Product description Experience the Blu-ray difference with the SAMSUNG BD-P1500

You'll get incredibly detailed images with brilliant color in full high definition 1080p resolution

It's the only media capable of delivering true 1080p performance on an HDTV set

Its Anynet+ technology lets you control all your SAMSUNG AV devices from just one remote

The BD-P1500 lets you have it all

It's backward compatible with earlier formats

watch your current collection of DVDs or listen to audio CDs with the highest-quality sound available

1080p resolution - Enjoy lifelike, vivid visuals and crystal-clear details with full high definition 1080p resolution when playing Blu-Ray discs HDMI keeps it simple by using a single cable wire to deliver the sharpest, richest images possible

Conveniently and easily transfer high-definition video and audio from your DVD player to your HDTV and other digital devices using a single cable

HDMI version 1.3 transfers deeper color and higher resolution, and handles new, compressed audio formats

Control it all with one remote - Anynet+ delivers streamlined, one-touch control over all your Anynet+ compatible devices such as the TV, AV receiver, and home theater Playback Media - BD-ROM / DVD-ROM / DVD-R / DVD-RW / AVCHD / audio CD Playback Formats - VC-1 / MPEG2 / H.264 DVD Upconversion DTS Decoder BD Profile - profile 1.1 USB 2.0 (for SW upgrade only) HDMI CEC Composite Video Outputs Component Video Outputs HDMI Outputs Optical Digital Audio Outputs Analog Audio Outputs - 2-Channel Built-in Ethernet connection - RJ45 USB Port Picture in Picture Dimensions - 16.9 in

x 3.3 in

x 10.8 in

Weight - 8.6 lbs. From the Manufacturer Experience the blu-ray difference with the SAMSUNG BD-P1500

TheBD-P1500 lets you have it all - watch your favorite DVDs and blu-ray discs or listen to CDs with the highest-quality audio

Full 1080p resolution gives you the most outstanding HD image quality.Enjoy a richer, bolder color palette via extended gamut YCC technology

HDMI 1.3 transmission bandwidth capabilities ensure the strongest signal fidelity, while the Ethernet connection lets you easily check for the latest firmware upgrades online

Control all your Samsung AV devices from one remote, via Anynet+ technology

And advanced audio compatibility, including DD+, and True-HD, offers premium sound, for the greatest HD experience

CD & DVD CompatibleThis blu-ray disc player offers state-of-the-art viewing with CD and DVD playback compatibility

Even as you take advantage of the latest video and audio advances, you can still enjoy all your existing media content.Built-in Ethernet ConnectionBD profile 1.1 interactivity lets you download the latest firmware upgrades and more with just a click of a button

Making firmware upgrades simple and easy, you can continually upgrade the BD-P1500 with the latest features.Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby True HDImmerse yourself in amazing sound

The BD-P1500 supports the new Dolby Digital Plus Audio format

It also supports uncompressed PCM Audio and Legacy dts 5.1 Dolby Digital

Dolby® Dolby TrueHD delivers powerful sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, unlocking the true high-definition entertainment experience.1080p ResolutionEnjoy lifelike, vivid visuals and crystal-clear details with full high definition 1080p resolution.Easily Connect Your Digital DevicesTired of tangled wires? HDMI keeps it simple by using a single cable wire to deliver the sharpest, richest images possible

Conveniently and easily transfer high-definition video and audio from your DVD player to your HDTV and other digital devices using a single cable

HDMI version 1.3 transfers deeper color and higher resolution, and handles new, compressed audio formats.Control it All with One RemoteYou're in full command with the BD-P1500

Anynet+ delivers streamlined, one-touch control over all your Anynet+ compatible devices such as the TV, AV receiver, and home theater

You can operate all of them with a single remote control

A true “plug and play” product, it comes with a Consumer Electronics Control feature that lets you operate SAMSUNG HDMI products with one remote control

