My Foray in Blu-Ray

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bd2500 I recently was giving a Blu-Ray player for a gift and I finally get to enjoy a pure HD signal.  In addition to the Blu-Ray player, I signed up for a Netflix account to rent some Blu-Rays (buying them can get expensive and I made the mistake of accumulating a massive DVD collection that just wasn’t worth it).  Here are my thoughts on the player so far.

I got the Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Playerand I couldn’t recommend it more.  The player is very simple to use and also has many advanced features any nerd would want and/or need.  The Blu-Ray movies look stunning and the sound is fantastic.  The only thing I dislike are the loading times.  Apparently this player is one of the better ones and it is a problem with many Blu-Ray players.  It’s not the end of the world though. 

The reason I wanted this player more than other players was its support for Netflix streaming.  There are some pros and cons with this system, but for the most part it was worth the extra $100 compared to the model without Netflix.  The first thing I noticed was the inability to browse the Netflix selection on the player itself.  You need to use a computer to manage your streaming queue. Maybe a firmware upgrade can fix this.  The other problem is some of the streaming content doesn’t look very good.  Netflix has some of their streaming content in HD, but the selection just isn’t very good yet (unless you really like Heroes).  The normal content is fine if you just want to watch a movie and you don’t really care about the quality (dramas come to mind).

I’ve been very happy with the purchase so far as well as with my subscription to Netflix.  Anybody else have experience with Blu-Ray or Netflix?

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