First Review of Samsung BD-UP5000

I notice that your article is missing any info on the BD profile issue. Can you add any info on this?

With only 256meg of memory, it doesn't meet the min spec for 2.0.
Shame they didn't include a usb or SD slot as a way of getting around that.

I really wish he had tested and commented on both BD and HD DVD for 24p output, on a capable display.

24p input isn't as wide spread yet so I'm not surprised it wasn't tested.
Besides, it looks like this was a very brief hands on review.

Wow, it does sound nice and if all these features and performance pan out, this will be a winner for Samsung.

Looks really nice

Is there any possibility to display the currently used video- and/or audio-codec & bitrates, as the Toshibas (codecs) and Sony's PS3 (codecs+bitrates) offer? Would be a nice feature, I really miss this on the BD-P1000 ...

shame about the onboard memory being so low. Next years version should be the one to watch.

Looks like a winner for all those remotely considering this thing. Samsung is getting closer and closer to getting my hard earned $$.

I'm already on board to buy as soon as this thing is released. I just wish they'd hurry up and get it to market.

Really...I've got my green burning a whole in my pocket!...Hurry up Samsung!...Let's get this puppy released!!!!.....

I really wish he had tested and commented on both BD and HD DVD for 24p output, on a capable display.


It does 24F go here to this updated site...

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9771594-7.html

It's great that it has 7.1 analog outs. It'll interesting to see if it will onboard decode DTS-HD MA, and if it outputs 8 channel PCM (for decoded TrueHD or DTS-HD MA) over HDMI. That would be a nice feature.

Gary,

What about bass management? Specifically, is there a variable crossover, or is it fixed at 100Hz like the 1200? Are there speaker distance settings for delay?

Gary,

What kind of quality are the DACs? Did you get a chance to try out the analog audio?

is the entire unit finished with glossy paint like the bd-p1000 or just the front face place?

Does this player not have the front inputs (including USB) like the other samsung bluray only players?

It also has a hard drive which can be used for persistent storage. Most models also have the memory card slots as well.

I really think next year's Sammy will be a great final player. Hopefully we get loads of copycats so the price falls significantly as well. For now I'll still keep the PS3 for BD and wait for a better HD DVD player. By next year we should know if the PS3 will decode DTS-MA so I can decide if I should buy a new HD DVD only player or a DF player.

Have you had any chance to test (or at least view) the speaker management setup? Is it the old one we know from Samsung (which renders the analog outs pretty much useless)? Or is it a speaker management you can work with?

I hope the beast will be out soon !

I hope that the 7.1 analog is good quality, in that case I will not aim for a Denon3800 too !

Does anyone know if this player will output regular DVD at 1080p24?

I would like to have a device like this, but I'm not up to paying 1 grand.

Nothing on the market does that and it would not be useful anyway. The material on SD DVD is already converted from 24fps to 60fps on the disc. The ability to play 1080p/24 is merely to allow a source that is in 24fps to remain that way--as is the case for some hi-def discs and will be the case more often. It is NOT meant to take a hi-def source that is at 60fps and convert it to 24fps after the fact.

People were talking that the XA2 will convert to 24. Is this a benefit or true?

Gary, does it play pack multiregion DVDs? NTSC and PAL?

BD Java 2.0...what does this do in reality?? I find it annoying that I would have to connect the player to a modem (why not have a wireless modem built in) too much clutter being that my modem is in another room.

What will be the benefit of having the player hooked up to the internet? what will it allow me to do? download minor things that I have no time for?

I thought it meant the XA2 would get a firmware update to do 1080p/24, not upconvert SD DVD to that format. I don't know if it's even possible to do so.

I would think if the Samsung makes you confirm 1080/24p output before it changes over that it would output anything you put in it at that format?

I am sure Gary can shed some light on this...