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Sony BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Disc Player Review

I have my BDP-S5000ES yesterday. I had enjoyed with the original Sony BDP-S1 in our home theater, and its quality of picture and sound for the last 2 years. I've listened to other Blu-ray has, like the Pioneer Elite series, but never really seen or heard any clear cut reason to spend $ $ $ $ to upgrade – until now.

The BDP-S5000ES is a great improvement in both picture and sound quality of any of the units I tried.

First, the image. Stunningis the only way to describe it. Shows the Blu-ray with a 1080p projector on a 120 "screen. If there are problems with the image in terms of hue, saturation and clarity, as we see with the big picture, that. He is impeccable. a few scenes that I could have a much better game against a deeper and more intense than my previous player. In short, it seems as good as the film in my eyes.

The sound is equally impressive. So far Ibeen with the audio processor in my pre Krell to 5.1 and 7.1 soundtracks, with results that were well beyond decoding the analog output of my older players. The downside is that I was not the Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD is capable of decoding the signals that many discs are now. The BDP-S5000ES and has excellent built-in decoders for HD and one analog output stage equally impressive for the most realistic audio recorded presentation that I will ever hear. Differenceis not subtle, but it is difficult to describe. An example of what I speak is in the James Bond film "Casino Royale". In one scene, James and Vesper to walk on the terrace, after losing a poker game with its rival. The Dolby Digital soundtrack, the sounds of the city are all over there – clear, clean and pristine – a sountrack well received. However, when I played the same scene with the soundtrack to Dolby TrueHD via the analog outputs of the 5000es, it seemedas – Correction – it seemed that the walls of my room disappeared and I was out. It was incredible. Did not take such a great sound recording, she felt as if I were there. The fine spatial and sensory information, missing many shots, was heard here and hear.

Since the establishment, was very quick and easy. It 'was a little oddity that I noticed. Because I played with decoder and analog outputs, I had to go into audio setupSony adjust the speaker levels and positions. The installation process went quite quickly, as I was able to adjust all speaker levels upwards or downwards in steps until 1/2dB subwoofer. I needed to increase the power of the subwoofer from 1.5 dB, but the Sony only allows me to reject it, not at a higher level. I had sub output as the reference level to start and the other speakers to match it. Do not cry, but a little 'strange.

The network connection has beenwithout incident. I shut the cable and see what will be immediately tested to see if there is an update for the firmware. This should be considered an important reason for Sony, if you make a purchase. As I said earlier, I have the original Sony Blu-Ray and after 2 1 / 2 years, are still improvements to the software that all the problems with the BD later can work together. I upgraded this machine for at least 7 times (from v1.1 to v4.2), all for free, and each time the machine is faster and workbetter. There are many companies show their products to support with free upgrades and continue for a long period of time. Most want to buy the latest model, instead of improving the current one.

Also, I saw a previous review about the load times and thought I'd respond. There is a setting in the Setup menu, the boot time and load from a hard dramatically leaving the car in a sort of standby mode. I have no time, but I would saythe few discs that I tried to play, yet uploaded less than 10 seconds in this mode is activated. The downside is that the device uses more power to do so, because the fan and the processor, even when the power switch is off hold. My guess is that the previous reviewer does not have this feature (the default setting for this feature "off").

Sony BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Disc Player Feature

• High-end Blu-ray Disc player with Sony’s 14-bit HD video processor plus HD Reality Enhancer and Super Bit Mapping technologies
• 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; Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD; 1 GB built-in memory
• Outputs: 1 HDMI, 1 component, 1 S-Video, 1 composite, 1 analog audio (2-channel, 7.1-channel), 1 digital optical audio, 1 digital coaxial audio, 1 Ethernet, 1 RS232
• Includes remote control and composite AV cable; measures 17 x 14.37 x 4.92 inches (WxDxH)

Sony BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Disc Player Overview

BonusView and BD-Live (1GB Flash Memory Included). Full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema Video Output. HD Reality Enhancer (14 bit video processing). Super Bit Mapping (Smooth color gradation). Precision Cinema HD Upscale. Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD bitstream out via HDMI ver.1.3. Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD decoder built-in. 7.1ch Analog Audio Output. Quick Start Up Mode. BRAVIA Sync (HDMI-CEC). Xross Media Bar. Ether port for Network Update / BD-Live. Back Lit Remote. RS-232C/IR IN.

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Customer Reviews

Finally a Bluray player that meets the hype – Edgar Betancourt – WI
This player is the promise of Blu-ray delivered completely. As before, the video is spectacular. Audio codec is spectacular, as in all good. DTS Master Audio (not included in previous Sony products with the exception of the PS3) and Dolby HD are fantastic. Internal decoding and provides full-bandwidth PCM 7.1 is a great benefit to us all that equipment audiophiles who do not have the internal decoders for the new formats are. This also ensures that users of version 1.1 HDMI devices, provided with 1.3non-compliant equipment, the benefits of a full 7.1 surround uncompressed. Works great with my 1069 pre Rotel via HDMI. But best of all, the player is finally fast. For those of previous-generation recorder, the annoying thing about the technology tests the patience of the load times have been organized. That was the bad old days, welcome to the good day to go and plop in the disc. In my role in the charge to possession, even with fast loading, there is at least twicefast (if not faster) than my BDPS2000ES later. The menus and additional features seamlessly and immediately is no longer "processing time" hastle. I use it with an elite pro110 plasma and can testify that their quality reference fidelity video, simply is not any better than this, for any price. The production quality is impressive, the player feels like a ton of bricks from the integrated operation and totally silent, the fan noise (at least I never heard of). InternetThe connection is very good, just plug in and drive. In fact, this player is essentially zero negative from the standpoint of performance, NO. Not a particularly interesting piece of material, only a box with a tray in front, but that's OK. That naturally leads to the only negative, for a price. For those who want the best equipment videophile, the price is justified because the service is, for time is second in all parameters, even better, it showsthat the technology is finally paying off. This player is the first indication that the bluray is now a mature technology, without compromising performance or functional requirements. I hope that all of its functional benefits trickle down to the players more accessible soon. BTW, someone who the player is dismissed as a cheaper alternative to a PS3, not yet used, or at least not with tools that are clearly significant differences in audio and video will be used to show performance. Highly recommended.

rene scarface – R. borges – miami florida
Sony BDP-s500es good player, but sony reader false advertising does not load, 6 seconds into the film, as said Sony. Charging time is the same as Play Station 3 and BDP-S350. Your bid is better PS3 or S350. Add another sony false. Sony does not stop addvertisment false to consumers.

