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Complete Media Support: Blu-ray Disc; BD-Live; DVD Up-Conversion; DVD-Audio;   SACD; Additional Media Formats - Additional disc and file formats, such as audio CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD, AVCHD, MKV, and other audio/video/picture files on recorded discs or USB drives can be played back on the BDP-83. Unparalleled Video Quality: VRS by Anchor Bay; Full HD 1080p Output ; True 24 Video ; Source Direct Mode; Multiple Zoom Modes; HDMI; High Fidelity Audio: Dolby TrueHD; DTS-HD; 7.1-Channel Analog Output; Dedicated Stereo Output; Digital Optical and Coaxial Outputs; Ultimate Convenience: Dual USB Ports ; PAL/NTSC Conversion ; Back-lit Remote Control; Universal Power Supply ; External IR ; RS232 Control (optional) ; HDMI CEC
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- Universal Blu-ray disc player providing playback for a myriad of video formats
- Supports Blu-ray, SACD, DVD-Audio, DVDs, and CDs
- Two USB ports allow for playback of media stored on a flash drive
- Uses award-winning video processing chip for a clear, true picture
- Device measures 17.0 x 3.0 x 13.25 inches (WxHxD)
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 "State of the art universal Blu-ray player" 2009-12-31
By Phil Agins (Corona, CA USA)
The previous rave reviews here as well as in print have pretty much said it all about this great player.

Living with this unit for the last month I can say that so far it appears that the glitches and slow loading speeds are finally gone from the stand-alone Blu-Ray player. Every disc (and I watch a lot of Blu-ray movies and TV on DVD) has played flawlessly, loaded quickly and offered a state of the art video and audio experience.

You can pop up the set-up screens and tweek all sorts of settings on the fly while the movie is paused or running. Amazing!

While the 2nd and 3rd generations of Panasonic Blu-ray players I owned were very good and offered very fine Blu-ray performance they were still a bit glitchy, still somewhat slow to load and the upconverting DVD performance was not in the same league as this unit. If you have a larger screen and/or sit closer to your display you will be stunned at the how good DVDs look. Especially at 1080p. And, of course Blu-ray will leave you speechless.

Oppo is a small, consumer oriented, high quality on-line brand sold here at Amazon and their own website. You won't find them at Walmart or Best Buy. But, I would urge anyone who is looking to venture into Blu-ray, has a large DVD collection and/or various audio disc collection in any format and is willing to budget at this price point to please check this unit out.

 "Proud to be 150th!" 2009-12-30
By Harold Edward Wills (Hagerstown, Maryland USA)
Where to start?!

The remote:

Perfect size. Made for human hands and just the right weight.

Illuminated and just for the right lenght of time.

Ease of use buttons for opening and closing the tray.

'Power' red, and no doubt what it means.

Dimmer present.

All simular functions in the right place.

Multiple ways of interacting with the picture.

A zoom that is not to be believed, and without much loss of picture quality. The sound only button, is great also when you want to spare your TV's lamp.

The player:

Upconversion is great but a bit of a let down, but let's face it even the best can't turn non Blu-ray into Blu-ray... this does come close.

HOT HIGH DEFINITION.

This little magic box is heep-full of goodies!

The varying degrees of slow-motion...forward and backward.

The ability of remembering 5 different DVD restart times.

Volume separate from the TV's so, if necessary, like for a phone call, you can just lower the player, not the entire TV.

Menus that are easy to access, and easy to use. No advanced degree needed here.

The PICTURE:

Wonderful, oh yes, yes, yes.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LOAD TIME...Uh, listen closely, very closely,... there isn't any! ... just put in the disc and get ready to run to your neighbors and drag them over to behold...they'll get used to it!

What a giggle that only a few years ago, the only blu-ray was twice the price and now $499. is considered expensive. Take it from someone who has progressed through 3 players so far... was considering the Sony 5000 at $1499. but couldn't find a dealer who had even ever seen the thing work... Turned to Amazon and all those reviews!!!

OH, and let's not forget the wonderful easy to use USB ports. Imagine taking a movie in a little 2 1/2 inch box and pluging it into your player and your player immediately SHOWS the USB on the screen but also gives you immediate access to the contents.

In the future, all of these things will be everywhere and cheaper, but at the moment OPPO, has been and remains the leader of the pack. There HDMI extension "little box" is one imaginative and spectacular piece of equipment!

