Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-Ray Player

The quality of picture for the samsung bd-p1500 is great but upgrading to the latest 1.3 firmware version was a hassle...took awhile because it would not connect through the ethernet which is why i bought it, instead i had to try the usb card connection and that didn't work the player would say usb connected but would not read the upgrade so then i had to download the cd version but i only had dvd-r and it does require cd-r so i had to go buy some. then i had to use nero to burn an image onto my hard drive then back to the cd and finalize the disc don't forget to finalize the disc, i went through 5 cd-r's before i got it right.
Something i didn't know about blu ray and high definition is that when you hook up the 1080p it renders the format button on your tv inoperable so you cannot adjust the picture size to better fit your wide screen tv. So the size you get with the cropped off top and bottom is all you get. I lose about 3-1/2" on the top and about 4 inches off the bottom. I have a 73" 1080p mitsubishi and the picture is unbelievable model# 73834.
I love directv hd 1080i, the picture is awesome the only problem is when you are watching a hd 1080i movie sequence that is moving fast it becomes blurry, so i bought this blu ray player 1080p to watch these movies without the blur and this works great. But my new problem is now instead of watching a great looking 73" picture i am watching probably a 60" or 65" great quality smaller picture because i cannot adjust the picture size with blu ray, it is what it is, i wish wide screen movies would fill up the entire wide screen picture. well i heard that dishnetwork has 1080p now maybe i'll have to switch to dish and purchase these movies on pay per view and then of course sell my samsung 1080p on ebay...then i can enjoy the full 73" mitsubishi dlp so far i have not seen a better picture for the size...even little 40 and 50 inch lcd screens like the sony aquos don't come close. If all blu ray players are the same and crop the picture then i recommend buying the cheapest one you can find. I was lucky and picked this one up for $240.00 after shipping and everything. This was a great buy at 240 but if i had paid 360 to 400 like it retails at the stores then i would be asking for my money back! something else i'm not sure about is that everything seems to be light blu or darker blu on the blu ray maybe it is intentional i don't know but blu just seems to be more blu on blu ray...that is not a joke, my kids and wife noticed it also, i find when watching blu ray at best buy, sears, circuit city, blockbuster this blu phenomenon is the norm...is this a defect of using the blu ray because my xbox 360 hd player "red ray" didn't make everything seem red or brighter red?
Well good luck with your blu ray player hunting oh and i almost forgot the blu ray movie superbad which everyone has continued to ask me to watch has not worked on this player even after i did the firmware upgrade? I wonder why? I have not contacted samsung yet to ask them either.

This latest blu-ray player is the fourth generation model from Samsung. You may be aware of this, (or maybe not) but Samsung's history with their first three players is less than exemplorary. Samsung has definitely got it right this time.
Whatever was lacking in the previous players is here now with the BD-P1500.

The video looks amazing as it should when you view your movies in 1080p. Although, the BD-1500 does not have the HQV technology as the BD-P1200 has, this model can still upconvert your DVDs to 1080p, and it looks marvelous.

The audio is the true upgrade from their previous models. This decodes Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS-ES, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby True HD. As far as the last remaining audio codec DTS-HD Master Audio, this player does not decode, but it will allow the signal to pass through to your receiver, and you will still be able to experience it. If you think about it, it really does make sense - if your receiver did not decode DTS-HD and your blu-ray player does, then you wouldn't be able to hear it anyway - so why not let that expensive receiver do the work for you.

The extras include Profile 1.1 (BonusView), which allows some different kinds of bonus features that include Picture in Picture (PIP). Samsung is also promising to include Profile 2.0 in a future upgrade. This feature will allow online bonus material, including chat rooms, and online games (you must hook up your blu-ray player to a high speed internet connection).

So, really what else do you need? Nothing! Exactly! The BD-P1500 is the best player out there at the best price, and it only gets better. Get yours today, but not from this guy who wants to sell it to you for $425 + shipping, go to Walmart!

Bought this Samsung Blu-Ray player because it was the cheapest Name Brand player available. I will only buy Sony, Samsung, Toshiba or Panasonic. I have learned never to spend anything over 100 bucks on el-cheapo brand products. Though I appreciate the el-cheapo brands helping to bring down the price on the name brands.

