Customer Reviews

Samsung BDP3600 Blu-ray Player

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I have used this player for over 6 months and it has proven to be a great Blu-ray player. With the recent firmware upgrades, you can get Netflix, Blockbuster and Pandora streamed over the internet through the player. Since most people would already have their home theater set up through a nice sound system the addition of Pandora to the player is perfect. The quality of the picture and sound are as good as any other player I have seen (LG, Sony, Panasonic, Sharp)or heard. The load time is not fast but it isn't so slow that you get impatient. I highly recommend this model to anyone looking for a full-featured blu-ray player.

Well, I guess I'm the first 3 star review for this baby.
I picked it up at Best Buy for $225 (or I would have rated it two stars; $299 is TOO MUCH for the skimpy extra feature set).
Great picture, Sound (but isn't that a minimal expectation?)
Faster than my Memorex bargain basement bluray player...or so I thought
-----Last night while watching Public Enemies, I paused the film for 5 minutes, and could not UNPAUSE/play the disc. I tried every option, and finally had to shut the player off.
Due to the player being sluggish accepting remote control commands, it simply froze up.
I had to turn it off/back on, and then had to reload the disc (pretty darn slow), and couldn't just restart where i left off, so it was a 10 minute ORDEAL to get back to the spot in the movie where I had paused originally.
***NOTE TO SAMSUNG ENGINEERS*** a firmware update would be nice.
Oh, and speking of firmware updates; DON'T USE THE WIFI OPTION TO UPDATE THE FIRMWARE. It took my player OVER AN HOUR to update/reset the player when I allowed it to update over WiFi.
Have used Pandora and YouTube.
WEIRD PANDORA quirk----it drops audio for 1 second between songs. Kind of unpleasant when listening to music...
***NOTE TO SAMSUNG ENGINEERS*** a firmware update would be nice.
***NOTE TO SAMSUNG ENGINEERS*** a firmware update would be nice.
I think I've made my point(s)

I really don't understand why there are so many negative reviews on CNET for this player. I guess some were due to operator error, or maybe some of them purchased refurbished units. Anyway, this is my first Blu Ray player. I bought it from B&H for $219, and I absolutely love it!

First off, I heard many people complained that Blu Ray players are slow to load, so the first thing I did was to check out how fast it loaded, and to my surprise, it was not slow at all, maybe a few seconds longer than a traditional DVD player.

The feature I loved the most is the wireless streaming, not only the WiFi setup is a breeze (I use WPA2PSK with a NetGear AP), but the streaming speed is impressive. With 802.11A/G wireless connection, the player typically takes about 10-15 seconds to load a HD movie from NetFlix. PC streaming setup is straightforward as long as you understand how Windows file sharing works. I have a Windows 7 PC at home, and had no problem accessing the shared folder.

The picture quality of Blu Ray is top notch, so is the audio quality. My unit is plugged into my Onkyo TX-SR705 via a HDMI cable. The HD streaming from NetFlix is decent, close to 720p quality.

The only problem I ran into was the maximum resolution of PC streaming was nowhere to be found in the user manual, and I had to Google it out. Turned out the max resolution that could be played on this player is about 848x480.

All and all this is a great Blu Ray player. If you buy it online, make sure you buy it from a reputable vendor, and make sure you are not buying a refurbished unit.

I bought it at Best Buy on sale 225.00 plus 10 % off. Had a little trouble getting started but finally managed through it. Firmware took 10 mins to download through WIFI. Netflix works really good with this unit. All of my house is wireless and this unit works just fine. (linksys router N ) This unit has everything you need to go wireless. If your looking for other products to compare make sure it say WIFI on the box. Our plasma TV is also a Samsung and the remotes no need to program them.

Recently purchased my unit at Best Buy and while the Blu Ray player worked just fine, I bought it for it's internet streaming capability which never functioned properly. The unit would not connect to internet and despite the fact that I have laptops working flawlessly around my house, Samsung support blamed the router as the problem.
Stay away from this product because when you check other reviews you will see everyone having the same problem. I went back to the store and one of the more techie sales guys told me that they had stacks of these units coming back after Christmas. Even the Samsung support chick told me that set-up problems and dropped IP coonections were to be expected and I should be prepared to reboot my router AND modem when using this unit; "it is not a smart device" she told me.
Run, and run very fast away from Samsung.
Signed,
On the side lines until someone has a proven wireless WiFi unit.