The only drawback is technical support which I suspect is the janitor on lunch break. Just be persistant!

One more thing.

This is one electronic device that has been placed in packaging designed to protect, protect and, did I say, protect! DON'T THROW IT AWAY!

 "One Awesome Player" 2009-12-28
By L. Rice (Brookville OH)
The Oppo BDP-83 is my first Blu-ray player. I have to agree with all the other reviewers. It is one awesome player. I initially did not want to spend $500 for a Blu-ray player. However, when I saw that Consumer Reports magazine rated this payer as Number 1 and based on all the glowing positive reviews posted about this player, I decided to spend the extra money and get the Oppo. Certainly glad I did. I have a Samsung plasma TV (PN58B860) and I see a significant difference with my standard DVDs with the upconversion. The unit looks really upscale. The remote control is well laid out with large buttons. All in all, I could not be more happy with this player.

 "Impressed from just opening the box!" 2009-12-26
By J. Moritz
When I opened the box and looked inside I said WOW... just the packaging alone was superior to anything I have seen. I wish that I had taken a photo of it. Set-up was a snap. Quality of the video and sound was excellent. I replaced a Samsung BDP-2550 with this unit in my home theater moving the Samsung to the family room. The only thing missing from the OPPO player is Netflix access. Watch them add it next month LOL. If you have a quality home theater set-up it is worth spending the extra money for a Blu-Ray player like OPPO. With all the expensive equipment that I have it did not make sense using a run of the mill Blu-Ray. Glad I got it and will report back on how well it performs under various settings and disk types.

 "Terrific universal player" 2009-12-24
By Bookman (Florida)
This product performs as advertised. It's a great blu ray player and my audio cds sound fantastic.


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Plays Blu-ray high-definition discs (selectable output resolution: 1080p signals available through HDMI output only; 720p/1080i signals available through HDMI or component video). There is selectable 720p/1080i/1080p video upconversion for DVD (upconverted video available through HDMI output only) and built-in audio decoding to PCM for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential * Netflix video and Pandora music streaming (subscriptions to these services required). There are 2 USB ports (1 front, 1 rear) for storing downloaded BD-Live material.
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- Experience vivid, crystal-clear visuals that are more natural, more realistic and simply stunning with Blu-ray's full 1080p HD resolution
- Stream Blockbuster, Netflix, YouTube & Pandora
- Multi-format playback lets you enjoy Blu-ray Discs, DVD, CD, MP3/WMA, JPEG, AVCHD and more
- Enjoy BD-Live support for accessing fresh content
- Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD MA technologies for high-definition audio
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 "Good player for the money" 2009-12-31
By Mark Smith (SLC, UT)
Pros: Loads discs quickly. Affordable. Multiple online entertainment options. Can play media through the USB ports.



Cons: Picture good, but not great. I have a 1080P LCDTV using a class2 HDMI cable and the picture isn't the crystal clear quality I was hoping for. I watch 1080i over air broadcasts that look clearer. Still far superior to a DVD, but I expected more out of my Blue Rays.



Netflix is ok. I can stream Netflix wirlessly on my Roku player, and get better quality picture. I have this hard wired and I don't get as high quality, nor do the movies load as fast as they do with the Roku player.



Where's the music? I think it must be a firmware glitch, but when I try to play music off of a flash drive on the USB, nothing happens. I can view my pictures, watch the videos, but I push the button to play the music and nothing happens.



Bottom Line: You get what you pay for. If you're wanting the ultimate HD experience, you'll have to pay for it. If you're dying to get into the HD experienc, but on a budget, this is the best player for the price with some extra features.



Two extra sides: Don't be fool by "Wireless Ready". You have to buy an adapter ($80)for it to operate wirelessly. Which is a total ripoff. My Roku player streams Netflix in HD and wirelessly for $100. Second if you get this and don't know if you want to do Netflix or Blockbuster, it's a no brainer. Netflix by far has more content, at a lower price.

 "You get what you pay for with this "meh-dle" of the road BD player" 2009-12-31
By QBeDo (San Francisco, CA)
I purchased this BD player to compliment our Samsung HDTV. The two devices worked well with each other in terms of communication, but I found the BD-P1600 to be a very "meh" device - exactly what I should have expected, coming in to the BD player market in the mid-to-bottom-range.



Pros:

- Easy set up and configuration with a Samsung HDTV.

