Comments on: Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player Your Online Source for the Best Blu Ray Disc Players. Videos, Discounts, Reviews. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:01:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Toby D. Radloff http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player/comment-page-1#comment-381 Toby D. Radloff Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:51:47 +0000 http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player#comment-381 Although I haven't bought my Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray player from Amazon.com, I have been disappointed with it. I never tried playing a Blu-ray disc in it yet, but have been happy so far with the resolution of my DVD's...as long as it worked, which was 3 days. Today, I tried loading a DVD and got nothing but a white screen with colored flecks of snow, alternating with a black screen. The display on the unit would show either "Menu" or the number counter. I tried downloading the latest firmware upgrade from Samsung's website (connected a 25-foot ethernet cable directly to my Road Runner cable modem, since I don't have a router), and still get the white snow instead of a picture. When I disconnected the player, the box felt warm to the touch. I am returning it to where I purchased it, and will wait until Blu-ray is perfected before I buy another Blu-ray unit...and I'll go to either Sony, Sharp, or Panasonic instead of another Samsung. Hopefully, if Blu-ray ever dominates over DVD, just like DVD overtook VHS a few years ago, the Blu-ray players that will be out a few years from now will have enough up-to-date firmware pre-installed that playing a Blu-ray disc will be just as convenient as playing a DVD today. It is a pain in the rear to download a firmware upgrade everytime I wish to play a "new-release" Blu-ray disc, as what you have to do with Blu-ray players today. Now, I'll likely end up just buying a conventional DVD player with an HDMI port instead of going Blu-ray for right now. (I ended up re-connecting my old but trusty Philips DVD player via the S-Video and RCA audio jacks for now...that player does not have an HDMI port. The picture still looks decent on my 37" 720p LCD TV.) At this point, Blu-ray isn't ready for prime time; I'll wait a few years. Rating: 1 / 5 Although I haven’t bought my Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray player from Amazon.com, I have been disappointed with it. I never tried playing a Blu-ray disc in it yet, but have been happy so far with the resolution of my DVD’s…as long as it worked, which was 3 days. Today, I tried loading a DVD and got nothing but a white screen with colored flecks of snow, alternating with a black screen. The display on the unit would show either “Menu” or the number counter. I tried downloading the latest firmware upgrade from Samsung’s website (connected a 25-foot ethernet cable directly to my Road Runner cable modem, since I don’t have a router), and still get the white snow instead of a picture. When I disconnected the player, the box felt warm to the touch. I am returning it to where I purchased it, and will wait until Blu-ray is perfected before I buy another Blu-ray unit…and I’ll go to either Sony, Sharp, or Panasonic instead of another Samsung. Hopefully, if Blu-ray ever dominates over DVD, just like DVD overtook VHS a few years ago, the Blu-ray players that will be out a few years from now will have enough up-to-date firmware pre-installed that playing a Blu-ray disc will be just as convenient as playing a DVD today. It is a pain in the rear to download a firmware upgrade everytime I wish to play a “new-release” Blu-ray disc, as what you have to do with Blu-ray players today. Now, I’ll likely end up just buying a conventional DVD player with an HDMI port instead of going Blu-ray for right now. (I ended up re-connecting my old but trusty Philips DVD player via the S-Video and RCA audio jacks for now…that player does not have an HDMI port. The picture still looks decent on my 37″ 720p LCD TV.) At this point, Blu-ray isn’t ready for prime time; I’ll wait a few years.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Edward G. Jones http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player/comment-page-1#comment-380 Edward G. Jones Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:22:32 +0000 http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player#comment-380 This unit clearly warned upon opening the box that it would not play HD Blu-Ray DVD'S Returned for a refund....... Rating: 3 / 5 This unit clearly warned upon opening the box that it would not play HD Blu-Ray DVD’S Returned for a refund…….
