Samsung BDP-1500 Blu-ray Disc Player

[David Gaudreau]

Is this going to be the best Blu player for my HT room?
Looks like it has all the new Master audio and true Dolby HD




http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-BDP-1500-Blu-ray-Disc-Player-BDP1500/sem/rpsm/oid/213558/catOid/-17262/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

[croseiv]

Is this going to be the best Blu player for my HT room?
Looks like it has all the new Master audio and true Dolby HD




http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-BDP-1500-Blu-ray-Disc-Player-BDP1500/sem/rpsm/oid/213558/catOid/-17262/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

It's on my short list of things to get.

 

[David Gaudreau]

Hmmm..... What about this one? Better?

Panasonic DMPBD30K Blu-ray Disc Player

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Panasonic-Blu-ray-Disc-Player-DMPBD30K/sem/rpsm/oid/191905/catOid/-17262/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

[Seth=L]

Wal-Mart sells these same players for $350 and $450 respectively.

IMO, the Panasonic is better, as it has 5.1 analog outputs. I think it looks nicer as well.

 

[croseiv]

Wal-Mart sells these same players for $350 and $450 respectively.

IMO, the Panasonic is better, as it has 5.1 analog outputs. I think it looks nicer as well.

The Panny looks pretty good.

 

[allargon]

Wal-Mart sells these same players for $350 and $450 respectively.

IMO, the Panasonic is better, as it has 5.1 analog outputs. I think it looks nicer as well.

The Panasonic's 5.1 analog outputs are only useful if you are dealing with a DVD or playing Dolby Digital (+), DTS (HD-HR) or PCM tracks. The Panasonic DMP-BD30 does not internally decode Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD MA.

The Samsung is profile 2.0 ready. That's something to consider. DTS-HD MA decoding? Only if you bitstream it to a receiver.

AFAIK, the only current players that can internally decode DTS-HD MA are the ($700) Panasonic DMP-BD50, the ($400+) Sony Playstation 3 and the ($2k) Denon DVD-3800BDCI.

 

[itschris]

Hmmm..... What about this one? Better?

Panasonic DMPBD30K Blu-ray Disc Player

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Panasonic-Blu-ray-Disc-Player-DMPBD30K/sem/rpsm/oid/191905/catOid/-17262/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

In another month, Sony should put out the new 350. It bitstreams both formats. The 550 which is supposed to come out in August (last I read) will both bitstream and decode both formats.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I've owned both Sony and Panasonic BD players, and I liked them both.

I would pick them both over Samsung.

The Panasonic DMP30 can send bitstream to your receiver for all the TrueHD/DTS-MA decoding and you can get it right now.

 

[croseiv]

Will I be able to enjoy the HD sound with my VSX-1015, if I get one of the new blu-ray players?

 

[PENG]

Will I be able to enjoy the HD sound with my VSX-1015, if I get one of the new blu-ray players?

Yes, but only if you get one that has the 5.1 analog outputs.

 

[croseiv]

Yes, but only if you get one that has the 5.1 analog outputs.

Thanks! Glad I asked.

 

[croseiv]

So, I've been been mulling this over, and now I leaning towards getting this guy. I just can't see my self parting will 700 bucks just for a BD player. I will be making the purchasr by the end of this month. Do any of you know if anything new is coming out by then?

 

[Wheatenterrier]

I own this player if you have any questions. It has an ethernet port, which was something I really wanted. I plugged it in 2 days ago and downloaded a firmware update, it went flawlessly. I have only watched a couple bd's on it though, and I don't have my speakers yet for my 7.1 so I can't report on sound yet. But soon I will be enjoying 7.1 and all the HD audio formats, decoded by my receiver. It bitstreams everything.