- Blu-ray movies look exceptional.

- Has capability to stream Netflix instantly, but not without additional cabling or purchases (see below).

- Has separate outputs for HDMI and digital audio, which makes a difference if you haven't upgraded your amp to one of the newfangled ones with HDMI inputs.



Cons:

- If you want to connect the P1600 to Netflix straight out of the box, you have to hard-wire it to the Internet. If you want to set it up to stream wirelessly, you need to pay an additional $70 for the sold separately Samsung WIS09ABGN LinkStick Wireless LAN Adapter. I paid $199 for the P1600 - and adding on the $70 for the WiFi dongle would have taken the price right up to within $30 of the PS3 Slim.

- The P1600 tends to skip a lot when trying to move quickly either forward or backward through a movie. I would be trying to get it to go just a little bit in either direction and it would wind up jumping more than I wanted it to. I kept trying to give it the benefit of the doubt, but quickly got frustrated by constantly overshooting what I was trying to get to.

- DVD upscaling leaves a lot to be desired, especially when compared to the PS3 Slim.



I don't know how well it works with the Internet because I didn't want to run a cable all the way to the living room and instead of adding a WiFi dongle for an additional $70 I figured I may as well get the PlayStation 3 120 GB and get a killer gaming system as well. If you are hell-bent on getting a Samsung Blu-ray player spend the extra money and get one of the better ones. This one is too low end to be worth its hefty price.

 "Promising but Fails to Deliver" 2009-12-31
By Alec Raven (Washington, MI United States)
I've owned this unit for about 16 days and will be on my way to return it. In short, this unit has failed to deliver on Blu-ray disc compatability and upscaling quality. The online streaming features are a plus. For the price there are better units out there that will hassle you less. Originally, I doubted some of the negative reviews on this player but now regret not heeding the advice.



*Online Features*

The Netflix streaming has worked extremely well and is definately a feature I'll be shopping for in the future. The latest firmware update also included Blockbuster On Demand video streaming which allows for the rental and streaming of new releases.



*Video Quality*

I am comparing my viewing experience with this unit to my previous PS3, but am by no means a proponent of Sony - it's simply the only touchstone I have. Firstly, I noticed considerable graininess on the B&W scene from Casino Royale which absolutely did not occur on my previous player. Nextly, on Terminator Salvation, the video stalled out and either skipped forward or went back a chapter on the DVD at no less than 3 points during the movie. I checked for a firmware update and there was one available which resolved the issue, at first. However, what I did notice was that although the picture did not stall anymore at these points a very noticible flicker still occured. Finally, I played the latest Street Fighter movie and similiar to previous issues, the movie completely stalled out near the end. I had to manually back it up and then play the scene over (and if you've seen the movie, having to watch a scene over again is a painful experience). So, out of 3 Blu Ray movies played, all had issues.



*External USB Media*

Additionally, the unit boasts being able to play media from a USB device. My only concern was music so I attached a USB flash drive with MP3s on it. All the files played with an extremely noticable static background. My initial impressions was that this might have been related to file quality. However, the exact same files burned to a DVD and played on the unit sound crystal clear.



*Design*

Regarding the player design, it's quite compact but fairly lack-luster. A major issue to me personally is that the buttons on the player itself are not backlit which makes it difficult to determine which buttons your pressing if the room is dark. They probably should have included a detachable flashlight which would have earned it another star. In addition, when I first started using the player it was fairly quiet when playing. However, just after a few days, I heard a high-pitched hum coming from it. I quickly realized that the player which used to sound like a whisper now sounded like the drill in a dentist's office.



In my book, this is definately a DO NOT BUY.

 "Economical but fully loaded" 2009-12-31
By Kyle-Rhys Hatcher (PA, US)
What an awesome gift this makes! It quickly and easily associates with my Netflix account and I was up and running in only about a minute the first time (after that it's much quicker). You have to add movies to your Netflix instant queue from a computer before you can watch them on the TV, but as you add them, they appear on your screen as choices. (With a nominal delay of course) Movies/Shows stream in a range of qualities, usually older ones or television is in TV quality, then there is near-DVD quality, and some movies you can watch in HD (which looks like 720p, but I can't be sure). All in all, its a great addition to your system! Netflix doesn't bill you anything extra for using this device, assuming your account there has an instant streaming option.



