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Gold Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1322 Registered: Feb-07 | Just picked up one of these today on a whim (it was on sale). Anyone have any opinions on them? |
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Gold Member Username: SamijubalPost Number: 3909 Registered: Jul-04 | Not very good reviews at Amazon, not surprising for something from Samsuck. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TME35W Cnet looks about the same: http://reviews.cnet.com/video-players-and-recorders/samsung-bd-p1400/4505-6463_7 -32514521.html You'd probably be far better off with a Panasonic. They cost more but you get what you pay for. |
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Gold Member Username: SamijubalPost Number: 3911 Registered: Jul-04 | Amazon has a Sony BR player right now for $229 with free shipping: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PALZE0 It says "while supplies last" so it probably won't be there long. Be aware that the Samsung you bought along with other players being sold now are version 1.0 players and most of them can't be updated to 2.0, the upcoming version. The 1.0 players are going to have compatibility issues with 2.0 discs. |
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Gold Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1324 Registered: Feb-07 | Thanks for the info, David. Even if I get a year of enjoyment out of it, I'm good. I'll put in down in the kid's room and buy a recent one. One interesting thing is that I've twice to upgrade the firmware on it via a burned ISO and both times it failed. |
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Gold Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1867 Registered: Feb-07 | You were right - this player was a piece of crap. |
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Gold Member Username: SamijubalPost Number: 3990 Registered: Jul-04 | Samsuck is definitely a company to avoid. Supposedly they make good LCDs but we'll see how well they hold up in the years to come. They definitely aren't known for reliability. |
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Gold Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1874 Registered: Feb-07 | That seems to be my experience, at least with this BDP. Although the Sharp I owned before this one sucked even more. |