Samsung’s Blu-ray Players Are Stuck in a Reboot Loop

[Tsing]

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If you haven’t ditched your Blu-ray player for an HTPC yet, here’s a bit of motivation for doing so. Samsung’s official home theater forums (via ZDNet) have been flooded over the past few days with complaints about its players being stuck in a reboot loop that’s preventing them from loading or reading any discs properly.



“As soon as it receives power, it starts clicking and buzzing as if it’s trying to load a disc,” described one owner. “Nothing is displayed on the TV … If I insert a disc, I’ll hear...

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[Grimlakin]

Oh that's no good. Planned obsolescence or something less sinister you think?