Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-Ray DVD Player

Pros: Good picture, allows all audio signals to pass through, Profile 1.1 - promise of upgrades

Cons: Nothing really, unless Samsung decides to not upgrade this player with profile 2.0

The Bottom Line: Best Player for the money - as long as your home theater receiver can pick up the slack

Review: Are you telling me that it has only been slightly over a year since I have purchased my first blu-ray player? Worse yet, I have upgraded this piece of home theater equipment already. Am I really this crazy with money? ...

Pros: Plentiful firmware updates, decent startup time

Cons: Remote

The Bottom Line: While still trumped by the PS3 in perofrmance, this player is a better value - perhaps now, but certainly in the future.

Review: Having been invited over to a friend's for a movie night this weekend, I got the chance to have a firsthand look at one of the more actively evolving Blu-ray players on the market today.  While it was formerly considered expensive for its ...

Pros: Great Picture/Plays normal DVD's.

Cons: Hard to run without remote.

The Bottom Line: Highly recommended. Once you have seen it, you wont go back!

Review: I have always been one of those guys that always think that as technology gets better and better I don’t need to rush out to the stores and continue to buy each and every new electronic, but let me tell you something. The Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-Ray ...

Pros: Quick & fool-proof setup, versatile video formats, excellent video quality

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: AMAZING PICTURE QUALITY - Works extremely well with my Samsung LN40A530 40" LCD tv

Review: I got my Samsung BDP1500 Blu Ray player as part of a package deal with my Samsung LN40A530 40" LCD tv (see review).I have found this unit to be fool proof to setup, simply plug it in and connect the cable and you're done. Literally a 30 ...

Pros: Plays Hi-Def Blu-rays, DVDs and CDs; easy to set up and use

Cons: Blu-ray discs are pricier; players are more expensive than DVD players

The Bottom Line:

Though maybe I could have waited another year to go Blu-ray, I think the BD-P1500 is a good player for videophiles with lots of DVDs.

Review: I wasn't really planning on getting a Blu-ray player for a while yet; I still remember both the exhilarations and frustrations of the transition from VHS to DVD only a decade ago and I really didn't want to start replacing my entire 100-title DVD library ...

Pros: Affordable price, decent load time, Profile 2.0, Ethernet jack for updates

Cons: Requires your own flash drive for BD-Live, no analog 5.1 output, no digital coaxial audio

The Bottom Line: A full-featured stand-alone player that's finally within reach.

Review: If you haven't got on the Blu-Ray bandwagon, then good for you because you've waited for the right moment – NOW! Previously, you would have to spend around $300 for one these new fangled players.  At that price, you were better off ...

Pros: Inexpensive

Cons: Cheap materials
Lacking in features
Ineffective firmware updates
Awful technical support

The Bottom Line:

Unlike other components, the quality of a blu-ray player rests on the quality of its firmware updates.  Samsung falls down in this area.  Do not buy this product.

Review: I bought the BD-P1500 blu-ray player because it was discounted with my new Samsung TV.  From the beginning, it didn't play certain blu-ray discs, but the store told me that maybe the discs were defective.  It also did not take ...