On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:21:54 -0400, Paul wrote:

TrialAndError wrote:
Thanks for your responses.

To clarify.
The Samsung is connected via HDMI to a TV.
All are disconnected from internet.
Regular DVDs play OK.
Some Blu Rays do play OK.
But for instance one that only plays the Blu Ray release but not the Blu
Ray Extended cut.

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Now on my desktop PC with a Blu Ray unit and Nero softwa
The one Blu Ray that will not play with the Samsung.
It will play on my PC that has a Blu Ray unit built in.
I am using NERO Blu Ray player to play it successfully.

Does this help identify a problem?


That's a lot clearer.

At least you don't have a Philips.

http://www.supportforum.philips.com/...hp/t-3108.html

The general rule of thumb in situations like this is that the farther
down the ladder you go, down amongst no-name brands that no one has ever
heard of, the more lenient they are about playing absolutely everything
you can think to throw at it.

Above, the reference to Philips reminds me of a standalone DVD recorder
I used to have. Its user reviews used to say that it plays everything
you can think of, and would probably play a rusty old soup can if you
could find a way to fit it into the slot, and I found that to be true.
The higher end brands, where the name on the front is something that
people have actually heard of, can afford to add the various DRM schemes
and properly license them. The little guys just ignore all of that.

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Char Jackson