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if Meridian can't get the attention of LSI to fix the problem (I really find this a little hard to believe), then change the decoder chip.

Sony was unable to do it! (Although this was before LSI purchased C-Cube.)

I won't defend the bug as I am sure I dislike it more than anyone, but if you want the problem fixed, you are going to have to complain to a company who has some serious pull with LSI.

Samsung is one of their larger customers and they displayed at least 5 new DVD players at CES using the new Ziva 5. (Next gen version of decoder found in Meridian players.) Their first Ziva 5 player should be out in a few months. With the exception of the player listed below, this will probably be the first DVD player with the new chip.

There was actually a player that hit the market a few months back that had this new decoder in it. I don't believe it was the final decoder, but it still had the bug. (I hope it was not final!) This was the Panasonic RP61. A few people in Canada and Japan were able to purchase this player. It never came out in the US.

Stacey Spears
Co-Creator, Spears & Munsil High Definition Benchmark, Blu-ray Edition and Lighthouses of the Pacific Northwest.