Sony Or Samsung?! - Blu-ray Forum

dontbenosey2003 · 10-16-2007, 04:56 PM

Hi

I have the choice between a Sony Bluray player or a Samsung bluray player. They are the same price and i cant tell which is better? Any one have any help for me?

PS i have a samsung tv

MATTYBLU2 · 10-16-2007, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dontbenosey2003

Hi

I have the choice between a Sony Bluray player or a Samsung bluray player. They are the same price and i cant tell which is better? Any one have any help for me?

PS i have a samsung tv

buy the panasonic or pioneer elite 95 coming out soon.

lokus · 10-16-2007, 04:59 PM

I don't know anything about those players. The one thing I can recommend is checking out the new 40gb PS3 that is coming out in a few weeks. For $399 it is an excellent and advanced Blu-ray player considering its ability to be upgradeable in the near future. I apologize I can't provide any help with the Sony and Samsung standalone units.

badboi · 10-16-2007, 05:02 PM

I own a Samsung. Out of the two choices, and if I had to buy another one today, I'd probably opt for Sony. Samsung is just a bit too quirky for me, and their customer service reps are really out in left field on things.

dontbenosey2003 · 10-16-2007, 05:04 PM

what do you mean quirky?

badboi · 10-16-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by dontbenosey2003

what do you mean quirky?

Sometimes I put a disc in, and it locks on 1080p just fine. Other times it locks on 720p or 480i. Have to turn the machine off and restart, then it stays locked on 1080p.

Sometimes I'll put a disc in, it will read for a while, and then eject the disc stating it cannot be played. Turn the machine off and reinsert the disc and it's good to go.

This is on the BDP1000 (the first generation Samsung). I don't know about the 1200 or 1400 models.

Customer service from Samsung is really a hoot. I think most of them sit around all day hitting the bong, and whoever is the highest has to man the phones.

Forresttheman · 10-16-2007, 05:30 PM

I would go samsung. I have a 1200 on a 40" lcd, and it looks AMAZING.

Sonny · 10-16-2007, 05:04 PM

You talking about the S300-sony & the 1200 or the 1400-sammy?

dobyblue · 10-16-2007, 05:07 PM

If it's a choice between the BDP-S300 and the Samsung BD-P1400 then go with the Samsung.

It's currently the only player on either side of the format war capable of outputting DTS-HD Master Audio as bitstream.

NoQuestion · 10-16-2007, 05:08 PM

I had the samsung 1000 but just recently bought the samsung 1400 and i love it... it is 10x better than the 1000, the load times are half as long as the 1000. I would recommend the 1400

There are many threads out there that has reviews on both players i suggest checking those out as well.

Hope this helps

JadedRaverLA · 10-16-2007, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dontbenosey2003

Hi

I have the choice between a Sony Bluray player or a Samsung bluray player. They are the same price and i cant tell which is better? Any one have any help for me?

PS i have a samsung tv

What models? If the Samsung 1400 is the Samsung player, then I would go with that. Otherwise, I'd recommend the Sony.

Edit: To a mod... can this be moved to the Blu-ray players section?

gvortex7 · 10-17-2007, 12:13 AM

If you must pick between Sony and Samsung that are currently available then the BD-P1400 would be the most sensible purchase. Now, if you can wait a little bit then Sony's BDP-S500 may be a superior player, but at a significantly higher price.

quetzalcoatl · 10-17-2007, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by gvortex7

If you must pick between Sony and Samsung that are currently available then the BD-P1400 would be the most sensible purchase. Now, if you can wait a little bit then Sony's BDP-S500 may be a superior player, but at a significantly higher price.

No way that the 500 is a better player just becuase of the DTS HD MA factor. It cannot send it in any form. But that is just my opinion.

gvortex7 · 10-17-2007, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

No way that the 500 is a better player just becuase of the DTS HD MA factor. It cannot send it in any form. But that is just my opinion.

I said it may be a better player. I did not say that it is in fact a better player. No one knows that, yet obviously.

zombieking · 10-17-2007, 05:38 AM

I have the Sammy 1200 but I'd go with Sony. Whoever posted about quirks with their players is right. They don't run 100% smoothly, and with the last firmware incident, Samsung was last in line to offer their update.

DefTechPioElite · 10-17-2007, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dontbenosey2003

Hi

I have the choice between a Sony Bluray player or a Samsung bluray player. They are the same price and i cant tell which is better? Any one have any help for me?