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Herbert Giles http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player/comment-page-1#comment-379 Herbert Giles Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:53:34 +0000 http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player#comment-379 Well it started out as a gift for my friend and quickly turned into a little night mare. I bought this thing because my friend enjoys viewing improved visual quality stuff on the TV. Well that's a given right, who doesn't. Well first I purchased the thing and gave it to him. Now we find out they don't even include the HDMI cord necessary to watch the high quality stuff in the first place. So then we had to shell out fifty bucks more or less for the cord. Rip off Number #1. So after we get the cord there aren't enough places in either our TV or cable box to plug both the TV and the cable into the Player at the same time. So now we have the choice to either have HDMI Blue Ray or HDMI Cable TV. But don't worry folks there is a solution. Spend more money on Rip-off Number#2 a fifty dollar box which will switch your HDMI connection into your TV from the Blue ray player back to the Cable Box. Of course you will have to spend at least another hundred dollars on more cables and that is Rip-off number #3. But we're not done yet. Now you will have to rent Blue ray movies at a premium price and that is Rip-off Number #4, the gift that keeps giving. And is it worth all that. Well my friend thinks his TV is not as good as the one in the store so he's going out to spend a grand on a TV that does justice to the new machine I got him for two hundred bucks. Do not buy your friend one of these unless he can afford your generosity. Rating: 2 / 5 Well it started out as a gift for my friend and quickly turned into a little night mare. I bought this thing because my friend enjoys viewing improved visual quality stuff on the TV. Well that’s a given right, who doesn’t. Well first I purchased the thing and gave it to him. Now we find out they don’t even include the HDMI cord necessary to watch the high quality stuff in the first place. So then we had to shell out fifty bucks more or less for the cord. Rip off Number #1. So after we get the cord there aren’t enough places in either our TV or cable box to plug both the TV and the cable into the Player at the same time. So now we have the choice to either have HDMI Blue Ray or HDMI Cable TV. But don’t worry folks there is a solution. Spend more money on Rip-off Number#2 a fifty dollar box which will switch your HDMI connection into your TV from the Blue ray player back to the Cable Box. Of course you will have to spend at least another hundred dollars on more cables and that is Rip-off number #3. But we’re not done yet. Now you will have to rent Blue ray movies at a premium price and that is Rip-off Number #4, the gift that keeps giving. And is it worth all that. Well my friend thinks his TV is not as good as the one in the store so he’s going out to spend a grand on a TV that does justice to the new machine I got him for two hundred bucks. Do not buy your friend one of these unless he can afford your generosity.
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> By: D. Nguyen http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player/comment-page-1#comment-378 D. Nguyen Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:30:04 +0000 http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player#comment-378 I recieved this palyer 6/24 and tried to set it up. I currently do not have blu disk so I tried with my DVDs (these DVDs were able to displayed <br />at 16:9 on my samsung DVD player). This unit can only display 4:3. <br /> <br />I called samsung tech support (after being dropped 3 times) and the last <br />tech person said since this is designed for HD (blu-ray) and not for DVD, then this unit cannot display regular DVDs (DVD with aspect ratio of 16:9) <br />but only display full 16:9 with very small number on DVDs (those truely <br />recorded as 16:9). <br /> <br />Does this happened to any of you who own and played DVDs in this unit? <br /> <br />Thanks for your responce. Rating: 2 / 5 I recieved this palyer 6/24 and tried to set it up. I currently do not have blu disk so I tried with my DVDs (these DVDs were able to displayed

at 16:9 on my samsung DVD player). This unit can only display 4:3.

I called samsung tech support (after being dropped 3 times) and the last

tech person said since this is designed for HD (blu-ray) and not for DVD, then this unit cannot display regular DVDs (DVD with aspect ratio of 16:9)

but only display full 16:9 with very small number on DVDs (those truely

recorded as 16:9).

Does this happened to any of you who own and played DVDs in this unit?

Thanks for your responce.
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> By: J. Molinari http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player/comment-page-1#comment-377 J. Molinari Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:11:23 +0000 http://bluraydiscplayersonline.com/samsung-bd-p1500-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player#comment-377 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. Rating: 4 / 5 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.
Rating: 4 / 5

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