Playback is very nice with Netflix, movies finish buffering in about 10 seconds (on my Cable connection) and play without pausing/skipping. Again, that is dependent on your internet! So if you have a slower DSL connection, you might want to see how well your computer can play Netflix before purchasing a Netflix ready device as the cornerstone of your entertainment system. You can use the arrow keys on the remote to go between 'scenes', though it has to re-buffer any time you do this.



The unit required a firmware upgrade from Samsung, and it was nice enough to let me know that the first time I turned it on. The upgrade is *huge* and took about an hour to download and install. It doesn't need any user input, so I just left it alone when I was finished for the evening.



The AnyNet+ feature is awesome too, if you're using a supporting device (I tested both my Samsung (LN40B640) and Sony Bravia (KDL-32S5100) LCD TVs which had some form of HDMI communication, and they both worked). When you turn on your BD-P1600, if your AnyNet+ ready TV is off, it will turn on, and will automatically switch to the correct input source for you! I haven't tested this feature with an HDMI cable passing through a receiver, so don't count on it if that is how you plan to set your system up.



It plays regular DVDs in great quality, and plays Blu-Ray discs very well! It recognizes Bluray discs much faster than the unit it replaced (An Insignia NS-BRDVD), and it seems like it flies through load screens.



The front bezel flips down when the disc tray is opened, or you can flip it down manually and it will stay down. This reveals a few surface buttons for eject, play/pause, power, skip and stop and a USB port. Keep this in mind when you're positioning the player, it should be lower than the TV so your remote signal doesn't get blocked.



The unit does not come with a Wi-Fi transceiver, but it is supported if you plug in another Samsung USB product.

 "Low Quality Product, Horrible Customer Service." 2009-12-29
By A. Hess (Cleveland, OH)
STAY AWAY FROM SAMSUNG! Just 40 days after buying it, it stopped playing DVDs.... that's a fifteen year old technology... and they didn't get that right. The first time they tried to fix it it came back in worse condition then when I sent it in.



I bought this player in June, it has been broken and in the repair shop since the end of August 2009, it is now December 29 2009 and Samsung has yet to fix my player or send me a new one. This is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable as a customer service model. 4 months and they still can't seem to fix this or replace it.



I will never buy a Samsung product again, I can't waste my time listening to their run-around on why I still don't' have a fixed unit or a new one.



Buy Samsung at your own risk, they do not stand behind their products!



Go with SONY, they are a real electronics company.


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- Unit Dimension 16.9 x 3.1 x 12.8 / 9.3 lbs
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 "Good And Bad ?" 2009-03-31
By Andrew D. Vande Poppe (Beaumont, CA USA)
Good picture on all 3 formats. I have it hooked up through my Pioneer VSX 1018 reciever. As far as the sound goes i have it set up so that my reciever decoeds all the audio signals DTS HD, Dolby True, Dolby Digital Plus, Etc. Reciever does an awesome job there. I have had no problems with it for about 6 months and then all of a sudden when im watching a HD DVD movie thats Dolby Digital Plus the sounds everyonce in a while stops for a brief second. It's the weirdest thing. The problem on occurs with dolby digital plus on an hd dvd. Took mine back to best buy and of course they couldent find anything wrong with it and i havent contacted samsung yet about the problem. Also my remote to the unit has stopped working ?? Go figure.. I was able to get a replacemt for the problem. Other then those two problems the unit is great. I also own another samsung blu ray player a PS3 and two Toshiba HD DVD players. Of all my other players this is the only unit that gieves you the option to send the raw audio bitstream signal to your reciever. I love that my reciever dispays the audio signal DTS HD and so on. Never hooked it up the other way so i dont know if mine has the same problem as some other reviewer about not decodeing dolby true hd. I would recommend this play for sure to anyone needing or wanting a dual HD player.. Go Samsung !!

 "A must have " 2009-02-05
By Daniel Powell (Washington,DC)
Samsung BD-UP5000 1080p HD-DVD Blu-Ray Disc Combo Player This DVD Combo player is what every movie fan should have, If you don't know what Blue-ray or HD is go to your nearest Electronic store and see for your self. The bigger the T.V. the better the experience, my whole family loves this player. My five year old loves to have movie day, who can blame him, once you have seen the picture from this player you willn't go back to standard. It is a little pricy but if you can find one at a nice price,I recommend you buy it. I prefer HD over blue-ray, that's just me, it doesn't matter which format you buy (HD-Amazon.com), they both have great pictures. Some movies have better pictures than others, so be mindful of that. At first it didn't play Wanted, Beowolf, Rambo; after I recieved the firmware it plays every title that I own (25 Blue- ray & 30HD). No problems, great player.

