Samsung BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player

[htaddikt]

I can only comment on my experience with the 5000 which has been very good. Keep in mind Samsung is just releasing a new player that does most all decoding on-board but still has 7.1 analog outputs. The 2550. probably around $400.
And Oppo Digital is releasing their first BD player that will have DVD-A and SACD capability.
I doubt it will be less than $500 for starters.
Of course, neither of those will play HD DVDs.
Back to your original question, I think it's still a good buy at $300..I might consider an extended warranty..I got one for $29 for 2 years on mine. Only because Samsung's labor warranty was only 3 months.

[imbeaujp]

Thanks !

[tbase1]

Just bagged one of these off fleabay from a second hander for $238.00 to replace my tosh. a20 and sony s300. I might keep my second room dual format setup ( a30 and s301) or buy the lg bh200. What say you guys about both the sammy and LG?

[barmic]

Bought the BD-UP5000 in October. It plays dvds and hd dvds fine, no problems at all.
Bluray was another story. Player came with firmware 1.2. Tried to watch Stargate. Film fails 2/3 of the way in. Watched Indiana Jones 4 after several loading attempts, finally played after 5th or 6th attempt. Watched Cars after 2-3 loads. Watched POTC 2 & 3 with no problems. upgraded to firmware 1.3. Tried Iron Man, POTC 1,2,3, ratatouile, Fifth Element, Mamma Mia, Cars, etc. NO Bluray will load. upgraded to firmware 1.4 still no loading of bluray. other formats no problems. Talked to Level 2 tech, he promises an upgrade "in about 2 weeks" as of Dec 15. Still no upgrade. I have down-and-upgraded between 1.3 and 1.4 3 times with discs burned on 3 different PCs. no Luck. IMO this player was rushed to production. I bought a Panasonic DMP-BD35 for BD play. NICE little player! I will keep the BD-UP5000 for HDdvd play for now, and hope the NEXT firmware update works. I got it fairly cheap so I am hopeful....otherwise i will be very leery of samsung in future. I have a panasonic TV and LOVE IT. So I guess I am becoming brand-loyal to panny considering the nice BD player I just got.

[htaddikt]

barmic wrote:

Bought the BD-UP5000 in October. It plays dvds and hd dvds fine, no problems at all.
Bluray was another story. Player came with firmware 1.2. Tried to watch Stargate. Film fails 2/3 of the way in. Watched Indiana Jones 4 after several loading attempts, finally played after 5th or 6th attempt. Watched Cars after 2-3 loads. Watched POTC 2 & 3 with no problems. upgraded to firmware 1.3. Tried Iron Man, POTC 1,2,3, ratatouile, Fifth Element, Mamma Mia, Cars, etc. NO Bluray will load. upgraded to firmware 1.4 still no loading of bluray. other formats no problems. Talked to Level 2 tech, he promises an upgrade "in about 2 weeks" as of Dec 15. Still no upgrade. I have down-and-upgraded between 1.3 and 1.4 3 times with discs burned on 3 different PCs. no Luck. IMO this player was rushed to production. I bought a Panasonic DMP-BD35 for BD play. NICE little player! I will keep the BD-UP5000 for HDdvd play for now, and hope the NEXT firmware update works. I got it fairly cheap so I am hopeful....otherwise i will be very leery of samsung in future. I have a panasonic TV and LOVE IT. So I guess I am becoming brand-loyal to panny considering the nice BD player I just got.

Actually, I just sold my BD-UP5000 and it was still working flawlessly. I no longer needed a player for HD DVD as I had only a few disks that I owned.
I picked up the Panny BD55 as I needed 5.1 analog outputs. Excellent player, though the bass management and general setup for analogs is poorly executed both in the menu and explaining it in the manual. Performance-wise it is excellent for PQ/AQ.

Kind of a reverse situation, I am feeding a Samsung plamsa and love the picture. The 5000 worked out well for me, although I am aware some had a few hiccups with these players or updates. So much for duo players. They do (or did) serve their purpose.

[tbase1]

both of my players work with no prblems, but I'm the lucky one. I own to many hd-dvd's and will not replace them for nothing...I'm also buying them for less then 10 bucks a pop.