Rating: - Another disappointing Samsung
Having previously owned a Samsung DVD recorder which became totally unusable (wouldn't record, and wouldn't always read DVDs) in less than a year, I wasn't in a rush to get another machine of theirs. However, lured by positive reviews and the low price I did buy. Immediately there were problems with disks freezing, not reading etc - as some other reviewers have noted. I would also add that the player lacks weight and feels rather flimsy. When on, the power button exudes a bright blue light which is actually rather distracting when watch films in a darkened room. What looks good on paper, sadly, doesn't make for a good player. Other people have posted very positive reviews, so it can't be that all the players are problematic. Perhaps then it's best to say that Samsung are not the most reliable manufacturer. I returned my player and now have the Sony BDPS350 Blu-ray Disc Player 1080p Full HD which feels solidly made, has excellent picture quality (better than the Samsung) and is altogether a much better buy.

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Rating: - Very Annoyed
What can I say about this machine? bought on 15th August, worked great, fantastic picture quality on my 42" LCD and as of 17th October, nothing, zero, zilch. It won't play blu ray discs, dvd and it won't even perform a firmware update via usb or cd or even allow you to access the players set up menu. When I say it won't do anything that isn't strictly true, it still plays cd's, big deal. How would I sum up in one word what this machine is mmm JUNK. Phoning Samsung today so I will see how that goes. Isn't Samsung a Japanese company or something? guess what it says on the back, Made in SLOVAKIA.
The two stars are for the fact when it worked it was great.

UPDATE: Phoned Samsung and they told me to phone Amazon who are sending a replacement, we'll see how long that one lasts.

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Rating: - nice if only
Mine had Worked, I have just made arrangements to return the replacement. The first unit had sound problems and the second refused to display 1080p even when setup and front panell display stated out put was 1080p tv reported 1080i tried other 1080p devices on tv ie Xbox360 and ps3 using same hdmi cables and got 1080p output on tv

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Rating: - Top Blu-ray player on the high street

the BD-P1500 is my very first Blu-ray player and i was very impressed by what the machine can do. i connected it to my Sony W3000 1080p LCD and it communicates very well and with no problem. it's sleek smooth black finish as its outer cover also complements my SOny LCD and my Logitech 5.1 Home Theatre System. it also upscales SD DVD's into "almost" HD-quality. (i also happen to have a Sony DVP-NS78 upscaling player and it didn't compared to the 1500's upscaling ability).

my only gripes for this player is the lack of a Coaxial output (crucial for home theatre fanatics) and the slow readibility of Blu-ray discs but ofcourse that can be addressed with firmware upgrades.

this player is also cheaper than leading brands which is also a selling factor.

overall, a decent player to enjoy the weekend movie night-ins. go buy this!

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Rating: - Fantastic Blu ray is the way.
Having had this player for about 2 weeks i have had none of the probs at all.watched about 10 blu ray movies, played spider man trilogy no problem,this movie boxset was made for hi-def.Have not downloaded no updates
no need to when everything is running smoothly. why mend somthing when aint broke.being an early hd fan i never thought blu ray was this good.this player has not got all the bells and whistles,but hey it is sure a damn good player.