Its a gamble with a refurbished unit.
582342
The unit I received unfortunately did not work. I went ahead and bout a new R6300v2, love it.
198385
The refurbished unit arrived with a defect. With any fluctuation of the line voltage, even as low as half a volt as the result of the a/c, fridge, oven, even the bathroom fan being turned on, the video will flash to black, then the video will be paused. This is a HUGE issue. Sony has declined to offer warranty service due to the unit being refurbished. I will never again buy refurbished.
3404725
I bought a refurb item, well I thought it was a refurbished item. One of the d-pad is broken off and the throttle kinda sounds like it has an electrical problem like wires crunching or something.

*edit* Now my throttle LED's do not work. Either this is a refurb like I actually thought it was and it never got refurbished (these things happen we are all humans) or they listed it wrong. Definitely sending it back.
4112733
Refurbished unit will not activate in Canada - ONLY USA.
861030
Watch out who you buy this from, it may come used and you will NOT be able to reset it.
3406497
Two stars for being improperly refurbished.

I ordered three and two out three came without being reset to new out of the box.

They would turn on and play discs but that was it.  I could not access the settings menu of the player at all.

I had to do a hard reset which is what they should have done at the factory.

Turn the player on and firmly hold down the stop button on the player for 20 seconds then restart and setup.

Important: Once you can get to settings, turn off the HDMI Deep Blue setting.  This did not play well with my new 60" Vizio.

Lastly, check for an online software update,
3027350
This was an unpleasant surprise.  Samsung is a solid brand and I don't believe that refurbished means crap.  However, what I considered a long process to neatly wire and properly connect this system turned out to be a waste of time.  My first problem with this system was that there were features advertised that weren't actually available.  The amazon product description says: "Experience all your favorite DVD and Bluray titles as well as SMART content like web browsing..." I expected an actual web browser and there is not one to be found.  Because I saw a pamphlet that stated I should update the system, and the system said to update it when I turned it on, I figured, maybe I need to update the system and Ill have access to a web browser and few more loaded apps.  WRONG!!  I do the update, and not only did I not have a browser feature, but the update deleted about 3 preloaded apps.

OK I thought, lets just worry about the web browser tomorrow and enjoy a bluray with this lovely 5.1 setup.  I only hooked up the front 3 and the sub to start. I mean the sound was the main reason I got the thing right.  Once I turned a movie on though, my living room sounded like a trunk on a low rider.  The speaker working was the sub.  I tried checking connections, at the system and the speakers.  I tried switching the plugs to other ports to see if it was the port and not the speakers.  I reset the whole system back to factory settings.  I raised the db in the audio settings.  I turned the volume up very high and all I got was booming base and muddy sounding voices playing though the sub.  I eventually gave up on it figuring I got a lemon and put in for an RMA.

The next morning when I went to unplug everything and repackage the thing, I decided to see what would happen when if I switched terminals put + to  and  to +.  OH MY!!!  The speakers started to work, at least the center and right channel.  It seems that the wires that run from the system to the speakers were wired incorrectly.  The left channel began to work, but it wasn't an issue of the wire being assembled wrong, but the connection being very sensitive.

In the end I was impressed with the way the system sounded, while playing Sucker Punch, however, I still am going to send the system back, because Im concerned about other problems I may have regarding the functionality of a system that has shown assembly issues out the box.

Before you question my ability to read directions or connect speakers, I built my own computer and owned a vintage component stereo system with Technics receiver and KEF Speakers, that I upgraded wiring to monster braided high current thick wiring.
I hope I'm the only one to have this experience.  I was really looking forward to enjoying this system.  I purchased an optical audio cable to connect my tv to the system and a wireless keyboard to browse the net from my couch.  Now, because I have to find a suitable replacement, they may be sitting for a week or so.
3215089
This refurbished unit looks and performs just like a new one.
1486019
First off the HDMI cable that was suppose to come with wasn't with it. It had a three colored chord with it. The Wireless didn't even work in it and I had the correct key phase from my DSL. Yeah so it was Refurbished which means it is suppose to be fixed. Well it wasn't and I have learned my lesson never to buy anything refurbished again. Because now the vizio one I ordered for my Dad won't come until after Father's Day Which is what I was buying this for.
4064367
Odd that the ad for the "new" (not refurbished) BD-HM57C has only 2 1/2 stars (with 45 reviews). I would doubt seriously that all the issues of the new model miraculously disappeared after being refurbished. People are paid to post Amazon ads to boost sales. So be careful out there.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-BD-FM57C-Blu-Ray-Player-Streaming/dp/B00CWDEX2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416514712&sr=8-1&keywords=BD-FM57C
2601716
I purchased a refurbed unit that claimed to have little damage, but was pretty scuffed up (Amazons fault with their description).It still works fine, and I would buy another (just not a refurbished one).
4951712
It was refurbished works display is a hair dim other then that works like a new one.
3872713
This review is for the "certified" refurbished lift stand mixer.  Actually, that should be "mixers", plural.  I ended up getting two of these, but will not be keeping either of them.

The first unit I ordered looked good and turned on, but that is as far as I got before realizing one of the feet on the bottom of the unit was broken.  These feet are composed of rubber grommets inserted into metal tabs that are welded to the inside of the base.  One foot had a weld that was loose.  Not completely broken off, but it would not have lasted long.  While I did not expect the unit to look brand new (although it actually did), it should be functionally intact and a wobbly base was unacceptable.  As a result, I requested a replacement unit, assuming the quality inspection for this refurbished unit just missed this defect, but that would not be the norm for other "certified" units.

Wrong.

The replacement unit arrived very quickly (before I had even shipped the original unit back).  Unfortunately, this unit was in worse shape than the first one. No manual for the mixer was included in the box (unlike the first unit), the metal bowl had stains inside that looked like it was not washed well before shipment, and there was a scratch in the paint on the base.  The scratched paint was disappointing but expected from a refurbished unit so I didn't let that bother me.  However, what did upset me was when I turned this unit on, it didn't work.  You could hear the motor power on, but the mixer did not move.  After about 5 seconds, the motor sound would stop.  I tried all speeds and got the same result - no movement, just the motor hum for a few seconds, then nothing.

I don't buy a lot of refurbished items, but the ones I have purchased did function just as well as a new unit and were clean when I received them.  This product disappointed me twice with items I believe would have been found if the product had actually been refurbished with any attention or care.  I am very suspect of KitchenAid's certification process for their refurbished goods and I won't be making any additional purchases of their products.
4517856
It didn't work right out of the box and I bought it new!!
3851212
i paid for a new cell phone and get a refurbished one with a lot of problems. it was a disappointment experience
3786560
Maybe the NEW one will(actually does) but refurbished lasts maybe 2 hours tops So for an other $10.00-$15.00 more it's better to buy new!
UPDATE NOW IT'S DEAD Buy new
3926539
It would have been really nice to know this part would be a refurbished part. It was obviously beat all to hell in it's previous life and they tried to cover it up with a thick coating of black paint.