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Brand	SAMSUNG
Connectivity Technology	Wi-Fi
Connector Type	Micro USB, HDMI
Resolution	720p
Supported Internet Services	Netflix, Pandora, Vudu, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube
Controller Type	Remote Control
Item Weight	1.7 Pounds
Compatible Devices	Television
Video Output Resolution	1920x1080 Pixels
UPC	887276981567

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Features cable feed-in and a Cable CARD slot
Wi-Fi Built-In
Features Samsung Smart Hub with access to streaming services including Amazon Instant Video, and Netflix

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Smart Media Player

Introducing the Samsung Smart Media Player, the ultimate upgrade for any TV in your home. It serves as your cable box and gives you access to smart apps, including Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. All of it is controlled by just one remote to make your TV experience simple.

Replace Your Cable Box

Upgrading any TV has never been easier. The Smart Media Player not only makes your TV smarter, but also seamlessly integrates your cable box into one box, with one remote. It works with most cable providers, so no change is necessary, and it can even save you money: All you need is a cable card provided by your cable company, which costs less than the standard cable box and remote rental.^* And unlike other media boxes, you never pay monthly service fees.

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Smart Hub Apps and Service

Expand your movie and TV content with streaming apps like Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. Then choose from others including social media, gaming, music, and movie apps.

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AllShare Cast

Easily share content on your portable device with others by streaming it to your TV. By connecting your portable device wirelessly, you can now send the image to the TV via the HDMI connection and share it with the rest of the room.

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HDMI

Get superior picture and sound from your HD source. HDMI is a digital connection that can transmit HD video and audio over a single cable. Use it to optimize the image quality when you connect your TV to high-definition sources such as HD Cable TV, satellite receiver, or a blu-ray disc player. It also feature CEC capability, so you can use a remote control handset.

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BD Wise

Get vivid replay with other Samsung BD Wise products when using an HDMI connection.

Full Web Browser

Enjoy full web browsing – stream the newest videos, download your favorite apps, shop online, visit your favorite sites – and instantly switch back to live TV.

Wi-Fi Built-in

With built-in Wi-Fi, no additional cables or wires are needed to connect to your wireless network. Access all your favorite Samsung apps or other Smart Media Player features with ease.

AllShare

Share content seamlessly from your smartphone, tablet, computer, and other devices to your TV and vice versa from anywhere, inside and outside. This means the photos, videos, and music on your phone can be instantly shared with family and friends on the TV.

Anynet+ (HDMI- CEC)

With Samsung’s Anynet+ you’ll enjoy one-touch control for all of your HDMI-connected compatible devices like your Samsung TV, blu-ray disc player, AV receiver, and home theater.

Requirements

Digital cable subscription, analog cable (IPTV service not supported)^**
cableCARD drive and/or tuning adapter from your cable company
Broadband Internet connection
TV with HDMI input (HDMI cable not included)

Inputs and Outputs

HDMI Output
Optical Digital Audio Outputs
USB 2.0

Compatibility

Video: MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4, DivX HD, MKV, WMV, VP8
Audio: Dolby Digital +, LPCM, ADPCM, AAC, MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, WAV
Photo: JPEG, PNG, BMP
Playback Media: Compatible with high-definition TVs with HDMI and capable of 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p
cableCARD: Yes

* The difference between cost of leasing a box vs cableCARD from the cable company. The savings may vary by operators.
** Cable company’s video on demand, pay per view, and other data services are not available.

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connectivity tech	Wi-Fi	Wi Fi, HDMI	HDMI	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi	HDMI
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supported services	Netflix, Pandora, Vudu, YouTube, Amazon Instant Video	Netflix	Netflix	Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, Prime Video, Vudu	Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, Prime Video, Vudu	Netflix, Hulu, Blockbuster, Disney Plus
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Brand Name

‎SAMSUNG

Item Weight

‎1.7 pounds

Product Dimensions

‎6.81 x 9.17 x 1 inches

Item model number

‎GX-SM530CF

Batteries

‎2 AAA batteries required.

