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
- Great picture, not so great aspect ratios
- I bought this item in Best Buy before it was released officially, to go along with the Samsung 40" Series 5 HDTV released this year. The up-conversion abilities are outstanding, and the TV picture is excellent. While watching the TV, I can change the aspect ratio using the TV remote or the Time-Warner cable remote, and I can fill the screen if desired to remove any letter-box video, but I have a complaint which I already voiced to Samsung. When using the Blu-Ray player the zoom function available during TV watching cannot be accessed, and I am forced to watch lettbox versions of the video whether I like it or not, even though the cable remote was able to pick-up other functions of the Blu-Ray player. The option dissappears. The "level 3" Samsung technician said it cannot be done. Is he uninformed, ignorant, or just plain lieing? I replaced a 32" Magnavox TV with the Samsing 40" LN40A550, but the lesser quality Magnavox had an automatic option which pulled any picture to fill the screen if desired. Go figure. A $1200 TV and a $400 blu-ray player are outperformed by a lowly Magnavox when it comes to aspect ratios.
- 2008-06-03, 5 of 31 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- BD-P1500
- Purchased the Samsung BD-P1500. After hearing all the nightmares about firmware updates, freezing...All I can say is WHAT???? This thing plays anything I put in it perfectly, no firmware updates, no nothing. Just purchased a HDM1.3 receiver to get all the new audio platforms.
Go get a BD-P1500! - 2008-06-01, 13 of 16 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Good quality player...
- Just picked it up at Wal-Mart last Friday... Great product at an affordable price. The feature that I like the most is the Cat 5 jack in the back of the player; yes! there will be software updates coming in the near future.
As far as the others features, it is a very good player. It takes about 40 seconds to load the blu-ray data and navegates smoothly through movies and all included features.
This is a replacement to my Zenith DVC2250, which has been on service for about 8 years. - 2008-06-01, 9 of 15 people found this review helpful, Rated:
