14 DAY TRIAL // Two of the Box Office successes that made fans in the entire world, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man's Chest, might require users to update their Blu-ray disc player firmware as it contains some new features based on the improved version of Java. "Due to the inclusion of several features that require updated BD Java compatibility, it is possible the you may simply need to update your Blu-ray Disc player's Firmware. This can be done by either downloading the proper update via the internet and burning it onto a disc, or, having the firmware update mailed to you on CD or DVD," About reported today.
Most of the blu-ray discs containing the new capabilities are actually the same with the other ones, with a single difference: they are not supported by the non-updated players with older versions of firmware. Obviously, you can update your blu-ray player straight from the Internet or by installing them separately from any mass storage device. According to the same source, the affected players are Samsung BD-P1000, Philips BDP9000 and Sony BDP-S1 but other devices might be also placed on the victims' list. As you can see, a firmware update requires an Internet connection that will allow your blu-ray disc player to get the latest version of the firmware. However, some of the users are still afraid that a connection to the Internet might make their devices vulnerable to all kinds of threats such as rootkits and other malicious files. But the problem is a little bit more important for some users that are unable to connect to the Internet and get their update.
"The Sony BDP-S1 is one of the few players that doesn't have an Ethernet port. Unlike HD DVD, which makes Internet connectivity mandatory, Blu-ray doesn't tells player makers to go nuts and put it in if they want. That means disc manufacturers can't count on the Ethernet being there for firmware updates (well, individual companies can, because they can make all their players Ethernet-enabled)," Gizmodo sustained. So that should they do?