Samsung PD-P3600 or Roku: Any idea, any help ? Hi,I have a Sony BDPS500 Blu-ray player which I bought at the end of year 2007. I have been thinking to add the functionality of netflix streaming to my home theatre and narrowed down my options to BD-P3600 or RokuOffocurse Roku is a lot cheaper, however my old Dony Blu-ray player is really slow and annoying, even the mechanical functionality is slow.Does it make sense to spend an extra 200$ to get the Samsung Blu-ray and retire my old Sony or the Sony is just fine and get a Roku for streaming?ThanksTroy Samsung PD-P3600 or Roku: Any idea, any help ? Hi,I have a Sony BDPS500 Blu-ray player which I bought at the end of year 2007. I have been thinking to add the functionality of netflix... » Read More Samsung PD-P3600 or Roku: Any idea, any help ? Hi,I have a Sony BDPS500 Blu-ray player which I bought at the end of year 2007. I have been thinking to add the functionality of netflix streaming to my home theatre and narrowed down my options to BD-P3600 or RokuOffocurse Roku is a lot cheaper, however my old Dony Blu-ray player is really slow and annoying, even the mechanical functionality is slow.Does it make sense to spend an extra 200$ to get the Samsung Blu-ray and retire my old Sony or the Sony is just fine and get a Roku for streaming?ThanksTroy « Show Less
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Well, I have the Samsung BD-P3600 and love it. I conencted to my home server PC in about 5 minutes and instantly have access to 100s of my downloaded (torrent) Divx movies. Pretty sweet. Watching YouTube videos online is pretty addictive as well through the device, the Pandora radio also works slick.... I love the machine. They released a firmware a few weeks ago which I installed as soon as I bought my player (week ago) and have not had any problems at all. Maybe the new firmware fixed things?Each to his own, but for me the player works great and is super addictive with all the extra bells and whistles. Well, I have the Samsung BD-P3600 and love it. I conencted to my home server PC in about 5 minutes and instantly have access to 100s of my downloaded (torrent) Divx movies. Pretty sweet. Watching YouTube videos online is pretty addictive as well through the device, the Pandora radio also works slick.... I love the machine. They released a firmware a few weeks ago which I installed as soon as I bought my player (week ago) and have not had any problems at all. Maybe the new firmware fixed things?Each to his own, but for me the player works great and is super addictive with all the... » Read More Well, I have the Samsung BD-P3600 and love it. I conencted to my home server PC in about 5 minutes and instantly have access to 100s of my downloaded (torrent) Divx movies. Pretty sweet. Watching YouTube videos online is pretty addictive as well through the device, the Pandora radio also works slick.... I love the machine. They released a firmware a few weeks ago which I installed as soon as I bought my player (week ago) and have not had any problems at all. Maybe the new firmware fixed things?Each to his own, but for me the player works great and is super addictive with all the extra bells and whistles. « Show Less
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I recently purchased the Samsung 3600 (two months ago) and have no problems with down streaming Netflix, Pandora or anything else for that matter. I am using it wirelessly with a Linksys router running on N @ 5Ghz. It upscales perfectly and downsteams HD with no problems. It has lost the signal a couple of times in two months but that is normal for any wireless connection. I love this box and recommend it hightly.
