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Samsung BD-D5500 3D Blu-ray Player
Scott Wilkinson  |  Oct 21, 2011
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Price: $160 At A Glance: 3D at rock-bottom price • Superb A/V performance • Online apps well-implemented • No multichannel analog-audio outputs • No DTS-HD decoding

Samsung's BD-D5500 proves that you don't need to spend a lot on a 3D Blu-ray player to get great results. Its video and audio performance are top-notch, and it provides 3D capability and access to lots of online and locally networked media content. However, it's lack of DTS-HD decoding is a significant drawback, which you can overcome by spending $40 more for the BD-D6500, $20 more for the Sony BDP-S480, or $10 less for the Panasonic DMP-BDT110.

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Samsung BD-D7500 3D Blu-ray Player
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 06, 2011
Samsung's new BD-D7500 makes a striking design statement as the world's slimmest 3D Blu-ray player at just 0.9 inches thick. Even better, it boasts a boot time of only 3 seconds.
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CES 2010
Samsung BD-P1600/3600
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 09, 2009

TVs aren't the only things at Samsung's booth, though you might not realize it looking at the front of the booth, which is awash in flat panels. Also present and accounted for are three new Blu-ray players, including the BD-P1600 (bottom) and BD-P3600 (top). Both conform to BD-Live, though the 1600 needs a 1GB flash drive; the 3600 has 1GB built in. Both can also access Netflix content and support WiFi operation with an optional USB dongle. The 3600 also has 7.1 analog-audio outputs. Blu-ray marches ever onward…

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Samsung BD-P2500
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 05, 2008  |  Published: Sep 06, 2008

Unveiled first at Samsung's line show a couple of months ago, news of the BD-P2500 Blu-ray player was embargoed until the launch at CEDIA, but the 2550, an identical player intended exclusively for Best Buy, let the cat out of the bag well before that. The 2500 is fully compatible with BD-Live, including 1GB of <I>onboard</I> memory&#151;none of this memory-stick nonsense. Also, HQV processing is back&#151;huzzah! It should be available in October for $500.

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CES 2011
Samsung Blu-ray Players
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 09, 2010

Samsung's new Blu-ray players are an impressive lot, with four new models that boast boot and load times of 15 seconds. All but the entry-level BDP-C5500 have built-in wireless DLNA and Internet capabilities with 1GB of internal memory (the C5500 is "WiFi-ready"). The BDP-C7500 is a high-style, wall-mountable design with a 2-channel analog output, while the C6500 has a 7.1-channel analog output.

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CES 2012
Samsung Booth
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 17, 2012
Samsung's booth was dominated by flying video cubes overhead, making it easy to find from just about anywhere in Central Hall.
CES 2011
Samsung C9000 Remote
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 11, 2010

Samsung's flagship C6000 ultra-thin LED LCD TV provides a super-cool, full-color touchscreen remote. In addition to controlling the TV, it can also display a live video signal, though I can't see why you'd want to watch the remote when you have a big, beautiful TV in the same room.

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CES 2012
Samsung E8000 Plasma TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 17, 2012
As one of only three major manufacturers of plasma TVs, Samsung continues its tradition of excellence with the E8000 flagship line, which offers screen sizes of 60 and 64 inches. A dual-core chipset is said to provide enhanced performance, with excellent 2D and 3D picture quality and deep blacks thanks to the company's Real Black filter. Its Smart TV functionality includes Samsung's Smart Content and Smart Interaction technology that lets you control the TV by motion and voice, and Smart Evolution lets you upgrade the hardware as new features become available.
CES 2012
Samsung ES8000 3D LED-LCD TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 10, 2012
Samsung's new lineup of LED-edgelit LCD TVs is topped by the flagship ES8000 series, available in screen sizes up to 75 inches. Cutting-edge image-enhancing technologies are said to provide a brighter picture and greater contrast, and the dual-core chipset allows multiple apps to run at the same time. Users can control the TV with the company's new Smart Interaction technology, which includes voice control and gesture control using a built-in camera. Also, face recognition automatically logs into each family member's Smart TV account.
CES 2012
Samsung ES8000 LED-LCD TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 17, 2012
I learned more about the flagship of Samsung's 2012 LED-LCD TV lineup since the press conference last Monday. For example, it will be available in screen sizes of 55, 60, and 75 inches. Like all Samsung LED-LCDs, this one is edgelit along the sides, and a new Micro Dimming Ultimate algorithm provides pseudo local dimming with more zones than previous versions. Also, Smart Evolution lets you upgrade the TV's hardware as well as firmware, making it essentially futureproof.

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