Samsung BD-P1500

price, usability, design, reliability

75% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

price, usability, design, size

reliability

67% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

90% des avis sur Amazon.fr donnent une note favorable à ce produit.

Excellent DVD upscaling and Blu-ray playback quality, BD-Live connectivity

Takes a while to load a Blu-ray disc

If you're after good quality Blu-ray visuals and excellent DVD upscaling, the Samsung BD-P1500 is a good choice.

Excellent Blu-ray pictures ; Reasonable price ; Attractive looks

No DTS HD MA ; No multichannel analogue outs ; Limited format support

The BD-P1500 is a terrific way to get Blu-ray on a budget, but be prepared to make a few sacrifices

Quick start-up. Good DVD video upconversion. Supports Bonus View Blu-ray features.

No upconverted 1080p24 output with DVD movies. Ineffective 1080i video upconversion.

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Solid Blu-ray performance

DVD pictures lack clarity and definition ; lean sound

Price, Ethernet connection, upgradeability to Profile 2, simple to use

Loading times, remote feels a bit cheap, no HDMI cable supplied

There is nothing in the design to offend and we found that the Blu-ray playback was excellent. The upscaling performance was pretty good and the major audio bases covered, at this price, the Samsung BD-P1500 is a great way to get access to...

The most affordable and respectable standalone Blu-Ray playerEthernet and USB ports for available firmware updatesGreat Blu-Ray and DVD playbackDolby Digital TrueHDSleek design to fit any entertainment center

Originally unreliable, but improved with each update

Aside from missing the features we all love, the Samsung BD-P1500 seems...

Recent discounts make it a bargain; Profile 2.0 compatible with a firmware upgrade; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD; very good image quality on most Blu-ray discs; Ethernet port for firmware updates.

DVD playback will disappoint videophiles; no analog multichannel outputs; onboard DTS-HD Master Audio decoding.

The Samsung BD-P1500 offers generous Blu-ray functionality at a budget price, thanks to several firmware updates and aggressive retailer discounts.

Impressive Blu-ray performance ; Rapid load/start-up times ; Solid DVD upscaling

Firmware upgrade needed for Profile 2.0 ; No DTS-HD Master Audio/analogue multichannel audio output

Conclusion Samsung's got more experience with Blu-ray than most and its latest affordable player clearly demonstrates this. It's a shame Samsung's timing wasn't better, and the BD-P1500 was shipped as Profile 2.0 compliant with DTS-HD Master Audio...