-enact
the movie in my basement, with a Punch and Judy stage and
some sock puppets.

If you'd provided details, such as the *exact* player or computer
drive model, the player software you were using, the *exact* titles
that worked or didn't work, I could look them up. But really at this
point, how much energy would I have for this sort of thing ? My
expectations of success are pretty low :-)

It's like working in a HandCuff factory, where the keys are
made in a different factory. And all the handcuffs are locked.

Paul
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