PS i have a samsung tv

dont get a samsung blu-ray player. got to your local best buy and ask if they have honestly had any problems with samsung BD displays, that's it. Pioneer made the original sony BD player, cool huh? between your two brands, sony ftw! Unless you REALLY dont want a video game machine, get a PS3 and just buy the remote, it's one of the best on the market, even without factoring price. It even plays SACD, what other BD player does that?

UncleMarsellus · 10-17-2007, 06:01 PM

I have a Samsung BD-P1200 and it's been wonderful. The only quirk I've noticed is that the HD output setting would regularly bump down to 1080i when I had it running through my receiver with HDMI (and, yes, the receiver was set to output 1080p). It never happens if it's connected directly to my TV. That actually may be more the receiver than the player.

Other than that, it's been perfect and performed wonderfully. The reason I actually went with it in the first place is that it was the highest rated player on cNet. I also had a 46" Samsung LCD so the synergy made sense too. The lack of HD audio doesn't bother me right now.

Though, yeah, customer service is not exactly the greatest.

10-16-2007, 04:56 PM	#1
dontbenosey2003 Member Member since:Oct 2007	Sony Or Samsung?! Hi I have the choice between a Sony Bluray player or a Samsung bluray player. They are the same price and i cant tell which is better? Any one have any help for me? PS i have a samsung tv

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10-16-2007, 04:59 PM	#3
lokus Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Marlton, NJ Blu-ray collection:72	I don't know anything about those players. The one thing I can recommend is checking out the new 40gb PS3 that is coming out in a few weeks. For $399 it is an excellent and advanced Blu-ray player considering its ability to be upgradeable in the near future. I apologize I can't provide any help with the Sony and Samsung standalone units.

10-16-2007, 05:02 PM	#4
badboi Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Atlanta	I own a Samsung. Out of the two choices, and if I had to buy another one today, I'd probably opt for Sony. Samsung is just a bit too quirky for me, and their customer service reps are really out in left field on things.

10-16-2007, 05:04 PM	#5
dontbenosey2003 Member Member since:Oct 2007	what do you mean quirky?

10-16-2007, 05:30 PM	#7
Forresttheman Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Seattle, Washington Blu-ray reviews:2	I would go samsung. I have a 1200 on a 40" lcd, and it looks AMAZING.

10-16-2007, 05:04 PM	#8
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	You talking about the S300-sony & the 1200 or the 1400-sammy?

10-16-2007, 05:07 PM	#9
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	If it's a choice between the BDP-S300 and the Samsung BD-P1400 then go with the Samsung. It's currently the only player on either side of the format war capable of outputting DTS-HD Master Audio as bitstream.

10-16-2007, 05:08 PM	#10
NoQuestion Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:568 Blu-ray reviews:3	I had the samsung 1000 but just recently bought the samsung 1400 and i love it... it is 10x better than the 1000, the load times are half as long as the 1000. I would recommend the 1400 There are many threads out there that has reviews on both players i suggest checking those out as well. Hope this helps

10-17-2007, 12:13 AM	#12
gvortex7 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:105	If you must pick between Sony and Samsung that are currently available then the BD-P1400 would be the most sensible purchase. Now, if you can wait a little bit then Sony's BDP-S500 may be a superior player, but at a significantly higher price.

10-17-2007, 05:38 AM	#15
zombieking Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:CANADA Blu-ray collection:304 Blu-ray reviews: 18	I have the Sammy 1200 but I'd go with Sony. Whoever posted about quirks with their players is right. They don't run 100% smoothly, and with the last firmware incident, Samsung was last in line to offer their update.

10-17-2007, 06:01 PM	#17
UncleMarsellus Member Member since:Oct 2007	I have a Samsung BD-P1200 and it's been wonderful. The only quirk I've noticed is that the HD output setting would regularly bump down to 1080i when I had it running through my receiver with HDMI (and, yes, the receiver was set to output 1080p). It never happens if it's connected directly to my TV. That actually may be more the receiver than the player. Other than that, it's been perfect and performed wonderfully. The reason I actually went with it in the first place is that it was the highest rated player on cNet. I also had a 46" Samsung LCD so the synergy made sense too. The lack of HD audio doesn't bother me right now. Though, yeah, customer service is not exactly the greatest.

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