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Samsung delays fourth gen BD-P1500 Blu-ray player, adds BD-Live {Engadget}
May 18th 2008 4:34PM hhhmmmm.... Samsung STILL not able to get onboard decoding for DTS-HD MA!?!... what the....
Cable companies drop Pivot, break up with Sprint Nextel {Engadget}
May 5th 2008 9:21PM I'd be careful Korey to be sure what your Dad meant before posting such a comment, because a VP words mis quoted on an open forum could cost him his job ...
Samsung dishes out v1.2 firmware update for BD-UP5000 {Engadget HD}
Mar 23rd 2008 2:42PM Hey, JB,
If you'd like to pass along the 5000, let me know. I intend to pick up one for a non-A/Vphile friend who doesn't care as long as it plays both HD/BD.
The upgrade should fix the problem...so I'm holding out hoping it does indeed - if so, a mighty fine player it'll be, indeed.
But, i gotta say, the 7.1 uncompressed sure gives me excitement from my old Denon5800. too bad BD is putting out more titles DTSHDMA as opposed to Uncompressed PCM.
Samsung dishes out v1.2 firmware update for BD-UP5000 {Engadget HD}
Mar 17th 2008 10:01PM Just tho't I'd update you guys...
got the disc today... it wasn't the update we're all hoping for.
It asked me if I wanted to update my v1.2 to version 1.0... ???? go figure.
I had this discussion with the rep on Saturday and told him I'd already downloaded v1.2 with no problems. He said, "don't worry, this will fix each problem you discussed..."
Come to find out, Samsung's CSR department on Saturday's is outsourced. They couldn't even see my account or my serial number without me telling THEM what it was....
Okay, back to the drawing board. I'll try to get someone during the week and see when the real update will be shipped.
by the by, since the BD UP5500 is now cancelled, and the 5000 can be had at $499, I'd say if you definitely want a Duo, best get it now as after May Samsung will stop production of the 5000...and if you're like me with the need for the 7.1 analog out, you'll be out of luck after May!
Samsung dishes out v1.2 firmware update for BD-UP5000 {Engadget HD}
Mar 16th 2008 5:32PM Well,
I tried accessing the Net for American Gangstar in its webenable features and could not when the movie first came out.
Then, I downloaded the v1.2 on Sat.
Played the movie, and intermittently was not able to access the next. Connection kept breaking. But, eventually all went smoothly.
Still not able to view Die Hard 4 or Fantanstic 4 - Rise.
Spoke to a rep at Samsung who says they're shipping a disc in the next 7 - 10 business days that not only solves the problem with the movies, but also enables internal decoding of DTS-HD-MA, and True HD.
We'll I'll believe it when the disc gets here.
Samsung BD-UP5000 gets unboxed {Engadget HD}
Jan 26th 2008 1:05AM okay,
just plugged it in ... able to download update no problem. Gotta figure out what's coming out of the audio stream.... it plays Resident Evil series no problems. Plays all current WEB enabled content from HD DVD rather smoothly.
Gotta say, though, kinda sad, but HDDVD disc menus and content are fantastic... BD seems to be in the dark ages comparatively.... Sad HDDVD seems to be headed down the tubes.
anybody have a sight that describes what's coming out of the audio stream on BDUP5000 if selecting "Bitstream" or "PCM"?
No matter what I select my Receiver has ALWAYS reported DTS. (PCM, DD EX 5.1; DTS ES Discrete - DD, DTS....doesn't matter... always reports DTS... don't know if BD discs aren't flagged properly [HD-DVD discs don't seem to have this problem on Sammy] or if its the "Bitstream Reencode"....
Manual goes out of its way to not say what audio codecs are playing when....
Samsung BD-UP5000 gets unboxed {Engadget HD}
Jan 19th 2008 12:21PM I'd like to know if selecting "Full" for all speakers and indicate that you have a Subwoofer in the system will enable signals below 100hz to be output to both the subwoofer and the main speakers at the same time. (Using the Analog out of course). In this way base management wont be a problem for me.
thnks
Sony officially quits rear-projection TV production {Engadget HD}
Dec 28th 2007 9:51PM I want a Sony KDS 60 A3000! Anybody want to sell :)
More details on Samsung's $999 BD-UP5000 combo player {Engadget}
Sep 26th 2007 6:57PM Well, and ethernet port is not the smartest idea... then it would require an ethernet cable.... if my player is in the living room and the router is in the bedroom...what...unhook the player to download upgrades?
Seems like PS3 got it right...wireless
But for me, I'd rather have one player that does it all, and make the format war as pointless as the format war between DTS and DD.... especially since my TV only has one HDMI connection.