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Necessary decisions with HDTV are more complex than those that were necessary with the previous technique. It is important to correct this information, or take our entertainment system, will be questioned.

Video module

An ideal size is considered the distance from the viewer HDTV screen that is about 2-3 times the width of the screen. Choose the size of the screen to the right is one of the most important decisions when buying a new HDTV.

Most consumers saywant a wall HDTV. To say, however, according to the NPD Group, consumer and retail research firm Information Market (NPD.com), only 13 percent of current LCD TV owners and 25 percent of the owners of TV plasma installed their unit on the wall.

"Consumers are flat-panel technology for Wall-mounting ability to draw, but the difficulty of such a system often leads to explore alternatives, such as trees or intermediate structures. said Ross Rubin, director ofIndustry analysis, The NPD Group.

It is tempting to delegate the decision to a local dealer. This is not wise. Studies show that many of the seller at your retailer not an expert or neutral, as we hope. For example, one study found that 37% of the sales team avoided plasma HDTV systems because of the customer "in the plasma display was burning" during the burn out as a problem several years ago (JD Power and Associates). StudyHe concluded that the vendors drive customers to more expensive systems LCD.

Watch TV buyers, mass merchants, you can get the survivor with a favorable price and may not expert advice. However, the buyers of television should be aware that lower prices can be found at mass merchants are mainly the fact that most of these operations per second TV brand category, rather than carry large brands like Sony or Panasonic. If the price of a particular model of televisionis compared for each type of retailer, the prices are very similar, "JD Power, Larry Wu.

Video Format HDTV: 1080p, 1080i or 720p: the higher number is better, right? Although technically 1080i has a higher resolution, is not the obvious choice. Most networks have opted for the 1080i format, because it offers a higher resolution, while ABC, Fox, ESPN, and National Geographic Channel, the smoother the images are selected from 720p. 1080i is delivered in interlaced format(the "old" format), which means that your TV set draws each frame in two passes: once for the horizontal straight lines and a second step for the odd lines.

The 720p (progressive format is the standard in Europe) less lines of resolution as 1080i, but produces images that are slightly softer than the interlaced image, especially when a lot of movement on the screen, such as sport.

The new king is 1080p, the best of both worlds. A progressive scan, with higherResolution. Po 'programming is currently in 1080p, 1080p, but the systems should be able to convert 1080th base material in an image to 1080p.

Source program

One option was to buy a DVD player, much easier recently. Blu-Ray became the de facto choice with the withdrawal of the alternatives, HD-DVD. The choice must be asked is: satellite, cable or satellite programming . A fourth choice, IPTV, television isInternet can not be summarily dismissed.

More than 100 million U.S. households can receive HDTV from cable system, and all the top 100 cable markets in the country available HDTV programming. Unfortunately, most of the leading service providers, cable networks, only some of the 50 + HDTV. While the selection of local HDTV channels is generally better than satellite and cable, large firms offer more national HDTV channels via satellite to almost every cable provider. By 2010 60%of U.S. households use a satellite signal, from 15% in 2002.

IPTV is not available throughout the country. Currently, if available, IPTV offers usually around 25 HDTV channels.

Audio Subsystem

The audio component of the HDTV system is very important. George Lucas (Star Wars) once said that audio is half the movie watching experience. Most of HDTV programming now includes more than two channels (stereo) audio. The most popular programming encoded in DolbyDigital 5.1, which has) five full-bandwidth channels and a subwoofer channel (for the effects of the earthquake.

Surround speakers are two front speakers contain most possible distance from the monitor, two speakers on the back of the room, a center channel above or below the TV, which provides most of the dialogue, and the subwoofer on the floor to the bottom at low frequency. Subwoofers are multidirectional, so you can put anywhere in the room.

If you want to maximizeWall effect in our system, we want to use in wall and / or ceiling. This leads to a facility aesthetically stimulating.

System interconnection (wiring)

The cable used is important, but it is important to know what priorities through the cable. E 'spending for consumers with large amounts of money for cable, lead, but for the wrong reasons, and still underperformed.

In order to exploit fully the high-definition programming (HDTV)or coaxial cable components (red, blue and green, sometimes referred to as "RGB")), a cable for Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable is required. This is in contrast with the red, yellow and white composite (RCA), cable, or using the round-ended S-Video cable with standard-definition TV.

HDMI is a favorite pick for audio and video quality final. Look at the back of the TV and you will see several options. Depending elected by the unit, isYou may need to buy these cables separately. The cables can be expensive. If you have wide selection on the basis of price, it can be circumvented your choice with the need to purchase a separate cable.

Cables are one of the details that may be poorly chosen and lead to an overall unsatisfactory experience. The details are important.

Installation decisions

Choose the correct installation. This will be decided by the size and shape of the room. A wall is the idealat least twice as wide as the display then you should have a minimum distance of separation aids for the front speakers. Choose a place where the ambient light, especially in front minimized from the screen.