 "Excellent High Definition Player" 2008-11-12
By A. Pauley
I bought this product a couple weeks ago. This player is nearly a year old now, but the HD-DVD playback was an important feature to me. When HD-DVD officially called it quits, I picked up an Xbox 360 HD-DVD add on for $40 and lots of HD-DVDs on clearance. I decided it was time to jump over to Blu-Ray, and for simplicity I wanted one player. I compared this against the LG BD200, and this one turned out to be an excellent choice. It has analog audio out, which I wanted so I would not need to update my receiver to take advantage of HD audio, this is something the LG player did not offer. HD-DVD playback has been flawless so far, and SD-DVD upscaling is great. Blu Ray movies look excellent as well, the only problem is firmware updating. This is the only reason I gave the player 4 stars and not 5. Samsung tends to take a couple of months to release firmware after problems, luckily they released an update for this player on Nov. 7 which fixed playback issues. From what I can tell, Sony players do better with the updates, but the PS3 is the only player that seems to have no problems with compatibility. I'm not a huge fan of Sony and definitely did not want a PS3, and I managed to pick this player up on clearance for $200, which I found to be an EXCELLENT deal. If you have an HD-DVD collection and want to switch to Blu without having multiple players in your house, this Samsung is the way to go. If you are just wanting to jump in to HD for the first time, I would suggest some of the great deals with newer Blu Ray players, which will be upgradeable to Profile 2.0

 "Wonderful player if you have all the right stuff!" 2008-09-13
By J. LoCicero (Alexandria, VA)
I would like to add this most recent review to let everyone know that since the most recent firmware update and many long days trying to figure out how this component works, I actually got the player to play the full HD audio resolution on my VSX-94TXH Pioneer receiver I purchased recently. Wow, what a difference that made to my system! That receiver is amazing, especially because of its high amperage per channel, and believe me, that particular aspect is more important that wattage. Do not always rely on wattage in a amp/receiver component. Anyways, I was able to access the other audio by changing the settings on the player under audio to Bitstream(Audiophile) and that did it! I see the TrueHD and DTS Master Audio in the panel of the receiver. You really need the right stuff to fully benefit from this player. One more thing is that you need to have it all through HDMI to do this. Hope this helps anyone out there!

 "unrepairable" 2008-08-26
By Thad Connally, Jr. MD
Unit failed after three months, was repaired, failed again.

Samsung service now says the unit is unrepairable,

they have no more units with which to replace it, and offer a $399 unit which will not play HD discs as replacement.

Other Thoughts: If considering this unit be prepared that if it fails it probably cannot be repaired and they have no replacement units.



Samsung support is atrocious.


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 "great player for the money" 2009-12-30
By Matthew S. Bryant (chattanooga, tn USA)
Just received this player yesterday, but am already impressed--very easy set up using HDMI cables (not included), and simple navigation. I use the Roku wireless box for my netflix and other streaming content, so this unit is a great value for a simple blu-ray player.

 "Great Value" 2009-12-30
By M. Goulet
This product can't be beat for the price and the quality it will deliver. It actually has 7.1 surround sound capability and performs almost as well as my $500 sony blu ray player. I don't think you will be let down and at the same cost as an up-convert dvd player you get all the bells and whistles.

 "Great Product for the Price" 2009-12-30
By Richard P. Willard (Olathe, KS USA)
This is a great entry level Blu-Ray Player. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of more advanced machines, but then again it doesn't come with their high price tag either. It is simple to connect and easy to use. I watched several Blu-Ray discs in the first week of use and they all looked fantastic. I also watched a few regular DVDs as well and they also looked great. Only issue I found is the sound level. I generally keep my HDTV at about sound level 40-50 (out of 100). When using this Blu-Ray player I need to move the sound level to about 70 to keep the same volume level. To be fair, that is not a problem confined to this particular Blu-Ray Player but is something that i have experienced with other DVD players as well.



