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Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player from: Samsung Binding: Electronics Brand: Samsung Department: Home Audio Video EAN: 0036725608054 Item Dimensions: Label: Samsung Manufacturer: Samsung Model: BD-P3600 MPN: BD-P3600 Publisher: Samsung Release Date: March 31, 2009 Studio: Samsung Features:
Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: Samsung BD-P3600 plays Blu-ray high-definition discs (selectable output resolution: 1080p signals available through HDMI output only; 720p/1080i signals available through HDMI or component video) with selectable 720p/1080i/1080p video upconversion for DVD (upconverted video available through HDMI output only). There is built-in audio decoding for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential--Netflix video and Pandora music streaming (subscriptions to these services required). Player has 2 USB ports (1 front, 1 rear) for storing downloaded BD-Live material. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Does not play all Blu Ray moviesI've had this player about a year. Firmware glitches and incompatabilites with certain titles have prevented me from watching several movies with the latest being Invictus and Book of Eli using the most recent 2.09 Firmware. If you search for this issue, you'll se countless posts from other users experience the exact same issue with these and other titles. I'd stay clear from this player, perhaps from Samsung altogether until they get their act together. And when I called and chatted online for support, it was terrible. You get the answer Du Jour depending on who you talk to. The same movies played just fine on my Panasonic Blu Ray player. Another issue I have with this player is everytime I do a firmware update, I have to go into the audio setup and change some obscure audio output setting or surround sound does not work. Then you have to reaccept the 10 pages of Terms and Conditions for each Internet service like NetFlix and Pandora. Rating:  - An Expensive Mistake - A 3 Month Labor Warranty!READ THE FINE PRINT ON THE WARRANTY BEFORE YOU PURCHASE! AND, IF A PRODUCT SO MUCH AS SQUEEKS, RETURN IT IMMEDIATELY! We were complete idiots to buy this Blu-Ray Player! The warranty is THREE MONTHS ON LABOR AND ONE YEAR ON PARTS! We purchased a Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-Rayplzyer in December and within the first month or so, it would pixilate when you fast-forwarded DVD's or Blu-Ray discs to get past the movie previews. We thought it was an issue with the discs! After 5 months, the unit completely stopped working -- showing blocks of pixels in a jerky manner. We tried using a lens cleaner but that didn't solve the problem. After calling Samsung, we discovered yes there is a one year PARTS warranty, but THE LABOR WARRANTY IS THREE MONTHS ONLY. After the 3 months, then you pay shipping and $50 labor cost. After several requests as to what the problem with the unit was, Samsung customer care advised that the main board on the player had failed. Apparently to me, ... Read More Rating: - Okay after 6 months of usageAfter six months of owning this unit, I've decided to write a hopefully insightful review for future consumers. You can get this product for $140 at your local Best Buy, which is considerable cheaper than its original retail value of $400. So, let's start off with the positives, which include: - Decent (I'll explain in the negative section) picture quality. - Superb connectivity via router or Ethernet. I'd recommend Ethernet for faster download times for streaming video and music. - Netflix is great, just follow the instructions. Remember, you have to have a Netflix subscription, can only view On Demand video, and can only view those On Demand videos that are in your Netflix Que. This means that you can browse Netflix's DVD selection...they have to be in your que. In addition, this (and no other) blu-ray player can stream hi-def videos (yet). - Pandora...is simply amazing. I have two Polk towers, center, and subwoofer, which ... Read More Rating: - Samsung Support StinksI bought this system and at first I was happy with it. Three months after I had it they sent a firmware update automatically. That is when the system started to break down. It started to skip on both downloaded and DVD material. I called 4 times to support and each time got a different answer. No surprise that the system was out of warranty. I found for $50 I could get it worked on by Samsung. I thought why not. I sent it back and am now finding out that it takes 2 weeks to get to them via slow boat shipping. They will take 4 weeks to work on it and then it will take 2 weeks to get it back. This is horrible service on their equiptment and horrible support. I would not purchase another samsung blueray. Rating: - Very frustratingI wouldn't recommend this player. We've been using it for about 6 months now. It consistently has problems reading discs, both BluRay and DVD, I'd say about 90% of the time. The disc starts to load, but then the player hangs somewhere before the title screen. Most of the time, we can fix it by ejecting and inserting the disc again; after 2-3 tries, the player will typically work. Once the video starts playing from the title screen, things usually work okay. Last night was a first; we got a "NOT SUPPORT!" message on a BluRay disc that we got from Netflix that we couldn't resolve, and had to send the disc back. Other glitches are just plain sloppy and annoying. The controls on the box are typically unresponsive; you have to push the Eject button 10 times for the player to respond (the remote works fine). The startup ring has an annoying digital skip every time, similar to the skipping sound on a music CD. That kind of stuff is just sloppy. We bought ... Read More |
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