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Samsung BD-P1500 review {Engadget HD}
Jun 4th 2008 1:45PM Besides, when add the cost of 1500 plug the cost of a combo drive, it will be way over the cost of 5000.
Samsung BD-P1500 review {Engadget HD}
Jun 4th 2008 1:44PM But it will still miss Reon chip for de-interlacing and scaling. I doubt it will work.
Samsung BD-P1500 review {Engadget HD}
Jun 4th 2008 11:46AM @Jose,
Correct me if I'm wrong, I learnt that PS3 can't re-encode LPCM tracks to output on SPDIF connections. And if you ever used Harmony remote, you will know why those $10 IR adapter is useless.
The price on this player will go further down, probably faster than PS3 could.
Samsung BD-P1500 review {Engadget HD}
Jun 4th 2008 10:07AM That's the bueaty of SoC chipset. Less components to break down. Cheaper to manufacture. I'd bet all new generations of BD players will be similar.
Samsung BD-P1500 review {Engadget HD}
Jun 4th 2008 9:47AM P.S. If you can still find a Samsung BD-UP5000 for cheap, grab it over this one. With latest firmware update, BD-UP5000 is almost perfect and offers better picture quality than 1500, especially on upscale SD DVDs thanks to its Reon chip.
Samsung BD-P1500 review {Engadget HD}
Jun 4th 2008 9:44AM Let me see:
* It's cheaper
* It's quiter (no fan)
* It bitstream all audio codecs
* It re-encodes to DTS so you can use with your old receiver
* It works with universal remotes
I wonder why anyone bother with a PS3.
Samsung's firmware v1.3 takes BD-UP5000 to Profile 1.1 {Engadget HD}
May 30th 2008 11:54AM I was told internet firmware update usually is a day or two behind web.
Besides, I saw at least two incidents where ppl bricked their players doing firmware update via internet. So, disc update is a preferred way to do it.
The new firmware fixed most of the known issues. Now I can truely enjoy my 5k and large collection of HD DVDs and BluRay discs.
The Samsung BD-P1500 unboxed {Engadget HD}
May 29th 2008 10:24PM BTW, BD-P1500 looks exactly like Samsung's 1st generation DVD upconversion player HD840/940 that was released around 4 years ago.
The Samsung BD-P1500 unboxed {Engadget HD}
May 29th 2008 10:22PM From what I know, BD-P1500 is supposed to have the fastest loading time in stand alone players. Not sure how it compares to PS3. But one thing for sure: PS3 can never be made to bitstream.
Forget about future firmware update for this player. With the pace Samsung releases firmware update for current players like BD-up5000, you will be lucky to see one for 1500 one year later.
LaCie doubles external d2 Blu-ray burn speed to 4x {Engadget HD}
May 28th 2008 8:29PM No, read the title again.
