Official Samsung BDP-1500 Master Thread - Page 3

Originally Posted by Droid6

Thank god we are starting to see stand-alone 2.0 players for under $400. Now i'll let you guys test them out and i'll buy one in the fall!

Originally Posted by DTV TiVo Dealer

I agree Samsung is not the best choice for a BD player.

-Robert

Originally Posted by ethanj

^ What he means is can it decode Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and output it all channels PCM, or does it only output 2-channel PCM like the BD-UP5000.

Originally Posted by wabkab

Of course this one is not a 2.0.

Originally Posted by Captain Spaulding

OK Guys. I couldn't help picking one up at my local Wal-Mart. They had two on display. Just so you know where I'm coming from, I've owned Sony and Panasonic players and now own the PS3. Here are my initial thoughts on the Samsung 1500 after playing with it for about an hour.

I can confirm that it does bitstream Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD MA to my Yamaha RX-V663 receiver. The picture is gorgeous. I do not have a Blu-ray test disc to actually look at resolution patterns, but it looks very sharp with great colors.

The biggest surprise? The disc loading times are much faster than I expected. I did not actually time them, but the discs I put in loaded at least as quickly, and perhaps more quickly, than what I remember the Panasonic BD30 load times were. I was especially surprised at how quickly Ratatouille loaded.

Again, these are just my first, early impressions. I'm going to put the player through its paces for a few days. If it continues to perform as well as it has, it's a keeper.

I'm looking forward to someone else verifying (or nullifying) my observations, especially about the load times.

Originally Posted by Woodshed

2 things.

1. Is there a 480i output resolution option for DVD?
2. Can you verify with Dolby THD and DTS HDMA bitstreaming that all 5 channels are playing? (sounds like a dumb question, but the 5000 bitstreamed THD as 2 channel)

Thanks

Originally Posted by Woodshed

2 things.

1. Is there a 480i output resolution option for DVD?
2. Can you verify with Dolby THD and DTS HDMA bitstreaming that all 5 channels are playing? (sounds like a dumb question, but the 5000 bitstreamed THD as 2 channel)

Thanks

Originally Posted by Talk2Me

There is no current player under $1500 that has a better picture.I will bet you $500.00 to prove me wrong.

Originally Posted by wabkab

#2 is not a dumb question in light of the 5000.

My other concern would be the 2.0 ready issue---Samsung and promised firmware?

If it performed as a dependable, glitch free player that bitstreamed(5.1 or 7.1) DTHD and DTSMA---I'd be happy with it.

Originally Posted by Captain Spaulding

1. There is a chart in the user manual called "Resolution According to the Output Mode". Not surprisingly, it's a little unclear, however, according to this chart, for DVD playback, it will output 480i if you have both HDMI and component connected. If only component is connected, it will output 480p. There is also a note on the page that describes how to connect a component cable. The note says, "In DVD playback, if both HDMI and Component jacks are connected and you select the Component mode, the Display Setup menu will show the output resolution as 1080p. The resolution is actually 480i." Weird, huh? I have not tried these settings to confirm. I'm only going by what the chart says.

2. As I recall (it's early in the morning here now), when I played discs last night, there was audio from all speakers for both Dolby THD and DTS HDMA. I've not been keeping up with the 5000, but yes, 2-channel THD is really a dumb move on Samsung's part!

This is my first Samsung product. I am aware of the problems with their previous players, so I was expecting much less from this player than what I saw and heard. If it continues to perform as well as it did during my first evening with it, I'll be extremely pleased with my purchase. I keep waiting to find something I don't like. Perhaps I eventually will, but for now, I'm considering returning my noisy PS3 and keeping the Samsung.

Originally Posted by Joel802

I was at my local Walmart today and I saw both the Magnavox and Samsung BDP-1500 blu ray players. The Magnavox was $288 and the Samsung was $348. I can confirm that the box on the Samsung said it was BD Live ready, that was something I was looking into. I am in Connecticut.
Cheap players are here sooner than I thought.
Go blu ray.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Woodshed

Grrrr, I have been calling every WM in my area and EVERY one of them says they have 0 BR players of any kind.

I am thinking about just going to a couple of the super centers, hoping the workers have no idea what they are talking about.

Originally Posted by Joel802

I was at my local Walmart today and I saw both the Magnavox and Samsung BDP-1500 blu ray players. The Magnavox was $288 and the Samsung was $348. I can confirm that the box on the Samsung said it was BD Live ready, that was something I was looking into. I am in Connecticut.
Cheap players are here sooner than I thought.
Go blu ray.

Cheers

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD

BD Live Ready = if Samsung releases a firmware update for it.

Originally Posted by bferr1

Captain Spaulding, any issues with dropouts on Dolby TrueHD discs like people are reporting with the Panasonic BD30?

Originally Posted by Ruined

Captain, is there anything like a "Source direct" mode where it output 1080i for 1080i discs and 1080p24 for 1080p24 discs, etc?

Originally Posted by SRR

BTW, not bit streaming True-HD and DTS-MA is fine, since the player is decoding that stream and decoding the directors/actors commentaries too, and then mix them together and output as LPCM (that is for SOME special features if the disc has them).

But while Samsung giveth future BD-Live support, it taketh away DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. We originally reported that the BD-P1500 would have onboard DTS-HD Master Audio decoding--based on what we were told by Samsung--but now we're been told that the BD-P1500 won't have DTS-HD Master Audio decoding and that DTS-HD High Resolution decoding will only be supported by a future firmware update, no word as to when that update is coming.

Originally Posted by Cal1981

I assume that with SD DVDs I will still get Dolby or DTS 5.1 output but what will I get with a Blu-ray disc?

Originally Posted by FFF

At least the core of the tracks, which means a high rate Dolby Digital or DTS. So it should be better than almost any DVD track.

Then maybe it can output the new HD codec (except DTS MA) on analog outputs, but I'm not really sure about that... Would be nice though, even if the lack of DTS MA is clearly disappointing.

Originally Posted by FFF

So they removed the analog outs? Captain, could you confirm that plz?