Samsung BD-P1600 - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

mphs68 · 03-12-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

If it was a bad disc, it wouldnt have played the 1st time. Id guess its the player!

Well now its working fine

HOME THEATRE ADDICT! · 03-13-2009, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mphs68

Well now its working fine

Strange!

crazygravy · 03-14-2009, 10:26 PM

If the BD-P3600 is superior to the BD-P1600 and the cost for the BD-P3600 is $399 and includes the Wireless Dongle. Why pay $299 for the BD-P1600 and another $82 for the Dongle separately. That comes to $381 and the 3600 is only $18 more

mphs68 · 03-14-2009, 11:25 PM

What is a wireless dongle?

crazygravy · 03-14-2009, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mphs68

What is a wireless dongle?

LOL - just heard it myself today. It's a wireless adapter for the wifi feature. Supposedly Samsung says theirs is the only one that will work with this player

mphs68 · 03-14-2009, 11:34 PM

thanks

GeekyWaffle · 03-16-2009, 03:22 AM

Just purchased this player my self, and am very happy with it. I've been using a PS3 the past year for by bluray watching. The BD-1600 to me looks alot better, I have it connected to a samsung 46" 650...on 24hz. I have had no problems with it. I ended up buying a powerline network adapter. If you dont know what this is then go to best buy and look at them. I think they are fairly new. It basically make you power outlets have internet capability. It was that or buy the toggle that everyone complaining about. When I bought my BD-1600 they told me that the netgear "toggle" "doggle" whatever, worked with it. How they know that, I dont know. For some of you, it might be something worth trying. Good luck!!

DarkClown · 03-17-2009, 04:40 AM

So much Samsung hate here

Well I guess I'd hate them too if I had been through any of the crap some of you are claiming. Personally i have had zero problems with my BD-P1400. It has played every disc I have thrown at it flawlessly be it BD or DVD.

kayanat · 03-17-2009, 07:07 AM

Can you chose Bitstream Audophile in the audio setup if you use a optical connection it says that Bitstream RE Encode is recommened for optical but its a lower audio quality. It reencodes the audio to dts bitsream. I like the Bitstream Audophile better than the bitream reencode but it says reencode is recommened if you dont have hdmi audio receiver

mphs68 · 03-20-2009, 02:23 AM

I feel the same havent been able to find that out either.

Sammy · 03-20-2009, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazygravy

If the BD-P3600 is superior to the BD-P1600 and the cost for the BD-P3600 is $399 and includes the Wireless Dongle. Why pay $299 for the BD-P1600 and another $82 for the Dongle separately. That comes to $381 and the 3600 is only $18 more

If you have a wired ethernet connection you don't need the wireless connection?

Sammy · 03-20-2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kayanat

Can you chose Bitstream Audophile in the audio setup if you use a optical connection it says that Bitstream RE Encode is recommened for optical but its a lower audio quality. It reencodes the audio to dts bitsream. I like the Bitstream Audophile better than the bitream reencode but it says reencode is recommened if you dont have hdmi audio receiver

My old receiver is a dts enabled receiver and I used Bitstream Audiophile with optical before upgrading the receiver. It sounded pretty darn good but there were other issues with the receiver so I got a new one.

ruSSrt · 03-23-2009, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sammy

If you have a wired ethernet connection you don't need the wireless connection?

No you dont need wireless dongle. Suposely people say here that wired is better than wireless (fewer ddrops and better speed). I never had any problems with my wireless in my house but i havent connected my BD to internet yet

When i'll do i'll let you know.

mkprice · 03-27-2009, 09:09 PM

FWIW, I just purchased that player yesterday. The guys at BB said that for the wireless, I could use the vudu wireless kit. So I picked up the vudu kit for $79 and hooked it up last night and it works great - there is a wireless dongle that hooks up to the player, then another one that plugs into your router. So far, I have been pleased with the whole set up - wireless works fine. Streaming video is quick, at least the Netflix instant movie. It does seem like it wouldn't be that tough for Samsung to include that in for the price but...

Sammy · 03-27-2009, 09:55 PM

http://www.vudu.com/product_wireless.html

???

It cost me only about $10 to wire my connection. Of course I already had part of a 500' spool of Cat 5e in the garage.

mkprice · 03-28-2009, 02:56 PM

Yep, $79 for the vudu contraption. But it works well and it saved me the headache of drilling holes in floors and running cable to get to the box. That would have taken 2 hours of work to get that done. For $79, it took 3 minutes and worked right out of the box. For me, that was money well spent :-).

extramatic · 03-28-2009, 10:09 PM

The Vudu wireless kit worked for me as well. Make sure the Blu-ray settings are for cable and not a wireless connection during setup. Streaming movies work great as well even with my DSL/2 mbps rate with no interuptions so far. Not HD video quality, but will suffice and much faster than the Vudu box. Actually was surprised with the streaming quality of the Netflix instant video. I'm glad I was able to make use of some of the hardware from the otherwise frustrating Vudu hardware I recently purchased.

Playing mp3's from the blu-ray players's thumbdrive is quirky and a bit slow with commands, but will also suffice for continuous play.

Now I can relax and watch a movie!

boatscribe · 03-30-2009, 01:21 PM

Is there any reason you couldn't use your laptop's wireless antenna and plug a USB cable from it to the Blu-ray player in order to stream Netflix?

