Samsung BD-E5700 WiFi Blu-ray Disc Player (Black)
Samsung BD-E5700 WiFi Blu-ray Disc Player (Black)
- Samsung Smart Hub enabled
- WiFi built-in
- Multiple playable disc types
- Compact design
Samsung BD-E5700 WiFi Blu-ray Disc Player (Black) [Samsung Disc Player Comparison Chart]
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easy enough,
The Good: Just hooked this up. I didn’t have to consult the manual- wired it to the internet, it had no problems connecting. The remote has shortcut buttons so I used those to set up the rest of the things I want like pandora and netflix. There is this thing called smarthub which is the hub for all the ‘apps’ and movie streaming stuff. The netflix app has a search function, which is nice. I thought the small size was a plus, not a negative like the first reviewer. Also looks aren’t an issue for me- not when we have most of our appliances sitting on a too small entertainment stand with wires everywhere, lol.
The Bad:
It is surprisingly slow connecting to applications (surprising b/c its new). I would give it five stars if it had Amazon instant video access but it doesn’t:( It’s only been a couple days but every time I turn it on, it decides to download & install and update after I tell it to go to netflix or pandora. I don’t know if this is b/c its new- I hope that it’s not going to need to download something every time I try to use an app.
I will come back in a few months and add to the review when I’ve had a chance to get to know the dvd-player better. I’ve been reading reviews on other blu-ray players and it really sounds like they all suck….esp the the particular ones that have pandora, netflix AND Amazon- which is what I really wanted. So I’ll keep trying this one because honestly, it sounds like the lesser of many evils.
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|Awesome, Top Notch, Set-up SUPER easy,
I bought this after seeing my parents’ and after watching the painful set-up of my Sony Blu-ray with built in wi-fi. NO COMPARISON. Awesome picture. Great functions. Next TV will be a Samsung to pair with this Blu-ray. My Sony is now in the bedroom hooked up to a Sony TV (settings held during move so didn’t have the painful set-up again). Care nothing for 3D, so went without it as I am not a videophile and 3D gives me a headache! Even not paired with Samsung TV, still great.
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|Works Great for me!,
If you look at all the reviews for all the blu-ray players across the board, you will be struck by how each player has a lot of bad reviews. Even the ones that are 4 stars, have lots of 1 star reviews associated with them. That in conjunction all the “refurbished” blu-ray players in the market should tell you something.
The main complaint I have seen is that the device won’t connect to the internet. On a lot of models, people complain that when they tried to reflash the firmware in the device, the blu-ray will become completely inoperable.
For me, and this device, I have had NONE of those issues I have seen so frequently.
It took me 5 minutes to get it on my wireless network.
Once on the network, Netflix, and Pandora worked flawlessly. There was one hiccup after initial downloading of netflix and watching a movie the first time, where it said it was downloading, and then restarted, but there were no problems. It worked fine after that.
Pandora worked great the first time around.
Since hooking up the device a few days ago, it already downloaded, an reflashed firmware without any issues.
As for Blu-ray playing, it looks extraordinary.
Uprezing of standard DVD disks also surprisingly looks great. Occasionally when the movie switches scenes I will detect some horizontal lines in the picture similar to what one of my HD cameras looks like, when digital motion detection is on.
Otherwise, it looks great!
I bought the device understanding I may have issues with the internet connectivity, and not really caring as I already have lots of devices on my network that can play Pandora, and Netflix.
However, I was pleasantly surprised at how well this all works.
Very convenient!
I rarely give 5 stars, but I was surpisintly very pleased all this worked so well. I don’t have a lot of experience with HD TVs, and this is my first Blu-Ray player.
I have had a Samsung, Flat Tube HD tv for years, but was never really happy with it, and rarely watch TV anyway, so I am not what you would call a “Videophile”
So, with that said, I can’t tell you all the pros and cons of this Blu-Ray player.. What rate it scans at, how many bit A/D it has(I saw the number, but it was high enough for me, so I dismissed the number), etc.
I can just tell you, it all works flawlessly, and the Blu-rays are stunning, and the uprezed Standard DVDs are surprisingly good looking. Coupled with that, the Netflix, and Pandora interfaces are well thought out, and easy to use.
Load times of those two internet features are higher than others, but it is not an issue for me.
Mark
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