The Samsung BD-P1000 Review Thread - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

goodstuff · 02-27-2007, 02:46 PM

I have both the Samsung and the Panasonic and to be honest after the firmware upgrades the PQ on both of them are almost the same (the Panny has the slight edge in sharpness still IMO). I'm very happy with it and would be even more so if I had gotten it at the price point it's at now

dimi1963 · 03-07-2007, 04:06 PM

I have just got mine at Best Buy, good deal $699 open box, and they give you a $250 gift card back. With which i have purchased 4 years warranty and three BD movies. I have to say I like the player, it does a good job in up-converting too. I have noticed a slight improvement after the FW update. I still need to have the Harmony to learn some of the buttons, other than that this is a great player.

theknub · 03-07-2007, 11:05 PM

anyone know what the 2/16 firmware does?

jorg · 03-10-2007, 01:48 PM

the player is now 499 ? sale*
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...883&CatId=2356

100$ more at new egg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882676010

WGalex · 03-14-2007, 06:56 AM

Does anyone have some information about blu-ray region code hack for this player ? My BD-P1000 have region "C" and there are problems with some "A" disks.

elwaylite · 03-20-2007, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jorg

the player is now 499 ? sale*
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...883&CatId=2356

100$ more at new egg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882676010

Just bought one for $560 shipped with a 2 yr warranty, can't wait. Figure it'll get me by until this war is over and there are some 4th and 5th gen players out there.

Got the newest firmware on cd, just waiting for the UPS guy.

theknub · 03-20-2007, 08:08 PM

why wait? download and burn the update

elwaylite · 03-20-2007, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theknub

why wait? download and burn the update

Thats what I did, I am waiting on the player to show

elwaylite · 03-23-2007, 09:14 AM

Going to be setting up the player tonight, any settings you guys recommend leaving on or off?

elwaylite · 03-23-2007, 03:38 PM

Well, after watching most of Blackhawk down (blu ray) I must say I am impressed. Very sharp, and the sound is great. Compared to my Sony upconvert, good improvement in detail and color. If I would have pad $1000 for the Sony I might have been slightly disappointed, but I am spoiled by HD tv already. At $500, I'm very happy with the purchase.

Gonna watch Casino Royale tonight with the wife.

theknub · 03-23-2007, 04:54 PM

be prepared to be impressed

the MGM lion scared the sh*t out of me when i first watched.

elwaylite · 03-23-2007, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theknub

be prepared to be impressed

the MGM lion scared the sh*t out of me when i first watched.

Just noticed your sig, you have the same tv as I do. Out of curiosity, what are your dvd video settings?

theknub · 03-23-2007, 05:19 PM

wow, i couldn't tell you till i get home. i'm basically running the standard settings transferred to custom with some tweaks to brightness and playing around with the color settings a tad. i actually used some of the configuration screens on the sony BR discs (type 7669 on the main menu from the remote) to zero in a bit. FYI- the set does some overscanning which i don't like, so you won't be able to make it exact. i have looked about trying to reduce this from the service menus but haven't found the exact methodology yet.

elwaylite · 03-23-2007, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theknub

wow, i couldn't tell you till i get home. i'm basically running the standard settings transferred to custom with some tweaks to brightness and playing around with the color settings a tad. i actually used some of the configuration screens on the sony BR discs (type 7669 on the main menu from the remote) to zero in a bit. FYI- the set does some overscanning which i don't like, so you won't be able to make it exact. i have looked about trying to reduce this from the service menus but haven't found the exact methodology yet.

Cool, thanks. I tuned mine with Aria and it looks pretty good. Had to add some gamma, but mines pretty close to standard, better color.

Watchin tears of the sun now on SD DVD, and this thing blows away the upconvert of my Sony 75h.

elwaylite · 03-23-2007, 05:26 PM

Are you sending 720p ( I currently am) or 1080i to the tv. I've heard comments both ways on this but never saw a diff with my Sony upconvert.

theknub · 03-23-2007, 05:44 PM

im running 1080i. more lines = more detail no matter how you spin it

do you have tears on BR? i'd run it on ur upconvert then on ur sammy. be prepared for a world of difference.

elwaylite · 03-23-2007, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theknub

im running 1080i. more lines = more detail no matter how you spin it

do you have tears on BR? i'd run it on ur upconvert then on ur sammy. be prepared for a world of difference.

No, only on SD DVD. I can say the upconvert is better than my old unit.

theknub · 03-23-2007, 05:50 PM

no worries. it is a great upconvert. my old DVD was from ~1999, granted it had DTS so was pretty nice for then. i then got the sammy earlier this year and wow, a world of difference. now when i throw in a BR, i am impressed every time.

Jonalan34 · 04-02-2007, 09:54 PM

I love to hear people, owner of BD-P1000, experience of this player and what is postive and negative, how long have you own this player.

I am lean toward purchase Samsung BD-P1000 this year. I want to hear some more from owners' experience with this player.

Thanks.

ack_bak · 04-06-2007, 06:24 PM

I picked up this player over a month ago on Ebay (new) for $380. So far, I am very happy with it (also own the HD DVD add-on). As soon as I opened the box and set it up, I applied the latest firmware from Samsung. I have had zero issues with this player so far and have watched over a dozen movies.

