Opinions on the Samsung BD-P2500 Blu-ray player

[Indyjones]

Hey guys!

I've made the decision to get a new receiver (from a Yamaha RX-V1600 to an Onkyo TX-SR806) and am also looking into getting a second BD player (currently using a PS3), just to save some wear and tear on the PS3.

Anyway, the player I'm eyeing right now is the Samsung BD-P2500. I've looked into it a bit, and as far as BD playback goes, it seems to be at least on par with the PS3. My main reason though, for the 2500, is the REON chip. Right now I'm using a Toshiba XA2 for dvd's. I no longer have any HD-DVD's, so the main and only reason for even keeping the XA2 up to now, is because of the dvd playback performance. And since the BD-P2500 has the REON chip, it seems like a good canidate for a standalone player and finally enabling to unload the XA2, while at least maintaining the same BD performance as the PS3.

One of the things I'm concerned about is the durability and reliability. I really haven't been following standalones all that much, but I do know that the earlier samsung bd players had issues.

If anyone has this player, any feedback would be appreciated.