1080p LCD HDTV Review

• Experience vivid, crystal-clear visuals that are more natural, more realistic and simply stunning with Blu-ray’s full 1080p HD resolution
• Stream Blockbuster, Netflix, YouTube & Pandora
• Multi-format playback lets you enjoy Blu-ray Discs, DVD, CD, MP3/WMA, JPEG, AVCHD and more
• Enjoy BD-Live support for accessing fresh content
• Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD MA technologies for high-definition audio

Plays Blu-ray high-definition discs (selectable output resolution: 1080p signals available through HDMI output only; 720p/1080i signals available through HDMI or component video). There is selectable 720p/1080i/1080p video upconversion for DVD (upconverted video available through HDMI output only) and built-in audio decoding to PCM for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential * Netflix video and Pandora music streaming (subscriptions to these services required). There are 2 USB ports (1 front, 1 rear) for storing downloaded BD-Live material.

 

Samsung BD-P1600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player User Review

The BDP-1600 is an excellent budget player. While it has flaws (expensive wi-fi dongle, annoying flip down front, slightly slow ethernet connectivity) the playback and feature range is simply too good to pass up. It plays dvd’s and blu-rays quickly and flawlessly with good audio/video. Netflix streaming is extremely simple, Pandora only slightly more difficult. The inclusion of YouTube is basically useless. The first firmware upgrade included YouTube/Blockbuster for our player, so I’m unable to comment on any issues prior to that, since there weren’t any. It’s also possible to use the ethernet connection to plug into a wireless extender/hotspot/hub to use the player wireless. The remote is also excellent – easy to program and fully functional. In all, it’s a great value and definitely too good to pass up.