NetFlix Streaming Problem - Sony BDP-N460 I've been have major problems trying to stream Netflix movies using my Sony BDP-N460 player. I have used the recommended wireless bridge and I've even run a 50' network cable directly to the device. Both ways I see the same problems. After a few minutes, the movie starts pausing with the message "Loading, please wait" appearing on the bottom of the screen. Sometimes the pausing last for a few seconds, sometimes a few minutes. It makes the movie completely unwatchable, though. A 2 hour movie took 4 hours one night. Also, I have an 8GB flash drive installed, so that's not the problem. My internet is fine. I'm able to play online games with no problem and I can also play hour-long Madden games online on the PS3 with no problems. Does anyone have any advice? NetFlix Streaming Problem - Sony BDP-N460 I've been have major problems trying to stream Netflix movies using my Sony BDP-N460 player. I have used the recommended wireless bridge and I've... » Read More NetFlix Streaming Problem - Sony BDP-N460 I've been have major problems trying to stream Netflix movies using my Sony BDP-N460 player. I have used the recommended wireless bridge and I've even run a 50' network cable directly to the device. Both ways I see the same problems. After a few minutes, the movie starts pausing with the message "Loading, please wait" appearing on the bottom of the screen. Sometimes the pausing last for a few seconds, sometimes a few minutes. It makes the movie completely unwatchable, though. A 2 hour movie took 4 hours one night. Also, I have an 8GB flash drive installed, so that's not the problem. My internet is fine. I'm able to play online games with no problem and I can also play hour-long Madden games online on the PS3 with no problems. Does anyone have any advice? « Show Less
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Turning CineMotion off did not solve the pausing problem. I did not see any difference after doing so. Since this post was started I have changed from Comcast to Verizon Fios and still have the exact same problem. It has nothing to do with ISP. It is the BDP-N460 player that is the problem. My PS3 streams netflix movies beautifully in HD with zero pauses. It's unfortunate that Sony will not own up to this problem and create a software update to solve it. Most of my electronics are Sony. This is the first time I've had a problem with something they made.
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It has nothing to do with time of day or week. I've seen this problem in the middle of the day on a week day. It's the device itself that is the problem. "Grin and bear it" is not an acceptable solution. It's pretty much unbearable having an action movie pausing every few minutes. 3 hours to watch an hour and a half movie is not acceptable. If you stream the same movie at the same time of day on a PS3 it will stream absolutely fine. Has nothing to do with the Netflix servers.
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I just tried streaming (wired connection) with Sony BDP-BX37 and Sony BDP-BX57. Installed latest update on both. After a few minutes of streaming it pauses, gets into the "Loading, Please wait..." mode and doesn't resume at all after that. My internet provider was on the line running tests when it happens and didn't see any problem from his side. It happens not only with Netflix but with YouTube as well. I can stream fine from my PC, or from my Sony XBR9 TV. I am sure there is a major flaw in the firmware of the Sony BDPs. Maybe they don't work well with certain routers. I have a D-Link 624. I just tried streaming (wired connection) with Sony BDP-BX37 and Sony BDP-BX57. Installed latest update on both. After a few minutes of streaming it pauses, gets into the "Loading, Please wait..." mode and doesn't resume at all after that. My internet provider was on the line running tests when it happens and didn't see any problem from his side. It happens not only with Netflix but with YouTube as well. I can stream fine from my PC, or from my Sony XBR9 TV. I am sure there is a major flaw in the firmware of the Sony BDPs. Maybe they don't work well with certain routers. I have a... » Read More I just tried streaming (wired connection) with Sony BDP-BX37 and Sony BDP-BX57. Installed latest update on both. After a few minutes of streaming it pauses, gets into the "Loading, Please wait..." mode and doesn't resume at all after that. My internet provider was on the line running tests when it happens and didn't see any problem from his side. It happens not only with Netflix but with YouTube as well. I can stream fine from my PC, or from my Sony XBR9 TV. I am sure there is a major flaw in the firmware of the Sony BDPs. Maybe they don't work well with certain routers. I have a D-Link 624. « Show Less
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Why is it i have troble streaming Netflix to my Sony Blue Ray DVD every FRIDAY and SATURDAY night? Daytime and Week nights, NO PROBLEM? Are NETFLIX Servers overloaded? What is the real problem because I don't think its my connection or device. I know it's not my connection because I'm entering this as I'm watching my frequently stoping Netflix movie and my connection is FINE. It has taken about 3 hours to watch an 1 1/2 hr movie. :( Does anyone else have this PROBLEM?
