Brand Name | SAMSUNG |
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Item Weight | 6.4 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 10.7 x 16.9 x 2.3 inches |
Item model number | BD-P1500 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Color Name | Black |
Built In Decoders | DTS decoder//Dolby TrueHD//Dolby Digital//Dolby Digital Plus |
Special Features | Multi-Format Playback |
Item display height | 10.8 inches |
Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player (2008 Model)
Brand | SAMSUNG |
Media Type | CD, DVD, Blu-Ray Disc |
Special Feature | Multi-Format Playback |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
Connector Type | RF, HDMI |
Connectivity Technology | HDMI |
Color | Black |
Controller Type | Remote Control |
Item Weight | 6.4 Pounds |
Audio Output Mode | Stereo |
About this item
- 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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Picture quality | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
Remote Control | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Value for money | — | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Easy to use | — | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Smart Features | — | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | — | 3.9 |
Sold By | MrTransistor | LONPOO Direct | Amazon.com | ESENDA | Amazon.com | TEKlinq |
media type | DVD, Blu-Ray Disc, CD | Blu-Ray Disc, DVD, CD | Blu-Ray Disc, DVD | Blu-Ray Disc, DVD, VCD, CD, SVCD | Blu-Ray Disc, DVD, CD | Blu-Ray Disc, DVD, CD |
audio output mode | Stereo | Stereo | — | Surround | Surround | — |
connector type | RF, HDMI | HDMI, RCA | HDMI, USB 2.0 | HDMI, RCA, Coaxial | HDMI | HDMI |
number of channels | 8 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — |
connectivity tech | HDMI | HDMI, RCA, Coaxial,USB | USB, HDMI | HDMI, RCA, Coaxial | Ethernet, HDMI | Wi-Fi, HDMI |
analog video format | — | NTSC/PAL | NTSC | NTSC, PAL | NTSC | NTSC |
Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Experience the blu-ray difference with the SAMSUNG BD-P1500. TheBD-P1500 lets you have it all - watch your favorite DVDs and blu-ray discs or listen to CDs with the highest-quality audio.
Full 1080p resolution gives you the most outstanding HD image quality.Enjoy a richer, bolder color palette via extended gamut YCC technology. HDMI 1.3 transmission bandwidth capabilities ensure the strongest signal fidelity, while the Ethernet connection lets you easily check for the latest firmware upgrades online. Control all your Samsung AV devices from one remote, via Anynet+ technology. And advanced audio compatibility, including DD+, and True-HD, offers premium sound, for the greatest HD experience.
CD & DVD Compatible
This blu-ray disc player offers state-of-the-art viewing with CD and DVD playback compatibility. Even as you take advantage of the latest video and audio advances, you can still enjoy all your existing media content.
Built-in Ethernet Connection
BD profile 1.1 interactivity lets you download the latest firmware upgrades and more with just a click of a button. Making firmware upgrades simple and easy, you can continually upgrade the BD-P1500 with the latest features.
Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby True HD
Immerse yourself in amazing sound. The BD-P1500 supports the new Dolby Digital Plus Audio format. It also supports uncompressed PCM Audio and Legacy dts 5.1 Dolby Digital. Dolby® Dolby TrueHD delivers powerful sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, unlocking the true high-definition entertainment experience.
1080p Resolution
Enjoy lifelike, vivid visuals and crystal-clear details with full high definition 1080p resolution.
Easily Connect Your Digital Devices
Tired of tangled wires? HDMI keeps it simple by using a single cable wire to deliver the sharpest, richest images possible. Conveniently and easily transfer high-definition video and audio from your DVD player to your HDTV and other digital devices using a single cable. HDMI version 1.3 transfers deeper color and higher resolution, and handles new, compressed audio formats.
Control it All with One Remote
You're in full command with the BD-P1500. Anynet+ delivers streamlined, one-touch control over all your Anynet+ compatible devices such as the TV, AV receiver, and home theater. You can operate all of them with a single remote control. A true “plug and play” product, it comes with a Consumer Electronics Control feature that lets you operate SAMSUNG HDMI products with one remote control.
