9.5 out of 10

Samsung BD-P1500

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Best Price: $217

  • User Score (534)
    8.3 8.3 from 534 reviewers
  • Expert Score (15)
    7.8 7.8 from 15 reviewers

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  • Activity: 5/5
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Pros & Cons

  • great picture, easy setup, the ethernetconnection, fast loading, great picture quality
  • sound not downward compatable, no hdmi cable supplied, limited internal memory, slow to load, loading times

Samsung BD-P1500

Samsung’s BD-P1500 Blu-ray disc player comes in a sleek design with a high gloss black color. This tabletop form-factor player measures 16.9 x 3.3 x 10.8 inches and weighs in at 8.6 pounds.

The Blu-ray disc player features BD profile 1.1 which gives the player picture in picture capability. It is also equipped with Samsung’s Anynet+ technology (HDMI-CEC) which allows a single remote control to control all other compatible components. The BD-P1500 comes included with an infrared r…

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Samsung BD-P1500

Samsung’s BD-P1500 Blu-ray disc player comes in a sleek design with a high gloss black color. This tabletop form-factor player measures 16.9 x 3.3 x 10.8 inches and weighs in at 8.6 pounds.

The Blu-ray disc player features BD profile 1.1 which gives the player picture in picture capability. It is also equipped with Samsung’s Anynet+ technology (HDMI-CEC) which allows a single remote control to control all other compatible components. The BD-P1500 comes included with an infrared remote control.

The BD-P1500’s tray loading Blu-ray disc drive can read the following media types: BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, AVCHD, audio CD, CD-R and CD-RW. It is capable of playing back the VC-1, MPEG2 and H.264 digital video standards and the PCM digital audio standard.

The Samsung BD-P1500 can output images at full HD 1080p resolution. It also features DVD up-conversion to 1080p through the HDMI output. The Blu-ray disc player also supports 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i, 480p and 480i resolutions.

On the audio side, the BD-P1500 features onboard decoders for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and DTS.

In addition to a single HDMI output (HDMI version 1.3) the Samsung BD-P1500 also offers composite video outputs and component video outputs. For audio signals, the Blu-ray disc player features optical digital audio outputs as well as a 2 channel analog audio outputs. Other ports include USB 2.0 and Ethernet, both of which can be used to upgrade the players software.

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  1. Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player

    Reviewer: AVguide
    1 week ago

    Samsung’s latest entry level Blu-ray player offers significant advantages over its predecessor model (the BD-P1400 that we reviewed earlier of this year). For audio fans, the BD-P1500’s singular most interesting new feature is the ability to pass both Dolby Digital TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio multi-channel bitstreams via the player’s HDMI output, which the earlier model couldn’t do. Read more

  2. Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review

    Reviewer: About.com
    08 December 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The Samsung BD-P1500 plays Blu-ray Discs at 1080p/60 or 1080p/24 resolution, provides bitstream output for Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD via HDMI, and is compatible with DVDs, CDs, and CD-Rs/RWs. DVDs are upscaled up to 1080p via HDMI. This player adheres to Profile 1.1 (Bonus View) . The Blu-ray quality was very good, with a slight oversaturation of reds. DVD upscaling was good, but could use slight improvement. The audio performance was excellent, with lots of flexbility with... Read more

  3. Samsung BDP1500

    Reviewer: Electronics Made Easy
    07 December 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    The debate can easily go back and forth. Past arguments against the PS3 have been you cannot use a universal remote with the PS3 or the PS3 tends to run louder (because of the fan) than a standalone, and now you can add to the list, it is more expensive than other Blu-Ray players. Samsung has certainly provided an option for those looking for a player but not wanting to drop $400 or invest in a video game system. With few downsides, while you’re checking out all... Read more

  4. Reviewer: Tweak News
    27 November 2008

    When the dust is settled and the Blu-ray movies are put away, the BD-P1500 is a very capable BD player that has the "out of the box" functionality to be easily inserted or included into any recent home theater system. The picture quality was excellent and the audio playback was exceptionally clear. Read more

  5. Reviewer: What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision
    03 November 2008

    Shrewd online shoppers will find the Samsung BD-P1500 for the paltry sum of £170. That’s pretty impressive, considering that just over a year ago the cheapest Blu-ray player was the £300 PlayStation 3. So, the Samsung spinner might have price on its side, but it’s a mixed bag on the features front. Out of the box, the BD-P1500 is only Profile 1.1 enabled, though this isn’t a massive problem as Samsung has a firmware update in the pipeline. You’ll be able to... Read more

  1. Great Player

    Reviewer: Buyzillion.com
    1 week ago
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Got myself a Birthday/Christmas present when it was on sale for $212.00 Great right out of the box. Didn't need to upgrade firmware. Great picture, great sound. I highly recomend this player. Read more

  2. Great Player

    Reviewer: Richard Qiuntana, Amazon
    3 weeks ago
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This Bluray player works great. I paid $200 here on amazon with free shipping. Excellent player at an excellent price! You can update the firmware to be BD Live capable. I personally have not done this as I don't really care for the current features of BD Live. PROs- Quality player, quiet, very stylish, samsung anynet+ which allows you to control the bluray player by pointing the remote to the TV. This works great for me as I have the player hidden in a closet. Lastly... Read more

  3. Niccccee

    Reviewer: brucmin, Bestbuy
    4 weeks ago
    Overall 10
    10
    Value for money 8
    8.0
    Ease of use 10
    10
     

    "This product is awesome, too many great points to name. Love the streaming content. Won' leave home ever." Read more

  4. Would not play with a 4 series Samsung Plasma

    Reviewer: Circuit City
    06 December 2008
    Overall 3
    3.0
    Value for money 2
    2.0
    Ease of use 2
    2.0
     

    I bought this player to match our Samsung 4 series plasma. The two linked easily. The player was incredibly jumpy...as in it played one frame, and paused for a frame, and so on. The menu's were als very slow to load. We swapped it out for another brand. Read more

  5. Blu-ray player is very cool looking.

    Reviewer: Chris M Newman, Vanns
    03 December 2008
    Overall 10
    10
    Value for money 10
    10
    Ease of use 10
    10
    Performance 10
    10
     

    It is so easy to use and it loads up quickly. The picture quality is out of this world great! I would highly recommend to anyone in the market for a Blu-ray player. Go for it! You will be glad you did. Read more

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