Testseek.com have collected 49 expert reviews of the Samsung BD-P1500 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung BD-P1500.
August 2008
(77%)
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The editors liked
Sleek looking with slim profile
Low price for Bluray players
Great audio and video playback
PN50A650 TV
Great quality image
The design is modern and eye catching
Plenty of inputs
Online features are a neat touch though their usefullness will be different for everyone
BDP1500
Great design
I was very pleased with the performance and image q...
Excellent video playback
Spectacular playback Audio
Build Quality
Aesthetics
Availability
Full HD support. Upconverts standard DVDs. Firmware upgrades for BD Live and DTS-HD on the way.
Low price
Good picture and sound quality
Good upscaling DVD player when connected with an HDMI cable
Ethernet connection for firmware upgrades
Quick start-up. Good DVD video upconversion. Supports Bonus View Blu-ray features.
Very fast startup
Disc load
And disc eject time compared to previous Bluray Disc Players
Good Bluray Disc Video Playback Slight oversaturation of Reds
Good standard DVD upscaling
Excellent audio performance
HDMI1.3a connectivity.
Relatively inexpensive compared with other standalone units
Very good image quality on most Blu-ray Discs
Onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and bit stream output for all high-resolution audio formats
Ethernet port for firmware updates
Samsung claim...
Affordable
Stylish
Unobtrusive fascia
Crisp video playback
Superb performance at an excellent price
Exceptional load times
The editors didn't like
Slow disc load times
PN50A650 TV
Slower than average load times
No alternate front panel controls
Substandard Hardware Pack (composite cables for a HD player
Are you kidding me?!)
No digital coaxial or analog 7.1 channel connections
Still pricey
Needs to come down in cost to compete with PS3 as Blu-ray alternative. NillSLIGHTModeratePalpableExtreme
A bit noisy on startup
Slower to load than some players
Requires the addition of an external USB drive for Bluray Live features
Tech knowledge helps because firmware upgrades have dated the inbox manual
Overall impression
These days
You have a lot...
No upconverted 1080p24 output with DVD movies. Ineffective 1080i video upconversion.
Profile 1.1 specification Needs forthcoming firmware update for Profile 2.0
No 5.1 Channel analog audio outputs
No SACD or DVDAudio playback
No Digital Coaxial Audio Output
Remote not backlit.
Does not currently support Profile 2.0 or have onboard DTS-HD Master Audio decoding
Affordable, Stylish, unobtrusive fascia, Crisp video playback
No BD Profile 2.0, No included HDMI cable, Accessing menus can be clunky, *
If youre looking for a relatively inexpensive Blu-ray player to bring your home theater up to speed with the full HD experience, Samsungs BD-P1500 wont lead you astray. Its simple operation, respectable performance and low price make it an ideal ent...
Samsungs BD-P1500 offers generally good performance and most of the features Blu-ray fans want, for a very reasonable price by Blu-ray standards. You may have to wait a little while for BD-Live and onboard DTS-HD decoding, but they should come soon. I...
The Samsung BD-P1500 combines a robust feature set with a great-looking design. With a BD-Live firmware update and DTS-HD High Resolution decoding in this players future, the player makes a reasonable option for good, but certainly not outstanding BD ...
Using the Sony PlayStation 3 as the benchmark among Blu-ray players in the market, I felt that the Samsung BD-P1500, while an improvement over previous incarnations, still comes up short. Loading times are improved and I really like the appearance of...
Sleek looking with slim profile, Low price for Bluray players, Great audio and video playback
Slow disc load times
Samsungs fourth generation Blu-ray disc player appears to be a huge success. Its not nearly as expensive as buying a PlayStation 3 but some will argue that the PS3 has superior video out. I cant judge since I dont have a PS3. Given the time Ive ha...
The Samsung BD-P1500 is competitively priced and creates its own niche. Someone looking for a solid basic Blu-Ray player on the cheap but doesn’t need the extras like BD-Live may want to place the BD-P1500 on the shortlist. The Samsung BD-P1500 is...
It may not be the most user-friendly or feature packed Blu-ray deck around at the moment, but the bottom line is that the BD-P1500 allows you to get your hands on a Profile 1.1 player for under £200 if you shop around, and that's not to be sniffed at. Its...
With Blu-ray discs, the BD-P1500 performed well, with quicker load times and more responsive menus. One BD test disc I routinely use is Joe Kane’s Digital Video Essentials HD Basics, which features sliding menu bars that call up text for the languag...
Abstract: The Samsung BD-P1500 plays Blu-ray Discs at full 1080p/60 or 1080p/24 resolution, provides bitstream output for both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD via its HDMI 1.3a output, and is fully playback compatible with standard DVDs, most recordable DVD formats, sta...
