Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-ray Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: See price in cart
New (39) Used (1) Refurbished (6) from $235.50
Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 39
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
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 Vid 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 29 more reviews...
Great player; great price! October 5, 2008
Just got this through Amazon.com after some pretty extensive shopping around. Great price! Also, a great player. One issue I've read about a number of b/r players is that the discs load slow. Not so with this one. Load time for both blu-ray and dvd is less than 30 seconds. I connect through component cables (I probably bought the last generation of flat screen tv's that didn't have HDMI), and the picture is fantastic!! Not as good as a newer gen flat panel, but still better than dvd. Already did a firmware upgrade via USB. Super easy!!! Altogether, I'm very pleased with the player and highly recommend it!
Nice Product October 3, 2008
easy to use and has great picture in 1080 if your tv supports 1080. love samsung products. this is a great blue ray for the money.
 AMAZIN October 3, 2008
the samsung blu ray is well worth getting amazing picture and sound. its worth getting at such a great price. i love it.
Great, fast, player... October 2, 2008
We just signed up for Netflix and I had purchased the superior HD DVD player a while ago before they were sunk by big companies. Well, as you know, HD DVD is in Hades with BetaMax and others....Netflix has BluRay discs and so I purchased this player from Amazon after researching here and at cnet.com
First noticeable difference is that it fires up and is ready in no time. My HDDVD player took forever (start it up, go make a sandwich, get a beer, and then MAYBE, you'll be able to put the disc in). I put a "regular" DVD in and it started play right away and I noticed a difference in image quality (the Samsung upconverts, blah, blah). I couldn't wait so I bought my daughter the Bee Movie in BluRay and WOW!!!; it's out of this world. I have HD programming thru cable for now and had the HD DVD (up to 1080i only) but 1080P is even better. It was stunning and the movie isn't a bad one either, I'm sure my kids will watch a couple hundred more times.
It has a LAN port, but the device is miles away from the cable modem and we use mostly wireless laptops at the house, so for the firm upgrade, I downloaded from Samsung's site, extracted the zip file, copied the upgrade file to a simple usb thumb drive, started the player up after removing the disc and the upgrade went off without a hitch, so I guess I can manage that, no problem.
I recommend for anyone wanting a bluray/regular player for $250...it's well worth the money.
Capable Blu Ray Player w/some caveats September 29, 2008
This was a good choice for me as I planned to process audio codecs in AVR. Picture from blu-ray disc is excellent. I am also very pleased with the DVD upconversion. I haven't had any problems playing discs.
My unit may have a network issue. It isn't able to get address automatically and when plugged in affected home network. It may be issue between it an switch. I can do upgrades via disc or USB so it is a minor issue for me.
It is a good value and performs well over HDMI with contemporary gear.
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