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Epicurus.com - Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-ray Player
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List Price: $399.99
Our Price: Too low to display
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Samsung
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Samsung
Color: Black
EAN: 0036725607965
Feature: Full HD 1080p Output for Blu-Ray Discs and selectable DVD Upconversion to 1080p
Label: Samsung
Manufacturer: Samsung
Model: BD-P1500
Publisher: Samsung
Release Date: 2008-06-01
Studio: Samsung
Variation Description: Black
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Features
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Full HD 1080p Output for Blu-Ray Discs and selectable DVD Upconversion to 1080p
1080p with 24 Hz Video Output
HDMI version 1.3, component video, S-Video outputs
Dolby® Digital, Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, dts-HD
Ethernet connection lets you easily check for the latest firmware upgrades online
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Editorial Reviews:
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plays Blu-ray high-definition discs (selectable output resolution: 1080p signals available through HDMI output only; 720p/1080i signals available through HDMI or component video) * plays DVD-Video and DVD-R & DVD-RW * plays audio CD and CD-R & CD-RW * selectable 720p/1080i/1080p video upconversion for DVD (upconverted video available through HDMI output only) *
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: decent standalone but PS3 much better
Comment: I decided to get this unit while my PS3 was being serviced due to a Dead Blu drive. I like the styling of the unit it looks sleek in my entertainment center. compared to my 80 GB PS3 its much quieter. regular DVD playback is a joke compared to my OPPO DV 980H. same for MP3 and CD playback, dont buy this unit for anything more than a blu player. the remote is horrid. thank god for my universal remote. video quality is really good unless your like me and have a PS3 to compare it to. the PS3 beats this unit hands down on video quality. the samsung also has some HDMI Handshake issues with my integra dtc 9.8 prepro. it takes forever for it to dial into a signal... sometimes even comes up no signal then i switch the source back and forth and then it works. the PS3 again dials in much faster and loads faster. I do have to admit the loading times are much better than the first gen units... ive seen some sonys that take 2-3 minutes to load and you cant even tell they are doing anything.
If your in the market for a blu only player that is quiet this is your unit. especially for those hooking it directly to a tv via HDMI.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Samsung BD-P1500
Comment: This was an upgrade from the original BD-P1000. One of the best things, of course, was the $400 price compared to $1000 for the P1000 (the price of being on the leading edge). The P1500 responds much faster than the P1000. I can't tell much difference in the picture quality (Very good by the way). The P1500 is still grainy when the picture has a lot of black in it.
The P1500 firmware can be updated directly from the web, but downloading a file onto a CD wasn't that big of a deal.
All in all, if I had it to do again I would skip the P1500 and go directly to a 1080P player (but they are $2500).
Customer Rating:
Summary: Just Short of Greatness
Comment: I've owned this unit for about a month now and feel like I'm fairly conversant with how the player works. First of all, the picture quality and sound quality are great. It's unlike anything I've ever seen. I've had some upconverting DVD players, and the difference is there and highly noticeable. Some negatives: resuming a movie from the middle is pretty much impossible for whatever reason. I press stop, power off the player while it's in resume, turn it back on and it isn't where it was. Instead, it's back at the beginning. A seemingly small thing that drives me nuts. The menu system isn't terribly intuitive either. The remote feels kind of cheap (but I use a Logitech Harmony anyway, so it's less of an issue for me). Those are just some small things that keep this player from great.
My big gripes probably stem from the blu-ray format itself more than the player (and thus the player is not penalized for these gripes). Some studios will put movie previews and trailers before the actual movie starts. With DVDs, you push the menu button and you're taken to the main menu. With blu-ray, you have to advance through the eight or nine previews by chapter. Heck, even getting to the main menu of some of these blu-ray disks is as unintuitive as can be. But most of those issues aren't necessarily with the player, just the format. But it's the hi-def format that won, so we're stuck with it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Entrance to Blu Ray!
Comment: I bought this during a sale as my first Blu Ray player and I'm glad I did. Blu Ray is definitely worth it. Watching The Hunt for Red October I see details with the clarity that I didn't on regular DVD. The sound is also much better than DVD quality.
The setup on this player is extremely simple with just connecting it to the TV via an HDMI cable, as is adding features via firmware updates from the Samsung web site. Initially I had problems with disc playback but I burned the firmware update to a CD, updated the player and no more problems! After adding the firmware update I can now add future firmware upgrades via a USB flash drive.
The only negative is that the remote buttons aren't back lit. So if you enjoy watching movies in a totally dark room, you'll have problems seeing the remote buttons. With all of the remotes I now have in my home theater, my next investment will be in a good back lit remote to control my TV, Blu Ray player, XBox 360 and satellite box.
I'd recommend the Samsung to anybody looking for their first Blu Ray player.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I like it!
Comment: The only thing that I miss is that the eject and control switches do not have the background blue light. Otherwise, the picture and sound are wonderful! Everyone talks about the picture, but I now hear things that were not apparent before. I have it hooked to the 61" Samsung LED rear projection set and all is good. It even has this neat feature that if I have the TV set to the dish, and I put a DVD in, it switches the TV by itself! Also I'd like to say something about Amazon.com, these people are great. The first unit I bought didn't work well. Amazon sent me a return lable, and a new unit within a week! Plus they are worth their weight in gold just for posting reviews from regular guys like me. I may or may not trust the guy in the store, but when I have a forum like this to read, it allows me make better choices.
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