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Samsung Black Blu-ray Player - BD-P1500

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Samsung Black Blu-ray Player - BDP1500/ 1080p With 24Hz Video Output/ x.v.Color Connectivity (HDMI v1.3 Option)/ Selectable DVD Upconversion (720p/1080i/1080p)/ Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)/ Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD And DTS-HD Master Audio/ Ethernet Port/ Black Finish
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Samsung Black Blu-ray Player, Model BDP1500

Samsung lets you see for yourself the amazing Blu-ray Disc™ advantage. 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 Dolby® Digital Plus and Dolby® TrueHD, and DTS-HD offers premium sound, for the greatest HD experience.

Key Features:

  • Blu-ray playback at content native HD resolution of 1080p/1080i/720p
  • 1080p/24fps/1080p/60fps
  • x.v.Color™ connectivity (HDMI v1.3 option)
  • Selectable DVD upconversion (720p/1080i/1080p)
  • HDMI version 1.3, component video, S-Video outputs
  • Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)
  • Dolby® Digital, Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, dts-HD
  • MPEG2, VC-1, H.264, HD JPEG decoding
  • BD/DVD/CD playback
  • Stereo and 5.1/7.1-channel audio outputs (8 channel uncompressed, 7.1 analog)
  • Ethernet port
  • Coaxial and optical digital audio outputs
  • 11-bit/108MhZ video D/A converter; 24-bit/192KHz audio D/A converter
  • BD Java

Features:

  • Picture Quality Adjustment
    You’re in control with optional picture quality adjustment. Previously available only in higher end products, the BDP1400 lets you set sharpness and noise reduction. You view pictures refined to your own taste
  • Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD
    Immerse yourself in sound. The BD-P1500 supports the new Dolby Digital Plus Audio format — the next generation in sound. It also supports uncompressed PCM Audio and Legacy dts 5.1 Dolby Digital. Dolby® TrueHD is Dolby’s next-generation lossless technology developed for high-definition disc-based media. Dolby TrueHD delivers tantalizing sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master,* unlocking the true high-definition entertainment experience on next-generation discs. When coupled with highdefinition video, Dolby TrueHD offers an unprecedented home theater experience that lets you enjoy sound as stunning as the high-definition picture
  • CD & DVD Compatible
    Samsung’s 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. The BD-P1500 features full backward compatibility. It’s the perfect way to enjoy all your favorites!
  • 1080p with 24 Hz Video Output
    View scenes as they were meant to be seen. The Blu-ray movie title’s original source (1080p/24Hz) output means you’ll enjoy the film picture quality
  • HDMI V1.3
    Experience richer color and sound. The BD-P1500 offers HDMI v1.3, which enables broader bandwidth AV data transmission. It supports deep color, higher resolution and new compressed audio formats
  • Anynet+ Ready TV (HDMI-CEC)
    You're in full command with the BD-P1500. Anynet+ delivers streamlined, one-touch control over all your Anynet compatible connected devices such as the TV, AV Receiver, and Home Theater. You can operate all of them with a single remote control that enables commands to be passed among devices within the system. A true "plug and play" product, it comes with a Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) feature that lets you operate Samsung HDMI products with a single remote control
  • Ethernet Port
    Perfect and convenient for any upgrades that may need to be issued in the future as the Blu-ray format continues to evolve

Approximate Dimensions:

  • Width: 16.9"
  • Height: 3.3"
  • Depth: 10.8"

Approximate Weight:

  • Unit: 8.6 lbs
  • Shipping: 12 lbs

Warranty Information:

  • Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer):
    1 Year parts / 90 days labor