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I'm a computer engineer, so I did a lot of tests. I did them in different times of the day and week, and with direct as well as wireless connections. In the end I concluded the problem was not at my end.It seems that at nights, and especially weekends, many more people are trying to stream video. Netflix servers (computers storing video) and communication links to them get overloaded.This is why streaming video from other services (YouTube, Hulu, Amazon, etc.) will work fine during those peak times, but Netflix will not. This problem will continue until Netflix catches up. My guess is that Netflix is desperately trying to increase their capacity while publicly asserting the problem is someone else's. I'm a computer engineer, so I did a lot of tests. I did them in different times of the day and week, and with direct as well as wireless connections. In the end I concluded the problem was not at my end.It seems that at nights, and especially weekends, many more people are trying to stream video. Netflix servers (computers storing video) and communication links to them get overloaded.This is why streaming video from other services (YouTube, Hulu, Amazon, etc.) will work fine during those peak times, but Netflix will not. This problem will continue until Netflix... » Read More I'm a computer engineer, so I did a lot of tests. I did them in different times of the day and week, and with direct as well as wireless connections. In the end I concluded the problem was not at my end.It seems that at nights, and especially weekends, many more people are trying to stream video. Netflix servers (computers storing video) and communication links to them get overloaded.This is why streaming video from other services (YouTube, Hulu, Amazon, etc.) will work fine during those peak times, but Netflix will not. This problem will continue until Netflix catches up. My guess is that Netflix is desperately trying to increase their capacity while publicly asserting the problem is someone else's. « Show Less
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I think it is a Netflix problem because we have a Roku player attached to our Hd Tv and we have had no problems up until Friday Oct 1, 2010. We can get on the other sites on our Roku player but nothing will load from Netflix. It won't even load to the point where we can select a movie. I have tried to call Neflix customer service but I don't even get connected , it never rings to Netflix. Has anyone had this problem?
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Try turning off CineMotion. More discussion here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1QVOR3SEHR7K0/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&cdMsgNo;=98&cdPage;=10&asin;=B002PHM0XQ&store;=electronics&cdSort;=oldest&cdMsgID;=Mx1JHKNKED8Z371#Mx1JHKNKED8Z371
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I have found that Netflix playback problems/buffering are related to network loading. It's *not* the player. I have very fast broadband so I may be seeing fewer buffering issues than other folks, but during the day, when fewer people are using Comcast because they are at work, this player streams Netflix at full HD pretty much 100% of the time for me.
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I rent from Netflix Blu-Ray/DVD and from the Public Library. I have not had any trouble with playback. Well let me step back a bit. I was using CyberLink PowerDVD 10 when I first purchased the Buffalo and I did have some trouble. I upgraded to CyberLink 14 and had no trouble at all after that. However, let me give you a heads up on something else I discovered. "Endpoint Security" by Bitdefinder and I imagine some other antivirus programs will constantly read/search the Buffalo Drive if you don't disable that. I didn't know how to do it. My Cable Provider, who I installed Bitdefinder from addressed and solved that issue. All-In-All I say the Buffalo MediaStation is a pretty good unit. I rent from Netflix Blu-Ray/DVD and from the Public Library. I have not had any trouble with playback. Well let me step back a bit. I was using CyberLink PowerDVD 10 when I first purchased the Buffalo and I did have some trouble. I upgraded to CyberLink 14 and had no trouble at all after that. However, let me give you a heads up on something else I discovered. "Endpoint Security" by Bitdefinder and I imagine some other antivirus programs will constantly read/search the Buffalo Drive if you don't disable that. I didn't know how to do it. My Cable Provider, who I installed... » Read More I rent from Netflix Blu-Ray/DVD and from the Public Library. I have not had any trouble with playback. Well let me step back a bit. I was using CyberLink PowerDVD 10 when I first purchased the Buffalo and I did have some trouble. I upgraded to CyberLink 14 and had no trouble at all after that. However, let me give you a heads up on something else I discovered. "Endpoint Security" by Bitdefinder and I imagine some other antivirus programs will constantly read/search the Buffalo Drive if you don't disable that. I didn't know how to do it. My Cable Provider, who I installed Bitdefinder from addressed and solved that issue. All-In-All I say the Buffalo MediaStation is a pretty good unit. « Show Less
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The Samsung BR player has the same thing. Most likely an issue with Netflix and not the manufacturers of the BRPs.