Technical Specifications Compatibility Playback Media BD-ROM / DVD-ROM / DVD-R / DVD-RW / AVCHD / audio CD Playback Formats VC-1 / MPEG2 / H.264  A/V Quality DVD Upconversion Yes  Dolby Dital Decoder Yes  DTS Decoder Yes  Dolby Digital Plus Decoder Yes  DTS HD Decoder No  Dolby True HD Decoder Yes  Functional Feature Local Storage Yes Picture in Picture Yes  BD Profile profile 1.1  Connectivity  USB 2.0 Yes (for SW upgrade and memory expansion)  HDMI CEC Yes  Composite Video Outputs Yes  Component Video Outputs Yes  S-Video Outputs No  HDMI Outputs(Version) Yes (1.3)  Optical Digital Audio Outputs Yes  Coaxial Digital Audio Outputs No  Analog Audio Outputs 2-Channel  Network Yes (for SW upgrade only)  Product Weights & Dimensions  Dimension 16.9 inches x 3.3 inches x 10.8 inches  Weight 8.6 lbs

 Shipment Weights & Dimensions  Dimension 20.6 inches x 7.1 inches x 15.0 inches  Weight 12.6 lbs

Answers to Basic Questions About Blu-ray What is Blu-ray? Blu-ray is a new optical disc format with over five and a half times the storage capacity of a standard DVD (25 GB versus 4.5 GB)

A dual-layer Blu-ray disc can hold up to 50 GB of information

With that increased storage, movie studios can finally provide movies on disc in high definition, offering 6x the resolution or image detail of DVD and up to 8 channels of lossless (better than CD quality) digital sound

The new format can also provide interactive features that go well above anything ever offered before

Is Blu-ray different than HDTV? HDTV, or high definition television, is a new broadcasting format that offers widescreen, high resolution images offering 6x the resolution or image detail of DVD, with up to 5.1 channels of digital audio

Until now, the signals were only available through over the air transmissions (via an antenna), or through digital cable and satellite signals

You can not get HD signals from a standard video tape or DVD.  An HDTV is a high resolution video display that is capable of receiving and displaying these HDTV broadcasts or images.   Blu-ray is a complement to your HDTV

It's a disc media format that has enough storage to include an entire movie, plus soundtracks and bonus materials, recorded in the high definition format

You can play Blu-ray discs back on your HDTV and see the same, if not better image and sound quality as you do from HDTV broadcasts

What kind of TV do I need to enjoy Blu-ray? You can play back Blu-ray movies on any TV with composite video or better inputs (not RF), but to get a worthwhile benefit from the format over DVD you'll want to have a high-definition television, or HDTV, with a vertical resolution higher than 480p, and preferably higher than 720p

Most Blu-ray titles can deliver an image with a vertical resolution of 1080i or 1080p

The more horizontal resolution the TV can reproduce, up to 1920 lines or pixels, the better

How are Blu-ray discs different than regular DVDs? Blu-ray discs are the same size as DVD or CD, but use a blue* laser to store and read data as opposed to the red laser used in DVDs and CDs

The blue laser's shorter wavelength, combined with a smaller aperture lens and a thinner cover layer on the disc makes it possible to create a smaller beam spot size capable of storing and reading much more, smaller information on the disc.  A single-layer Blu-ray disc can hold 25 GB worth of data, compared to 4.5 on a standard DVD

A dual layer BD disc holds up to 50 GB

This translates into the ability to store a full 1080p HD image

This has a resolution consisting of 1920 by 1080 progressively scanned pixels, compared to standard DVD's 720 by 480 pixels.  In addition, Blu-ray has much wider bandwidth than DVD, delivering signals at speeds up to 48 Mbps, six times faster than DVD's 8 Mbps, and nearly 2.5 times the data of an HDTV broadcast's 19.2 Mbps.  *technically, it's violet, but who's keeping track? Will Blu-ray discs play in my current DVD player? No

You will need a Blu-ray player to be able to read the smaller, denser information found on a Blu-ray disc

Will I be able to play standar DVDs on my Samsung Blu-ray player? Yes

Blu-ray players are backwards compatible with your standard DVDs.  They can also play CDs

Is Blu-ray the same as HD DVD? No

HD DVD was a competing format with less storage capacity than Blu-ray

With Toshiba, its primary champion announcing on February 19, 2008 that they would end production of HD DVD products, the few companies that were supporting the format announced that they would instead create products for the Blu-ray format

What does up-conversion mean? Consumers have over 50 years worth of material in standard definition formats

Up-conversion is the process of taking that existing, standard definition material and converting it (lines and pixels are copied to some degree) to the higher resolution needed to display those signals on an HDTV

When done well, the process can often improve picture quality, though it can't increase actual resolution

