Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player Review
The Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player is one of the most innovative DVD players in today's market.
It connects to your HDTV so you can do more than just watch DVD movies.
Once connected to your TV, you get connected to the Internet and can watch movies online.
You can access Blockbuster, Facebook and Twitter.
You can go to your online Flickr account and view your photos.
It is also possible to listen to streaming music on Pandora.
One Of the most popular functions users like about this unit is that they are able to watch movies on Netflix on their TV set.
You can also use several apps on your TV through the Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player, access files from your PC, and even use it wireless if you can provide the wireless LAN adaptor.
Unfortunately, the unit does not come with a wireless LAN but is wireless ready for your convenience.
Pros One advantage of this DVD player is the slim design and the amazing picture quality.
Many swear by the excellent picture they get with the Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.
It also has an advanced HD audio system, a Dolby digital TruHD, DTS-HHD Master Audio system with a 2 channel audio layout.
Another thing that users love about this Blu-Ray is it even improves picture quality on ordinary DVDs.
You will see a marked difference if you watch these DVDs on an old player and when you play it on the Samsung Blu-Ray.
Another plus is the ease to set it up and its ability to start quickly and load a disk in no time.
It isn't just highly functional and fully loaded with features, it also looks good with its slim design and touch sensitive buttons in front.
The remote can be used with ease, even by people with large hands and fingers.
The remote also works from awkward angles and far distances, performing better than other remote controls.
Many users also love the way the Pandora app works on the Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.
It has a great looking interface and you can even place your thumbs-up or thumbs-down feedback while you listen to the music.
The music stream is seamless and you won't even notice it buffering.
The makers, Samsung, are also considerate enough to make their machine perform automatic updates to the firmware.
You will find that the player constantly updates the firmware as soon as a new version is available.
You don't even have to do a thing to keep the machine up-to-date.
Although it is Wi-Fi ready but doesn't come with the Wi-Fi hardware, you can connect it to your computer with a CAT-5 cable.
This is actually an advantage since Wi-Fi gadgets do suffer from signal interference if your wireless phone rings or when your microwave is working.
Interference via Wi-Fi can disrupt the movie you are downloading.
Cons Of course every gadget has a downside.
The Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player doesn't display subtitles without some tweaking.
When you try to rewind a film you're viewing, you have to re-enter the validation code again.
The lag won't be that bad though.
Another negative aspect is, the player isn't equipped with enough storage space with only 60mb.
So if you are the type who likes to download a lot of apps, you may have to constantly delete older apps you don't use anymore.
You can also resolve this issue by using a USB flash drive that you can insert at the back where the LAN adaptor is supposed to go.
The Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player also tends to freeze occasionally when using Netflix or when playing DVDs.
New DVD disks aren't spared from this quirk too.
You can restart it but it can be annoying to have to do this sometimes.
Most people are happy with the Samsung Blu-Ray disk player even with the quirks because the excellent picture quality and features make up for the negative issues.
The price isn't bad too considering it supports apps unlike other DVD players in the same price range.
It connects to your HDTV so you can do more than just watch DVD movies.
Once connected to your TV, you get connected to the Internet and can watch movies online.
You can access Blockbuster, Facebook and Twitter.
You can go to your online Flickr account and view your photos.
It is also possible to listen to streaming music on Pandora.
One Of the most popular functions users like about this unit is that they are able to watch movies on Netflix on their TV set.
You can also use several apps on your TV through the Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player, access files from your PC, and even use it wireless if you can provide the wireless LAN adaptor.
Unfortunately, the unit does not come with a wireless LAN but is wireless ready for your convenience.
Pros One advantage of this DVD player is the slim design and the amazing picture quality.
Many swear by the excellent picture they get with the Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.
It also has an advanced HD audio system, a Dolby digital TruHD, DTS-HHD Master Audio system with a 2 channel audio layout.
Another thing that users love about this Blu-Ray is it even improves picture quality on ordinary DVDs.
You will see a marked difference if you watch these DVDs on an old player and when you play it on the Samsung Blu-Ray.
Another plus is the ease to set it up and its ability to start quickly and load a disk in no time.
It isn't just highly functional and fully loaded with features, it also looks good with its slim design and touch sensitive buttons in front.
The remote can be used with ease, even by people with large hands and fingers.
The remote also works from awkward angles and far distances, performing better than other remote controls.
Many users also love the way the Pandora app works on the Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.
It has a great looking interface and you can even place your thumbs-up or thumbs-down feedback while you listen to the music.
The music stream is seamless and you won't even notice it buffering.
The makers, Samsung, are also considerate enough to make their machine perform automatic updates to the firmware.
You will find that the player constantly updates the firmware as soon as a new version is available.
You don't even have to do a thing to keep the machine up-to-date.
Although it is Wi-Fi ready but doesn't come with the Wi-Fi hardware, you can connect it to your computer with a CAT-5 cable.
This is actually an advantage since Wi-Fi gadgets do suffer from signal interference if your wireless phone rings or when your microwave is working.
Interference via Wi-Fi can disrupt the movie you are downloading.
Cons Of course every gadget has a downside.
The Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player doesn't display subtitles without some tweaking.
When you try to rewind a film you're viewing, you have to re-enter the validation code again.
The lag won't be that bad though.
Another negative aspect is, the player isn't equipped with enough storage space with only 60mb.
So if you are the type who likes to download a lot of apps, you may have to constantly delete older apps you don't use anymore.
You can also resolve this issue by using a USB flash drive that you can insert at the back where the LAN adaptor is supposed to go.
The Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player also tends to freeze occasionally when using Netflix or when playing DVDs.
New DVD disks aren't spared from this quirk too.
You can restart it but it can be annoying to have to do this sometimes.
Most people are happy with the Samsung Blu-Ray disk player even with the quirks because the excellent picture quality and features make up for the negative issues.
The price isn't bad too considering it supports apps unlike other DVD players in the same price range.
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