Samsung BDP1400 Disussion Thread - Page 325

FW upgrade for the ol' 1400 should do it some good. Be a big disappointment if Apes won't play on our 1400. Let us know buddy.

Why certainly... but I really don't want to cause any ruckus with the forum's Mods and AVSforums Admins and their policies. But I guess yall do have the right to know what criteria I've used to draw my reviews from.

So briefly, my modest system for just the boomoo technical reviews is:

Samsung 1400
Sony 60" SXRD TV
Onkyo 805 Receiver
Def Tech C/L/R 2500 Center Channel (Replaced Infinity Beta 360)
Def Tech BP-2006 Floorstanding Fronts (Replaced Infinity Beta 20)
Infinity Primus 250 Floorstanding Surrounds
Infinity Primus 150 Rears
Infinity Beta SW-12 Sub
Outlaw Audio LFM-12 Sub (Original)
Monster PowerCenter Line Conditioner/Filters
Phoenix Gold 12 AWG Wires...
and all certified 1.3 CAT 2 HDMI cables

As far as the collection is concerned, Barney's true Purple. Over 200 discs and half on HD DVD and half boomoos ! I'll probably put a list together of my boomoo collection and PM ya or anyone interested... With that being said, two technical reviews coming up. Doomsday (for my brotha from downunda ) and Journey to the Center of the Earth!

Pictures please!!!!!!!!!

maybe. Barney's not into the exhibitionist crowd lately...

I think we all should petition the BDA for somekind of minimum requirements for audio on BD. Why have a BD player like the 1400 or a highspeed HDMI 1.3 receiver if we're only getting regular Dolby Digital? I rather get the DVD version instead... Just doesn't make good business sense for high def fans, imho.

BDA, DD+ or DTS-HR minimum... or back to DVD's. Period!

I second that. It seems I've been getting a lot of BD (purchased and rented) with only DD on the audio track. It doesn't make sense. BTW, I saw "Iron Man" last night and thought it was enjoyable but not worth buying. I'm not a big fan of Robert Downey Jr. Also, it reminded me a little of the "Batman" movies which I never purchased because I didn't think they were nearly as good as the "Superman" and "Spiderman" movies.

Also, been enjoying the Panny BD35 which lets you have enough time to pause the movie and do something else for more than 5 minutes.

Thanks so much for your equipment list - very similar to mine.

I have the Onkyo 605
Kef 3005 5.1 speaker system.
PS3
Sammy 1400
Sony 55 SXRD
Monster Cables


Looking forward to the list of BOOMOOS

Outstanding!!!

It must be cuz I'm old... I could not get past Brendan Fraser's lack of acting ability and get involved in the movie. Every time I would "forget" I was watching a movie, he'd do something crappy... I don't know how the Mummy 1 & 2 didn't do that to me. That and the total disregard for physics.
Oh, and I totally missed out that there was 3D... dammit! Now I have to rent it agin. Stupid Netflix! Stupid old guy

since it seems no one has posted about the new Bond BD's:

watched THUNDERBALL last night. one of my favs-likely cuz I saw it in the theater during it's original release(at the not-so-innocent age of 8! )

this is one of those looooonngg loaders!! over 3 mins. from close of tray & I was sweatin' a bit as there was a moment I thought it was gonna lock up the player. the disc seems to have to load & read each layer of info(i.e. you get the a progress bar-blank screen-studio logo-another progress bar-blank screen-disc menu-select movie-blank screen!!-ANOTHER progress bar-MGM lion roar-movie starts[whew!]) see why I was nervous?

on the fun side the DTD-MA track was very lovely(even at low volume) & for a 43-yr-old film PQ was A-1. good enough to see the flaws-unfortunately-in the blue-screen work during the jetpack scene. amusing as you clearly read the stenciling on the H-Bombs("Handle Like Eggs"). and of course that great underwater battle!!!

OT to grubavs: if ya think Anne Hathaway's legs are yummy in GET SMART you should see them in those thigh-high leather boots in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA!!! worth at least TWO droolin' smilies!!!

i watched 't-ball' ~3 weeks ago and 'live and let die' a few nights ago; both blu-rays, on my 1400/720p pj. so i know what you mean about extra long load times and is it gonna lock up player.

i glad to say after loading, both played flawlessly all the way thru. looked and sounded great, imo.

edit-sir roger moore was on hannity and colmes last pm. looked good for 81.

