Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Disc Player

BD-P1400 Blu-ray

Strengths: Havnt found one yet.

Weakness: Poor build quality

I bought one of these players and couldnt wait to set it up. I got it home and immediatley unwrapped it. I set it up and switched it on. I first tried the film "300" and it played. I switched to off and then placed it neatly amounst my other players. I was disapointed to see that upon switching it on for a second time, the player "froze" and displayed "loading". I turned it on and off hopeing the...

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Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Disc Player

Strengths: Great Picture easy to setup, you can update the firmware on this one.

Weakness: none UPDATE: 3 weeks later only plays blue ray DVDs, won't play standard DVD or even a CD. Samsung says send it them to be fixed.

Picture looks fantastic. Sound is dolby digital. I've put 3 new blue ray discs in, and all of them have worked, and so have the old standard DVDs. Firmware can be updated through an ethernet connection for future Blue Ray formats, and any potential problems. Easy to use. UPDATE: 3 weeks later only plays blue ray DVDs, won't play standard DVDs or even a CD. Also will not reconnect to the network....

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BD-P1400 Blu-ray Disc Player

Strengths: - Relatively affordable - 1080P Output - Decodes new audio formats and outputs via LPCM

Weakness: - Requires frequent firmware upgrades to play certain movies - Slow load times

For the price this player is OK. I have purchased many Samsung products in the past, including other BD players and TVs. This will probably be my last. Their build quality and performance standards just aren't acceptable for the investment. Overall I am fairly satisfied with this unit though. I have it paired with a Sammy 50" 1080P DLP, H/K AVR 247, and Infinity Primus speakers. The unit's...

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Excellent quality blu-ray player

Strengths: Fantastic picture with a 1080p LCD, faster loading times that with other high definition disc (HDDVD/Blu-ray) players, nice aesthetics

Weakness: Loading times still somewhat slow, some adjustments needed to make signal pass through A/V receiver, dim display

This player provides a fantastic picture, 1080p looks amazing. The player is also a nice looking player and not as big and boxy as some of the older blu-ray (Sony) players. The picture with standard DVDs also looks great. Once set up properly the picure cannot be beat. There were some problems setting up the player though, it seems it needs to detect a supported device for it to output 1080p. To...

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Great Bang for the Buck Blu-Ray Player

Strengths: Superb Picture Quality! Superb Sound! Easy HDMI Hookup!

Weakness: None.

Been using my BD-P1400 about three weeks now. Viewing Standard DVD's upconverted is excellent. Blu-Ray movies are stunning in picture quality and sound. Loading times are very acceptable. Hoping this unit is as reliable as it is good - if so, I will be happier than a Pismo clam!

One of the better Blu-Ray players

Strengths: Firmware updates, excellent picture quality, upscales SD-DVD better than expected, great audio.

Weakness: Prices needs to come down on these units to compete with HD-DVD.

One of the better choices out there for Blu-Ray. I updated the firmware right out of the box and it has played everything flawlessly. Blu-Ray movies look incredible and it does a better than expected job of upscaling SD-DVDs. Audio sounds just as impressive. You have a choice of either having the player decode the new audio codecs (PCM)or have the audio sent to your A/V Receiver (Bitstream) to be...

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Great Player

Strengths: Analoge 5.1 out in addition to digital coax. Upconverts well, fast to load, shap, crisp, clear picture

Weakness: Only came with RCA AV cables. . . would have liked to see component or HDMI cables bundled with it.

I've played both blu-ray and regular DVDs in this player. The sound out of the anaiog 5.1, the quality of the HDMI connection is superior to that of our DVD player. I have an older receiver that does not have a digital coax in, and I didn't want to shell out the $$ for a new receiver just yet, so the analog 5.1 was a great feature other blu-ray players lack. It can push a 1080P signal to your...

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Won't Play Disks

Strengths: Good Picture

Weakness: Won't play some Blu-Ray Disks

I've gone through 2 Die Hard disks and the player just locks up. I've downloaded new firmware without any luck. Looking at some forums, everyone is having these problems with certain disks. It is hard to believe that Samsung would release a player that doesn't work with all the movies and that an upgrade to the firmware doesn't take care of the problem. DON'T BY THIS PLAYER!

BD-P 1400 review

Strengths: Quality picture

Weakness: build quality lacking

I set up the player and it performed well until I rented Trapped on blu-ray. When I loaded the disc it displayed a screen indicating the disc would not play without a software upgrade. I plugged in a phone-line and did a firmware upgrade. I then attempted to play the movie a second time whereupon the the tray lock up and no amount of resets would get it open. I was so disgusted I took out my...

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NEW TECHNOLOGY

Strengths: DESING PICTURE AND SOUND

Weakness: SOME TIME 2 MINUTES FOR STAR A MOVIE

MY FIRTS IMPRESION WAS WOOO GREAT PICTURE AND THE SOUND I NEVER HEAR THAT SOUND IN MY THEATRE BUT WHEN YOU INSERT THE DVD TAKE BETWEEN 2 OR 3 MINUTES STAR THIS IF YOU CHOICE IN THE MENU 24FS BUT YOU DONT HAVE HDMI 1.3 COMPATIBLE YOU HAVE FREEZEN PICTURE IN YOUR TV AND I BUY THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO WAY THE PRICE DOWN BUT IS REAL TO SPENCIL THIS NEW TECHONOGY AND THERE ARE LOT A WORK TO DO FOR MAKE...

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