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basselope · 11-21-2009, 09:50 AM

THX for the moral support, PFC5.
No further response from Samsung.

It seems that BD players are a hit-and-miss proposition at this stage. The BD35 gets great reviews from some owners while others note a variety of different issues; only plays xx movie with SD card installed, only when networked, only after FW upgrade, still can't play it,etc. I can't help but feel that the big issue is a mixture of marginal component/build quality combined with the studios constantly pushing through new "features" that the manufacturers have to keep up with. This kind of vicious cycle would tend to keep everything right on the edge of functionality, or, as in my case, often on the wrong side of it.

It's sad that I get much better service from my little $35.00 Phillips 5140 than from the 1400.

11-21-2009, 09:50 AM	#9
basselope Have I no do not dyslexia Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Why? Who's askin'? Are you with the ATF? Posts: 41	THX for the moral support, PFC5. No further response from Samsung. It seems that BD players are a hit-and-miss proposition at this stage. The BD35 gets great reviews from some owners while others note a variety of different issues; only plays xx movie with SD card installed, only when networked, only after FW upgrade, still can't play it,etc. I can't help but feel that the big issue is a mixture of marginal component/build quality combined with the studios constantly pushing through new "features" that the manufacturers have to keep up with. This kind of vicious cycle would tend to keep everything right on the edge of functionality, or, as in my case, often on the wrong side of it. It's sad that I get much better service from my little $35.00 Phillips 5140 than from the 1400. __________________ Samsung LN-T4071 PS3 250GB, PSN ID: Whoormoan Samsung HT-AS720 DTV HR21-700 Monoprice.com cables Samsung BD-P1400 (retired)