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Samsung BD-P2500

Editors' note: The Samsung BD-P2500 is nearly identical to the Samsung BD-P2550, the only exception being that the BD-P2550 is exclusive to Best Buy and adds Pandora streaming to the feature set. Otherwise the two products are identical and buyers should opt for the BD-P2550 unless there is a...

Tags: Monitors & displays, DVD, Consumer electronics, Samsung BD-P2500, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung BD-P2550

Product reviews 2008-11-26

Samsung BD-P2550

One of the main criticisms against Blu-ray is that the technology just doesn't offer much of an advantage over DVD. While we'd argue that the superior image quality can be worth it, we'd agree that many of the other features, such as BD-Live or animated, pop-up menus, don't offer a...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Monitors & displays, user experience, Samsung BD-P2550, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-11-15

Additional Resources

Newegg's Black Friday sale starts with LG, Sharp and Samsung HDTV deals

Newegg has kicked off its Black Friday festivities a little early, and the site is straining with the traffic surge. If you can actually get onto the site, you'll find a bunch of deals on HDTVs from brands like LG, Sharp and Samsung. While Samsung sets are well-represented in the...

Tags: Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Amazon's Black Friday HDTV deals include Panasonic plasmas

Though only 6 percent of you said in our poll that you plan to shop at Amazon.com for an HDTV on Black Friday, I still thought I should point out the deals that the online retailing giant is offering. Unlike many of the other stores' Black Friday specials, Amazon has...

Tags: Panasonic, Plasma, Amazon.com Inc., 1080p, BD-P160, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Samsung BD-P1600

Poor Waranty PolicyWhen you hook it up via wireless the unit will find that is has a new firmware update and like most technology you update it. So I did and than the thing indicated it could not read the disk. I called Samsung Canada and they said since I...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Full Wal-Mart Black Friday ad hits Internet, complete with Samsung, Sony HDTV deals

If you read yesterday's post, you already know about a few of Wal-Mart's Black Friday home theater deals, including a $78 Blu-ray player. At long last, Wal-Mart's full Black Friday ad has hit the Web, and it includes some of those brand names that the earlier deals lacked. ...

Tags: Sony Corp., Home Theater, Advertisement, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Internet, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, LCD, 1080p, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Best Buy Black Friday ad leaks online. Here are the HDTV and Blu-ray deals.

For electronics fans, the Holy Grail of Black Friday ads is the one from Best Buy, which can list more deals on laptops and home theater stuff than general retailers like Wal-mart and Target can squeeze into their circulars. Unfortunately, those deals are never as good as you hope—is this...

Tags: Sony Corp., Best Buy Co. Inc., Advertisement, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Blu-ray, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Managed Hosting, TVs, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-14

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Blu-ray Players/Home Theater Systems

With prices for both players and discs plunging, this may be the holiday season for Blu-ray. Already online movie streaming is making inroads—even on Blu-ray players themselves. Some of these picks are integrating on-demand video services into their feature sets, hoping to keep themselves relevant in...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Disc, Blu-ray, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Apple unveils major Mac upgrades

Looks like the rumors had it pretty closeIt is getting harder for Apple to really keep things secret before a new launch. I was still hoping that Blu-ray would make it in, at least as an option on the high-end, but as the rumors predicted, it is not available...

Tags: Mice, Desktops, eSATA, Apple Inc., mouse, display, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Sony's Blu-ray player with built-in Wi-Fi, no interesting Internet services available this week

If you're looking for a cheaper alternative to buying an Internet-ready HDTV, and don't need all of the widgets the sets will be rolling out, a networked Blu-ray player could be a viable option. Most importantly, these units are offering the same Netflix and Amazon On Demand video-streaming...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Sony Corp., built-In, LG Electronics Inc., HDTV, Blu-ray, Internet Service, Wireless LANs, Internet, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, TVs, Web Site Development, Tv & Home Theater, Wireless And Mobility, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-07