The quality of the up-converter, included in everything from up-converting standard DVD players to Blu-ray players and HDTVs, can often determine the quality of the picture

What kind of cables, connections do I need to have to make Blu-ray work? You will need either a 3-wire analog component (typically labeled Y, Pr and Pb) or an HDMI digital video connection between the BD player and the TV

The HDMI connection is preferable

Not only will it provide better image quality, but it will pass along higher resolution audio and control information, as well

You may get limited up-conversion options with standard DVDs when using the component connection

What is firmware and do I need it? Firmware is like computer software, or the instruction set in the player that tells the hardware what to do under various conditions

Insert a disc, and the firmware tells the player to read the disc

Press the Play button and the firmware tells the player to play the movie

Generally speaking, the firmware is invisible to the end user

But Blu-ray keeps evolving, and new features keep being created

With each new feature that a movie studio comes up with, hardware manufacturers have to release new instruction sets, or firmware, to deal with it

Samsung's ability to easily update the firmware in their BD players makes them one of the best in the business

 Who supports Blu-ray? At this point, nearly everyone supports Blu-ray

All the major movie studios have announced that they would support Blu-ray with both new and catalog titles

Thousands of movies and music videos are already available

Most major electronics manufacturers have been supporting Blu-ray since the format's beginning

Can I rent movies on Blu-ray? Yes

Blockbuster, Hollywood Video and Netflix, among other places, offer Blu-ray titles for rent.  Are my regular DVDs obsolete? Not by the definition Merriam Webster would use

You can still play your regular DVDs on your Blu-ray disc player, so they're still useful, but you'll want to replace them with Blu-ray versions as they become available in the new format so that you can enjoy the improved image and sound quality.  Is the only benefit to Blu-ray the video quality? Why should I upgrade to Blu-ray? You will probably upgrade because of the video quality, but you may also appreciate the improved sound quality available on some players as well as the advanced interactive features.  Blu-ray offers the latest generation audio codecs that can play back up to 8 channels of surround sound with improved audio quality over that of standard 5.1 digital soundtracks

This includes Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS High Resolution and DTS Master Audio.  Blu-ray also offers advanced bonus features that can include interactive game features or picture-in-picture commentary tracks, not to mention additional features that could be downloaded after the disc has been produced.  Do I need to buy a new home theater system? You don't need a new audio system, but you should at least have a surround system (five speakers and ideally a subwoofer) with Dolby Digital or DTS audio decoding to hear the theater-like audio experience that is available on Blu-ray

Some BD players offer more advanced audio codecs that provide even better quality sound through up to 8 channels of surround.  What do all these audio formats mean? You can hear better-than theater-like audio at home

As George Lucas has said, sound is 50% of the movie experience

With the right audio equipment, you can hear up to 7.1 channels of sound that is no different than what the recording engineers heard in the mixing room.  What's the benefit of 24p? Movies are recorded on film at 24 frames per second (fps)

Video is recorded and played back at 60 frames per second

Movies must be converted to 60 frames before being played back on your TV.  Blu-ray discs record movie content in the original 24 frame format, and convert the signal within the player to output at 60 fps for standard HDTVs

Some current HDTVs, like Samsung's Auto Motion Plus 120Hz models, and undoubtedly more future ones, can accept and play back the 24 frame signal without the intermediary conversion to 60 fps, which can offer a smoother, more natural-looking image.  What does Profile 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 mean? Blu-ray's specifications for video are broken into three profiles, each with its own set of hardware and software requirements

Profile 1.0 gave hardware manufacturers a grace period to create players that were capable of Blu-ray video playback, but didn't need to meet the final standard profile requirements

This grace period ended October 31, 2007

These players, while not able to take advantage of all of Blu-ray's promised extra content, will provide full 1080p video playback

Profile 1.1, also known as BonusView, makes certain requirements mandatory: picture-in-picture, secondary audio mixing, a minimum of 256MB of memory (built-in or removable), and the incorporation of a virtual file system

Players created and sold after October 31, 2007 are required to meet the Profile 1.1 specification, and therefore will take advantage of 1.1-enabled bonus materials on certain BD discs

BD-Live (Profile 2.0) makes mandatory all parts of Profile 1.1, but increases the memory requirement to 1GB and adds the hardware requirement of a network connection

This specification enables the even-more interactive web-based bonus material found on discs that provide such content

Features and specifications are subject to change without prior notification.