I only would use a player as a transport, and look to the lower priced Sonys for my last few, might consider Panasonic from general forum posting on the subject. I, and quite a few others, had a horrible experience with a Samsung BD unit. I still use a PS3 in my main system, Sony S5100s in two others I picked up for $60 each; they work very well. I don't need any analog output nor any special file handling from the unit, just basic streaming capabilities and transport for optical discs....