Technical Specifications
Compatibility
Playback Media
BD-ROM / DVD-ROM / DVD-R / DVD-RW / AVCHD / audio CD Playback Formats
VC-1 / MPEG2 / H.264 A/V Quality DVD Upconversion Yes
Dolby Dital Decoder Yes DTS Decoder Yes Dolby Digital Plus Decoder Yes DTS HD Decoder No Dolby True HD Decoder Yes Functional Feature Local Storage
Yes
Picture in Picture
Yes
BD Profile profile 1.1 Connectivity USB 2.0 Yes (for SW upgrade and memory expansion) HDMI CEC Yes Composite Video Outputs Yes Component Video Outputs Yes S-Video Outputs No HDMI Outputs(Version) Yes (1.3) Optical Digital Audio Outputs Yes Coaxial Digital Audio Outputs No Analog Audio Outputs 2-Channel Network Yes (for SW upgrade only) Product Weights & Dimensions Dimension 16.9 inches x 3.3 inches x 10.8 inches Weight 8.6 lbs. Shipment Weights & Dimensions Dimension 20.6 inches x 7.1 inches x 15.0 inches Weight 12.6 lbs.
Answers to Basic Questions About Blu-ray
What is Blu-ray?
Blu-ray is a new optical disc format with over five and a half times the storage capacity of a standard DVD (25 GB versus 4.5 GB). A dual-layer Blu-ray disc can hold up to 50 GB of information. With that increased storage, movie studios can finally provide movies on disc in high definition, offering 6x the resolution or image detail of DVD and up to 8 channels of lossless (better than CD quality) digital sound. The new format can also provide interactive features that go well above anything ever offered before.
Is Blu-ray different than HDTV?
HDTV, or high definition television, is a new broadcasting format that offers widescreen, high resolution images offering 6x the resolution or image detail of DVD, with up to 5.1 channels of digital audio. Until now, the signals were only available through over the air transmissions (via an antenna), or through digital cable and satellite signals. You can not get HD signals from a standard video tape or DVD. An HDTV is a high resolution video display that is capable of receiving and displaying these HDTV broadcasts or images. Blu-ray is a complement to your HDTV. It's a disc media format that has enough storage to include an entire movie, plus soundtracks and bonus materials, recorded in the high definition format. You can play Blu-ray discs back on your HDTV and see the same, if not better image and sound quality as you do from HDTV broadcasts.
What kind of TV do I need to enjoy Blu-ray?
You can play back Blu-ray movies on any TV with composite video or better inputs (not RF), but to get a worthwhile benefit from the format over DVD you'll want to have a high-definition television, or HDTV, with a vertical resolution higher than 480p, and preferably higher than 720p. Most Blu-ray titles can deliver an image with a vertical resolution of 1080i or 1080p. The more horizontal resolution the TV can reproduce, up to 1920 lines or pixels, the better.
How are Blu-ray discs different than regular DVDs?
Blu-ray discs are the same size as DVD or CD, but use a blue* laser to store and read data as opposed to the red laser used in DVDs and CDs. The blue laser's shorter wavelength, combined with a smaller aperture lens and a thinner cover layer on the disc makes it possible to create a smaller beam spot size capable of storing and reading much more, smaller information on the disc. A single-layer Blu-ray disc can hold 25 GB worth of data, compared to 4.5 on a standard DVD. A dual layer BD disc holds up to 50 GB. This translates into the ability to store a full 1080p HD image. This has a resolution consisting of 1920 by 1080 progressively scanned pixels, compared to standard DVD's 720 by 480 pixels. In addition, Blu-ray has much wider bandwidth than DVD, delivering signals at speeds up to 48 Mbps, six times faster than DVD's 8 Mbps, and nearly 2.5 times the data of an HDTV broadcast's 19.2 Mbps. *technically, it's violet, but who's keeping track?
Will Blu-ray discs play in my current DVD player?
No. You will need a Blu-ray player to be able to read the smaller, denser information found on a Blu-ray disc.
Will I be able to play standar DVDs on my Samsung Blu-ray player?
Yes. Blu-ray players are backwards compatible with your standard DVDs. They can also play CDs.
Is Blu-ray the same as HD DVD?
No. HD DVD was a competing format with less storage capacity than Blu-ray. With Toshiba, its primary champion announcing on February 19, 2008 that they would end production of HD DVD products, the few companies that were supporting the format announced that they would instead create products for the Blu-ray format.
What does up-conversion mean?
Consumers have over 50 years worth of material in standard definition formats. Up-conversion is the process of taking that existing, standard definition material and converting it (lines and pixels are copied to some degree) to the higher resolution needed to display those signals on an HDTV. When done well, the process can often improve picture quality, though it can't increase actual resolution. The quality of the up-converter, included in everything from up-converting standard DVD players to Blu-ray players and HDTVs, can often determine the quality of the picture.