Some models of HDTV, the manufacturers offer a special mount for your installation. Plan about $ 250 for the bracket. If a system promotes "VESA compliant" or "VESA, VESA stands for Video Electronics Standards Association, and the display isto increase the work with the VESA standards. Otherwise, look at the back of the display and check the screw thread inserts, in which an assembly can be attacked. A minimum of four inserts screws needed. Tilt wall mounts allow the user to change the angle of the display, and can contribute to the reflection from ambient light.

A wall mount on a wall outside is probably more difficult than installing on a wall inside. Exterior walls typically have more obstacles, includingIsolation, for inner walls. Exterior walls can be constructed with blocks of fire. These brackets or horizontal blocks are usually about halfway through the wall, and significantly increase the difficulty of passing the wiring from the display.

Decide if the wires inside the wall or on the outside. They should not be the power cord into a wall where they are against the NEC (National Electric Code), except when performed by a qualified electrician. If youInstall the cable on the outside of the wall, there are tracks of cable management are available at the shop DIY premises, the lock on the wall with an attached cover in place. If the wires are on the inside of the wall is a wall Cleaning should be done through the keyhole, you saw or a knife to cut holes in sheet rock.

A good idea is to create a molding to be used as a cover for the cables. If the power cord (s) are outside the wall, then theIf the operation of the other (low signal), cables in the wall. Select a cable tray that matches the wall paint or covering. It 'a very natural and are considered to be easier in the wall socket.

The right hardware HDTV, the best sources of programs, an impressive audio subsystem, the electrical connections and proper well chosen and the decision to install a system leads to great theater. Now, get the popcorn.

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Before going to buy the latest new HD TV you need to become familiar with the latest HDMI cables. As the HDTV market continues to prepare for the transition to digital, many of us develop in the need for training in this cutting-edge technology. If you are purchasing for the first time on the latest HDTV to be vacated, it must first ensure that the logo brings HD to the HDTV compatibility, the other term that you decide to run in the security confirmation: HDMI.

To decide on what options you have availableYou need the right information to make right what is HDMI decisions.So

High Definition Multimedia Interface, which is a 19-pin in the center is where the old-fashioned SCART socket. Be used with HDMI digital signals to simultaneously carry two sounds and images.

Of course, not all programs currently broadcast in HD on your HDTV cable receiver.HDMI are back compatible, is able to support standard-definition formats. Component video is analogto call for some standard-definition TV channels and DVDs, has not done well digitally sent to a high-resolution screen.

With more HD channels now on-line and HD-DVD, then this will not be a problem for a long time. Most HDTVs now have one, two or more HDMI ports if you need more than switch boxes are available.This AV equipment makes it easier than ever before.

The HDMI specification is currently in version 1.3. Therefore, you use the TV should be completelycompatible with the latest version.With the additional features and benefits of HDMI v1.3 including higher bandwidth, you need good quality cables.

It makes no sense to jeopardize the wiring, if an expensive HDTV, amplifier or player bought as signs can still differences in the quality of the cable will be influenced or affected by noise. It is also necessary that the length of the cable, over a long distance, you will definitely need to take into consideration the high quality cables.

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Lets cut to the chase. The reason you bought an HD television or the corporate planning for an HDTV is the quality of images. Therefore, it is called high definition in the first place, my guess is for high-definition images. But do you really understand what a high-definition picture? And what is the difference between a TV that monitors high-definition and a hard disk or a program that sends high-definition images? This article explains some of the jargon and help youdistinguish between HDTV and normal TV in terms of image quality or resolution.

The resolution of images on a TV is described by the vertical resolution of the TV. The vertical resolution is the number of rows from top to bottom are displayed on the screen. In this regard, if a TV has a vertical resolution of at least 720 lines, then it is classified as an HDTV. Another measure of image resolution is the horizontal resolution. This is the number of rows from left toright of the screen.

Many televisions, especially plasma and LCD TVs have what you have a fixed pixel displays. Television with old-style cathode-ray tube generating image may change the number of vertical and horizontal lines on a screen. With the new technology, this is fixed. The main advantages are that each individual pixel as a separate entity, which is its own light and color display. This has led to greater clarity of the picture. Similarly, the new TVs have a greater number of pixelsa standard TV screen. Number of pixels in resolution for the number of horizontal images derived by multiplying the number of vertical pixels. So you may be selling the literature for the latest HDTV: Image resolution 1024 x 768 pixels. This is when the native resolution.

So the larger the number better? In theory, this is true, but it also depends on seeing what you do. If you own a TV program that uses the NTSC standard, so to watch the gameImage resolution of 330 x 480 If this program is displayed on your HDTV with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 picture and the image resolution is reduced. Once the equipment to view HDTV is not the whole picture, so to speak. To get some media coverage, the benefits of HDTV picture resolution. This fact means television or HD movies on Blu-ray or HD-DVD format of DVD.

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Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player Review

After some problems with the first article Amazon Expands Management incredible and I did so well! The player will play DVDs and Blurays quite well. Some of the Blu-ray has a slower initial load time, also plays the film, but not obvious. I wanted a different P2550 as I purchased and the purchase of talent … But it was no longer available, which is the predecessor. Although easily comparable, with some drawbacks of the model 2550, isstill a great player for the cost. Still no comparison with my PS3, though.

Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player Feature

• Full HD 1080p
• BD Live 2.0 Ready
• Ethernet and USB for firmware upgrades
• Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital True-HD
• DTS-HD upgradable

Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player Overview

The ultimate interactive experience is here. The Samsung BD-P2500 is BD-Live 2.0 Ready so you can enjoy special interactive features, download extra content from the internet and more. You¿ll also enjoy bold color and crisp details with full 1080p resolution. Movie night just got even more exciting – with the highest-quality audio and an incredible picture.

Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player Specifications

Amazon.com Product Description Samsung’s BD-P2500 is BD-Live 2.0 Ready with an ethernet port so you can enjoy special interactive features, download extra content from the internet, and more. It has 1Gb of onboard memory and a USB port for memory expansion. You’ll enjoy bold color and crisp details with full 1080p resolution. The BD-P2500 also offers breakthrough enhancements such as Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) processing and 7.1-Channel analog audio outputs creating a powerful HD audio-visual experience. Plays Blu-ray discs, upscales standard DVDs, and is compatible with BD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R (V mode only), DVD-RW (V/VR mode), Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and  AVCHD discs. Movie night just got even more exciting – with the highest-quality audio and an incredible picture.

Key Features

• Total BD Profile Compatibility right out of the box, lets you instantly enjoy the latest interactive features available, including BD Live (Profile 2.0) and Bonus View (Profile 1.1)
• Lots of Memory and Easy Upgradeability: The BD-P2500 comes with a built-in, wired Ethernet connection, 1GB of internal flash memory, and a USB port for memory expansion
• Full HD 1080p
• HQV processing chip for the highest quality viewing of Blu-ray discs, upconversion of standard DVDs, and viewing of JPEG images
• HDMI 1.3 output with xvYCC Deep Color support, and a 24fps film mode, exhibiting smoother, more natural playback of film-based material.
• 7.1-Channel Dolby TrueHD Soundand dts-HD Master Audio capable of decoding the latest high-resolution digital multichannel audio soundtracks

HQV Video Processor

In a perfect world, every disc’s image that passed through your Blu-ray disc player into your HDTV would offer immaculate 1080p video with flawless color, impeccable detail, and nary a bit of pesky video noise. In the real world, though, pristine source material isn’t available for every Blu-ray disc—due to age or neglect of the original elements—and there are plenty of movies and TV shows on DVD that you’ll still want to watch on your Blu-ray player. HQV video processing is a great way of elevating those less-than-perfect video sources to a new level, and ensuring that you’re getting the most out of your beautiful high-definition video display.

To do this, the HQV video processors built into better Blu-ray players employ sophisticated algorithms to alleviate the problems that often plague less-than-perfect video sources. HQV processors analyze multiple video fields at once to determine where frames match up and where they don’t, and even which objects are in motion within those frames. In analyzing the video signal over time, the processor also determines the proper frame rate or refresh rate of the original video signal—whether it’s a 24 fps film source or a 30 fps video source, for example—and makes sure that it is dealt with properly. HQV video processors are also great at minimizing video noise without scrubbing the image of all its fine detail, as well as restoring some of the detail that’s lost as a result of aggressive video filtering during the Blu-ray or DVD mastering process. And unlike some competing video processors, HQV processors boast enough processing power to keep up with the multiple video streams (picture-in-picture and split screen) found on many new Blu-ray discs.

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BD-Live

BD-Live is a Blu-ray feature that enables you to access  special content via an internet-connected Blu-ray player. Because it’s not coded into the disc, BD-Live content is always updated, always fresh. With BD-Live, your Blu-ray disc is different every time you view it. Check out the latest previews,  download special scenes, exclusive features and ringtones, and participate in online communities or games. As BD-Live continues to grow and expand, even more features will become available, customizing features and content to your location or preferences. Now, your disc k

Bonus View

Blu-ray Disc has 5x more storage capacity than DVD, which allows more content to fit on the disc. The extra storage capacity also means more room for special features like inline navigation, Bonus View, interactive games, deleted scenes, director commentary and more
Navigate to special features, other scenes, or settings without leaving the content you are watching.	Bonus View lets you watch special features and commentary inline without leaving the movie.

High Definition Soundtrack Support and Output

Providing a truly immersive HD home theater experience, Samsung’s BD-P2500 is capable of decoding the latest high-resolution digital multichannel audio soundtracks available. Out of the box, the player can output Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and dts as an uncompressed PCM signal, as a bitstream, or via the 7.1 analog outputs for cinematic sound that is comparable with the latest movie theaters. Additionally, dts-HD HR (High Resolution) decoding will become available with a firmware upgrade in the fall. The BD-P2500 will also pass these and dts-HD MA (Master Audio) as a bitstream output to a separate, external surround sound decoder.

HDMI Features

x.v Color

RGB Color Range

xvYCC Color Range

Thanks to the adoption of a newly approved international color standard called xvYCC (an option in the HDMI v1.3 spec, the color space has been greatly expanded. All Sony XBR HDTVs support the xvYCC color profile (Extended YCC Colorimetry for Video Applications), or “x.v. color” for short. Standard RGB color space allows the display of a portion of the colors that are viewable to the human eye. The next generation “xvYCC” color space actually offers  an available range of colors that exceeds what human eyes can recognize. Next-generation “xvYCC” color space supports 1.8 times as many colors as existing HDTV signals Lets HDTVs display colors more accurately Enables displays with more natural and vivid colors

Deep Color

So, where x.v. color expands the available range of colors your HDTV can display, Deep Color increases the number of colors your HDTV can display within that range, for smoother transitions from color to color. Lets HDTVs and other displays go from millions of colors to billions of colors Eliminates on-screen color banding, for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colors Enables increased contrast ratio Can represent many times more shades of gray between black and white

Specifications

Design

• Piano black with chrome accents and touch pad controls

A/V Features

• Compatible with BD Profile 2.0 (BD Live), Profile 1.1 (Bonus View), and Profile 1.0 interactivity features
• 1GB internal flash memory for BD Live
• Award-winning Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) processing
• 24fps film mode
• xvYCC Deep Color
• Selectable DVD upconversion (720p / 1080i / 1080p)
• Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD decoding
• dts-HD HR decoding via firmware update in the fall
• Dolby Digital Plus™, Dolby TrueHD, dts-HD HR / MA bitstream output

A/V Connections

• 1 HDMI version 1.3 output with CEC (Anynet+)
• 1 component output
• 1 composite output
• 7.1-Channel analog audio outputs
• 1 optical digital audio output
• 1 Ethernet connection (for interactivity features and firmware upgrades only)
• 1 USB connection (for memory expansion and firmware upgrades only)

Playable Media

• BD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R (V mode only), DVD-RW (V/VR mode), Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, AVCHD disc

Answers to Basic Questions About Blu-ray

What is Blu-ray?
Blu-ray is a new optical disc format with over five and a half times the storage capacity of a standard DVD (25 GB versus 4.5 GB). A dual-layer Blu-ray disc can hold up to 50 GB of information. With that increased storage, movie studios can finally provide movies on disc in high definition, offering 6x the resolution or image detail of DVD and up to 8 channels of lossless (better than CD quality) digital sound. The new format can also provide interactive features that go well above anything ever offered before.

Is Blu-ray different than HDTV?
HDTV, or high definition television, is a new broadcasting format that offers widescreen, high resolution images offering 6x the resolution or image detail of DVD, with up to 5.1 channels of digital audio. Until now, the signals were only available through over the air transmissions (via an antenna), or through digital cable and satellite signals. You can not get HD signals from a standard video tape or DVD.  An HDTV is a high resolution video display that is capable of receiving and displaying these HDTV broadcasts or images.   Blu-ray is a complement to your HDTV. It’s a disc media format that has enough storage to include an entire movie, plus soundtracks and bonus materials, recorded in the high definition format. You can play Blu-ray discs back on your HDTV and see the same, if not better image and sound quality as you do from HDTV broadcasts.

What kind of TV do I need to enjoy Blu-ray?
You can play back Blu-ray movies on any TV with composite video or better inputs (not RF), but to get a worthwhile benefit from the format over DVD you’ll want to have a high-definition television, or HDTV, with a vertical resolution higher than 480p, and preferably higher than 720p. Most Blu-ray titles can deliver an image with a vertical resolution of 1080i or 1080p. The more horizontal resolution the TV can reproduce, up to 1920 lines or pixels, the better.

How are Blu-ray discs different than regular DVDs?
Blu-ray discs are the same size as DVD or CD, but use a blue* laser to store and read data as opposed to the red laser used in DVDs and CDs. The blue laser’s shorter wavelength, combined with a smaller aperture lens and a thinner cover layer on the disc makes it possible to create a smaller beam spot size capable of storing and reading much more, smaller information on the disc.  A single-layer Blu-ray disc can hold 25 GB worth of data, compared to 4.5 on a standard DVD. A dual layer BD disc holds up to 50 GB. This translates into the ability to store a full 1080p HD image. This has a resolution consisting of 1920 by 1080 progressively scanned pixels, compared to standard DVD’s 720 by 480 pixels.  In addition, Blu-ray has much wider bandwidth than DVD, delivering signals at speeds up to 48 Mbps, six times faster than DVD’s 8 Mbps, and nearly 2.5 times the data of an HDTV broadcast’s 19.2 Mbps.  *technically, it’s violet, but who’s keeping track?

Will Blu-ray discs play in my current DVD player?
No. You will need a Blu-ray player to be able to read the smaller, denser information found on a Blu-ray disc.

Will I be able to play standar DVDs on my Samsung Blu-ray player?
Yes. Blu-ray players are backwards compatible with your standard DVDs.  They can also play CDs.

Is Blu-ray the same as HD DVD?
No. HD DVD was a competing format with less storage capacity than Blu-ray. With Toshiba, its primary champion announcing on February 19, 2008 that they would end production of HD DVD products, the few companies that were supporting the format announced that they would instead create products for the Blu-ray format.

What does up-conversion mean?
Consumers have over 50 years worth of material in standard definition formats. Up-conversion is the process of taking that existing, standard definition material and converting it (lines and pixels are copied to some degree) to the higher resolution needed to display those signals on an HDTV. When done well, the process can often improve picture quality, though it can’t increase actual resolution. The quality of the up-converter, included in everything from up-converting standard DVD players to Blu-ray players and HDTVs, can often determine the quality of the picture.

What kind of cables, connections do I need to have to make Blu-ray work?
You will need either a 3-wire analog component (typically labeled Y, Pr and Pb) or an HDMI digital video connection between the BD player and the TV. The HDMI connection is preferable. Not only will it provide better image quality, but it will pass along higher resolution audio and control information, as well. You may get limited up-conversion options with standard DVDs when using the component connection.

What is firmware and do I need it?
Firmware is like computer software, or the instruction set in the player that tells the hardware what to do under various conditions. Insert a disc, and the firmware tells the player to read the disc. Press the Play button and the firmware tells the player to play the movie. Generally speaking, the firmware is invisible to the end user. But Blu-ray keeps evolving, and new features keep being created. With each new feature that a movie studio comes up with, hardware manufacturers have to release new instruction sets, or firmware, to deal with it. Samsung’s ability to easily update the firmware in their BD players makes them one of the best in the business.

 Who supports Blu-ray?
At this point, nearly everyone supports Blu-ray. All the major movie studios have announced that they would support Blu-ray with both new and catalog titles. Thousands of movies and music videos are already available. Most major electronics manufacturers have been supporting Blu-ray since the format’s beginning.

Can I rent movies on Blu-ray?
Yes. Blockbuster, Hollywood Video and Netflix, among other places, offer Blu-ray titles for rent. 

Are my regular DVDs obsolete?
Not by the definition Merriam Webster would use. You can still play your regular DVDs on your Blu-ray disc player, so they’re still useful, but you’ll want to replace them with Blu-ray versions as they become available in the new format so that you can enjoy the improved image and sound quality. 

Is the only benefit to Blu-ray the video quality? Why should I upgrade to Blu-ray?
You will probably upgrade because of the video quality, but you may also appreciate the improved sound quality available on some players as well as the advanced interactive features.  Blu-ray offers the latest generation audio codecs that can play back up to 8 channels of surround sound with improved audio quality over that of standard 5.1 digital soundtracks. This includes Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS High Resolution and DTS Master Audio.  Blu-ray also offers advanced bonus features that can include interactive game features or picture-in-picture commentary tracks, not to mention additional features that could be downloaded after the disc has been produced. 

Do I need to buy a new home theater system?
You don’t need a new audio system, but you should at least have a surround system (five speakers and ideally a subwoofer) with Dolby Digital or DTS audio decoding to hear the theater-like audio experience that is available on Blu-ray. Some BD players offer more advanced audio codecs that provide even better quality sound through up to 8 channels of surround. 

What do all these audio formats mean?
You can hear better-than theater-like audio at home. As George Lucas has said, sound is 50% of the movie experience. With the right audio equipment, you can hear up to 7.1 channels of sound that is no different than what the recording engineers heard in the mixing room. 

What’s the benefit of 24p?
Movies are recorded on film at 24 frames per second (fps). Video is recorded and played back at 60 frames per second. Movies must be converted to 60 frames before being played back on your TV.  Blu-ray discs record movie content in the original 24 frame format, and convert the signal within the player to output at 60 fps for standard HDTVs. Some current HDTVs, like Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus 120Hz models, and undoubtedly more future ones, can accept and play back the 24 frame signal without the intermediary conversion to 60 fps, which can offer a smoother, more natural-looking image. 

What does Profile 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 mean?
Blu-ray’s specifications for video are broken into three profiles, each with its own set of hardware and software requirements. Profile 1.0 gave hardware manufacturers a grace period to create players that were capable of Blu-ray video playback, but didn’t need to meet the final standard profile requirements. This grace period ended October 31, 2007. These players, while not able to take advantage of all of Blu-ray’s promised extra content, will provide full 1080p video playback.

Profile 1.1, also known as BonusView, makes certain requirements mandatory: picture-in-picture, secondary audio mixing, a minimum of 256MB of memory (built-in or removable), and the incorporation of a virtual file system. Players created and sold after October 31, 2007 are required to meet the Profile 1.1 specification, and therefore will take advantage of 1.1-enabled bonus materials on certain BD discs.

BD-Live (Profile 2.0) makes mandatory all parts of Profile 1.1, but increases the memory requirement to 1GB and adds the hardware requirement of a network connection. This specification enables the even-more interactive web-based bonus material found on discs that provide such content.

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Customer Reviews

Not wireless compatible with Samsung wireless ethernet adapter – J. Kidd – San Antonio, Texas United States
I like the image and sound quality. I can not be connected to the Internet-based functions, including the Samsung wireless Ethernet USB adapter, as my house is not difficult, the situation, I installed and the device is not compatible on your wireless adapter. In search of a solution, though.

Disk Player – Mike – Massachusetts
. If you live streaming NETFLIX a great product. I have no problems with it at all last year I owned

Maybe, Maybe Not – M. Chase – MD
We bought in November of 2008, because we wanted Netflix can stream videos. It worked well for about six months and ……? We do not know what happened. Maybe it was a house damaged disc Blu-Ray or a problem with the player, but after about six months, would play a Blu-Ray for about 20-30 minutes and then stalled. Now only standard DVD playback without any problems. All Blu-Ray also suffer again, the 30 minutes issue. Still works well for streaming Netflix orPandora, but as a stand-alone Blu-ray players, is useless. He did buy a different brand to replace him in December 2009.
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Philips BDP9000 Blu-Ray Disc Player Review

Have so far have no problem with this player, has played every Blu-ray I have thrown into it without errors.

Philips BDP9000 Blu-Ray Disc Player Feature

• Plays high-def Blu-Ray discs with 5 times resolution of standard DVDs; the player measures 16.9 x 3.1 x 12.8 inches (WxHxD)
• Backwards compatible with current DVD and CD formats; upconverts DVD movie discs to near high-definition via HDMI connection
• Includes 10-in-2 multi-format memory card slot; provides playback of MP3 and high-resolution JPEG files
• Connections: 1 HDMI output, 1 component (Y,Pb,Pr) output, 1 S-Video output, 1 composite video output
• Built-in decoders for Dolby Digital /Digital Plus / DTS; coaxial and optical digital audio outputs

Philips BDP9000 Blu-Ray Disc Player Overview

The BDP9000 Blu-ray disc (BD) player lets consumers take full advantage of high-definition displays, playing content at native 1080i or 720p video resolutions. The BD player includes a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) output, an industry-supported connection, providing for all video and audio on a single cable. This allows users to easily connect the Blu-ray player to their existing home televisions. It will also decode standard multi-channel audio. Philips’ unique technology – one pickup with two lenses – allows it to also play standard DVDs and CDs in addition to Blu-ray discs while allowing for more cost-effective production. The supported DVD formats include DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, and DVD+R. Additional features of the BDP9000 include memory card reader, full audio format support, pop-up and always-on menu options; a full color high-definition animated button; and improved bitmap and text subtitles. The increased storage capacity of Blu-ray discs allows the Philips BD player to offer an astounding 25 GB of content on a single-sided disc (50 GB per dual layer) – nearly six times the capacity of traditional DVDs and enough space for two hours of high-definition movies or recorded content.

Philips BDP9000 Blu-Ray Disc Player Specifications

The Philips BDP9000 DVD player is the first model from Philips that plays high-definition Blu-ray Discs, which takes advantage of today’s flat-screen HDTVs by playing content at native 720p or 1080i video resolutions. The clarity and full-color spectrum of the vibrant video produced from Blu-ray movie discs, which provide five times the resolution of standard DVD movie discs is absolutely amazing. The Philips BDP9000 also offers backward compatibility for DVD movie and CD audio discs, and has an upconverting function that brings your favorite DVDs to near HD quality through the HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) output. The player includes one (HDMI) output, which provides uncompressed multi-channel digital audio, digital High Definition video delivered via a single cable (720p/1080p). High-definition signals up to 1080i are also available through the component video output for Bluray discs (standard DVD’s are output 480p through component video). Note that viewing high-definition Blu-ray Disc content requires an HDTV or HD-ready TV.