Pros: Inexpensive, high quality, easy to use

Cons: Need to raise sound level when watching discs

 "Easy to Set Up, Problem with Fast Forward" 2009-12-29
By Jessica Litwin (Troy, NY United States)
Purchased on November 25th for $99 from Amazon.com. I was pleased with the reviews at the time and thrilled that it would be an easy set-up. Unfortunately, it started to have an annoying high pitched sound on fast forward, rewind, and stop during DVD and Blu Ray playback. Contacted LG support through online chat and am sending the unit to them for repair. They do not provide any packaging materials but are sending shipping labels.



If it wasn't for the high pitched sound I would be very happy with the device. It was extremely easy to set up and has great picture quality. I have not been able to find this problem documented anywhere else so perhaps it is just a fluke.

 "Super easy to use" 2009-12-29
By Harvey J. Grossman (Manalapan, NJ)
Took it out of the box, plugged it in and was ready for use. Excellent quality all the way around. Great $ value.


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 "I recommend it." 2009-12-28
By Joel Berman (Boxford, MA)
DVDs and BlueRays load quickly. Beautiful picture. Setting up Netflix instant movies wasn't hard at all and worked well.

 "Impressed!" 2009-12-28
By Glenn (Upstate NY)
I am delighted with this Blu-ray player.I found the picture quality even sharper than the excellent video from my up-converting DVD player.



After hooking up an internet connection (hardwire), the unit detected and downloaded firmware updates automatically. I have watched Netflix and Amazon movies, Youtube videos and listened to music. This product upgraded my DVD playing capability and brought streaming video to my hi-def TV. Great!

 "Great value and video quality, some annoyances." 2009-12-28
By D. Deeter (Stevenson Ranch, CA United States)
Got this box since it has the direct internet connection and Netflix, and is a good buy for the price. This is basically an internet computer that also plays BluRay. Have lived with it for about a month now, and am mostly pleased with the performance. Ran a 75' 10/100 cable to it from our router and hooked it up via a switch to share the connection with the Dish DVR. Streamed "A Christmas Story" from Netflix and it had pretty close to DVD quality (16:9) and the streaming was flawless. I was impressed that I could even replay scenes. Playback depends on the quality of the film - the 1970's Superman film was lousy, a 4:3 aspect with poor resolution, but other films such as "The Code" again like DVD quality and I assume will get better. Lots of other internet playback available, YouTube also but the playback picture is smaller as would be expected for those lower resolutions. You can spend all day just using the internet features. These do require signing up with Sony's Bravia service (free).



BluRay and DVD playback is great, and as usual for these Sony boxes, they play any disc that is thrown at them. That being said, startup is a little slower than the DVD unit we replaced, but not too out of line. The 10 sec replay button is really handy and navigation is pretty straightforward. Using an HDMI connection, the BluRay video quality is equal to or better than the HD reception from the Dish network DVR. Surround sound is great also. This box is chock full of features, adjustments, and settings, and I doubt I'll ever get to half of them. Upon initial startup with the Internet connection, it detected it needed a firmware update, downloaded, installed, and I was watching a DVD within 10 minutes - very easy to use.



Annoyances: Some of the menu pop-ups are too slow to go away - for example, after selecting a scene the selection menu will sit blocking the bottom of the screen for about 5 seconds before it goes away. The BD-Live feature doesn't work very well, it would not work with either of the 2 or 4Gig SanDisk thumb drives I used, crashing while downloading an HD trailer. Download speed is very slow as well, so this feature is not pleasant to use and I gave up on it after the first few tries. I can't figure why, since the Netflix stream is fine, but really haven't missed it. It would also be nice if the remote also had an eject button for the disk - I miss that from the old players. And as someone mentioned, it forgets where it was if you turn off the power in the middle of a disc. I suppose most of these can likely be fixed by future firmware updates (there have been at least two additional since setup).



Overall, an excellent buy, and I am very satisfied with this product. Five stars for quality and functionality, minus half a star for the annoyances.

 "Great Value for Money" 2009-12-27
By Niti A. Modi (Houston, Tx - USA)
I was looking for a product that would enable me to better use my netflix subscription. Thats when I chanced upion this particular player. I tried Netflix, and the video is AWESOME compared to my ROKU player (Also a great buy!). I was also pleasantly surprised that it came with a sneak preview of "Cloudy with a Chance of MEatballs". The movie played beautifully, surround sound and everything. The BLU Ray disc was awesome too.