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I agree with Jessica.... I had mine lock up after a firmware down load and I had to sent if back to NJ for repairs. What a PIA. Also had problems with my Samsung TV right out of the box and off it went for repairs. NO MORE SAMSUNG PRODUCTS FOR ME! Check out LG or Sony instead
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well all my friend!!If you want to see netflix, blockbuster or where ever HD movies you want, you need first HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIONS. I HAVE COMCAST 12 MBPS DOWLOAD AND 3 MPS UPLOAD and I can see HD in netflix , blockbuster and I can't remember exactly how many movies!!!! it's just like you see a blue ray DVD. Tried and you will see!! comcast have special offer!!! roku player is a really GOOD DEAL!!! but if you want to play blu ray disc you must have to buy a samsung bdp4600, if this model doesn't work for you replace by another keeping the same model, some time the firmwareis really bad,but you don't have nothing to loose, just time and we have more time than live, so don't give up!!! well all my friend!!If you want to see netflix, blockbuster or where ever HD movies you want, you need first HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIONS. I HAVE COMCAST 12 MBPS DOWLOAD AND 3 MPS UPLOAD and I can see HD in netflix , blockbuster and I can't remember exactly how many movies!!!! it's just like you see a blue ray DVD. Tried and you will see!! comcast have special offer!!! roku player is a really GOOD DEAL!!! but if you want to play blu ray disc you must have to buy a samsung bdp4600, if this model doesn't work for you replace by another keeping the same model, some time the firmwareis... » Read More well all my friend!!If you want to see netflix, blockbuster or where ever HD movies you want, you need first HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIONS. I HAVE COMCAST 12 MBPS DOWLOAD AND 3 MPS UPLOAD and I can see HD in netflix , blockbuster and I can't remember exactly how many movies!!!! it's just like you see a blue ray DVD. Tried and you will see!! comcast have special offer!!! roku player is a really GOOD DEAL!!! but if you want to play blu ray disc you must have to buy a samsung bdp4600, if this model doesn't work for you replace by another keeping the same model, some time the firmwareis really bad,but you don't have nothing to loose, just time and we have more time than live, so don't give up!!! « Show Less
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I have A 40in Samsung tv and then I decided to finish my package with the 3600 Blu Ray. This is a great machine, it was painles to connect including wireless. The download time of a movie is less than a minute with our wireless setip. The Pandora service is great.I would recommend this package that I have purchased.
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The 3600 has.... issues.We upgraded our old DVD player to this Samsung 3600 to get Blu-Ray and Netflix streaming. It locked up so often (at random points in movies) and at non-random points for DVD's that we returned it. We ultimately bought an upconversion Samsung 1080p9 DVD player for $69 and a Roku HD box for $99 (totaling a little over half what we paid for the 3600 unit). The upconverted DVD player provides fantastic picture and sound. Roku box is in the mail.
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Panasonic Support response to my question: I am hearing that Netflix will not be available for the DMP-BD70V. Does this mean that the DMP-BD70V is an obsolete machine and will not receive new updates and services as they become available?Thank you for your inquiry.The 2010 Blu Ray players models will have the NetFlix feature by default. There are no current updates available for our 2009 or earlier models to add this feature. Please continue to check our website for firmware updates. Current release for new Blu Ray players is Spring 2010.We hope this information is helpful to you. Thank you for contacting Panasonic. Panasonic Support response to my question: I am hearing that Netflix will not be available for the DMP-BD70V. Does this mean that the DMP-BD70V is an obsolete machine and will not receive new updates and services as they become available?Thank you for your inquiry.The 2010 Blu Ray players models will have the NetFlix feature by default. There are no current updates available for our 2009 or earlier models to add this feature. Please continue to check our website for firmware updates. Current release for new Blu Ray players is Spring 2010.We hope this... » Read More Panasonic Support response to my question: I am hearing that Netflix will not be available for the DMP-BD70V. Does this mean that the DMP-BD70V is an obsolete machine and will not receive new updates and services as they become available?Thank you for your inquiry.The 2010 Blu Ray players models will have the NetFlix feature by default. There are no current updates available for our 2009 or earlier models to add this feature. Please continue to check our website for firmware updates. Current release for new Blu Ray players is Spring 2010.We hope this information is helpful to you. Thank you for contacting Panasonic. « Show Less
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Thank you very much, E. Soares - I appreciate the information you've provided, especially the link to the electronic copy of the player's manual. Although not the answer we would have liked to see, it's not at all a surprise, given the super-low price on this.If I may offer a little hint, I've had my eye on the Sherwood BDP-5004 - it's been verified by several reviewers on other Forums as being PAL/NTSC, Region-Free capable. It's the only Blu-Ray I've seen so far that has this important (to me, at least) capability. I play a lot of music DVDs that are from Europe, UK, Japan and Australia.It's about twice as expensive as this Sylvania, but the added abilities would be worth it.Thanks again!Leo Thank you very much, E. Soares - I appreciate the information you've provided, especially the link to the electronic copy of the player's manual. Although not the answer we would have liked to see, it's not at all a surprise, given the super-low price on this.If I may offer a little hint, I've had my eye on the Sherwood BDP-5004 - it's been verified by several reviewers on other Forums as being PAL/NTSC, Region-Free capable. It's the only Blu-Ray I've seen so far that has this important (to me, at least) capability. I play a lot of music DVDs that are from Europe, UK, Japan and... » Read More Thank you very much, E. Soares - I appreciate the information you've provided, especially the link to the electronic copy of the player's manual. Although not the answer we would have liked to see, it's not at all a surprise, given the super-low price on this.If I may offer a little hint, I've had my eye on the Sherwood BDP-5004 - it's been verified by several reviewers on other Forums as being PAL/NTSC, Region-Free capable. It's the only Blu-Ray I've seen so far that has this important (to me, at least) capability. I play a lot of music DVDs that are from Europe, UK, Japan and Australia.It's about twice as expensive as this Sylvania, but the added abilities would be worth it.Thanks again!Leo « Show Less
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My Sony BDP-s550 just stopped playing blu-ray discs as well. I tried to upgrade the firmware but that failed. Sony support couldn't help me to get it working either. I ended up throwing it in the trash. This was very frustrating. I will definitely not buy another Sony blu-ray player.
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Mine works great for Netflix, don't use it for much anything else unless I'm bored or curious to see what else is online to watch. For an older unit it still hangs in there with some newer models and plays just about anything, I use the PS3 media server to stream movies that wouldn't otherwise play thru smart media or usb. I haven't seen any updates for the firmware since I got mine, but that may not be unusual since I haven't seen any problems other than some codecs that don't play unless streaming them from a PC.
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Samsung and Amazon work fine on other models, but not this one. Tons of chatter on the net with this. I just went several rounds with Amazon, and they claimed that the hardware (ie processor) won't work with their service. Personally, I find it baloney. , Other models of Samsung before and after work just fine. And other software such as Netflix work without issue. Their answer was to buy a Roku. Personally, I'd skip Prime and stay with Netflix. I'd think long and hard about buying Samsung again too. They both really pissed me off. So sorry.
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We have a Samsung HD digital TV that is about five years old now that is connected to the new Blu Ray player, we play reg. dvd's, Blu ray dvd's, and stream netflix with no problems. Hope this helps.
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It depends on what is important to you. If streaming movies in important to you I suggest the BDP-103. The BDP-83 does not have streaming capability built in. However, you can connect it to a router but then the money you save purchasing the 83 will be spent purchasing a router. I suggest that you call OPPO. They are extremely helpful and will not try to sell you something that you don't need. I must say that OPPO makes an excellent player. Don't be surprised of the weight. The case is made of metal which makes it heavier than most players on the market. Plus OPPO players are made in USA. I have two OPPO blu-ray players and I couldn't be happier.