I got this player because of it's Netflix and Pandora capabilities. This player has never failed me at all. The initial set-up and firmware upgrade was a little challenge, nevertheless I got through it just fine. The moment the player was connected to the wifi the firmware upgrade automatically prompted. Understanding the manual and following it correctly is crucial.

It's wifi capability greatly depends on the seed subscription. I have the most basic plan from verizon, nevertheless my wifi works just fine with this player. I already have around 5 gadgets hooked up to it including this one. (The walls is one great factor that slows down wifi speed.)

Hooking this up to a home network requires a little computer knowledge. Setting this up is done not only in the player but in the pc as well.

A better choice player form me because of it's price, features and speed, set up however is for the techy.

Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player

I bought the BD-P3600 after researching the units extensively and subscribing to Netflix. The value is terrific, especially since it includes the wireless LAN adapter. The set-up was quick and easy and the connection to the internet through my 802.11n wireless router has been solid, reliable and smooth in the delivery of both video and audio. Being able to stream video over the internet is especially convenient and seems to be just as high quality as using a DVD. The no-cost Pandora internet radio is habit forming and I find myself using it all day while working around the house. Pairing the blu-ray player with my Samsung television is even better because they recognize each other and work together to deliver the best possible audio/video experience. Absolutely no problems with the unit and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for the same type of features.

This player was fantastic out of the box. The picture is clear and the sound is great.

Here were the things that inspired the 4 stars instead of 5:
* The vob file format is not supported for external drives or computer shares
* Manually configured computer shares are forgotten when you power the dvd player off
* It's a little difficult to type, but how often do you really do that on a DVD player?

My wife and I had previously purchased a Samsung blu-ray (1600) and had had a good experience with it. We purchasd the 3600 from Amazon. From the outset, it did not play some bly-ray titles and would skip and stutter as it read the disc. It got worse and worse. I first of all went on line at Samsung for help. They confirmed that I had all the firmware updates and had tested everything appropriately I spent and hour with the person before being told to call Samsung. I called Samsung the next day. The person was very nice, but explained that labor is not guaranteed, just parts after the first 90 days, but within the year warrantee. I spoke with her for half an hour and she indicated that she was going to recommend they extend the labor warrantee and would get back to me after she had checked with a supervisor. I never heard from her. I spent another half hour on the phone a couple of days later, and then was dropped. I called back the next day and was told after sharing all of my information for the fourth time, that the problem was with the firmware and that others were having similar proablems and that a new firmware update would be coming out shortly.

First of all, I have had problems since I purchased it (I should have called on the warrantee sooner). Second, no firmware update has come out.

I purchased another brand of blu-ray for my son in December. He is very happy. I think I will follow suit. My strong advice - Samsung blu-rays are not reliable and I strongly encourage others to not buy them.

I've owned this player for about 18 months now. Initial setup was tricky because my wireless modem is too far away from the living room to provide a nice stream for videos.

Although my PC's worked just fine in the living room, the intense video streaming required of the blu-ray with PC's operating on the same bandwidth, made movies hesitate too much. To solve this issue I opted to purchase a bridge which wirelessly spanned both the cable modem and the living room blu-ray at high speed.

It got a little tricky since I was using a wireless modem but the player was hooked to the bridge by ethernet cable. The blu-ray player therefore had to be set up for a wired connection for it to work wirelessly. Got that?

After that I never had a problem. This Samsung player streams Netflix well with rare hicups! Netflix usually apologizes and gives credit for poor quality if it occurs (rarely). You Tube capability was a delight since anything you see on line can be streamed to your living room television with this blu-ray. That was nice and it worked the first time but required some playing with the controls to understand the organization of the videos and how to navigate through them.

I did not have any problems playing my old dvd's or new dvd's. High definition is as expected in all formats again with rare netflix exceptions which netflix offers credits for. I don't rent dvd's since streaming is why I bought it. I suspect those who had problems with rented dvd's may not have bought a new in the box item. The player may have been discounted because it sustained damage prior to the sale? Dunno. All I know is I've had no problems that some people listed in other reviews here.

The visual appeal of this player cannot be understated. The height accomodates even the tightest cabinet profile challenges. It's a smidgen under three finger width's tall and the entire player turns completely black when off with a shine you can literally see your face in.

This player streams Blockbuster, Netflix, Pandora internet radio, You Tube and PC Streaming all wirelessly and/or wired as well all in high quality DIVX formats. I've been satisfied that this player delivered as advertised so if you find one for a decent price, buy it new in the box, and like me you should be smiling for a long time...its just fine despite what some of these reviews have said. Only thing...you can't talk to it but I'm sure Samsung is working on that too.