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When I try to watch l watch California network stations I have the same problem Netflix is under attack from Comcast, Verizon.....exedra for unpaid for internet resources (bandwidth). They are claiming that Netflix traffic through their fiber-optic lines is overloading their fiber lines and data has to be diverted. Their study says one thing and Netflix is looking for an unbiased study. It's all about the money. If your Sony BDPS5200 3D has connection problems, remove the power supply plug from the unit; wait 30 seconds and plug back in. This will resolve any internal problems.
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I have found lower quality resolution with Netflix streaming wirelessly than I get with Amazon using the same speed and config. I have a BluRay player attached that has wireless that I plan to try to see if it is better but I don't think it is the connection since I can stream HD from Amazon and get a totally crisp picture. I have a 10mb connection. UPDATE:As mentioned above I did try streaming Netflix through my Sony BluRay to see if the connection was better. It may have been very marginally better, but did not solve the recurring pixelation problem. In my case at 10mb it may be partially a speed problem. I plan to upgrade to 60 or 90 in the next few weeks and will post another update after that as well.
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We have the same issue. We turn off the player and re-power. After the re-power Netflix will load the movie. We also found the movie needs to be in the instant queue to play. Good luck
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Not sure what your error is, just got mine today and did an update. netflix was fine. I got netflix to work on my old ps3, wii and now this. Setup is awkward where you have to get info from your blu-ray player and look onto the computer, back and forth, but I got it done and it works fine. The PS3 layout is way better, you can search for movie, here all you get is what is in your queue.
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What is required to set up the connection to stream Netflix movies directly to my TV? I have a BlueRay player connected to the TV. Can the movies be downloaded through the BlueRay player, as indicated in one of the previous messages? If so, how do you set this up? I am a Time Warner cable customer and I get TV, internet and phone through them.
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Thank you for posting, of course. But I don't put a whole lot of stock in that transcript. Since the PS3 has Netflix Streaming using the BD-Live technology provided also on the S560, I tried using the PS3 Instant Streaming disc. It *almost* worked. Apparently, the S560 does not have a date/time setting, which is required by the Netflix DRM algorithm. After much testing, I believe that is the only stumbling block to getting Netflix Streaming to work on the S560.So, yes, the S560 as is does not support Netflix Streaming, but those of you who think it can't, may not realize how easy it would be to make it so. Thank you for posting, of course. But I don't put a whole lot of stock in that transcript. Since the PS3 has Netflix Streaming using the BD-Live technology provided also on the S560, I tried using the PS3 Instant Streaming disc. It *almost* worked. Apparently, the S560 does not have a date/time setting, which is required by the Netflix DRM algorithm. After much testing, I believe that is the only stumbling block to getting Netflix Streaming to work on the S560.So, yes, the S560 as is does not support Netflix Streaming, but those of you who think it can't, may not realize how... » Read More Thank you for posting, of course. But I don't put a whole lot of stock in that transcript. Since the PS3 has Netflix Streaming using the BD-Live technology provided also on the S560, I tried using the PS3 Instant Streaming disc. It *almost* worked. Apparently, the S560 does not have a date/time setting, which is required by the Netflix DRM algorithm. After much testing, I believe that is the only stumbling block to getting Netflix Streaming to work on the S560.So, yes, the S560 as is does not support Netflix Streaming, but those of you who think it can't, may not realize how easy it would be to make it so. « Show Less
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I just returned my unit and got a replacement and the new unit works fine, no problems connecting to netflix. Also, my original unit didn't process the firmware upgrades because the new unit now has blockbuster and you tube on it. So it you have the chance, you might want to take it back for an exchange.
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Movies pausing from Netflix often happens and can be due to caching or a poor connection. It can be terribly frustrating when it happens. Another consideration is whether many devices are using the same connection in the home at the same time (phones, tablets, computers, etc.) or having the player very far from the router (assuming you are using the wi fi rather than ethernet). However, sometimes I have found it necessary to close and reopen Netflix. My concern, though, is that you mention pausing during blu-ray playback. I don't believe this should be happening and might be a hardware problem with the player. The only other consideration I could think of might be a needed firmware update. Still, if this has been a problem since you got the unit, then I would consider returning it for a replacement. I hope I have understood your question correctly. With my unit, the only time I have experienced pausing during playback has been when streaming an on-line movie and even then it does not happen very often. Perhaps other reviewers have a better answer to your question.