The user-friendly graphic interface includes a full-color, hi-def animated menu, with features such as advanced subtitle functions, video scene search and pop-ups–which provide informative tidbits and are embedded in Blu-ray Disc contents.

The unique 10-in-2 multi-format memory card slot displays 3-megapixel and larger images. It’s compatible with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia (MMC), CompactFlash, MicroDrive, XD Picture Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Duo Pro, Memory Stick Pro, RS MMC, and Mini SD. Other technical features include:

• Up to 1080p (1920 x 1080p) output through HDMI digital output
• Selectable 1080p/1080i/720p video upconversion of DVD’s through HDMI
• BD-RE, BD-ROM, DVD ROM, DVD RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW playback compatible
• MPEG2, VC-1, H.264, HD JPEG decoding
• 12-bit/192MhZ video D/A converter; 24-bit/192KHz audio D/A converter

The BDP9000 provides a full range of audio decoding, including Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby DTS, and MP3. It has stereo outputs as well as coaxial and optical digital audio outputs for 5.1-channel home theater surround sound. It offers the following video output connection options:

• HDMI: 1
• Component Video: 1
• S-Video: 1
• Composite AV (RCA): 1

Blu-ray Disc Format
The next-generation Blu-ray optical disc format was created by a group of the world’s top consumer electronics companies, including Philips and Sony. This format was intended to meet the demand for playing and recording high-definition content, which far surpasses the video quality DVD can handle. With remarkable high quality video and crisp audio clarity, Blu-ray also offers increased storage capacity–up to 25 GB of content on a single-sided disc and enough space for two hours of high-definition movies or recorded content. (This is over five times the 4.7 GB of data a standard single-sided DVD disc can store.) The name Blu-ray is derived from the blue-violet laser the player uses to read and write to the disc.

Tech Talk
HDMI: is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your TV–all over a single cable. HDMI supports standard, enhanced or high definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It supports all ATSC formats–standard (SDTV), enhanced (EDTV), and high (HDTV).

Component video: (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance or “black and white” (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound or you can use a digital connection like “digital coaxial” or “optical”.

High Definition Formats: The most common high-def (HD) video format is 1080i, which displays video at 1080 vertical by 1920 horizontal pixels. The “i” means that it is interlaced (interlaced means the screen scans the odd-numbered video lines first, then the even-numbered lines). The 1080p format has the same pixel resolution as 1080i, but it is a progressive scan format and thus has a constant vertical resolution of 1080 lines. The “p” denotes that it is progressive scan, meaning that all video lines are filled at the same time. Another high-def (HD) video format is 720p, which displays video at 720 vertical by 1280 horizontal pixels. It displays the same way as as 1080p except at a lower resolution.

What’s in the Box Blu-ray DVD player, remote control (multibrand for TVs; comes with batteries), printed operating instructions.

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Customer Reviews

Bogus Sale – Leslie Wade Hughes – US
I could never get, I play this product to my Blu Ray. He performs regularly on my DVD is only good but also for Blu Ray, I would recommend something better.

A Quick Look – Technology Guy –
Great picture! After upgrading the firmware, the Philips BDP9000 had no problems playing Blu-ray discs including Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Philips has obviously not kept up with firmware updates, however, and the recent film Sunshine would play. Not all was lost, but since the Philips machine is identical to the Samsung BD-P1000 (except for cosmetics) and Samsung seems to still be releasing regular firmware updates. I could update the firmware to the latestRelease for the Samsung BD-P1000 and play the movie well. Of course, my Philips BDP9000 think now that a Samsung.

Some darwbacks of Philips
– An advanced built-in audio decoding or options
– STOP is often the first in the movie all over again
– Open slow start / load / disc tray
– It can not be supported by Philips

Not too bad for Blu-ray, if it is less than $ 200 .. when you can end up spending much more on anew receiver, if you want to play for the new HD audio formats.

Won’t play my Blue Ray discs – Chris R. Greentree – Boothwyn, PA United States
I bought a player in June, I did not have a TV until December 1080p player play my regular DVDs fine, but when I tried a couple of blue ray discs, I discovered. 1. She played the third Pirates Of The Movie Carribien only the preview and the CD bonus, and 2 The third film, Resident Evil will not play at all. I called Phillips customer service and they sent me another player (which lasted 10 days). The replacement did exactly the same as before. After another call to Phillips, IFinally he said that this was a known issue, and would always come back to me within a day or 2 I'm still waiting on them to solve the problem.

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A DVD is physically similar to the more familiar CD (compact disc). The diameter of a DVD measures 120 millimeters or 80 millimeters. But the gap in their creations – in 1970, CDs and DVDs in 1990 – provides a clear difference. DVDs can store data – recorded film – with a higher quality sound and video. Parallel to that, has a memory that at least seven times larger than a CD.

For several years, the DVD is stored digitallyin an attempt to save the industry of celluloid from the curse of piracy. It was common for DVDs, a built-in encryption, known as the CSS. Today you can find DVD player with the chip, the 'unlock' a DVD – in other words, the DVD may not be copied, in view.

Ironically, in 2001 it took 16 years, Jon Johansen of Norway, have a software program to break the seemingly impenetrable CSS. DeCSS, since the software was subsequentlyBrands, computer users can rip the luxury of "a facsimile of the original DVDs of digital content on the hard drive of your computer. In the past there have been many obstacles for anyone to copy DVDs. A few years ago, the units that could write data to blank DVDs are the prices of luxury. Even my DVD space was expensive, since they were priced higher than that of a DVD movie in a store.