Picture provided maximum clarity on my 720p/1080i and 1080p HDTVs. For sending signal to 720/1080i HDTV while playing regular 480p DVD's, you may need to go into setup to adjust the Blu-ray player output to 720p or 1080i instead of 1080p default. I got occasional snow screen that is probably due to automatic upconverting and then automatic down coverting not syncing on my TV. The snow screen was fixed by updating output signal from player to 720p and did not happen when using Blu-ray disk. Not sure if this is issue with other Blu-ray players or HDTVs. Other than that, the player is easy to use with crystal clear perfect picture output when using blu-ray disks. I had previously gotten upconverting DVD player. The features on this Blu-Ray player are far superior. No need to tell player to upconvert each time. The preferred output settings are stored. The chapter/feature progression options and view are far superior with windows media type progression bar.

My family was blown away by the difference between picture of upconverted 480p DVD disk through HDMI and the blu-ray disk output through HDMI. 1080p blu-ray disk is so much clearer than 480p DVD upconverted. The blu-ray disk are only 5 dollars more for a much better picture.

I have Samsung TVs so the remote control worked out of the box on my TVs. Probably screwed myself by not waiting a year since these players tend to drop in half or to a quarter in price on ebay with refurbish models. I guess I'll wait to buy my second one next year.

I bought this blu-ray dvd player because I have also have one of the bid Samsung HD LCD tv's and wanted to be able to use only ONE remote control for both. So far, I have been GROSSLY disappointed in this player. First, it has a loading delay that's VERY annoying. Secondly, and even worse yet, it was built without any kind of cooling fan. After watching 2 movies, I happen just to walk by and turned it off by hand instead of by the remote. Imagine my surprise when I could feel the heat radiating off the player. I bent down and touched it...picked up the front a tad and the botton of the player actually burned almost a blister on my finger. It worries me that this player gets this hot. I'm actually concerned it could be a fire hazard. I'm trying to think of a safe, fire proof way to elevate this player off the wood shelf in the entertainment system it sits on..maybe if air can circulate it won't get so hot...but lets face it, I should NOT have to be doing this for a brand spanking new 2009 blu-ray player. It should NOT get hot enough after 2 movies, just a tad over 3 hours of movie playing, to burn a blister on your fingers. Lately, after a TERRIBLE ordeal with Samsung Customer Service to get resolution on an manufacturing defect in my big screen HD LCD TV (diagnosed by a Samsung Certified Technician here in my home sent by Samsung), in which I had to make over 25 calls to Samsung Customer Service, plus over 10 to Executive Case management, I'm not sure I'll ever buy anything electronic by Samsung again. Samsung returned only ONE phone call in over a year while I tried to get resolution for the tv. I can't even begin to tell how many times I heard "you'll hear back from us in 3-5 business days", never once was those words honored. To make all this worse, I ended up having to shell out $375 out of MY pocket to get the manufacturing defective tv exchanged. How's that for totally CRAPPY customer service. I strongly suggest anyone considering purchasing anything electronic from Samsung to do some research with Consumer Reports before purchasing anything really expensive. Two days again, Verizon Wireless ended up having to trade my daughters Samsung Glyde touchscreen cell phone for an LG touch screen model. My daughter was on her THIRD Samsung Glyde because the touchscreens would stop functioning rendering the phone virtually UNUSEABLE PERIOD. When asked, Verizon Tech Support told me they had been replacing these phones left and right because of this defective touch screen issue. WATCH OUT AND DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU PURCHASE ANYTHING ELECTRONIC FROM SAMSUNG...Their customer service and caring attitude toward customers who spend thousands with their company simply is the WORST I've ever experienced from any company manufacturing electronics. BEWARE!!!!!

I have tried DVD's and AVCHD videos on this player and they both look great. Setup was very easy and the system update via the network port had no problems. Load times seem pretty fast. Overall, I have no complaints. The final test will be playing Blu-ray disks using the new 2.0 profile. I am looking forward to watching many hd movies on this player. P.S. Works great with my Samsung HDTV via Anynet.