What kind of cables, connections do I need to have to make Blu-ray work?
You will need either a 3-wire analog component (typically labeled Y, Pr and Pb) or an HDMI digital video connection between the BD player and the TV. The HDMI connection is preferable. Not only will it provide better image quality, but it will pass along higher resolution audio and control information, as well. You may get limited up-conversion options with standard DVDs when using the component connection.
What is firmware and do I need it?
Firmware is like computer software, or the instruction set in the player that tells the hardware what to do under various conditions. Insert a disc, and the firmware tells the player to read the disc. Press the Play button and the firmware tells the player to play the movie. Generally speaking, the firmware is invisible to the end user. But Blu-ray keeps evolving, and new features keep being created. With each new feature that a movie studio comes up with, hardware manufacturers have to release new instruction sets, or firmware, to deal with it. Samsung's ability to easily update the firmware in their BD players makes them one of the best in the business.
Who supports Blu-ray?
At this point, nearly everyone supports Blu-ray. All the major movie studios have announced that they would support Blu-ray with both new and catalog titles. Thousands of movies and music videos are already available. Most major electronics manufacturers have been supporting Blu-ray since the format's beginning.
Can I rent movies on Blu-ray?
Yes. Blockbuster, Hollywood Video and Netflix, among other places, offer Blu-ray titles for rent.
Are my regular DVDs obsolete?
Not by the definition Merriam Webster would use. You can still play your regular DVDs on your Blu-ray disc player, so they're still useful, but you'll want to replace them with Blu-ray versions as they become available in the new format so that you can enjoy the improved image and sound quality.
Is the only benefit to Blu-ray the video quality? Why should I upgrade to Blu-ray?
You will probably upgrade because of the video quality, but you may also appreciate the improved sound quality available on some players as well as the advanced interactive features. Blu-ray offers the latest generation audio codecs that can play back up to 8 channels of surround sound with improved audio quality over that of standard 5.1 digital soundtracks. This includes Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS High Resolution and DTS Master Audio. Blu-ray also offers advanced bonus features that can include interactive game features or picture-in-picture commentary tracks, not to mention additional features that could be downloaded after the disc has been produced.
Do I need to buy a new home theater system?
You don't need a new audio system, but you should at least have a surround system (five speakers and ideally a subwoofer) with Dolby Digital or DTS audio decoding to hear the theater-like audio experience that is available on Blu-ray. Some BD players offer more advanced audio codecs that provide even better quality sound through up to 8 channels of surround.
What do all these audio formats mean?
You can hear better-than theater-like audio at home. As George Lucas has said, sound is 50% of the movie experience. With the right audio equipment, you can hear up to 7.1 channels of sound that is no different than what the recording engineers heard in the mixing room.
What's the benefit of 24p?
Movies are recorded on film at 24 frames per second (fps). Video is recorded and played back at 60 frames per second. Movies must be converted to 60 frames before being played back on your TV. Blu-ray discs record movie content in the original 24 frame format, and convert the signal within the player to output at 60 fps for standard HDTVs. Some current HDTVs, like Samsung's Auto Motion Plus 120Hz models, and undoubtedly more future ones, can accept and play back the 24 frame signal without the intermediary conversion to 60 fps, which can offer a smoother, more natural-looking image.
What does Profile 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 mean?
Blu-ray's specifications for video are broken into three profiles, each with its own set of hardware and software requirements. Profile 1.0 gave hardware manufacturers a grace period to create players that were capable of Blu-ray video playback, but didn't need to meet the final standard profile requirements. This grace period ended October 31, 2007. These players, while not able to take advantage of all of Blu-ray's promised extra content, will provide full 1080p video playback.
Profile 1.1, also known as BonusView, makes certain requirements mandatory: picture-in-picture, secondary audio mixing, a minimum of 256MB of memory (built-in or removable), and the incorporation of a virtual file system. Players created and sold after October 31, 2007 are required to meet the Profile 1.1 specification, and therefore will take advantage of 1.1-enabled bonus materials on certain BD discs.
BD-Live (Profile 2.0) makes mandatory all parts of Profile 1.1, but increases the memory requirement to 1GB and adds the hardware requirement of a network connection. This specification enables the even-more interactive web-based bonus material found on discs that provide such content.
