Samsung's BD-UP5000 Firmware Update v1.3 A Big Improvement On Update v1.2

Samsung's BD-UP5000 Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player has firmware update v1.3 all ready for you to download if you happen to own one, and it looks to be a big improvement on the v1.2 update which was little more than a giant fix for a bunch of compatibility issues and network connection problems inherent in the BD-UP5000 from the beginning. Update v1.3 upgrades the BD-UP5000 to Blu-ray Profile 1.1, adds an HD audio bitstream output function, changes the user interface to Profile 1.1, and improves the playback compatibility in some movies. That last point there makes it seem like v1.2 didn't fix all the problems with the Samsung player, so if you're looking for the latest fix you can download v.13 here.

Via Engadget HD

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