Best Bluray Player

Samsung Bluray Players

Samsung BD-P1600

Samsung BD-P1600The Samsung BD-P1600 is a striking new blu-ray player that has a lot of features you might not expect to find in a sub £150 player. It's Profile 2.0 ready, and supports BD Live - out of the box. And the sexy gloss black finish will look great under any brand of TV.

The Samsung BD-P1600 offers full HD playback through HDMI 1.3 connection. It also does an impressive job of upscaling your standard DVDs, making them look crisp and sharp. Blu-ray playback is first rate, with image quality crisp and detailed in both still shots and fast action.

Setting up the player is quick and easy. Like most blu-ray players, it's just a case of taking it out of the box, and plugging it in.

There's some welcome little touches here too. The Samsung BD-P1600 will eject a disc in under a second, and has a fast start-up time. Something other players could sorely do with. There's also two USB ports - so if you connect a wireless dongle, you'll have another spare for your USB stick. (The USB ports can be used to playback AVIs and other movies, as well as updating firmware).

If you're looking for a new blu-ray player, we definitely recommend you consider the Samsung BD-P1600. This player is future proof, provides first class image and sound quality, and comes in at a respectable price.

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Samsung BD-P1500/XEU

Samsung BD-P1500/XEUPSst! Here's a little secret that not many people know about. This sexy little Bluray player has all the features of the 'bigger' players but costs about half the price. The Samsung BD-P1500/XEU is a cheap bluray player, but doesn't skimp on any of the features or image quality found in more expensive models. Oh, and it's completely future proof.

Sporting a modern, black gloss front panel, the P1500 really does look impressive. It's designed to match the existing Samsung TVs, but the glossy black facia will look great under any television. More important of course is the image and sound quality. The P1500 offers Full HD pictures at 24 or 60 frames / second. And perfect, crystal clear HD audio. The image and sound quality are first class.

The Samsung BD-P1500 is capable of playing all the current bluray disc features and bonus content, and can be updated via firmware updates from the built in ethernet port, or from USB stick. Updates take around 10 minutes to install and are very easy to perform.

The menu system on this bluray player is simple, intuitive and very user friendly. It looks and works easily as good as more expensive players.

If you're looking for a budget bluray player, with all the features and quality of a more expensive player, we really recommend you check out the BD-P1500 from Samsung. Stunning image and sound quality, and everything you'll need in the future.

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