Sammy · 03-30-2009, 03:44 PM

USB doesn't have the bandwidth to stream video for one. Another would be how to get it to transfer from the laptop to the BDP?

boatscribe · 04-02-2009, 01:45 PM

Hi Sammy,
I meant to say ethernet cable not USB.
Boatscribe

03-14-2009, 10:26 PM	#43
crazygravy Junior Member Member since:Mar 2009	Been trying to figure this out.... If the BD-P3600 is superior to the BD-P1600 and the cost for the BD-P3600 is $399 and includes the Wireless Dongle. Why pay $299 for the BD-P1600 and another $82 for the Dongle separately. That comes to $381 and the 3600 is only $18 more

03-16-2009, 03:22 AM	#47
GeekyWaffle New Member Member since:Mar 2009	samsung bd-1600 Just purchased this player my self, and am very happy with it. I've been using a PS3 the past year for by bluray watching. The BD-1600 to me looks alot better, I have it connected to a samsung 46" 650...on 24hz. I have had no problems with it. I ended up buying a powerline network adapter. If you dont know what this is then go to best buy and look at them. I think they are fairly new. It basically make you power outlets have internet capability. It was that or buy the toggle that everyone complaining about. When I bought my BD-1600 they told me that the netgear "toggle" "doggle" whatever, worked with it. How they know that, I dont know. For some of you, it might be something worth trying. Good luck!!

03-17-2009, 04:40 AM	#48
DarkClown Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:7	Wow! So much Samsung hate here Well I guess I'd hate them too if I had been through any of the crap some of you are claiming. Personally i have had zero problems with my BD-P1400. It has played every disc I have thrown at it flawlessly be it BD or DVD.

03-27-2009, 09:55 PM	#55
Sammy Power Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Right next to Wineville, CA Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:199 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	http://www.vudu.com/product_wireless.html ??? It cost me only about $10 to wire my connection. Of course I already had part of a 500' spool of Cat 5e in the garage. Last edited by Sammy; 03-29-2009 at 01:46 AM.

03-28-2009, 10:09 PM	#57
extramatic New Member Member since:Mar 2009	BD-P1600 w/ Vudu wireless kit The Vudu wireless kit worked for me as well. Make sure the Blu-ray settings are for cable and not a wireless connection during setup. Streaming movies work great as well even with my DSL/2 mbps rate with no interuptions so far. Not HD video quality, but will suffice and much faster than the Vudu box. Actually was surprised with the streaming quality of the Netflix instant video. I'm glad I was able to make use of some of the hardware from the otherwise frustrating Vudu hardware I recently purchased. Playing mp3's from the blu-ray players's thumbdrive is quirky and a bit slow with commands, but will also suffice for continuous play. Now I can relax and watch a movie! Last edited by extramatic; 03-28-2009 at 10:28 PM.

03-14-2009, 11:25 PM	#44
mphs68 Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Memphis Tn	What is a wireless dongle?

03-14-2009, 11:34 PM	#46
mphs68 Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Memphis Tn	thanks

03-17-2009, 07:07 AM	#49
kayanat Banned Member since:Mar 2009	Can you chose Bitstream Audophile in the audio setup if you use a optical connection it says that Bitstream RE Encode is recommened for optical but its a lower audio quality. It reencodes the audio to dts bitsream. I like the Bitstream Audophile better than the bitream reencode but it says reencode is recommened if you dont have hdmi audio receiver

03-20-2009, 02:23 AM	#50
mphs68 Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Memphis Tn	I feel the same havent been able to find that out either.

03-27-2009, 09:09 PM	#54
mkprice New Member Member since:Mar 2009	FWIW, I just purchased that player yesterday. The guys at BB said that for the wireless, I could use the vudu wireless kit. So I picked up the vudu kit for $79 and hooked it up last night and it works great - there is a wireless dongle that hooks up to the player, then another one that plugs into your router. So far, I have been pleased with the whole set up - wireless works fine. Streaming video is quick, at least the Netflix instant movie. It does seem like it wouldn't be that tough for Samsung to include that in for the price but...

03-28-2009, 02:56 PM	#56
mkprice New Member Member since:Mar 2009	Yep, $79 for the vudu contraption. But it works well and it saved me the headache of drilling holes in floors and running cable to get to the box. That would have taken 2 hours of work to get that done. For $79, it took 3 minutes and worked right out of the box. For me, that was money well spent :-).

03-30-2009, 01:21 PM	#58
boatscribe New Member Member since:Mar 2009	instead of Samsung's $80 antenna why not use your laptop's Is there any reason you couldn't use your laptop's wireless antenna and plug a USB cable from it to the Blu-ray player in order to stream Netflix? Last edited by boatscribe; 03-30-2009 at 01:26 PM.

03-30-2009, 03:44 PM	#59
Sammy Power Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Right next to Wineville, CA Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:199 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	USB doesn't have the bandwidth to stream video for one. Another would be how to get it to transfer from the laptop to the BDP?

04-02-2009, 01:45 PM	#60
boatscribe New Member Member since:Mar 2009	ooops Sammy, misspoke Hi Sammy, I meant to say ethernet cable not USB. Boatscribe

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