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

‎No

Additional Information

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B00EYO241Q

Customer Reviews

3.4 261 ratings

3.4 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#144,348 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#763 in Streaming Media Players

Date First Available

August 25, 2013

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Customers like the appearance of the standalone streaming media player, mentioning it's very nice and takes up much less room than their old box. They also are happy with value. However, some customers are disappointed with channel switching. Opinions are mixed on performance, quality, ease of use, channels, and connectivity.

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21 customers mention "Appearance"21 positive0 negative

Customers like the appearance of the standalone streaming media player. They say it's very nice, awesome, and sleek. Some mention that it'll be a great sub for their Comcast HD box.

"This thing is awesome: small, silent, frugal with power, and works perfectly with a "Multi-Stream" CableCARD (M-Card) from Verizon FiOS...." Read more

"...I give 4 stars for this device as this is a fantastic device with a clean User Interface (perhaps way too clean without much program information)..." Read more

"...Its a sleek and small unit. Setup is easy enough and all the streaming apps work great. The issues I experienced involved pairing the cable card...." Read more

"...and restarting, but when netflix would work, it works well and looks great with super hd..." Read more

15 customers mention "Value"12 positive3 negative

Customers like the value of the standalone streaming media player. They say it's cost-effective, worth the money, and there's no monthly fee involved. Some mention that it'll save them money on their power bill and cable bill.

"...Set-Top Box, this thing is a huge step up, while still being cost-effective...." Read more

"Cost is affordable and quality is great" Read more

"...There is no monthly fee involved like with TiVo. This thing just works...." Read more

"...It did not work, the machine is quality but it is so expensive. I am not really sure the point of it...." Read more

92 customers mention "Performance"56 positive36 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the standalone streaming media player. Some mention that it works well once you get cable cards paired, while others say that it won't work with Xfinity, the EPG no longer works flawlessly, and only the basic keyboard functions work.

"This thing is awesome: small, silent, frugal with power, and works perfectly with a "Multi-Stream" CableCARD (M-Card) from Verizon FiOS...." Read more

"...One has failed. The other two are very flakey. The guide function doesn’t work and has never worked on any of them. They are junk————..." Read more

"...Its a sleek and small unit. Setup is easy enough and all the streaming apps work great. The issues I experienced involved pairing the cable card...." Read more

"...As a cable box, this product is great! its fast and guide works really well, even seems to show a better picture than the xfinity box I was trying..." Read more

65 customers mention "Quality"27 positive38 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the streaming media player. Some mention that they love the apps, it streams numerous apps available through the Samsung App Store, and does streaming of content from various sources. However, others say that the app experience is poor and slow.

"...Avoid. I purchased three of these. One has failed. The other two are very flakey...." Read more

"...As a cable box, this product is great! its fast and guide works really well, even seems to show a better picture than the xfinity box I was trying..." Read more

"...The new apps are not available when you search for it in the Smart Hub. I was not able to find Verizon FiOS app as well as BOM TV...." Read more

"The setup is easy, minutes only, even pairing a Comcast cablecard was surprisingly simple...." Read more

58 customers mention "Ease of use"35 positive23 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the streaming media player. Some mention that the instructions are easy to follow, the user interface is clean, and the menus are snappy and intuitive. However, others say that it's a little tricky figuring out initial setup and the guide is very basic.

"...Because of these networking capabilities, there's no need to inject programming data into the coax via a router with MoCA..." Read more

"...Basic setup was simple...." Read more

"...downloading apps because the box would just hang downloading and never complete, even with a direct connection...." Read more

"...4 stars for this device as this is a fantastic device with a clean User Interface (perhaps way too clean without much program information) and most..." Read more

30 customers mention "Channels"12 positive18 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the channels that the streaming media player receives. Some mention that it receives all the channels they're paying for with their subscription level plus it, and that it has wifi capabilities. However, others say that it only receives local channels and that the unsubscribed channels are listed and popup with encrypted or low signal messages.

