Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-Ray Disc Player
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: SamsungBrand: Samsung
Edition: Electronics
Model: BD-P1000
Color: Black
Publisher: Samsung
Studio: Samsung
Music Label: Samsung
Product features:
- Plays high-def Blu-Ray discs with 5 times resolution of standard DVDs; measures 16.9 x 3.1 x 12.8 inches (WxHxD)
- Backwards compatible with current DVD and CD formats; upconverts DVD movie discs to near high-definition
- Includes 11-in-2 multi-format memory card slot; provides playback of MP3 and high-resolution JPEG files
- Connections: 1 composite, 1 S-Video, 1 component, 1 HDMI
- Built-in decoders for Dolby Digital/Digital Plus/DTS; coaxial and optical digital audio outputs
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Digital camera reviews of Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-Ray Disc Player
Digital camera Review: A disaster of a format. Blu ray is Betamax all over again.
Summary: 1 Stars
Here is the low down. The blu ray format since is launch in June has faced universal scorn all over the internet. This includes those that were anticipating the new technology only to discover it was not much better than standard dvd and no where close to the image that HD DVD provides.
Regarding the BD-1000, its $1000 price tag would expect one to recieve a component worthy of the price? WRONG. The chasis of the unit resembles Samsungs $75 dvd players except with blu lights. The thing is light and fews very cheap and too much plastic and not enough metal to justify its build quality.
The whole 1080p sales pitch you see advertised with this unit is misleading. The player is actually a 1080i native player, it takes a 1080i source off the Blu Ray disc and upon the last stages of video output quickly scales it to 1080p. You would theoretically get better quality video just sending a 1080i signal directly to your display and have the display do the scaling, as it probably has a much better scaler than the one in the Sammy. Because of this there is NO advantage whatsoever with its "1080p" output as opposed to a unit that is 1080i.
all current BD discs are single layer only and encoded in mpeg 2 format, which is the codec used on standard resolution dvds. All the movies out right now suffer from severe compression artifacts and quality issues. IMO resembling something like watching a channel and its slightly out of reception.
load and remote response time is very slow and the format itself is buggy, there are many titles out right now that are glitchy and suffer from lost frames and stutter issues, aside from the compression artifacts and dirty print sources.
This is obviously a format that is not even close to complete, which was probably let out early so that HD DVD would not get too far ahead in the formate race.
If you have money to burn, youd probably be better off burning it :)
if HD content is what you want look into HD DVD instead which is a much more stable format and actually delivers true HD content, while blu ray resembles a slightly better looking upscaled standard dvd.
Summary of Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-Ray Disc Player
The BD-P1000 Blu-ray disc player includes a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) output, an industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface on a single cable, allowing users to easily connect the Blu-ray player to their existing home televisions. It will also decode standard multi-channel audio. Samsung's unique technology allows it to also play standard DVDs and CDs in addition to Blu-ray discs while allowing for more cost-effective production. The supported DVD formats include DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, and DVD+R. Additional features of the BD-P1000 include memory card reader, full audio format support, pop-up and always-on menu options; a full color high-definition animated button; and improved bitmap and text subtitles. The increased storage capacity of Blu-ray discs allows the Samsung BD player to offer an astounding 25 GB of content on a single-sided disc (50 GB per dual layer) - nearly six times the capacity of traditional DVDs and enough space for two hours of high-definition movies or recorded content. The Blu-ray next-generation optical disc format was created by a group of the world's top consumer electronics companies, including Samsung. This format was intended to meet intense consumer demand for playing and recording high-definition content, which far surpasses the video quality DVD can handle. With remarkable high quality video and crisp audio clarity, Blu-ray is unsurpassed in high-definition entertainment. Other applications including gaming and interactive media will take even greater advantage of the format. Connectivity includes CVBS Output, S-Video Output, component output, HDMI and both digital and analog audio outputs. Supported audio formats include 192KHz LPCM, Dolby digital & Dolby Digital Plus, MPEG 2, DTS and MP3. BD-P1000 also has a memory card reader supporting Compact Flash, XD Picture card, Micro Drive, SD, MMC & RS-MMC, Memory stick and Memory stick duo.The Samsung BD-P1000 DVD player is the first model from Samsung that plays high-definition Blu-ray Discs, which takes advantage of today's flat-screen HDTVs by playing content at native 720p or 1080i video resolutions. You'll marvel at the clarity and full-color spectrum of the vibrant video produced from Blu-ray movie discs, which provide five times the resolution of standard DVD movie discs. The BD-P1000 also offers backward compatibility for DVD movie and CD audio discs, and an upconverting function that brings your favorite DVDs to near HD quality. It includes one high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) output, which provides uncompressed, all-digital video and multi-channel audio delivered via a single cable (720p/1080p). High-definition signals up to 1080i are also available through the component video output. Note that viewing high-definition Blu-ray Disc content requires an HDTV or HD-ready TV.
The user-friendly graphic interface includes a full-color, hi-def animated menu, with features such as advanced subtitle functions, video scene search and pop-ups--which provide informative tidbits and are embedded in Blu-ray Disc contents. And the unique 11-in-2 multi-format memory card slot displays 3-megapixel and larger images in full hi-def resolution. It's compatible with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia (MMC), CompactFlash, MicroDrive, XD Picture Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Duo Pro, Memory Stick Pro, RS MMC, and Mini SD. Other technical features include
- Up to 1080p (1920 x 1080p) output through HDMI digital output
- Selectable 1080p/1080i/720p video upconversion of DVDÕs through HDMI
- BD-RE, BD-ROM, DVD ROM, DVD RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW playback compatible
- MPEG2, VC-1, H.264, HD JPEG decoding
- 12-bit/192MhZ video D/A converter; 24-bit/192KHz audio D/A converter
The BD-P1000 provides a full range of audio decoding, including Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby DTS, and MP3. It has stereo outputs as well as coaxial and optical digital audio outputs for 5.1-channel home theater surround sound. It offers the following video output connection options:
- Composite AV (RCA): 1
- S-Video: 1
- Component Video: 1
- HDMI: 1
Blu-ray Disc Format
The next-generation Blu-ray optical disc format was created by a group of the world's top consumer electronics companies, including Samsung and Sony. This format was intended to meet the demand for playing and recording high-definition content, which far surpasses the video quality DVD can handle. With remarkable high quality video and crisp audio clarity, Blu-ray also offers increased storage capacity--up to 25 GB of content on a single-sided disc and enough space for two hours of high-definition movies or recorded content. (This is over five times the 4.7 GB of data a standard single-sided DVD disc can store.) The name Blu-ray is derived from the blue-violet laser the player uses to read and write to the disc.
Tech Talk
HDMI is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your TV--all over a single cable. HDMI supports standard, enhanced or high definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It supports all ATSC formats--standard (SDTV), enhanced (EDTV), and high (HDTV).
Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.
- High Definition Formats: The most common high-def (HD) video format is 720p, which displays video at 720 vertical by 1280 horizontal pixels. The "p" denotes that it is progressive scan, meaning that all video lines are filled at the same time. The 1080i format displays video at 1080 vertical by 1920 horizontal pixels, and the "i" means that it is interlaced (the old-school way of presenting video where the screen scans the odd-numbered video lines first, then the even-numbered lines). The 1080p format has the same pixel resolution as 1080i, but it is a progressive scan format and thus has a constant vertical resolution of 720 lines.
What's in the Box
Blu-ray DVD player, remote control (multibrand for TVs; comes with batteries), printed operating insructions
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