ABOUT MY SETUP: I plugged in the hdmi to my Mitsubishi HDTV. For sound, I connected the optical to my Amp. I have an older model amp which does not have an HDMI. For the internet access, I plugged in the Ethernet via cable to a netgear router which is connected my PC. (Simple!).



Word OF CAUTION: If you want to connect to the internet wirelessly, you will need to buy a specific Wireless Bridge. I think the BDP 560 comes with a built in wireless card.

 "This player is the future of BDPs" 2009-12-27
By K. Saucier (Boston, MA)
I upgraded from the Sony BDP-S300 to this model. Wow, what an amazing difference. The quick start has you going almost immediately, and the load times for a Blu-ray disc are a fraction of what they were with the old player. Picture/sound and menu navigation are great -- exactly what you'd expect from Sony. Because this player is networked, updating the firmware is quick and simple. You basically choose the menu option and the player automatically goes out to the web and grabs the latest firmware update and installs it without any additional user intervention. Beware: this player does not include a wireless link, so if you want to connect it to your network wirelessly, you will need to purchase a wireless link separately. I actually prefer a hard connection, so this wasn't much of a concern for me. So far, watching Amazon VOD and YouTube has worked flawlessly. I have had a couple of problems streaming Netflix -- I have broadband through my cable company, and since I live in a densely populated area, I don't think I have enough bandwidth during peak times to stream HD movies from this service. It has frozen on me a couple of times.



Overall, I'm amazed with this player. Using your internet connection to stream video directly to your TV is the future. This player takes you there. I'm just hoping that content providers embrace this technology so that you can watch anything you want, whenever you want.


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The Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray Disc player delivers Full HD 1080/24p True Cinema video over HDMI and can upscale your standard DVDs to near HD quality . It also includes built-in wireless functionality (802.11N/G/B/A), allowing you to easily connect to the internet to download and stream BD-Live content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more. While compatible with most home wireless routers, the BDP-S560 Blu-ray Disc player also supports Wi-Fi protected set-up (WPS), for a quick and easy conection to WPS enabled wireless routers. The BDPS560 even supports Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD audio codecs for up to 7.1 channels of high-definition sound.
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- Built-in Wi-Fi networking for accessing BD Live bonus materials as well as streaming photos from your PC
- Full HD 1080p output for Blu-ray Discs and upconversion of standard DVD video to 1080p
- 24p True Cinema capable lets you watch films at their intended 24 fps (frames per second); Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD
- Outputs: 1 HDMI, 1 component, 1 S-Video, 1 composite, 1 analog audio (2-channel), 1 digital optical audio, 1 digital coaxial audio, 1 Ethernet
- Includes remote control and composite AV cable; measures 16.9 x 8.1 x 2.8 inches (WxDxH)
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 "Difficult to Connect to Network, Doesn't stream Netflix" 2009-12-28
By C. Schwartz
I purchased this specifically because I was told by the company it DOES stream Netflix. It took me two hours to get it to connect to the wireless network. I had to move it to 2 feet from the wireless modem AND disable the firewall to zero. And after another hour of trying to find the function on it to goto netflix, read up further and found in the fine print on the website reviews everyone else who bought it for Netflix who are also disappointed.

 "Good little Blu-ray Player" 2009-12-28
By J. Gilbert (Tucson, AZ)
I got this for a Christmas present for the family. Set everything up before Christmas to make sure everything worked. It was very easy to setup and connect to my wireless network. The firmware update took several minutes. We have played several movies (Blu-ray and DVD) since Christmas, and we have had no problems. I have not used the BD live yet. Overall this has worked like a champ.

 "Works like a charm" 2009-12-28
By SLY
This blu-ray player has been a charm so far. Very easy to setup and use. The network features are great and the device automatically went out and updated it's own firmware right off the bat. The remote is very user friendly and has many universal features if you aren't already using something like the Logitech Harmony.

 "Does everything I expected" 2009-12-28
By Roger Pederson (Lutherville, MD USA)
Our first Blu-ray player and it was easy to install and use. It makes DVDs look better and was easy to set up on our wireless network.

 "First Blu-ray and it's wireless" 2009-12-27
By Mark G. (Charlotte,NC USA)
This is my first blu-ray player I have ever bought and after doing extensive research I focused on the 560. The reason I narrowed down to this one was because it has built in wireless and therefore I don't have to worry about connecting to my computer through an ethernet cable and due to always being connected via my wireless router my blu-ray can automatically tell me when updates are available. When I saw this model go on sale at HHGregg for $189 I decided to take the plunge and I have not been dissapointed. I have a simple Linksys wireless router and it immediately recogized my network upon loading up. It took a minute for me to locate the right wma key but once I found that I was online and downloading 9 updates and playing Disney Blu-ray Earth in minutes. The home screen on "Earth" showed the local temperature! How cool.