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Product Review Summary
4.5 (based on 26 reviews)
96% of respondents would recommend this to a friend. 
Pros
  • Excellent Image Quality (20)
  • Easy Set-Up (19)
  • Good Connections (17)
  • DVD Upconversion (14)
  • Good Soundtrack Support (13)
  • Upgradeable (12)
Cons
  • Slow Load Time (7)
Best Uses
  • LCD TV (13)
  • Home Theater (11)
  • Home (10)
  • Plasma TV (6)
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5.0
Great price for blu-ray
Reviewed by romy (Casual User) from Los Angeles, CA on Jun 26, 2009
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Great price when compared to other companies for same product, [...]
Pros: Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality
Best Uses: Home Theater
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4.0
Great product
Reviewed by Paul (Casual User) from Chicago on Mar 02, 2009
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Nice player
Pros: Good Connections, DVD Upconversion, Upgradeable, Backwards Compatible, Excellent Image Quality, Easy Set-Up, Good Soundtrack Support
Best Uses: Home Theater, Plasma TV, Home
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5.0
my first blueray works great
Reviewed by dogman (Casual User) from philly pa on Mar 02, 2009
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
easy to set up great video picture, special thanks to brian english of customer service, very professional and above all friendly, bought 2 samsung lcd tv's with 2 bluerays, the price was the best i found thank you
Pros: Good Connections, Excellent Image Quality, Easy Set-Up, Good Soundtrack Support
Best Uses: LCD TV
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5.0
Everything I expected...and more!
Reviewed by Kimberly (Casual User) from Grayslake, Illinois on Feb 27, 2009
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
When looking for a Blu-ray DVD player for my family, I once again turned to Abt for not only quality, but also competitive pricing. The customer appreciation cost of [$], for a 2nd gen, Samsung Blu-ray enticed me to give it a try. [...] Fantastic! So pleased with my deal!
Pros: Good Soundtrack Support, Easy Set-Up, Backwards Compatible, Upgradeable, Excellent Image Quality, DVD Upconversion, Good Connections
Best Uses: Home
Cons: Slow Load Time
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4.0
BDP1500
Reviewed by Matty D. (Enthusiast) from Tinley Park, IL on Feb 23, 2009
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BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
I made a deal with my wife that when Blu-Ray players dropped below $200, we could get one as we needed a DVD player upstairs. This was the product I researched that had all the qualities I thought I needed. It doe snot play DVD+R/RW's so I cannot give it the perfect rating. SO far, Blu-Ray has been a decent experience. SOme movies are worth renting in Blu-Ray and some are worth renting in Blu-Ray. The Dark KNight is worth owning. You get the full Blu-Ray experience. The only other annoying thing about this player is the blue light on the power button when turned off. The Samsung TV I have does the same thing. I would prefer no lights at all.
Pros: DVD Upconversion, Excellent Image Quality, Backwards Compatible, Easy Set-Up, Good Soundtrack Support, Good Connections
Best Uses: Home Theater, Plasma TV
Cons: Not Backwards Compatible
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5.0
Very nice Store and Great Product
Reviewed by BougSaid (Enthusiast) from Los angeles Ca on Feb 09, 2009
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Great product Samsung Blu-Ray is very good
Pros: Easy Set-Up, Good Soundtrack Support, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections
Best Uses: Home Theater
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4.0
Samsung Blu-ray BDP 1500
Reviewed by W Louie (Enthusiast) from east Rutherford, NJ on Jan 12, 2009
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Simple to setup.
Pros: DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Upgradeable, Backwards Compatible
Best Uses: LCD TV
Cons: Slow Load Time
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5.0
Completely satisified!
Reviewed by CMG (Enthusiast) from Long Island, NY on Jan 08, 2009
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BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
I was looking for a good Blue-Ray player that was not expensive but still top quality. I have a Samsung TV and found that Samsung was rated high so I took a chance. I am very satisfied, easy two minute setup if you use a HDMI cable (which gives the best quality). Simple menu and the disk loads fast. I also connected it to my wireless router and it advises when firmware upgrades are available, I have downloaded and installed two without any problems. The only con is it is a bit noisy when the disk loads but that doesn't matter, no issues after it loads. Very satified.
Pros: Good Connections, Easy Set-Up, Backwards Compatible, Excellent Image Quality, Good Soundtrack Support, DVD Upconversion
Best Uses: Home
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4.0
So far so good
Reviewed by Lewis (Enthusiast) from Greenville, SC on Dec 31, 2008
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BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Make sure to update the firmware. I had problems with audio dropping out before updating the firmware, but no such problems since.
