Best buy has this Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-Ray player on sale for $199.99 w/ $50 GC Also there is 10% off coupon out there (please search) - make it approx $130 plus tax.
I have this and it is an excellent player. Samsung upgrades firmware often, and recently added the ability to play Blockbuster net-rentals and Youtube videos, as well as Netflix and Pandora.
Doubtful. Not many people would have the internet bandwidth to receive it.
1080p is ~356Mb/s uncompressed vs 720p's ~158Mb/s. Even highly compressed you'd still be looking at something between 6 and 14Mb/s, depending on the content and compression schemes.
Netflix isnt even putting out 720p as far as I know.
fongch said: Best buy has this Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-Ray player on sale for $199.99 w/ $50 GC Also there is 10% off coupon out there (please search) - make it approx $130 plus tax.Can you use the $50 GC on the blu ray player itself? If not, then you still pay $180 for the player and THEN you can get $50 of other stuff. I think the title needs to be edited.
sklar said: Doubtful. Not many people would have the internet bandwidth to receive it.
1080p is ~356Mb/s uncompressed vs 720p's ~158Mb/s. Even highly compressed you'd still be looking at something between 6 and 14Mb/s, depending on the content and compression schemes.
Netflix isnt even putting out 720p as far as I know.
Netflix does stream some titles in HD (at least on my TiVo HD). It's better than regular streams, but not as clean as a blu-ray.
You're going to have a hard time using the 10% coupon because it's only good towards regular priced merchandise... $199 is a sale price... Still a good deal with or without the extra 10%...
I have this Blu-Ray player and it is awesome. It DOES NOT come with the wireless adapter. One way around this is to use a low cost wireless router and turn it into a bridge. Then plug the Blu-Ray player into the router...
Fliptech said: sklar said: Doubtful. Not many people would have the internet bandwidth to receive it.
1080p is ~356Mb/s uncompressed vs 720p's ~158Mb/s. Even highly compressed you'd still be looking at something between 6 and 14Mb/s, depending on the content and compression schemes.
Netflix isnt even putting out 720p as far as I know.
Netflix does stream some titles in HD (at least on my TiVo HD). It's better than regular streams, but not as clean as a blu-ray.
Looks like they do offer some titles in 720p, but they're encoding at ~2.5-3.5Mb/s @24fps, which is about 8x the compression level of a blu-ray and less than half the usual rate of a DVD.
I find the SD stuff looks like VHS HQ quality level and the "HD" stuff looks slightly fuzzier and has slightly more artifacting than a regular dvd.
Even when watching HD, my wife (no video aficionado) can walk through the room and say "Oh, you're watching something on Netflix". Observably not as good as Directv's 720p HD and far less than our blu-ray player.
$199.99 may be the regular price. i don't see anything about this being a "sale" price on the website. the $50 GC is just a bonus and should have nothing to do with the final price of the dvd player. i'm going out to see if i can use the 10% coupon i got in the mail from BB.
ajay71 said: BestBuy 10% OFF Movers Guide SINGLE USE Coupon here...You are misleading people by saying single use; to just about everyone, that means there is a distinctive code where once used for anyone, it stops working for everyone.
Are you trying to say that you can only use it once per Reward Zone membership? Or are you just making stuff up?
From reading the AVS forums on this model, it streams MKV, AVCHD, MP4, MP3 from a network share, in addition to Pandora, YouTube, Netflix, Blockbuster support. CNET review says load times are good as PS3, video quality is superior and firmware updates are frequent. Seems like a great player.
Toddler said: From reading the AVS forums on this model, it streams MKV, AVCHD, MP4, MP3 from a network share, in addition to Pandora, YouTube, Netflix, Blockbuster support. CNET review says load times are good as PS3, video quality is superior and firmware updates are frequent. Seems like a great player.
Link?
I thought the MKV support was only for UK players.. maybe I'm thinking of the UK LG BD370.
edit: looks like it does have .mkv support. I asked on AVS forums what audio codecs are supported. Anyone know if it supports DTS and AC3?
srl99 said: Check your local Fry's - some have LG BD370 on sale for $129 - which is a great deal. [A screaming deal - thanks vickh!]
FYI - streaming movies seems to require a 3 Mb or higher internet connection (5 Mb recommended?)
--SRL
Isn't the fry's deal refurbished?
LTLURKER
Member
posted: Oct. 5, 2009 @ 8:13p
Just got back from Fry's South in Houston. Marked $149.00 but rang up as $129.00 at register. New in box. They were stacked at the entrance. Three left.
LTLURKER said: Just got back from Fry's South in Houston. Marked $149.00 but rang up as $129.00 at register. New in box. They were stacked at the entrance. Three left.
P1600 or my LG deal?
P1600 was $159 in AZ Fry's . Does someone have a scan for PM @BB??
a-max said: ajay71 said: BestBuy 10% OFF Movers Guide SINGLE USE Coupon here...You are misleading people by saying single use; to just about everyone, that means there is a distinctive code where once used for anyone, it stops working for everyone.
Are you trying to say that you can only use it once per Reward Zone membership? Or are you just making stuff up?
It's "wifi ready", meaning they want you to buy an $80 dongle ($56 shipped here).
Or you can setup a network bridge.
unadog
Member
posted: Oct. 9, 2009 @ 9:41p
I got an "open box" Samsung 1600 at my local Best Buy for $150. Also got the instant $50 gift card, net cost $100. Great player, great price!
I am also going to buy an LG 390 for a downstairs player if anyone has seen a good deal on those. I see $267 most recently at a few different places. The LG 370 is about $183.
LG BD370 is $149 at Fry's B&M regular price (actually $122 open box price as reported by several FWers, including myself.. picked one up today at lunch).
just to save others time, you cannot apply the 10% off coupon and the $50 GC. The system is set up to take either the discount, or give you the GC as it is considered a bundle with the regular price of $199. If you discount it, no $50 GC comes up. Bought it anyway, as $150 is a good deal and I had some GCs to use up (though now have a new one)...
My two purchases, at two separate stores, were for open box P1600(s) for $169.00. At the register, the $50 GC promo pop up happened once the transaction was totaled. So $119.00 net (figuring the value of the GC) Used the 1st GC to purchase part of the 2nd P1600.
YMMV of course on the discount amount of the open box items.
Toddler said: From reading the AVS forums on this model, it streams MKV, AVCHD, MP4, MP3 from a network share, in addition to Pandora, YouTube, Netflix, Blockbuster support. CNET review says load times are good as PS3, video quality is superior and firmware updates are frequent. Seems like a great player.
which player are you talking about? LG bd370 or OP's samsung 1600? I thought only the UK LG370 can stream from network share. In the US, i thought only BD390 can do that but is much more. If you are talking about the samsung, again I thought it is the 3600 that stream from network share. The 1600 does mkv, etc. from usb only I thought. If i am wrong then please link info from AVS forum.
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