Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars A Good Blu-Ray Player
I differ with the first reviewer and am very satisfied with the player. It does a beautiful job of playing Blu-Ray disks and the image is immaculate as is the audio (the primary reason for buying any player). Netflix stream is great (it also streams in HD where the content is available - much nicer than the image on a PC), Pandora internet radio is a bonus.
I had no trouble connecting to my network. It was very easy and by putting my media into a shared (public) folder there was no complicated set up. I agree that this aspect of the player is a work in progress - codec support seems spotty - some played, some did not. Samsung has always done a great job of supporting their products (I’ve owned printers, TV’s, etc.), so I expect further improvements.
My conclusion is that if what you want is a great Blu-Ray player with good networking and excellent audio then this IS the player. If you primarily want streaming of computer files to your TV, then a PC attached to the TV is a better solution (I have one of those too).
4 Stars easy to use, great flexibility
simple to use and setup but with a great variety of options. took 15 mins and a minimum of fuss to be able to activate and use both the pandora and netflix content, and blu-ray was of course, spectacular!
well-built unit, does not feel cheap or flimsy, either.
4 stars!
1 Stars Save your money
A lot of people have been waiting for this player. Well they should wait some more as it is not ready for prime time. There are cheaper better players that work better than this one.
First let me say that most of the problems have to do with media other than Blu-ray disks. Many of us were looking for a nice Blu-ray player that would play media from USB drives and even stream them from you PC. While this unit claims to do that it is riddled with problems. Let me list them.
1. Lets talk about streaming media. First you need to connect the player to your network. I tried and tried and could not get the wireless dongle that comes with the player to work with my network. I’m not even using any security on my network. It just refused to connect to my wireless router. After an hour of messing with settings I gave up and resorted to using a wired connection. I was able to connect to the network but my shared drives are password protected. You have to manually enter the IP address of the PC and the folder name as well as the username and password. All fine and dandy. I did get it to work however. As soon as you power down the player (power switch) it loses the data. This is unacceptable. Ever try to enter all that information with a remote. No way. I resorted to providing guest accounts (Open) so that they could be searched and accessed. This works and you are able to access the DIVX avi files. Power down the machine and you have to search again.
2. No streaming of any other video format from PC/USB or Data DVD. Not even H264 MP4 files as stated in the manual. Only DIVX and XVID avi files are supported. And these have major issues almost every single file played started to stutter once you were about 20-30 minutes into the video. It does not matter if they were streamed form PC/USB or DATA DVD. The DIVX decoder on this machine has major problems and no other codec or format is supported.
3. Cannot fast-forward or rewind faster than X8 when watching DIVX movies. This means if you are resuming a move near the end its going to take you 10-15 minutes to get there.
4. When going from PC to Disk to USB the player gets lost and you have to cycle the power to get back on track.
5. Top buttons are touch sensitive and don’t always work the first time you touch them.
6. Manual Stinks. No support on website. In major need of a firmware upgrade.
7. You cannot use a Blu-Ray BD-R or BD-RE as a data disk with media. Does not work.
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OK all that said the player does a great job of up converting standard DVD’s. The look great. Bottom line is you are paying a lot to get these other features and they just don’t deliver. I could have lived with just about every thing but the stutter problem. This makes the player unsuitable for use other than as standard Blu-Ray or DVD player and there are much cheaper choices for this.
I am returning the player
5 Stars terrific player!! delivers as promised! thank you samsung!
After searching and searching I finally decided on this player while browsing at best buy over the weekend. Suprising to say the least! Pros- one word. Wifi!! Having this feature built into a blu ray is simply terrfic. Now I understand the bragging rights ps3 owners have had for so long. pro number 2 pandora! A fantastic program that makes life so easy and finding the music you want simple. Plays blu rays and upscales beautifully. The dark knight was my test for blu ray and walle as my upscale. Sound is also fantastic and the sync with a samsung is flawless. Only con I can see is the player feels flimsy but so be sure to test drive or hold it in your hands. For those already complaining about this player, relax. Give it some time. Wifi is here to stay and as of right now I don’t know how I ever lived without it on a blu ray player. I highly recommend it!!!
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