Pros: Good Connections, Easy Set-Up, Good Soundtrack Support, Backwards Compatible, DVD Upconversion, Excellent Image Quality
Best Uses: Home Theater, LCD TV
Cons: Slow Load Time
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4.0
Very nice player
Reviewed by Pete (Enthusiast) from Rochester, NY on Dec 30, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Very simple set-up. Only two connections: one HDMI cable to my Samsung LN52A550, and one eithernet cable to my router. The update via a software download was very simple, and easy. The picture is beautiful. So far my family have watched 3 movies: Seven Years in Tibet (Blu), The Patriot (Blu), and Legally Blonde (DVD). The upconversion on the DVD was very good. Bought after Black Friday for [$]. It takes a little while to startup, however I am very happy with the purchase.
Pros: Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Upgradeable, DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up
Best Uses: LCD TV
Cons: Slow Load Time
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4.0
Nice Price
Reviewed by Dano (Casual User) from Roseville,CA on Dec 30, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Great price lowest I found
Pros: DVD Upconversion, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Easy Set-Up, Backwards Compatible, Good Soundtrack Support
Best Uses: LCD TV
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3.0
BDP1500
Reviewed by awk2861 (Enthusiast) from NY on Dec 29, 2008
Verified Buyer
Great audio and video quality! Some blu-ray discs load slow, but that might be due to the large amount of data. I've had some issues with movies freezing (can be fixed by scrolling forward a little), not sure if this was caused by the player or the rental discs, but this happened at least once on 3 out of the first 5 movies that I watched.
Pros: Excellent Image Quality, Upgradeable, Good Connections
Best Uses: Plasma TV
Cons: Slow Load Time
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5.0
Great Blu-ray player with a great value
Reviewed by webbertiger (Enthusiast) from San Jose, CA on Dec 29, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Don't worry about buying Blu-ray discs for your favorite movies. Just rent from Netflix. Now they have more than 1000 titles. Most of them are new movies, of course. Other movies are available as DVD, which can also be played on this machine. When this player being used with Samsung LCD TV (I use it with Samsung LN46A550), the TV remote can also control play/stop of the Blu-ray player. When you turn off the TV when the player is playing a DVD/Blu-ray, the player is also automatically turned off. This is very convenient.
Pros: Excellent Image Quality, Backwards Compatible, Easy Set-Up, Upgradeable, DVD Upconversion, Good Soundtrack Support, Good Connections
Best Uses: LCD TV
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4.0
Samsung Black Blu-ray Player by Samsung
Reviewed by cbooggie (Casual User) from Lake Mary, Florida on Dec 29, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
picture and sound are great
Pros: DVD Upconversion, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support, Easy Set-Up, Upgradeable, Backwards Compatible
Best Uses: Home Theater, LCD TV, Home
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3.0
Does the job
Reviewed by EricO (Casual User) from Monterey Park, CA. on Dec 29, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
The Blu-ray works very well. The only complaint I have is that the LCD screen is really dim. Other than that everything is very good.
Cons: LCD display is very DIM
Best Uses: LCD TV, Home Theater
Pros: Upgradeable, Good Connections, Easy Set-Up
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5.0
Great Value
Reviewed by Zheng (Enthusiast) from San Antonio, TX on Dec 29, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
I currently have not updated to the latest firmware (2.1) but intend to soon. The shipped unit plays all my blu-ray movies without issues. I own Transformers, 300, Superbad, and Knocked Up. I have not tried any regular DVDs yet. Load time is a little slow, but that's expected. Image quality is excellent. I use the HDMI connection and my HDTV looks great! I highly recommend this unit. I've heard Sony and Panasonic also make good units. Remember to purchase a 2GB usb drive if you upgrade the firmware.
Best Uses: Home Theater
Cons: Slow Load Time
Pros: Upgradeable, Excellent Image Quality
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5.0
Great Blu-Ray player
Reviewed by Da Hamz (Enthusiast) from Northbrook, Illinois on Dec 29, 2008
Verified Reviewer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Honestly to tell you the truth, I had absolutely no problems with this device. It's just perfect, and at a reasonable price.
Pros: Excellent Image Quality, Good Soundtrack Support, Easy Set-Up, Good Connections
Cons: Not Upgradeable
Best Uses: Plasma TV, LCD TV
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5.0
Just perfect!
Reviewed by CVS (Enthusiast) from Orlando, FL on Dec 29, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
It's just perfect, I loved it!
Pros: DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support, Excellent Image Quality
Best Uses: Home, Home Theater, LCD TV
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5.0
Wow, one of the best deals this year.
