Strengths: Very good viewing quality, ease of use, energy efficient feature. Easy to use menus.

Weaknesses: Need to upgrade firmware out of the box, a task that is difficult for some folks.

Summary: very good price, player does a fantastic job with blu-ray, a very good job with regular dvd. Be aware that to create the firmware update cd you must be able to burn an iso file. Other than that, a wonderful player. Energy saving feature comes on sooner than I like. I have gotten very good support from Samsung on the phone.

Strengths: Easy to operate, great picture quality, relatively inexpensive

Weaknesses: A bit slow

Summary: This is my second purchase of this player - good product. Rememeber to update the firmware. I purchased it as a gift several months after buying one for myself. After a review of what is available on the market I decided on the same model.

Strengths: fast load time, great picture & audio. Affordable & reliable.

Weaknesses: none

Summary: I have not had a single problem/issue with this player. from day one, it has performed like a champ. the images and audio produced by it are unmatched. Outperformed my PS3 and my friend's Sharp hands down. Would strongly recommend this to anyone.

Strengths: Havnt found one yet.

Weaknesses: Poor build quality

Summary: I bought one of these players and couldnt wait to set it up. I got it home and immediatley unwrapped it. I set it up and switched it on. I first tried the film "300" and it played. I switched to off and then placed it neatly amounst my other players. I was disapointed to see that upon switching it on for a second time, the player "froze" and displayed "loading". I turned it on and off hopeing the player would sort itself out. NO! It didnt. Each time the samsung screen displayed and the player said loading. Nothing happened. I let it load several times for up to 20mins. Still nothing. I even tried other films just in case it was the film error and not the player. Still nothing. Dont buy this product. Too many problems noted by other users.

Strengths: Great Picture easy to setup, you can update the firmware on this one.

Weaknesses: noneUPDATE: 3 weeks later only plays blue ray DVDs, won't play standard DVD or even a CD. Samsung says send it them to be fixed.

Summary: Picture looks fantastic. Sound is dolby digital. I've put 3 new blue ray discs in, and all of them have worked, and so have the old standard DVDs. Firmware can be updated through an ethernet connection for future Blue Ray formats, and any potential problems. Easy to use. UPDATE: 3 weeks later only plays blue ray DVDs, won't play standard DVDs or even a CD. Also will not reconnect to the network. Samsung says send it them to be fixed. They didn't even want to pay to ship it to them, so I had to call them back for that and complain once I received the email. At this point this gets an unacceptable rating I am out a DVD player for at least 3-4 weeks which will include shipping it to New Jersey, plus over $300 on a DVD player that's already failed once. I hope it continues to work after they send it back.

Strengths: - Relatively affordable- 1080P Output- Decodes new audio formats and outputs via LPCM

Weaknesses: - Requires frequent firmware upgrades to play certain movies- Slow load times

Summary: For the price this player is OK. I have purchased many Samsung products in the past, including other BD players and TVs. This will probably be my last. Their build quality and performance standards just aren't acceptable for the investment. Overall I am fairly satisfied with this unit though. I have it paired with a Sammy 50" 1080P DLP, H/K AVR 247, and Infinity Primus speakers. The unit's performance in this setup is very good (after firmware upgrades). With those firmware updates it has played everything that I have thrown at it (after long load times). Make sure that if you buy a Sammy BD player that you get the 1400 or later, as the 1000 and 1200 are terrible (personal experience).

Strengths: Quality picture

Weaknesses: build quality lacking

Summary: I set up the player and it performed well until I rented Trapped on blu-ray. When I loaded the disc it displayed a screen indicating the disc would not play without a software upgrade. I plugged in a phone-line and did a firmware upgrade. I then attempted to play the movie a second time whereupon the the tray lock up and no amount of resets would get it open.I was so disgusted I took out my revenge by destroying it with a sledge hammer and then tossing it into the dumpster.When they build a real blu-ray player for under $200.00 I'll think about buying another one.

Strengths: Good Picture

Weaknesses: Won't play some Blu-Ray Disks

Summary: I've gone through 2 Die Hard disks and the player just locks up. I've downloaded new firmware without any luck. Looking at some forums, everyone is having these problems with certain disks. It is hard to believe that Samsung would release a player that doesn't work with all the movies and that an upgrade to the firmware doesn't take care of the problem. DON'T BY THIS PLAYER!