There are a few cons with this player:
- Does not support HDMI 1.3 or have advanced lossless audio decoders built in, so it will not be possible to decode TrueHD/DTS-HD MTA soundtracks if these start becoming more popular vs PCM. This is not really an issue right now or for the next 12 months most likely.
- Only supports BD-J profile 1.0. What does this mean? Well, future Blu-Ray movies will over advanced IME (in movie experience) features such as PiP (picture in picture) directors commentary, or things like java games. Please note that this player will stay play movies without any issues, it will just not be able to play some of the advanced features. Was not an issue for me.

I am sure there are some additional cons, but so far I am very happy with my BD-P1000. My intent was to get this player for under $400 and then buy a better player in the next 12-18 months when there are more features and they cost much less.

03-10-2007, 01:48 PM	#44
jorg Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	price droped agein? the player is now 499 ? sale* http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...883&CatId=2356 100$ more at new egg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882676010

04-02-2007, 09:54 PM	#59
Jonalan34 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Harvest, Alabama, USA Blu-ray collection:973 DVD collection:69 Blu-ray reviews:1	Samsung BD-P1000 I love to hear people, owner of BD-P1000, experience of this player and what is postive and negative, how long have you own this player. I am lean toward purchase Samsung BD-P1000 this year. I want to hear some more from owners' experience with this player. Thanks. Last edited by Jonalan34; 04-06-2007 at 03:07 PM.

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02-27-2007, 02:46 PM	#41
goodstuff Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2006 4K collection:509 Blu-ray collection:6535 Blu-ray reviews: 85 Trading Score:6	I have both the Samsung and the Panasonic and to be honest after the firmware upgrades the PQ on both of them are almost the same (the Panny has the slight edge in sharpness still IMO). I'm very happy with it and would be even more so if I had gotten it at the price point it's at now

03-07-2007, 04:06 PM	#42
dimi1963 New Member Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	I have just got mine at Best Buy, good deal $699 open box, and they give you a $250 gift card back. With which i have purchased 4 years warranty and three BD movies. I have to say I like the player, it does a good job in up-converting too. I have noticed a slight improvement after the FW update. I still need to have the Harmony to learn some of the buttons, other than that this is a great player.

03-07-2007, 11:05 PM	#43
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	anyone know what the 2/16 firmware does?

03-14-2007, 06:56 AM	#45
WGalex New Member Member since:Mar 2007	Does anyone have some information about blu-ray region code hack for this player ? My BD-P1000 have region "C" and there are problems with some "A" disks.

03-20-2007, 08:08 PM	#47
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	why wait? download and burn the update

03-23-2007, 09:14 AM	#49
elwaylite Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2007	Going to be setting up the player tonight, any settings you guys recommend leaving on or off?

03-23-2007, 03:38 PM	#50
elwaylite Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2007	Well, after watching most of Blackhawk down (blu ray) I must say I am impressed. Very sharp, and the sound is great. Compared to my Sony upconvert, good improvement in detail and color. If I would have pad $1000 for the Sony I might have been slightly disappointed, but I am spoiled by HD tv already. At $500, I'm very happy with the purchase. Gonna watch Casino Royale tonight with the wife.

03-23-2007, 04:54 PM	#51
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	be prepared to be impressed the MGM lion scared the sh*t out of me when i first watched.

03-23-2007, 05:19 PM	#53
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	wow, i couldn't tell you till i get home. i'm basically running the standard settings transferred to custom with some tweaks to brightness and playing around with the color settings a tad. i actually used some of the configuration screens on the sony BR discs (type 7669 on the main menu from the remote) to zero in a bit. FYI- the set does some overscanning which i don't like, so you won't be able to make it exact. i have looked about trying to reduce this from the service menus but haven't found the exact methodology yet.

03-23-2007, 05:26 PM	#55
elwaylite Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2007	Are you sending 720p ( I currently am) or 1080i to the tv. I've heard comments both ways on this but never saw a diff with my Sony upconvert.

03-23-2007, 05:44 PM	#56
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	im running 1080i. more lines = more detail no matter how you spin it do you have tears on BR? i'd run it on ur upconvert then on ur sammy. be prepared for a world of difference.

03-23-2007, 05:50 PM	#58
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	no worries. it is a great upconvert. my old DVD was from ~1999, granted it had DTS so was pretty nice for then. i then got the sammy earlier this year and wow, a world of difference. now when i throw in a BR, i am impressed every time.

04-06-2007, 06:24 PM	#60
ack_bak Power Member Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:181	I picked up this player over a month ago on Ebay (new) for $380. So far, I am very happy with it (also own the HD DVD add-on). As soon as I opened the box and set it up, I applied the latest firmware from Samsung. I have had zero issues with this player so far and have watched over a dozen movies. There are a few cons with this player: - Does not support HDMI 1.3 or have advanced lossless audio decoders built in, so it will not be possible to decode TrueHD/DTS-HD MTA soundtracks if these start becoming more popular vs PCM. This is not really an issue right now or for the next 12 months most likely. - Only supports BD-J profile 1.0. What does this mean? Well, future Blu-Ray movies will over advanced IME (in movie experience) features such as PiP (picture in picture) directors commentary, or things like java games. Please note that this player will stay play movies without any issues, it will just not be able to play some of the advanced features. Was not an issue for me. I am sure there are some additional cons, but so far I am very happy with my BD-P1000. My intent was to get this player for under $400 and then buy a better player in the next 12-18 months when there are more features and they cost much less.

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