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Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-Ray Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: See price in cart
New (32) Used (7) Refurbished (1) from $279.99
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 124
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.4
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 16.9 x 2.3
MPN: BD-P1500
Model: BD-P1500
UPC: 036725607965
EAN: 0036725607965
ASIN: B0014H16V0
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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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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 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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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
Just Short of Greatness August 12, 2008
Hannibal (Herndon, VA USA)
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.
Great Entrance to Blu Ray! August 5, 2008
Christopher J. Martin (Alexandria, VA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
 I like it! August 4, 2008
James R. McDonald (South Carolina)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
 Slow and audio problems August 1, 2008
Juan M. Flores (Hutto, TX)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this model because I wanted to match it with the Samsung HDTV my mom bought. The exterior is very nice, the java-driven menus are too slow in responding to remote button input. Takes forever to process a command. The audio cuts out on regular DVDs intermittently while the video keeps playing smoothly. The Blu-ray movies look and sound as they should. My overall review on this model is in the middle, neutral.
 Worked great until Samsung Broke it July 24, 2008
SatinKzo
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
I could write a novel on my issues with Samsung and their qualiy control, but I'll keep this to the point.
I had the 1500 (also a 1400 but it broke the first week) since May 28th. Worked pretty well until the firmware update. After the update, I lost TrueHD audio (internal decoding or bitstreaming) and Standard DVD playback become impossible. I couldn't play a single regular DVD no matter what I tried. BD discs that have TrueHD tracks started flaking out with audio drops and pauses also. Sometimes up to 30-40 per movie at 8-10 seconds a piece.
Contacted Samsung to report problems and they claim they never heard of it (nevermind that after I did the update and had problems I saw numerous posts on the web about the problems). They offered to do a warranty repair if I gave them my CC# for a $50 "deposit" AND I pay shipping. Forget it, returned the player to retailer and have sworn off samsung altogether. They have burned me twice now with BD products and there will not a change for a third time with any of their products.
For those who are not informed, check out the web for problems with the samsung BD players (1000, 1200, 1400, 1500). Check out how samsung wants to handle the problems with their PAYING customers. Utterly disheartening.
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