Strengths: Fantastic picture with a 1080p LCD, faster loading times that with other high definition disc (HDDVD/Blu-ray) players, nice aesthetics

Weaknesses: Loading times still somewhat slow, some adjustments needed to make signal pass through A/V receiver, dim display

Summary: This player provides a fantastic picture, 1080p looks amazing. The player is also a nice looking player and not as big and boxy as some of the older blu-ray (Sony) players. The picture with standard DVDs also looks great. Once set up properly the picure cannot be beat.There were some problems setting up the player though, it seems it needs to detect a supported device for it to output 1080p. To do this I had to enable HDMI control on my TV to override the receiver. It seems it wont output 1080p if it detects a receiver and not a TV. This means that if my TV isn't on before I turn the player on it reverts to 1080i and I have to re-enable it in the menu. Also, the display on the front of the player is very dim and it is very difficult to read when the room is not totally dark.

Strengths: Firmware updates, excellent picture quality, upscales SD-DVD better than expected, great audio.

Weaknesses: Prices needs to come down on these units to compete with HD-DVD.

Summary: One of the better choices out there for Blu-Ray. I updated the firmware right out of the box and it has played everything flawlessly. Blu-Ray movies look incredible and it does a better than expected job of upscaling SD-DVDs. Audio sounds just as impressive. You have a choice of either having the player decode the new audio codecs (PCM)or have the audio sent to your A/V Receiver (Bitstream) to be decoded. Hopefully Blu-Ray prices will soon follow HD-DVD prices and these players will become more affordable.

Strengths: Analoge 5.1 out in addition to digital coax. Upconverts well, fast to load, shap, crisp, clear picture

Weaknesses: Only came with RCA AV cables. . . would have liked to see component or HDMI cables bundled with it.

Summary: I've played both blu-ray and regular DVDs in this player. The sound out of the anaiog 5.1, the quality of the HDMI connection is superior to that of our DVD player. I have an older receiver that does not have a digital coax in, and I didn't want to shell out the $$ for a new receiver just yet, so the analog 5.1 was a great feature other blu-ray players lack. It can push a 1080P signal to your HDTV. I strongly recommend spending a few extra dollars on a quality HDMI cable, especially for such a high quality piece of equipment. I took the time to tweak the settings on the player and my TV and the picture is awesome. I have a video calibration disk on the way and I expect great things. The remote control is comfortable and easy to use. On screen menus (Only accessable when there are no disks in the drive) is intuitive and easy to navigate. This is an excellent choice for a blu-ray player and you certainly cannot go wrong with this unit. My only comment would be that Samsung should include some better quality cables . . at the very least Component video cables.

Strengths: Superb Picture Quality! Superb Sound! Easy HDMI Hookup!

Weaknesses: None.

Summary: Been using my BD-P1400 about three weeks now. Viewing Standard DVD's upconverted is excellent. Blu-Ray movies are stunning in picture quality and sound. Loading times are very acceptable. Hoping this unit is as reliable as it is good - if so, I will be happier than a Pismo clam!

Strengths: DESING PICTURE AND SOUND

Weaknesses: SOME TIME 2 MINUTES FOR STAR A MOVIE

Summary: MY FIRTS IMPRESION WAS WOOO GREAT PICTURE AND THE SOUND I NEVER HEAR THAT SOUND IN MY THEATRE BUT WHEN YOU INSERT THE DVD TAKE BETWEEN 2 OR 3 MINUTES STAR THIS IF YOU CHOICE IN THE MENU 24FS BUT YOU DONT HAVE HDMI 1.3 COMPATIBLE YOU HAVE FREEZEN PICTURE IN YOUR TV AND I BUY THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO WAY THE PRICE DOWN BUT IS REAL TO SPENCIL THIS NEW TECHONOGY AND THERE ARE LOT A WORK TO DO FOR MAKE APERFECTION THIS AND THE WORDS YOU NEED UPDATE ALL YOUR SYSTEM FOR HAVE A REAL EXPERIENCE IN FULL HIGTH DEFINITION IN YOUR TV AND SOUND