The 1400 has no problems playing BD R or BD RE. I have several brands that I have used - LG, Sony, TDK, and the cheapie blaze bd r's at shop4tech.com as well. They've all played flawlessly.

Planet of the Apes, Disk 1 — Menus do not work properly, although you can manage them if you play around a little.

Planet of the Apes, Disk 2 — Menus work.

played 'the mist' bd on the 1400 tonite. as usual it took forever to load, then played with no issues at all.

not a bad flick. kept me entertained and didnt get bored.
just love those 'creature features'!

just added Kung Fu Panda and Doomsday to the boomoo collection .

Wife & I watched KFP last night... great DDTHD and the cartoon gave me many belly laughs... loved it

oh, I forgot... it froze when starting the first time. Couldn't eject, or anything, so I shut down the 1400, restarted using the PLAY button, and all went according to Hoyle.

Anyone use a cheap unviversal remote with success on this unit? What about the directv remote or mitsubishi hdtv remote?

When the audio is regular DD or DTS I refuse to buy the BD. Why pay more when you can upconvert the picture. Sure the picture isn't as good as a BD but the loss of sound kills the experience anyway.

Netflix is ur buddy...

I feel the same way. I almost bought Alice Cooper live at Montreaux but noticed it was only in regular DD so I put it back on the shelf.

Immaculate, you coulda told me Get Smart was in 5.1 Dolby Digital ! Yes I rented it and I was like WTF? From White Chicks, "Man, you deceived me!"

oh well, stay tuned for the technical review later, buddy...

Smarty, did you Get Smart?

Always been smart buddy. However, to quote what my teachers used to say... "He's smart as a whip. His IQ is very high. He just doesn't seem to apply himself or want to work up to his potential."
Even smart people do dumb things... IE: buying 4 Samsung players .
Although I'm no longer a member of the 1400 club, I just can't seem to let myself unsubscribe . Holding on to the memories of my first born Blu-ray player I suppose .

TONIGHT?... Kung Fu Panda! YA BABY!!!

Hey you guys might be interested to know that over here in Australia, Samsung have finally "admitted" that the 1400 wont be getting a Profile 1.1 upgrade, as their website previously had said. Their marketting manager had also been quoted in online media as saying that the Aussie 1400 was different to the USA version and would get a Profile 1.1 update. But they have now admitted that the parent korean company has decided that the update will not be done.

The interesting thing is that since they had essentially "advertised" a promise of Profile 1.1 and have now gone against that statement, some folks at DTV forums had complained about it, which got escalated through Samsung's complaints department etc... and it is now at the point where ANYONE who knows about this can ring them up with the same argument and get offered either a FULL REFUND of the initial purchase price, or a free upgrade to the BD-P1500 player

More info in this thread if anyone is interested http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?showtopic=70458&st=0


So, it looks like i will be getting a refund of my $560 AUD I paid in February, and buying a new player (im thinking either a Sony 350/550 or a PS3 at this stage). Funnily, even if I wanted a 1500 model (WHICH I DONT!), considering they can be bought for under $400, it makes sense to just get the refund anyway


Pretty amazing huh! My situation couldnt have worked out much better if I had tried The 1400 has been flawless for the last 9 months or so (apart from recent DoomsDay issue, which still could have been a dirty disc), and I never thought they would actually make good on the Profile 1.1 thing anyway. But now due to some perserveerant folks on DTV forums, Samsung has been backed into a corner, and I can now update to the latest generation player of my choice, and even have some $$ left in my pocket depending on which one i choose... Cant believe it!

[quote=Smarty-pants;15045526]Always been smart buddy. However, to quote what my teachers used to say... "He's smart as a whip. His IQ is very high. He just doesn't seem to apply himself or want to work up to his potential."

story of my life.

The address posted is not working for me?

it's working for me. I think on a larger US market, Samsung will be less likely to that. This is something I have been bouncing around in my mind for us here for a couple of months now. And as much as I hate to talk to Samsung (PITA ) and as much as they love to hear from me, I might just ask them to see what they will say. They can only say yes or no, right?

serious case of ADD?

Hate to say it buddy, just like the bloods and crips, once you're in the 1400 club, you're in 4Life ! Even if you've done a bonehead move to buy 4 of there junk BD players ...

btw, my 2 year old just went crazy over your leotard... I mean avatar . Loves some Wall-E. That's next week release with Tropic Thunder. Hilarious! RD jr. and Tom Cruise did a good job in that flick... Today Hell Boy II. Saw it in the theaters. good flick. 7.1 surrounds should be awesome, can't wait!