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May 2009
(78%)
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The editors liked
Very good imaging on Bluray discs
Netflix and Pandora streaming
Surprisingly good video quality on an assortment of tough material
Effortless handling of a wide variety of stateoftheart features
Netflix online streaming sure is convenient
Fast start-up. Supports Netflix and Pandora multimedia streaming. Updated remote and menus.
Quick startup times
Excellent 1080p video processing
Inexpensive
Excellent image quality on Blu-ray movies
Speedy load times and operational speed
Profile 2.0 compliant
Onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio
Wi-Fi compatible
With purchase of USB dongle.
Very good imaging on Blu-ray discs
Netflix and Pandora streaming.
The editors didn't like
Annoying flap covers front panel controls
Disappointing imaging on DVDs
HDquality Netflix streaming easier said than done
Wireless networking is a can of worms
But why not just include a gig of flash memory so BDLive would work without a flash card?
Add-on memory required for BD-Live support. Minor BD Live compatibility issue.
The Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-ray player doesn’t include any major extras, but Samsung has done an exceptional job incorporating a good set of features and keeping the performance level satisfactory in a Blu-ray player priced at less than $300. It makes a f...
Very good imaging on Blu-ray discs; Netflix and Pandora streaming.
Disappointing imaging on DVDs; annoying flap covers front panel controls.
Samsung BD-P1600Samsung’s BD-P1600 Blu-ray player delivers good-looking Blu-ray playback and adds a host of multimedia goodies (including BD-Live, Netflix On Demand, and Pandora streaming to your TV and home-theater sound system) previously found on...
Abstract: All in all, the Samsung BD-P 1600 is an excellent - and cheap - Blu-ray player for entry-level users. The easy operation and speedy disc drive impressed, but the drive isn't exactly quiet, and photos play..
Abstract: Consumer High Definition televisions (HDTV) hit the market just over 10 years ago. The amount of data used for HD content takes up much greater space than that of Standard Definition (SD) content. From that need came Blu-ray discs (BD). Blu-rays name...
Surprisingly good video quality on an assortment of tough material, Effortless handling of a wide variety of stateoftheart features, Netflix online streaming sure is convenient
HDquality Netflix streaming easier said than done, Wireless networking is a can of worms, but why not just include a gig of flash memory so BDLive would work without a flash card?
Although positioned at the lower-end of their current crop, the Samsung BD-P1600 is still a versatile player offering the latest features (Netflix, Pandora, BD-Live, DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD decoding) and performance that the competition would be hard-...
Although the BD-P1600 isn't our favorite player there is a lot to like about it, and more importantly, it is an improvement over the BD-P1500. The best part is that even though it is better than last year's, you're going to pay less for it too. We real...
Fast start-up. Supports Netflix and Pandora multimedia streaming. Updated remote and menus.
Add-on memory required for BD-Live support. Minor BD Live compatibility issue.
The Samsung BD-P1600 is a capable Blu-ray player that features a compelling selection of multimedia streaming abilities....
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Published: 2009-04-14, Author: Lincoln , review by: techworld.com
The Samsung BD-P1600 produces very good images, and by Blu-ray standards it's as fast as lightning. But problems with upscaling DVDs and some unwise design decisions prevent it from being a great player....
