PS3 vs. Samsung bdp-1400, or any others

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by kitkat99

The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray movies; outstanding soundtrack support with onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD High Resolution and bitstream output for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio; relatively low price compared to other standalone Blu-ray players; Ethernet port for updating firmware.

The bad: Only Blu-ray Profile 1.0 compliant, so it will not play some bonus features on some new discs in 2008; below-average performance with 1080p output at 24 frames per second; some annoying operational issues.

The bottom line: The Samsung BD-P1400 delivers a mostly capable Blu-ray player at a relatively affordable price, but it's probably still better to hold off for newer models or a PlayStation3.

Correct me if I am wrong, but doesnt the 1400 only have internal decoding of Dolby TrueHD? and cannot Bitstream it? (perhaps its bitstreaming the core?)


The firmware update unlocked Dts-HD Master Bitstream capability, but not TrueHD. (already has onboard decoding)

So really it only has Dts-HD Master above the PS3...which should be getting in near future anyway...