Yesterday, after hitting 5 different Redbox kiosks, I found a BD copy of Jupiter Ascending and rented it. It had the same problem as my first Netflix disc (killing my player after the previews). My player is a Panasonic DMP-BDT100 3D machine and I had an older DMP-BD35 which I previously used so I thought about trying it and the movie worked without any problems.
That leads me to conclude that it's something in the disc format AND the BDT100 that don't get along. I haven't had any other issues with the BDT100 until this disc came along. In the next couple of weeks, I'm going to lay my hands on an original copy of Jupiter Ascending (non-rental) and see if that plays on the BDT100. Until then, I'm returning both the Netflix and Redbox discs (I have the log files of each if anyone needs to see those).
Redbox was very considerate and gave me 2 free rentals when I reported the bad disc (before I tried the BDT35). That;s better than Netflix who just sends a replacement (I won't go for another on this one though).
I have thought about getting PowerDVD a couple of times but then I read that it digs into your machine pretty heavily, so I backed off. I will look into WMP and VLC.
At least I got to watch Jupiter Ascending to make my buying decision (think I will wait until the price comes down a bit and go for the 3D package). It must be popular since all the Redbox kiosks were "out of stock"
Thank's again for all the input folks!
That leads me to conclude that it's something in the disc format AND the BDT100 that don't get along. I haven't had any other issues with the BDT100 until this disc came along. In the next couple of weeks, I'm going to lay my hands on an original copy of Jupiter Ascending (non-rental) and see if that plays on the BDT100. Until then, I'm returning both the Netflix and Redbox discs (I have the log files of each if anyone needs to see those).
Redbox was very considerate and gave me 2 free rentals when I reported the bad disc (before I tried the BDT35). That;s better than Netflix who just sends a replacement (I won't go for another on this one though).
I have thought about getting PowerDVD a couple of times but then I read that it digs into your machine pretty heavily, so I backed off. I will look into WMP and VLC.
At least I got to watch Jupiter Ascending to make my buying decision (think I will wait until the price comes down a bit and go for the 3D package). It must be popular since all the Redbox kiosks were "out of stock"
Thank's again for all the input folks!