For those of you looking for live streaming Netflix and all of those features I have to believe with the wireless connection of the 560 that Sony will complete an update for this unit to allow streaming video in the near future. I have to believe wireless is the way of the future and if you are like me and have your computer in a seperate room from your big screen tv then this is the way to go. If live streaming netflix through an ethernet cable is important then you can look at the 460 but keep in mind the 560 also has an ethernet port so once live streaming is available through an update then you have the best of both worlds! I have no info that live streaming can be added through an update but reading through blogs it appears this may be a possibility.



Anyways, love my purchase and could not be happier with my purchase of the 560. Picture was incredible even on my 720p 50 inch plasma. The remote is adequate but nothing flashy. The reviews of people who could not set this up are obviously inpatient or have internet or wireless router issues. Best of luck!


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The Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc player provides a movie experience worthy of your HDTV. Plays Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD 1080p quality and upscales the quality of your DVDs. Supports BD-Live technology to download bonus interactive entertainment on select movies. Supports Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD audio codecs for up to 7.1 channels of high-definition sound. With QuickStart Mode your movies will start approximately six seconds from the moment you turn on the player.
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- Blu-ray Disc player with Full HD 1080p output for Blu-ray Discs and upconversion of standard DVD video to 1080p
- BD Live capable for accessing bonus content from BD-Live Blu-ray Discs via Ethernet port connected to your home network
- 24p True Cinema capable lets you watch films at their intended 24 fps (frames per second); Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD
- Outputs: 1 HDMI, 1 component, 1 composite, 1 analog audio (2-channel), 1 digital optical audio, 1 digital coaxial audio, 1 Ethernet
- Includes remote control and composite AV cable; measures 16.9 x 8.1 x 2.2 inches (WxDxH)
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 "Amazing product at great price" 2009-12-27
By SUBRAHMANYAM SISTLA (Rockville, MD)
I got this product as my thanksgiving gift. No complains except that it doesnt have an eject button on the remote. Not a big deal. It sync's with my Sony TV real neat so that I can just use 1 remote for both.

 "Nice Blu-Ray player that isn't too expensive" 2009-12-27
By Matthew B. Baker (Ypsilanti, Michigan USA)
This is the first blu-ray player ive ever owned and i like it. The picture is great and the sound is good. I especially like that it was affordable compared to other blu-ray players.

 "blue ray review" 2009-12-26
By Richard M. Ojibway (Clarkston, MI)
The DVD player is very easy to use, and takes up very little space compared to my old dvd player and light weight also.

 "Locked region codes" 2009-12-26
By R. Alexander (South Africa)
My sony BDP-S360 is region locked "B". I can't play region code "A" disks on it. I have searched the internet for a solution but it appears there is none, other than buying a another player for region code "A". Give this issue some thought before you commit to purchase.

 "A really smart buy, don't get fooled by internet video" 2009-12-23
By Stephen C. Kistner (Columbia, CA United States)
After ordering this player, we had great doubts that this unit was going to satisfy us. We developed second thoughts. This Sony didn't provide streamed video. We became so convinced that video from the internet was so important, we contacted Amazon to get an RMA number to return it so we could buy the Panasonic BD60. Luckily, we decided to watch both a Blu-ray disc and a 480P DVD to see video quality differences. We were simply amazed and not just the video but with the audio as well. We then started to consider the worth of video streaming. The cost to pay a monthly fee for membership. Having a monthly fee regardless of the fact that there were no decent movies during those thirty days. Then, we found that the number of Blu-ray DVD's for rent was limited. Heck, it is just as cost effective to occasionally rent that good movie for Blu-ray viewing. An exceptional movie (such as The Lord of the Rings and/or Planet Earth) would be purchased. No, we weren't going to let features determine our Blu-ray purchase. We choose quality. And, quality is something that we feel this inexpensive player has. We've destroyed the RMA return number and have decided to keep the Sony. We feel very comfortable in recommending it. If you want a feature laden unit, look elsewhere but if quality is your thing, consider the Sony.


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