Today, DVD-burning software devices for less than $ 30 will be acquired. The average priceis about $ 70, and blank DVD discs for less than $ 1 when purchased in large volumes to come. Currently, the market is, with a plethora of software for copying DVD-strewn that allows you to copy from VHS to DVD, DVD to DVD, DVD, CD, et al. The youngest participant in the market seem to be dual-layer DVD with a capacity to copy the entire DVD. In other words, there is no need to compress the data or for the production of feature copies.

BASILISK COMP SER BLU-RAY (Net) (C: 0-1-3) Reviews

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From Funimation Productions! Feudal Japan is set to bear witness to the bloody clash of titans as two fearsome ninja tribes are unleashed, one upon the other. For wretched within the Edo Castle loyalties have been severed into warring factions, as two sons struggle to inherit the title of Shogun. If this rupture goes unresolved, the Tokugawa kingdom will be torn apart. A solution must be found, one befitting a samurai family.

Magnavox Blu-ray Disc Player Nb530mgx Reviews

Helpful Review: I make this pure and simple. I have had zero problems with this player. I still have a disk that does not live in their game, as new releases. Wolverine Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Down, Gladiator and Braveheart, for example.

12/23/09 Update: I decided to Nb530mgx a true test for any or no doubters Sayers out there. I just bought Terminator 2: Skynet Edition, which is known for not working on new and more expensive, Internet-enabled Blu-ray. Many have said that it is only a Profile 2.0 player, or workthat a code for a profile 1.0 player. The Nb530mgx is a Profile 1.1 player, and it booted and played well. No update firmware or code required. It took a few minutes to process a message that says that they know that I have a profile 2.0, which is not connected to the Internet. I get one, to fully exploit the capabilities, but then load them anyway. Took a minute and completed in 3 triangles on the same screen, and I was in the main menu. I went directly toenhanced version, and started down the game as normal. So that they do not need to spend much for a player of quality. I say again, when this is out there, get it. Read more helpful reviews

Magnavox Blu-ray Disc Player Nb530mgx Special Features:

• Full HD Resolution 1080p Video Output
• Up-Converts Standard DVD’s to 1080p Resolution
• 24FPS For Cinema Like Picture Quality
• HDMI Output (HDMI 1.3a Lossless High Bit Rate Audio Stream Output and Deep Color Processing – 10/12 bit)
• BONUSVIEW to enjoy advanced Picture-in-Picture content

Magnavox Blu-ray Disc Player Nb530mgx Overviews:

Experience the superior picture quality of Blu-ray movies in full 1080p high-definition on your HDTV. DVDs will also look their best thanks to 1080p upconversion on compatible HDTVs that have an HDMI port. The NB500MG9 can play CDs and JPEG photos that have been burned onto CD-Rs, too. Additional highlights include component video output and a digital coaxial output for connecting compatible surround sound systems.

Do yourself a favor and spend a few more dollars to get one that connects to the internet – 40daydreaming –
I bought this Blu-ray player for about 4 months, and I loved every minute of it until today. Today I tried to Inglorious Basterds play and stick to a single loading screen (waiting for so long, up to 20 minutes before I had given up). Figured I needed a firmware upgrade and quickly locate the site for download. The only problem is that the player does not read the disc. I tried 2 DVD-RW, CD-RW and CD-R. All have been a complete loss and ended with a disk read error. IInternet research and found that only works if you use the Open button to turn on the player, is one out of luck …. some places, said the folder containing the file (no sense), but I tried it and it is no copy. All in all, I have lost about 3 hours of my time. I work in IT and electronic gadgets are not enough to fall, a ship, so I'm not inexperienced in dealing with the issue. My advice is to spend a few dollars more on a Blu-ray player is connected to the Internet.Makes firmware updates a breeze. Do not download the zip file on your PC, packing it burining their hard drive only to determine that the player will not read. Just click on the Update button, download directl to the player (you) and you're done. My brother can have this first, get one that really works tomorrow. (Minus the problem of the firmware that the player can be provided in order, just not be able to play certain types of random metal … and no, we do not know not to play that one upYou try)

Can’t Update Firmware?! – B. Schaaf – Northern Texas
The player is great and the price is wonderful for the first time its Blu Ray. A big problem that I really wish I knew before I bought it was that you regularly update the firmware of the player DEMAND. Without the latest updates cards can no longer loaded. They do not even know that it will not work until you (for $ 20 to buy $ 80 each) and discovered after the fact that the player can not play without an update. I did not know they need on the players, NewsFor the latest firmware. My fault for not having studied, but – every manufacturer knows that this is necessary. Why this manufacturer to a big promotion, this is a great player, but does not update with the skills? No Ethernet connection, no WiFi capability (both very common in almost all other players), and set no updates at all on the website on a USB device. NOTHING. Wasted $ 178 for about $ 40 more you can get a differentManufacturers of Blu Ray player with WiFi and still plays an audio and video capabilities, along with outstanding features and ease of use. Spend a few dollars more – is much cheaper than a whole new player just 5 months after purchase to buy it – only to see the situation, always new movies.

Great Bluray – D. LIBUNAO –
I could not happen to be dealt with when I saw this on another online store. E 'was $ 99. I thought it will be great for my bedroom with my Toshiba Regza. I have a Sony BDP-S300 that I bought 2 years ago. The quality is even better than this. Regarding the comments of other users, there are no updates available online. It actually makes it possible for an update on the legal person blurays Funai Magnavox. I immediately received an upgrade to me, if I. Enjoy it all. [...]

DAYBREAKERS BLU-RAY (Net) (C: 0-1-3) Reviews

DAYBREAKERS BLU-RAY (Net) (C: 0-1-3) Overviews:

From Lionsgate Home Entertainment! Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) is a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world’s population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery – one which has the power to save the human race. Scheduled to ship in March 2010.