Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-ray Player
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend 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 BD-ROM and BD-R & BD-RE * 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) * Product details and pricing info |
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108 Customer Reviews Posted
- Pretty happy, if price comes down you should especially consider it
- It's not particularly sleek or stylish, very basic 'here i am' player... as most intro blu ray players are, i'm sure they'll progress like dvd players did.
the picture and playback of everything has been flawless... looks awesome.
i wanted to write a review because the main thing i love... is actually DVD playback. all the blu ray i've tried has been amazing... but where i love this thing is in regular dvd playback. i don't know all the technical terms of how it converts upwards to HD (but then not technically hd?), but needless to say the picture quality of dvd, even burned/compressed dvd, is 100x better than it was played on my old sony dvd player... and that's gotta be a big thing to a lot of people out there with huge libraries of dvds and hardly any blu ray...
i got a new samsung ln46s750 with this at the same time, and the pairing is just plain sick. if you really want a full current bd player and have 400 to drop, go for it. - 2008-07-04, 6 of 6 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Some Shortcomings with the Picture
- I've only watched a few blu-ray DVD's, but am not impressed with this unit. I have it connected to a Sony 40W3000 LCD display that's a fairly recent model, and noticed some awful jaggies. At first, I thought that it was my TV since it runs @ 60Hz, and doesn't have "Motion Flow" -- running at 120Hz like the newer 40W4100 model. Then I read a ZDnet review that mentions the visual shortcomings of the Samsung 1500, and that their unit failed several important visual tests. I will be returning my unit, and replace with a Playstation 3, that costs a bit more, but it offers much more -- including better performance, wireless, a 40G hard drive, and excellent reviews. If you buy the PS, make sure you purchase the optional remote that's about $20. BTW, I don't care for the Samsung Remote as the fonts are very small and some of the labels blend into the clicker -- particularly in a dark room. Also, it's not lighted. I expect better from Samsung. After all, this is their latest and greatest player, and it just is not fitting with the Samsung name.
- 2008-07-03, 5 of 12 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great into to Blu-Ray
- I had been waiting to jump into the HD media fray until a winner was declared and of course, that happened earlier this year. A lot of people recommended to me to get a PS3 for my blu-ray player but, for a variety of reasons, I decided I wanted a standalone player. After a lot of research, I settled on the Samsung BD-P1500. I had heard a lot of negatives about how Samsung had not been supporting their previous generation units but I was willing to get them a 30 day trial. I'm glad I did.
I purchased this over memorial day weekend so I've had it over a month. In that time, I've played maybe a dozen blu-ray discs and 3 or 4 DVD's. The only problem I've experienced that is attributable to the player is several extremely brief audio dropouts while watching Ratatouille. However, I updated the player's firmware last weekend and watched several scenes that would previously cause the dropouts and observed none.
I love the fact that it has an ethernet port for firmware updates and future BD 2.0 features. The player loads discs quickly in comparison to stories I've heard about other players. Picture and sound quality are outstanding (I'm able to use the HD audio features and it's frankly amazing).
This is a really good player and the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because there are VERY few products that would rate 5 stars in my book. Most things have at least a couple of areas to improve on. For the price, this is a really good player. - 2008-07-02, 28 of 28 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Sharp Aquos trumps Samsung P1500
- Returned Samsung P1500 for Sharp Aquos HP20U. OMG - what a difference. Biggest problems with P1500: 1 - No second digital audio source. Already using Optical for TV digital sound and amp only has one, but Sharp had a Coax Digital that matched up perfectly (like my upconvert had done),
2 - Sharp plays DVD+R, +RW -- Samsung does not (I needed this function),
3 - Sharp remote is much better designed, easier to read and use,
4 - Sharp has much better on-screen menus
Output quality is similar, so far. First night out Samsung hung twice and had to be restarted. Load times seem similar, too, but Sharp can be set to make them ever faster. - 2008-06-30, 12 of 24 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- BD-P1500
- EXCELLENT PRODUCT WORTH THE MONEY DECODES DTS-HD CONNECTED TO MY SAMSUNG 50'PLASMA 550 AND ONKYO 705B RECEIVER THX SELECT 2.AWESOME!!!!!
- 2008-06-29, 1 of 6 people found this review helpful, Rated:
