Samsung BD-P1600 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
From the Manufacturer (March 17, 2009)Experience the Blu-ray difference with the Samsung BD-P1600. Enjoy incredibly detailed images and brilliant color in full high definition 1080p resolution. In addition to a fantastic picture, enjoy cutting edge features like support for Netflix and Pandora movie/music streaming; BD-Live support; and two USB connections for updating firmware, adding wireless ability, or playing back MP3/WMA files. Watch your favorite DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, listen to CDs with the highest-quality audio, and plenty more. A sleek, stylish and powerful Blu-ray player. Click to enlarge. Experience vivid, crystal-clear visuals that are more natural, more realistic and simply stunning. Get more out of a Blu-ray Disc than what’s on it with BD-Live. Experience billions of colors, high definition audio and improved frame rates with a single cable. Blu-ray full HD playback Digital imaging is made up of pixels. The more pixels in a picture, the clearer it is (more…)
4.0 out of 5 stars
Didn’t like my flash drive
I bought the BD-P1600 based on the 4-star rating but before I read the one-star reviews. When I installed the unit, I added a freshly-formatted 2GB SanDisk flash drive to enable…
This is a good value for a blu-ray player with the new online features available such as Netflix, Pandora, and BD-Live. It is small and easy to install and setup. I use the HDMI output to my Samsung HDTV and the Optical Digital Audio output to my AV receiver. The Anynet+ feature is convenient which helps the Samsung components work together reducing button pushing. I hooked up an ethernet cable and easily got it online and setup with my pre-existing accounts with Netflix and Pandora. I’ve read BD-Live requires a USB 1GB flash drive. I have download cable modem speeds in 6MB/s range so the picture quality is very good from Netflix, I’d say equivalent to upconverted DVD quality. Audio quality from Pandora is also excellent and the commercial-free music service is supreme. Blu-ray DVDs look fantastic and upconverted standard DVDs look great too. This does not have the higher-end HQV chip to my knowledge. The face pushbutton interface is cool and has a high-tech feel to it. Load time is very fast – about 8 to 10s. The menus look good and are easy to navigate. No complaints here. I’m very pleased getting all these features for entry level money.
I bought one of these to replace a PS3 because I hated that it looked like a wart in my setup, had a loud fan, and could not bitstream. Finally there is a small blu-ray standalone that is fast, has a great picture and can bitstream advanced audio. It looks great in the rack and the netflix/pandora features are a nice bonus. I won’t be missing the PS3 at all.
BTW, it is known that a 1GB usb drive is needed for BD live enabled titles. If you do not have one installed, and are not internet connected BD-live titles will not play unless BD-Live is disabled under the settings. I don’t know why it is enabled by default, but the couple of guys that had unplayable discs could have fixed that problem my disabling BD-Live or inserting a 1GB flash drive. A little research will yield a lot.
Since the player is brand new (almost pre-release) there may be hiccups, but expect firmware to address them as they are found. As is, the player is playing all my blu-rays spectacularly. This is a great player. Don’t hesitate if the features meet your needs.
1.0 out of 5 stars
UNSATISFACTORY EXPERIENCE: Samsung BD-P1600 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
Amazon handed me a dud with this product, not somethng one should experience after having spent atleast 20 man-hours researching prior to purchase.
This blu-ray player functions well and is reasonably priced. Blu-ray loading takes about 20 seconds. Picture quality is excellent. My only negative comment is that the motor is noisy, which makes for a rather distracting whirring sound – much more noticeable than my standard dvd player – that is ever present in the background. This would be fine if the unit were stored in a cabinet to muffle the sound.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Player, Weird Quirks
Having had this player for a week or so and testing it heavily, I have mixed feelings. The video and audio quality while playing Blu-Ray movies is excellent, but it leaves much…
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not for high end systems.
This product has two features I would really like to use, Pandora and Netflix, however if you have a high end system you will be very disappointed in the audio output.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Value
I bought this when they had the deal with 4 Blu rays, for just under $200.00 This is an excellent blu ray player. DVD upconversion is very good.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great deal for the price
After shopping around, we purchased this player because of its extra features at this price level. Having Netflix and Pandora already made this an excellent choice.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly Recommended
I can’t compare it to any of the pricier versions, but the picture is great; streaming Pandora and instant Netflix are also fantastic. I would highly recommend this product.
1.0 out of 5 stars
AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!!!!!!
This unit simply will not play new blu ray movies. It won’t work. When you get through to customer service, they will admit this. You need a “firmware update”.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pleasantly Surprised
I did my research. I was confident that we were getting a good Blu-ray player. I knew I wanted Netflix Instant Streaming–at least I would in the near future.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Blu-Ray Player
I love this player. I use it with a Samsung HD TV and when you turn the player on the TV goes on and starts with the proper HDMI connection.