Features and specifications are subject to change without prior notification.
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ASIN | B0014H16V0 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #221,016 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #160 in Blu-Ray Disc Players |
Date First Available | February 21, 2008 |
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Customers like the value, picture quality, and ease of use of the video disc player. For example, they mention it's a good value, the 120 Hz picture is unbelievably sharp, and the menus are easy to navigate. Customers are also happy with appearance, and sound quality. That said, opinions are mixed on quality, performance, and speed.
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Customers are satisfied with the value of the product. They mention that it performs well over HDMI with contemporary gear, and is a quality product for a decent price. Some say that it's the best blu-ray deal on the net.
"This is a very solid player at an excellent price point. Read any basically positive review and I would echo those sentiments...." Read more
"...All this being said if this price continues to fall this player is worth the value if you have the pieces in place already...." Read more
"...Pros:- Cheap- Fast load times- Excellent picture quality- TrueHD audio output to receiver- Ethernet port-..." Read more
"...Having sold Samsung at a previous job I know they are a quality product for a decent price and I'm not paying extra for the name...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the picture quality of the video disc player. They mention that the 120 Hz picture is unbelievably sharp and smooth, and the blu-ray movies are clear.
"...The picture on my LCD TV is awesome, and the digital audio played through my 7.1 speaker system just blows me away!" Read more
"...Pros:- Cheap- Fast load times- Excellent picture quality- TrueHD audio output to receiver- Ethernet port-..." Read more
"...It sounds great!!!Picture quality from this unit is good, nothing spectacular if you've already seen high def video before...." Read more
"...She said it worked well and the picture is great on her 46" Samsung LCD. She also likes that it works with the tv...." Read more
Customers find the video disc player easy to use. They mention that the remote is fairly easy to operate, and the menus are easy to navigate. Some mention that it is great right out of the box and does not need to upgrade the firmware.
"...The remote is fairly easy to use. Simple good size buttons...." Read more
"...Hook up and start up of the player was simple and painless using an HDMI cable and digital optical cable for sound...." Read more
"...The menus are easy to navigate, I haven't use the BD live features, and I'm afraid to upgrade the firmware...." Read more
"...Already did a firmware upgrade via USB. Super easy!!! Altogether, I'm very pleased with the player and highly recommend it!" Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the video disc player. They say it has an excellent onscreen look, produces gorgeous DVD and Blu-Ray images, and the quality of the disks looks very good. The character edges and depth are so crisp that they appear to walk out of the screen. The colors are spectacular and the blue light and black color matches their Direct TV. Overall, customers are happy with the product's appearance.
"...BTW it is a really beautiful player very minimal in the look of it...." Read more
"...The character edges and depth are so crisp it appears they could walk out of the screen, almost like 3D. After watching this series multiple times..." Read more
"...WOW they look great hooked up through the HDMI. I recently watched Pirates of the Caribbean and it was like watching a whole new movie...." Read more
"...It also produces gorgeous DVD and Blu-Ray images. (I'm currently using component video rather than HDMI.)..." Read more
Customers generally like the sound quality of the video disc player. They mention that the picture and sound quality can't be beat, the HDMI connection improved the sound greatly, and it enhances the quality of regular DVDs. They also mention that it has no audio or video problems, and the blue ray movies themselves are amazing.
"...our old projection TV with a regular DVD player, this was an astounding experience, like it was the first time seeing them in the theater, no......." Read more
"...connected it to my TV via the HDMI (bought seperatly)- the sound quality improved greatly over the prior connection method of connecting my receiver..." Read more
"...It was a fabulous experience watching Blu-Ray for the first time." Read more
"...It sounds great!!!Picture quality from this unit is good, nothing spectacular if you've already seen high def video before...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the video disc player. Some mention that it's a great product that plays great BD's and DVDs very well, while others say that it stopped playing DVDs after an update and that it only plays commercial DVDs sold in the US.
"This is a very solid player at an excellent price point. Read any basically positive review and I would echo those sentiments...." Read more
"...Unfortunately, the DVD player piece I bought was a little defective. My contact with Samsung did not provide me a pleasant response...." Read more
"...It is as far as I have seen the most responsive player so far and the start and load times are extremely short...." Read more
"...In summary, I love having Blu-ray and this player is just great...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the DVD player. Some mention that it works well after a couple of years of use, and the Blu-Ray works awesome. However, others say that it does not work right out of the box, has no problems with standard DVDs, and refuses to play.
