Product Description 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) *
good qualityOctober 13, 2008 Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-ray Player Had no problems to date with this player. Picture and sound are as expected. Nice value, I'd would recommend it to others.
Good Blu-ray player but could be much betterOctober 12, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have to admit that I was originally an HD DVD proponent. I purchased the amazing Toshiba HD-A35 1080p HD DVD Player in Dec 2007 and by February 2008, HD DVD was dead. Rather than rushing out to purchase one of the many poorly rated Blu-ray players, I waited for something better to be released. I expected the Samsung BD-P1500 to be everything the Toshiba A35 was. Side by side, these two players are comparable in strengths and weaknesses but I'd give the edge to the Toshiba A35 for better DVD up-scaling. Nobody wants to hear about HD DVD players so I'll jump to my evaluation of this player. Overall, I'm moderately satisfied with the purchase and consider it a good buy at $149 (thanks Amazon).
Pros: - Cheap - Fast load times - Excellent picture quality - TrueHD audio output to receiver - Ethernet port - Absolutely no problems with playing discs - Great hardware control sync via Anynet+ and/or HDMI-CEC - Changing chapters is very fast with no audio interruption
Cons: - No bookmarking, even for regular DVDs- bookmarks are only "allowed" on certain Blu-ray discs any they're cleared from memory when the disc tray is opened/closed. Are you kidding me? This makes it impossible to save your place for later viewing - this idiocy is most likely a limitation of the Blu-ray format/DRM but there's no excuse for not supporting bookmarks on standard DVDs. - High noise levels - definitely louder than the Toshiba A35 or other Blu-ray players that I've seen; some sounds compares to an old 5.25" floppy disc reader. Loud fan too. - No auto clock set - if connected to the internet, why does this need to be done manually? - Average DVD up-scaling and nowhere near the Sony DVP-NS700H/S 1080p Upscaling DVD Player or Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p DVD Player
If I were looking to purchase another Blu-ray player, I'd probably consider the Panasonic DMP-BD55K 1080p Blu-Ray Player or Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player, albeit at much higher prices than the Samsung BD-P1500. My primary problems with this player are the high noise levels and lack of bookmark support.
Excellent player, great audio optionsOctober 10, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
While I wish the player had analog audio outputs for my 7.1 compatible non-HDMI receiver, I am most pleased with the available audio options on this player given it was under $200. While providing the standard PCM and bitstream output options, I struggled to understand how I would benefit from either of these using the optical output from the player to my receiver. Enter the bitstream re-encode option, which re-encodes the PCM Dolby TrueHD stream into DTS bitstream. It works perfectly with my current 6.1 setup and the audio is crisp and dynamic (In case you are wondering, I use a Pioneer VSX-812 receiver and Bose 201 and 161 speakers). For those of you who are worried that you won't be able to take advantage of the lossless audio with your current setup, take a serious look at this player. It will help you bridge the gap between now and when you eventually upgrade to an HDMI receiver. The audio is notably better than even the DTS streams from standard DVDs. Make sure you set the player to Dynamic Compression OFF as it is enabled by default and significantly reduces the quality of the audio.
Video quality through HDMI as well as Component is excellent with few artifacts on playback. Load times are relatively quick as is menu navigation. The BD Live (Profile 2.0) firmware update is out, and it is only a matter of time before the DTS-HD Master Audio firmware update comes out as well. I can't recommend this player enough, as it is an excellent player for a very reasonable price.
Not badOctober 10, 2008 Works great and load times are fast if it's not hooked up to the net. I don't care much for the extra's.
Doesn't work with any of my DVDs - did I get a return????October 9, 2008 2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased the Samsung BD-P1500 blu-ray player after reading all the great comments on Amazon, and was happy to receive it yesterday while I was at work. When I opened the box at 8:30 PM (when I got home), and I noticed that part of the blu-ray box had information torn off, as if someone had removed some type of labeling from the box. I opened the box, and the unit looked fine, so I connected the blu-ray player to my Samsung 32" HD 1080p LCD TV (Model #LN32A550)with an HDMI cable, and put in a regular DVD since I hadn't yet received the blu-ray DVDs I purchased at the same time from Amazon. Unfortunately, the player wouldn't recognize the DVD or any of the other 10 DVDs I put into it!!! I contacted Samsung customer support this morning, and was told to press the fast-forward button for 5 seconds until the unit was reset. I eagerly tried the "reset" solution, and lo and behold....nothing changed! The unit still says "no disk", and is apparently not able to read any of the DVDs. I'm really disappointed as I was hoping to see great video with blu-ray. I'm wondering if I received someone's return, as I mentioned the box looked as if labels were removed by someone. I am sending this back, since I own so many regular DVDs, I'll purchase a blu-ray that actually works with both. What a waste of my time & money.
UPDATE: I received my blu-ray dvds the next day and they would not work either!!!! I really believe that I received someone's return. Amazon should make sure that any item returned to them actually works. My box was slightly damaged and missing writing on the box. I thought that the condition of the box was somewhat suspicious, but to have spent money on a blu-ray player and blu-ray discs only to find out that nothing works is a bummer. This faulty player is going back - I'll replace it with a PS3 that works!!! Sham on Amazon (or the vendor) that knew there was something wrong and sold it anyway.
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