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I only have a Roku 2 XS, but it works great with that. Check the Roku forums, but I would expect it to work. Edit: I notice this is the model with only RCA stereo plugs out. I actually have the model with RCA stereo and Digital Optical out, and get DD5.1 with Amazon. This will only give stereo out. My initial response below doesn't fit the model you are asking about.Note it only works with sources that use legacy Dolby 5.1 (DD5.1) (such as Amazon). It does NOT work with sources that use Digital Dolby Plus (DD+) such as Netflix. You are limited to PCM stereo there. DD+ can not be transported on an optical connection. Bummer. I only have a Roku 2 XS, but it works great with that. Check the Roku forums, but I would expect it to work. Edit: I notice this is the model with only RCA stereo plugs out. I actually have the model with RCA stereo and Digital Optical out, and get DD5.1 with Amazon. This will only give stereo out. My initial response below doesn't fit the model you are asking about.Note it only works with sources that use legacy Dolby 5.1 (DD5.1) (such as Amazon). It does NOT work with sources that use Digital Dolby Plus (DD+) such as Netflix. You are limited to PCM stereo there. DD+ can not be... » Read More I only have a Roku 2 XS, but it works great with that. Check the Roku forums, but I would expect it to work. Edit: I notice this is the model with only RCA stereo plugs out. I actually have the model with RCA stereo and Digital Optical out, and get DD5.1 with Amazon. This will only give stereo out. My initial response below doesn't fit the model you are asking about.Note it only works with sources that use legacy Dolby 5.1 (DD5.1) (such as Amazon). It does NOT work with sources that use Digital Dolby Plus (DD+) such as Netflix. You are limited to PCM stereo there. DD+ can not be transported on an optical connection. Bummer. « Show Less
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According to the Samsung website The Amazon app is not comparable with the BD-E5900 But it is compatible with the BD-E5900 /ZAThat sort of sucks big time. Whats the frigging problem that these two huge companies cant sort this out. My ten dollar used cell phone can run the app why cant a 180 dollar Bluray player...No sense in paying for Amazon prime any more and ...Well My Samsung BD-E5900 is going to Ebay now.
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My advice would be to go for the LG. The Samsung is a good player but the LG is multi-region Blu-ray with a remote code and a simple hack makes it multi-region for DVD too. The Samsung has a Reon scaler & the LG a QDEO scaler, both are excellent. I had the LG for almost 3yrs, it's a solid piece of kit and with the right firmwares (go to avs forums for these) you can play burnt BD - Rs & - REs, it plays all the HD audio types & it was updated to 'BD Live' for all the on-line stuff some discs have. The Samsung is a good machine & has its fans but I think the LG offers more.
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The Sony BDP-S560 does not stream internet video from any of the popular services (Blockbuster, Netflix, Amazon).The absence of the ability to stream video makes the built in WiFi, nearly pointless (the only use seems to be to access BD Live content available on some blu-ray discs).The less expensive Sony BDP-N460 Blu-ray Disc Player (Black) with a WiFi adapter (Linksys by Cisco WET610N Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band is preprogrammed to work with the N-460) or a dedicated Roku HD-XR unit stream video from these services over WiFi.
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I contacted Samsung who told me there was not an Amazon app available for that player, even though Amazon told me there was. I ended up disconnecting the player and bought Roku.
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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 support Cheaper by about 30 bucks on Amazon. Equal Both have 7.1 Analog Both 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.
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to try and offer some advice: i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic quality i had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my player with an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any 'issues" you may have best of luck to you
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You have my complete sympathy! I bought my 350 in September of 2008 for $350. A month later the s360 hit the market at a bit over $200. As far as a difference other than price, the 350 weighs in at almost twice what the 360 does, Per Amazon, 7 vs. 12 pounds. As an old school audiophile I still tend to put my trust in heavier equipment (I know its silly but old habits die hard). The 350 has provided excellent service but my 2 year old Oppo DV 981HD DVD player provides superior up scaling. If you can still return your 350 I'd suggest you consider kicking in 100 bucks more and order the Oppo BDP 83. I've spent too much on 2 players in the past two years to even consider that and I might not even see or hear the difference. Bottom Line: You have a good reliable machine but like me, paid too much for it!
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I had the same question about my BD-C6500. After scouring the web without finding anything, I e-mailed both Amazon (no info) and Samsung (no reply), then called Samsung, who said that for now only their TV's support Amazon's streaming, but suggested that I keep checking their site for updates; so maybe they have plans in the works to add Blu-rays so they stay competitive with Sony and Panasonic, some of who's models ARE supported? Wish I better better news!