"...the unit on after being off all day and 2-3 times a week receive a weak channel or scrambled channel error message and black screen...." Read more

"...+ Channel Edit can remove the unwanted channels(it won’t be available with CH + and CH -)...." Read more

"...I took one star away because the wifi is very unstable making it useless, even though the box is literally a few inches away from my n router...." Read more

"...But Verizon was very helpful with activation, this box tunes pretty much all channels minus any vod. I haven’t tried Cinemax or hbo...." Read more

21 customers mention "Connectivity"14 positive7 negative

Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the streaming media player. Some mention it's great for Fios cable, a great alternative to a cable box, and a good alternative to renting cable boxes from the cable company. However, others say that it doesn't connect properly, does not pair a tuning adapter, and does not work with COX communications cable service.

"...They attach to the same cable service with the aid of a plugin cable card...." Read more

"...Probably the tuning is not supported. Not a big negative as most TVs can take care of this by itself...." Read more

"So I bought this device and it works great for hooking up my cable...." Read more

"This is a great replacement for a cable box that's rented from the cable company...." Read more

21 customers mention "Channel switching"5 positive16 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the channel switching capabilities of the streaming media player. They mention that the menu is slow and the apps section is unresponsive at times. The guide takes longer to come up and the device is a pain to use on the internet. Customers also mention that it's hard to activate the unit and that the service provided is poor.

"...Channel Switching takes a bit extra time(milliseconds) compared to the Verizon HD STB. I got used to it now and is not a big deal.-..." Read more

"...their game or not get the cable you're paying for. - This is QUITE slow sometimes and has randomly rebooted on me a few times. -..." Read more

"...Amazon prime works great. The videos stream smoothly and in HD. The menu tends to lag a few times but it is not a deal breaker...." Read more

"...the onscreen keyboard to navigate and enter a title is tiresome and slow, as the remote is cheap and not laid out very well, and has no back-light..." Read more

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kwells

Great STB for those who want premium channels via CableCARD, some apps, casting functionality, and no DVR

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014

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This thing is awesome: small, silent, frugal with power, and works perfectly with a "Multi-Stream" CableCARD (M-Card) from Verizon FiOS.

Very responsive menus, and features a clean layout to the information overlays and channel guide. The setup procedure is user friendly, with a surprisingly competent predictive text entry.

The WiFi is 802.11n, and can connect over either 2.4 GHz or the much faster 5 GHz band. Because of these networking capabilities, there's no need to inject programming data into the coax via a router with MoCA (as FiOS requires with their STBs).

Surprisingly, this product supports the DIAL protocol, meaning that you can use this to send YouTube or Netflix videos from a smartphone or desktop computer. It works really well for YouTube casting, and performs noticeably better than Google's Chromecast (which can only use 2.4GHz wi-fi). This is in addition to Allshare Play/ Samsung Link, which I haven't tinkered with and so can't comment on. There is also plenty of DLNA functionality that exists, but I haven't done much with yet. The media player functionality from the local USB port is just OK.

Compared to FiOS's Motorola 2500 Standard Definition Set-Top Box, this thing is a huge step up, while still being cost-effective. The CableCARD rental fee is a couple bucks per month less than just the SD STB. But also considering the power savings on both this STB and the unnecessary MoCA router from FiOS, the GX-SM530CF should pay for itself in about two years. Better still, compared to a HD STB, it pays for itself in about 13 months.

Strong recommend.

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Stevend123456789

Works well with FIOS, but it was rough to setup.

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2014

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Avoid. I purchased three of these. One has failed. The other two are very flakey. The guide function doesn’t work and has never worked on any of them. They are junk
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Fellow FIOS people, this took me one entire day to get properly working. My loss of a Sunday is your gain.

1) Samsung tech support is worthless. They transferred me 8 times before they got me to the correct department. And the correct department transferred me two times. Honestly, their tier 2 was terrible as well. Don't bother calling them unless its out of the return policy and you need to send it in for warranty.

2) Basic setup was simple. Plug in the cablecard, turn the device on, hardwire it(works much better if your using plex or netflix then wifi) and complete the wizard.