Oppo BDP-83

Photo gallery:Oppo BDP-83Ever since standalone Blu-ray players hit the market, there's been a great deal of anticipation for an Oppo Blu-ray player, mainly because of the company's reputation for making excellent upconverting DVD players. Oppo held out for quite some time, and in retrospect it was a smart move; almost...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Home entertainment, Blu-ray, DVD, Oppo BDP-83

Product reviews 2009-09-02

Samsung HT-BD1250

Photo gallery:Samsung HT-BD1250DVD home-theater-in-box systems seem to offer a lot of value from the spec sheet, but are often seriously disappointing in use, with lackluster audio and video being the norm. So far our experience with Blu-ray HTIBs has been the exact opposite; almost all of the systems we've tested...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, subwoofer, center channel, Samsung HT-BD1250, Blu-ray HTIB, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., speaker

Product reviews 2009-08-14

Sony BDV-E500W

Now that Blu-ray players are officially a $100 commodity, it's no surprise that manufacturers are trying to cram the technology into home theater systems at the lowest price possible. Sony's BDV-E500W ($800) takes a decidedly more high-end approach, offering Blu-ray playback in a 5.1 home-theater-in-a-box HTIB system, with step-ups like...

Tags: Home entertainment, Consumer electronics, surround speaker, Sony BDV-E500W, Sony Corp., speaker, home theater

Product reviews 2009-07-20

Harman Kardon introduces its first Blu-ray player for $499

Harman Kardon is one of the most respected names in home theater products, primarily for its audio lineup, though it's also offered DVD players in the past. The company has finally decided to stick its toe into the Blu-ray pool, announcing its first unit in the BDP 1....

Tags: Home Theater, Digital Audio, Blu-ray, Harman Kardon, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, DVD, Ethernet, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-09

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Want the best gadget news, reviews and deals delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch newsletter and you'll enjoy the cream of the gadget crop every Tuesday and Friday: Analysis from our expert product bloggers Recent coverage:...

Tags: Newsletter, HDTV, Corporate Communications, Document Management, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-06

LG BD390

Photo gallery:LG BD390In 2009, it's not enough for a Blu-ray player to just play Blu-ray movies. With the ubiquity of online media streaming services, such as Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand, consumers already expect Blu-ray players to offer up a wide variety of standard-definition, instant-gratification media options to complement...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, Broadband Internet, Digital media, playback control, LG BD390, LG Electronics Inc.

Product reviews 2009-05-27

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Dell laptop, Samsung HDTV, Sharp Blu-ray player

A Dell Latitude laptop, a Samsung monitor, a 40-inch Samsung HDTV, and a Sharp Blu-ray player. Here are your daily deals for Friday, May 22, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Dell Latitude E6500 Laptop (Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 2GB/160GB) for $999, down from $1,632...

Tags: Monitor, Dell Computer Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Sharp Corp., Blu-ray, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Sony reports $1 billion annual loss, first in 14 years

Sony reports $1 billion annual loss, first in 14 yearsIs this accounting jugglery ?With Amazing products like1>Sony Ericsson mobiles2>Sonay PS33>BlueRay4>CyberShot digital cameras5>NoteBooksand several others.I guess something is fishy in Sony's balance sheet, Sony wants some reason to layoff several thousand employees and fill with young talent.They hurt themselvesIf you read...

Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, DVD, Sony Corp., annual loss

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

Here are a few of our favorite reviews from the past week, including Samsung's BD-P4600 Blu-ray player, the Tonium Pacemaker 60GB MP3 player, and the HP 8-inch Digital Picture Frame. by CNET News.com

Tags: Review, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-11

Samsung BD-P4600 photos

Samsung's BD-P4600 Blu-ray player is packed with features and its unique design makes it wall-mountable, but most buyers will be better off with the step-down BD-P3600. by CNET News.com

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Photograph, Samsung BD-P4600 Blu-ray Player, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-05