Reviewed by bkearson (Power User) from Jacksonville, Fl. on Dec 26, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Great deal, firmware upgrade to BD Live.
Best Uses: LCD TV, Home Theater, Plasma TV
Cons: None at this time
Pros: Upgradeable, Excellent Image Quality, DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up
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4.0
Impressive entry blu-ray player
Reviewed by Gibby15 (Enthusiast) from Marietta, GA on Dec 23, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Blu ray disks slow to load. Impressive image quality with my existing DVD collection. Blu rays made less difference to image quality than the Samsung 750 LCD TV I bought and the upconversion.
Best Uses: Home, Plasma TV, LCD TV, DLP TV, Home Theater
Cons: Slow Load Time
Pros: Upgradeable, DVD Upconversion, Excellent Image Quality, Backwards Compatible, Good Soundtrack Support, Good Connections, Easy Set-Up
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4.0
Nice!
Reviewed by Jess (Casual User) from Scranton, Pa on Dec 22, 2008
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BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Bought this for my parents for Christmas. Great buy [...] They love it.
Pros: Excellent Image Quality
Best Uses: Home
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4.0
Very good Blu-Ray player for the money
Reviewed by gb (Casual User) from massachusetts on Dec 22, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
Bought it for my parents to use with their Samsung LNT-4069F.
Pros: Excellent Image Quality, Backwards Compatible, Easy Set-Up, Upgradeable, Good Connections, DVD Upconversion
Best Uses: LCD TV
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5.0
Love it!
Reviewed by paul (Tech Savvy) from CO on Jun 28, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
The only thing that I do not care for about this player is that it is farily loud when loading, which I believe is just the optical head moving, however you never notice it during movies, so it really does not matter.
Pros: Easy To Use, Consistent Performance, Easy To Set Up, High Quality Picture
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
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4.0
Great Player
Reviewed by Vallos (Practical, Tech Savvy) from New York on Jun 26, 2008
Verified Buyer
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
After waiting for the format war to end, I started researching and reviewing what I needed to get going in the HD market. I got my HDTV and now my first blu-ray player. I couldn't ask for a better first entry equipment. The loads are quick (compared to those I tried out at stores), the picture quality is perfect, and best of all the price was simply attainable. Samsung got it right with this one!
Pros: Consistent Performance, Easy To Use, High Quality Picture, Easy To Set Up
Best Uses: Home
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
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4.0
BDP1500 - almost there
Reviewed by Deen (Gearhead) from New York, NY on Jun 25, 2008
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BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
At this price point the BDP-1500 is a great deal - still a few refinements are needed before it gets 5 stars. 1. The 1500 only has HDMI and optical audio outputs. If you have a high-end home theater system you'll miss the coaxial output as copper gives noticeably better sound than fiber optic. 2. I use the 1500 with a 6 series Samsung TV. While the TV can control the 1500, their remotes do not have overlapping functions meaning you still need two remotes to run products designed to work together. 3. The power cord on the 1500 is hard wired meaning you can't swap it out for a higher quality cord. All in all, it's a great player - but not perfect - yet.
Pros: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, High Quality Picture
Best Uses: Home
Cons: No coaxial output
1 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
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4.0
I Like It
Reviewed by Rainman (Gearhead) from Bothell, WA on Jun 23, 2008
BOTTOM LINE Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
I just switched from HD-DVD to Blu-Ray, and was shopping for a unit that had next generation features and was not a fortune either. The BD-1500P is just what I needed at a reasonable price. The discs load and unload real fast - which is a feature lacking on the Toshiba. The picture is great and the sound is good too. A firmware upgrade to HD-Master audio is promised soon. The only CON I have is that by default, it chooses 1080p as the video mode, and I currently have a 1080i TV, so I had to use some component cables to tell the player to choose a different resolution via the on-screen menus - which is the only way to set up. They should have down-graded the default. Oh, and the wait. While all the Blu-Ray manufacturers are upgrading features after winning the war, there has been quite a wait to get models out. Samsung has the features and the price I was willing to pay. ABT got the units fairly quickly once released around the 1st of June. I see they are backordered again - with good reason. Glad I got my order in.
Pros: Easy To Use, High Quality Picture, Consistent Performance, Easy To Set Up
Best Uses: Home
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