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Question: Panasonic DMP-BD35k or Samsung BD 2500 Blu Ray I keep going back and forth, the Samsung has the netflix, but Panasonic has the card slot, not sure if there is any other difference, any thoughts?
Document: Panasonic DMP-BD55K Blu-ray Disc PlayerI was looking for a BD player, considered the Elite.. too large and expensive and lacked certain functions for future use. Since my AVR is Elite, figured a match.. like my other set up. Did not know if Samsung or Sony would be a problem, I have owned their products and liked them, but I also had a few things that only Panasonic could satisfy. Size... small form factor allows more air circulation was one.
I have yet to try AVCHD direct from a HD camcorder via the SDHC card slot at front.I cannot figure out the Panasonic codes to get it working with my Vizio remote for simple turn off and turn on.On power up it's a bit slow for the main menu to pop up, the same for eject. Going thru all the menus seems a bit sluggish, it not the most fastest menu I have ever sorted through, but it works.
This Blu-Ray player is not bad in terms of build quality but it cannot compare to theSamsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Playeror The Samsung BD-P2550 (P2550 is available exclusively at a certain nationwide retail chain only). The Samsung upscales standard DVDs much better due to a very good high quality HQV chip. It also does Netflix instant watching (and the p2550 adds Pandora streaming too!
The cable, an inexpensive MediaBridge 6-foot line, worked perfectly. The diagnosis: The HDMI port on our Panasonic was defective. We shipped the player back to Amazon for a full refund.We would give Amazon 5 stars for their handling of our return! They credited our account in full immediately, and the UPS service was flawless.We have since bought another Panasonic DMP-BD55K Blu-Ray, this time from a nearby store.
As I am sure you have read, this player has all the features and provides an excellent 1080p picture from standard DVDs, Blu-ray, etc. This player provides 7.1 surround sound in Dolby TrueHD or Dolby Digital Plus to your receiver via HDMI so you get that "being in the theater" sound in your home. If your receiver lacks an HDMI connection, fear not because it will send 7.1 channels of analog signal to keep make your movie night complete.
This product flashed or went blank screen when playing on my samsung A650.Samsung sent me a different hdmi cable but it didnt fix the problem, but I thought they knew something so I tried 3 other cables and finally one seems to work.Some kind of tolerance thing? who knows...Anyway, the picture was zero difference than the BD35k. The only upgrade is the audio.
After trying the sony 350 first,not too bad but lacking in new sound formats and weak in upconversion,fast loading. Three Samsung 2500,s, Good upconversion but terrible remote control.Worked if you were 8 ft. or less and straight on. Also fan noise on one unit. Not the latest sound formats.I have a samsung 52 inch 750 and really wanted the samsung blu-ray to work but can,t recomend them.
I will keep this review/opinion piece as free of tech-babble as much as possible.You ay want to avoid most Profile 1.0 players. The reason why I say this is for the following reasons: 1. A large number of them are very slow at booting up. 2. They often have problems playing new Blu-Ray movies, some early models won't play some recent BD movies at all.
No complaints about the DMP-BD55K player, by the way. It's an excellent, thoughtfully designed piece of hardware. I'm just not sure that Blu-ray is worth the cost.
My first Blu-ray player was the Samsung BD-P1500. Almost every disc I played had problems. Audio would drop out, movies would freeze, etc. But this player has played every disc without problems. Highly recommended!
Answer: I am choosing between the Panasonic DMP-BD55K and Samsung BD-P2500. This is how I see it:For the DMP-BD55K:Audio decode includes DTS-HD Master Audio. Samsung does not today, but they claim an upgrade will be available by the end of the year.Great reputation for Blu Ray player stability and compatibility. Samsung has had a reputation for disc incompatibility, slow firmware updates and some reliability issues.For the BD-P2500:Netflix supportCheaper by about 30 bucks on Amazon.EqualBoth have 7.1 AnalogBoth do DVD upscale very well. Samsung has HQV, which should in theory make it better, but in practice the Panasonic does just as well.I'm leaning Panasonic because I trust the brand more, but the Samsung is still very tempting.