 "Vast improvement for Samsung" | 2008-06-06 |
| - Reviewed By ironskull |
| I purchased a Sammy BDP-1200 when they first came out and it was a disaster. It froze up almost every time I tried to play a bluray disc.
The BDP -1500 is a fantastic dvd player.
I paid $348.00 at WalMart and it is well worth it. Even standard dvd's look good.
I'd recommend this player to anyone. |
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 "Great player; great price!" | 2008-10-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3TNR75V00OM40 |
| Just got this through Amazon.com after some pretty extensive shopping around. Great price! Also, a great player. One issue I've read about a number of b/r players is that the discs load slow. Not so with this one. Load time for both blu-ray and dvd is less than 30 seconds. I connect through component cables (I probably bought the last generation of flat screen tv's that didn't have HDMI), and the picture is fantastic!! Not as good as a newer gen flat panel, but still better than dvd. Already did a firmware upgrade via USB. Super easy!!! Altogether, I'm very pleased with the player and highly recommend it! |
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| "Nice Product" | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2FU2HSJADIMWJ |
| easy to use and has great picture in 1080 if your tv supports 1080. love samsung products. this is a great blue ray for the money. |
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| "AMAZIN" | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: AMFKW518W0X21 |
| the samsung blu ray is well worth getting amazing picture and sound. its worth getting at such a great price. i love it. |
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| "Great, fast, player..." | 2008-10-02 |
| - Reviewed By dcolombo@bfca.com |
We just signed up for Netflix and I had purchased the superior HD DVD player a while ago before they were sunk by big companies. Well, as you know, HD DVD is in Hades with BetaMax and others....Netflix has BluRay discs and so I purchased this player from Amazon after researching here and at cnet.com
First noticeable difference is that it fires up and is ready in no time. My HDDVD player took forever (start it up, go make a sandwich, get a beer, and then MAYBE, you'll be able to put the disc in). I put a "regular" DVD in and it started play right away and I noticed a difference in image quality (the Samsung upconverts, blah, blah). I couldn't wait so I bought my daughter the Bee Movie in BluRay and WOW!!!; it's out of this world. I have HD programming thru cable for now and had the HD DVD (up to 1080i only) but 1080P is even better. It was stunning and the movie isn't a bad one either, I'm sure my kids will watch a couple hundred more times.
It has a LAN port, but the device is miles away from the cable modem and we use mostly wireless laptops at the house, so for the firm upgrade, I downloaded from Samsung's site, extracted the zip file, copied the upgrade file to a simple usb thumb drive, started the player up after removing the disc and the upgrade went off without a hitch, so I guess I can manage that, no problem.
I recommend for anyone wanting a bluray/regular player for $250...it's well worth the money. |
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| "Capable Blu Ray Player w/some caveats" | 2008-09-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3D8O304IFQPI1 |
This was a good choice for me as I planned to process audio codecs in AVR. Picture from blu-ray disc is excellent. I am also very pleased with the DVD upconversion. I haven't had any problems playing discs.
My unit may have a network issue. It isn't able to get address automatically and when plugged in affected home network. It may be issue between it an switch. I can do upgrades via disc or USB so it is a minor issue for me.
It is a good value and performs well over HDMI with contemporary gear. |
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| "A Great BD Player!" | 2008-09-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A37GETNT71G43B |
| I am not an expert, but a guy that loves movies, and especially Blu-ray movies. The reliability, picture quality, and speed of the Samsung 1500 is impressive. I own a PS3, a Samsung 1400, and a Sony BDP-S300. However, I am in love with my Sammy 1500. I have tried over 50 of my Blu-ray movies and they all paly perfectly. The load times are significantly reduced when compared to the 1400 and the Sony S300. I paid $350 for my Samsung 1500 player, and was excited about the price. Now Amazon is selling it for $260...A great deal! |
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| "EVEN A NON TECHNOFILE CAN USE IT!" | 2008-09-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2NZZHNS6N2FJ |
| In brief, it is sweet. Relatively simple to set up, easy to use, inexpensive compared to other sellers, excellent picture quality. The Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray player from amazon.com is the ticket for the thrifty non geek who does things other than read manuals and call tech support. |
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| "Very, very good." | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2M9H7BC4K6QZ2 |
| I mean this player for this price is really great. Any DVD looks good but you will really enjoy Blue ray DVD. |
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| "awsome picture and easy to use..." | 2008-09-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1BGMJLUMI1S47 |
| Awsome picture on the screen....this blueray dvd player has the veiwer enjoy the movie instead of watching the movie. Very easy to hook-up and operate. Nobody should be dissappointed with this blue-ray. It delivers eom. |
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 "Very disapointing." | 2008-09-11 |
| - Reviewed By x86guru |
This unit has two design problems that I'm aware of. I'm surprised that Samsung hasn't already fixed these issues.
For reference, my unit has the latest 1.3 firmware as of 9/10/2008.
#1: The BD-P1500 has inherent audio drop problems on the HDMI interface. I'm not sure if the optical interface has the same issue(s); however, I wouldn't be surprised if it does. The audio bitstream will drop (silent) occasionally on most blu-ray discs that I've played. I believe there is a timing and/or bandwidth issue with either the firmware or hardware. This problem has been reported by many other BD-P1500 owners on various AV forums.
#2: The front display is extremely dim. When this unit is placed next to the Samsung HT-AS720 receiver which has the same display type, the BD-P1500's display looks terrible. The BD-P1500 has an option to adjust the brightness of the front display; however it doesn't work. The display is always too dim. This problem has also been reported by many other BD-P1500 owners on various AV forums.
Unfortunately, Samsung has not been able to resolve the audio drop issue as of 09/10/2008 so I'm concerned that they may never. If high quality reliable audio playback is important to you, then I suggest you research the BD-P1500 more before buying it.
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