"...It is working very well. I have already told my family and friends about this unusually good experience. Go for ABT electronics...." Read more
"...I read the reviews and was a little skeptical, but it has worked just beautifully and is easy to install...." Read more
"...I inserted "Iron Man" again and it refused to play! I determined that it would play any disc but "Iron Man."..." Read more
"...the unit back on (it shuts off once the update is done), everything came up great, the menu navigation was light years faster, and all 3 Blu-ray..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the product. Some mention that it has fast load times, while others say that it's a bit slow. Some complain about the lag between the audio receiver and television line, as well as the door taking several minutes to open.
"...Not the quickest Blu-ray disc startup I've seen, but not the slowest either...." Read more
"...Yes, the front display is too dim and the remote is awkward. But it loads fast and offers a lot for the low price...." Read more
"...Everything about it is slow: loading movies, responding to the remote..." Read more
"...It was a very noticeable delay. I even held the remote directly in front of the unit but the delay was still there...." Read more
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An important point to remember: A DVD player is basically like a toaster; a Blu-Ray player is like a computer. It takes a lot of horsepower and good programming to decode the disc and render all the special features. That's why many players are so slow or unreliable. They are just not up to the task. This unit is, and (more importantly) Samsung is committed to improvements.
As soon as I hooked it up, I played about 20 minutes of "Iron Man." Everything was great. But being at technofile, loading firmware is almost as much fun as watching movies, so I plugged in a network cable and updated it. It was a simple process that took about 15 minutes.
I inserted "Iron Man" again and it refused to play! I determined that it would play any disc but "Iron Man." Then I found that simply unplugging the network cable allowed it to play.
I went online to the tech support site, thinking I should let them know. Lo and behold, there was already a warning about "Iron Man" in Samsung's FAQ, and this was within a week or it being released. So they were already on it. I went ahead and filled out a trouble report.
By the next morning I already had a personal message from a tech support rep. She worked with me over the next week to get additional information so they could research and resolve the problem. She could not have been more polite and helpful. One day she was out sick, but still e-mailed from home to follow up. A few weeks later, she e-mailed again to let me know that a new firmware revision was ready for download.
Blu-Ray is an immature technology. Big changes are occurring and will continue. You need more than just a player that is good today--you need a team behind it that is dedicated to keeping it up-to-date. My experience with Samsung could not have been better.
Currently this player does not support profile 2.0 but does support 1.1. Samsung has promised 2.0 support in a future firmware however there is conflicting reports on this and the box does feature a BD live Ready logo. So regardless if samsung is false advertising I'll end up with a profile 2.0 player one way or another.
HOWEVER as far as the player stands yes you will need a reciever that supports all the major codecs in order for it to shine. It is as far as I have seen the most responsive player so far and the start and load times are extremely short. That truly amazed me when I started my first disc in about 10 seconds total time. All in all the performace of the player is quite good and the 2 channel analog is very good. Best part is the player is absolutley silent in operation you could hear a pin drop when its on.
now for the cons.
currently doesnt play BD Live content questionable as to whether it ever will. Samsung has been quoted enough times that it will be 2.0 compliant and labeled it on the box that you'd assume it should be.
Secondly the player only has 2 analog channels and that means youll need a digital reciever to get 5.1 or more.
The Largest negatives are the decoding of DTS MA and Dolbey True HD. DTS MA is currently not supported but it is possible it could happen in a future update. On the Dolby True HD side the negative here is that it can only decode it to 2 channel internally. Now if you have a reciever that can decode the bitstreamed audio then none of this really affects you because the receiver fills in the blanks.
All this being said if this price continues to fall this player is worth the value if you have the pieces in place already. BTW it is a really beautiful player very minimal in the look of it.
If this player does not upgrade to profile 2.0 Samsung will be hating my constant calls on a daily basis :)
NEW entry 6-14-2009
I thought I would update this review and let everyone know who is looking at getting this player mine is still doing great. The player is indeed a Profile 2.0 now after the firmware upgrade and has been for some time. I also have taken one of my old 8 GB usb keys and popped in the back to add storage space to the unit and that works like a charm. If you have a good reciever and a good tv with HDMI I see no reason to spend hundreds more on other units this plays the movies and does it well. The HDMI connection levels the playing field with the direct digital signal.