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I've had this player for about six months with a few freezing issues, all with Netflix Blu-ray movies. I also tried the movies on my other Blu-ray players that also had issues at the same point or not starting at all. I have 3 other Sony Blu-ray players and a Samsung 5000 Blu-ray/HD-DVD player. I notified Netflix of the issue & I had them send me another copy of W. which played perfectly on all players so it had to be the disc. I find that I clean all Netflix movies before playing them because they tend to be so dirty. I love the picture quality on Blu-ray and the upconversion on DVD seems to be as good as my Toshiba HD-DVD XA2. I've had this player for about six months with a few freezing issues, all with Netflix Blu-ray movies. I also tried the movies on my other Blu-ray players that also had issues at the same point or not starting at all. I have 3 other Sony Blu-ray players and a Samsung 5000 Blu-ray/HD-DVD player. I notified Netflix of the issue & I had them send me another copy of W. which played perfectly on all players so it had to be the disc. I find that I clean all Netflix movies before playing them because they tend to be so dirty. I love the picture quality on Blu-ray and the upconversion on DVD seems... » Read More I've had this player for about six months with a few freezing issues, all with Netflix Blu-ray movies. I also tried the movies on my other Blu-ray players that also had issues at the same point or not starting at all. I have 3 other Sony Blu-ray players and a Samsung 5000 Blu-ray/HD-DVD player. I notified Netflix of the issue & I had them send me another copy of W. which played perfectly on all players so it had to be the disc. I find that I clean all Netflix movies before playing them because they tend to be so dirty. I love the picture quality on Blu-ray and the upconversion on DVD seems to be as good as my Toshiba HD-DVD XA2. « Show Less
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It works for me (it skips and loses volume but I think that is specific to my player). Assuming you have a network connection (Network menu, connection status), after selecting Netflix it should come up to your sign-in screen. If that does not happen, maybe the sign-in info is bad--possibly left over from previous owner if the unit is refurb (unit I bought was refurb even though listed on web site as new). Have you tried resetting the player? I think there is a reset option on the Other menu.
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The Netflix app is available (free). I just streamed two movies over the weekend without any issues or buffering. The screen on this tablet is amazing.
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Not sure why. I stream both with no trouble at all. When I start the player a host of streaming services come up, most I don't even recognize. I scroll to the one I want and enter.Now, in the beginning I had to set it up like you did with Netflix. Enter your password and identify your WiFi, that sort of thing. But once I did that I have had no trouble and used it just last night. Good luck
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Thank you, Phil. I read somewhere on the discussions that a user had downloaded firmware that locked up his machine and the company said that there was really no fix for it yet so he was stuck with a machine that no longer worked. I have another question. My computer is upstairs and my bigscreen with Bose sound, etc. is downstairs in the family room. How do I go about running netflix streaming movies. Do I need anything downstairs or does the signal come in from netflix into a Gateway at my house and they are already connected. I am so out of touch anymore. It is hard to believe that I used to be the district technology cooridinator for our community grade school district. DUH Thank you, Phil. I read somewhere on the discussions that a user had downloaded firmware that locked up his machine and the company said that there was really no fix for it yet so he was stuck with a machine that no longer worked. I have another question. My computer is upstairs and my bigscreen with Bose sound, etc. is downstairs in the family room. How do I go about running netflix streaming movies. Do I need anything downstairs or does the signal come in from netflix into a Gateway at my house and they are already connected. I am so out of touch anymore. It is hard to believe that I used... » Read More Thank you, Phil. I read somewhere on the discussions that a user had downloaded firmware that locked up his machine and the company said that there was really no fix for it yet so he was stuck with a machine that no longer worked. I have another question. My computer is upstairs and my bigscreen with Bose sound, etc. is downstairs in the family room. How do I go about running netflix streaming movies. Do I need anything downstairs or does the signal come in from netflix into a Gateway at my house and they are already connected. I am so out of touch anymore. It is hard to believe that I used to be the district technology cooridinator for our community grade school district. DUH « Show Less