3) Go into the Setting tab, then search for the cablecard area. The cablecard id and data # are in there. Call verizon fios at 1-888-897-7499 to sync your cablecard to the new device. Takes up to 30 minutes to complete.

4) Download the onscreen guide.

5) pray it works.

5) Check to see if all of the channels work. Yea, check above channel 50. If you get the dreaded "Scrambled channel or weak signal" message, continue on. if not, skip the rest of this.

6) since jesus doesn't love you, then you have to call verizon tech support. Call the same number and yell into the phone "tech support" into the automated voice prompts. it will eventually connect you.

7) explain you are trying to connect a cablecard to a device. the csr will put you on hold and speak to a network person. After about 30 Minutes of troubleshooting, they should get it to work.

rock on.

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Dmitri

Great Product! Money Saver!

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2013

Verified Purchase

This is a great product. I use this with Verizon FiOS and it saves me $7 every month by renting the Cable Card instead of the HD STB. This also helps me to put the Actiontec Verizon Router in bridge mode and still have the TV Guide. This cable box directly gets TV Guide from Internet and does not require MOCA LAN.

+ Easy to setup. Verizon gave me the activation code along with the cable card. Went to the activation website and I was up and running in seconds
+ Guide is available without any subscription, however there is no way to filter it only for the subscribed/favorite channels.
+ Takes very little power(< 1 W) with Quick Resume turned off. With Quick Resume On it takes the same power but simply turns off the HDMI signal. My Verizon HD STB was taking almost 12 Watts in Standby as well as running. With Quick Resume off it takes about 10s to boot up which is OK. While running this device takes about 10 Watts.
+ Turns off HDMI signal completely when powered off(irrespective of Quick Resume), this will allow the TV to turn off automatically if you forget to turn the TV off at night. My Verizon HD STB simply blanks the screen and TV won’t turn off with that.
+ Sleek looking and takes less space.
+ Small Remote that can control my LG TV as well.
+ Channel Edit can remove the unwanted channels(it won’t be available with CH + and CH -). I still haven't figured out how to make the favorites work.
+ YouTube on Android detects this as a YouTube TV and allows me to cast this device. It takes a bit more time than to cast to the Chromecast device. It was not required to do any pairing to have this functionality. However the HD quality is limited to 720p.
+ Supports 5GHz wireless N

- No information about the program if you press the info button. It just gives some basic information like Channel name, Channel number, Resolution and Sound. If you want to know what is the current program, then you need to press the Guide button.
- No information about the program when you change to a channel. The Verizon STB shows the bottom bar for say 2 seconds(it was customizable). There is no bottom information bar on this one.
- TV Guide does not work without Cable Card. The guide is updated every time the TV is turned on(with Quick Resume off) and Guide is not available for a minute or two when it is being updated.
- There is no scheduling or reminder functionality
- I couldn’t make this work with the Indoor Digital Antenna. Probably the tuning is not supported. Not a big negative as most TVs can take care of this by itself. It works with regular cable signal though for basic channels.
- Smart Hub and the Samsung Apps for this unit are from an old generation and the new apps are not supported. The new apps are not available when you search for it in the Smart Hub. I was not able to find Verizon FiOS app as well as BOM TV.
- Most of the additional features(AllShare, Mirroring, Samsung Link) of this device requires a Samsung Smartphone or Tablet.
- Was not able to play the files from my windows network share(not a DLNA server)
- Channel Switching takes a bit extra time(milliseconds) compared to the Verizon HD STB. I got used to it now and is not a big deal.
- They have given two USB ports on the device. They could have added recording functionality as well.

I did not try Netflix on this as I already have Netflix on my other devices. I also did not try the USB functionality. I will update this review later with those. I bought this unit just for the sake of
: saving the rental on the HD STB
: power savings compared to the Verizon HD STB in standby mode
: TV Guide with the Verizon Wi-Fi Router in Bridge mode

I give 4 stars for this device as this is a fantastic device with a clean User Interface (perhaps way too clean without much program information) and most of the negatives can be fixed with a firmware upgrade. As this is Samsung's first attempt on a consumer Cable Box I expect some bug fixes and upgrades to come soon.

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