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My blu-ray player won't play Flash Gordon
Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 1:23PM
I'm posting this mostly in the hope that someone will stumble by and be able to offer me some advice. I have an LG BD390 blu-ray player. In general, it's been great. In addition to blu-ray, it has built in channels for YouTube, Vudu, CinemaNow and Netflix, so I was able to get rid of my Roku box.
But then recently I picked up Flash Gordon on blu-ray. I would have bought it anyway, but I also heard that it was one of the best catalog transfers to blu-ray in a while, so I was really looking forward to seeing it.
But when I got it home, it wouldn't play. The player tries for a few seconds then shows "Check disc" and automatically ejects it. I've tried it with two other copies of the same movie from different stores and it still won't play, so the disc itself must have something about it that the player can't handle.
I've done the usual resets, and firmware updates with no joy. Any A/V experts out there have any other advice for me?
But then recently I picked up Flash Gordon on blu-ray. I would have bought it anyway, but I also heard that it was one of the best catalog transfers to blu-ray in a while, so I was really looking forward to seeing it.
But when I got it home, it wouldn't play. The player tries for a few seconds then shows "Check disc" and automatically ejects it. I've tried it with two other copies of the same movie from different stores and it still won't play, so the disc itself must have something about it that the player can't handle.
I've done the usual resets, and firmware updates with no joy. Any A/V experts out there have any other advice for me?
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sam thing happened to me, be sure to turn the ticker off
In my case, that particular disk was just the first of many the player ended up not playing. After the Flash Gordon, it soon stopped playing regular DVDs at all, and then when it stopped playing some blu-rays, it was time to shell out the cash for a new one. Luckily the new player (also an LG) plays the Flash Gordon disk just fine.