Purpose of wifi in blueray

ricardojoa · « **on:** 24 Jul 2012, 04:32 pm »

Does anyone know the purpose of wifi in blueray player and how it is used.
I dont have a unit with wifi but i just cant think of it what it is for.
Thank you

saeyedoc · « **Reply #1 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 04:38 pm »

Depends on the player.
Firmware upgrades, streaming using Netflix, Pandora, etc.

ricardojoa · « **Reply #2 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 05:46 pm »

Quote from: saeyedoc on 24 Jul 2012, 04:38 pm

Depends on the player.
Firmware upgrades, streaming using Netflix, Pandora, etc.

thanks for the response. So you mean i can stream the wifi on the blueray instead of the wifi on the TV?

saeyedoc · « **Reply #3 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 06:07 pm »

Depends on what's on your blu-ray.
My Oppo streams Netflix, Pandora and Vudu. I can also stream using DLNA.

Don_S · « **Reply #4 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 06:45 pm »

My Panasonic blu-ray player streams numerous paid video sites as well as YouTube. It links to YouTube and displays most of my favorites. Some don't display and when I research them I get a message something like "not authorized for mobile devices" How they determine a blu-ray player and wall-mounted widescreen are portable defies logic.

I ran a dedicated CAT5e cable. The internet is also used for firmware updates.

ricardojoa · « **Reply #5 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 06:55 pm »

Thank you for the responses.
Can you some how use the wifi on the BR player to connect and surf the net?

saeyedoc · « **Reply #6 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 07:00 pm »

Quote from: ricardojoa on 24 Jul 2012, 06:55 pm

Thank you for the responses.
Can you some how use the wifi on the BR player to connect and surf the net?

Not on mine

Don_S · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 Jul 2012, 07:33 pm »

Not on my Panasonic DMP-BDT210. In fact navigating YouTube is even awkward. You would not want to do too much searching using it. I create my "favorites" list using my desktop and only use the Panasonic to choose from that list.

Quote from: ricardojoa on 24 Jul 2012, 06:55 pm