Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray player Now Available at Walmart for $348

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Falcon01

May 13, 2008 - CDT 6:02 PM

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A few shots here prove that the firm's latest BD-Live-ready Blu-ray deck is indeed hitting at least some store shelves already, with this particular one being spotted in a San Diego Wal-Mart. Better still, the price was pegged at $348, or a full $51 less than the published MSRP. In other words, keep a sharp eye out for this puppy -- it's probably worth the extra $50 over the Funai NB500.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/13/samsungs-bd-p1500-blu-ray-player-in-stock-in-the-wild/

Pictures provided at the link.

EDIT: Specifications

BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player HT-AS720
Video • Blu-ray playback at content native HD resolution of 1080p/1080i/720p
•1080p 24 Fs / 60 Fs

•Selectable DVD upconversion (720p/1080i/1080p)
n/a

Audio • 2.1 channel output
• Coaxial and optical digital audio outputs

• Dolby® Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD,
• Dolby Digital Plus Dolby True HD and DTS HD pass through
Playable Media • BD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R(V mode only), DVD-RW (V/VR mode), Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW n/a
Features • HDMI 1.3 digital interface (1080p/1080i/720p)
• MPEG2, VC-1, H.264, HD JPEG decoding

• BD Java

• HDMI, Component Video, S-Video outputs

• HDMI CEC

• Ethernet port
• 1080p pass through
• HDMI (2) input and (1)output

[Post edited by Falcon01 on May 13, 2008 - CDT 6:11 PM]

tluvstech

May 13, 2008 - CDT 7:07 PM

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Now that's what I'm talking about!!! Keep bringing those prices down. Maybe I can talk the old lady into letting me get one.

Bosshog7

May 14, 2008 - CDT 3:58 PM

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....too bad it looks like it got hit by the ugly stick. That thing looks like some old cable box from Zenith or something....geez. I like the look of the BD-P1400 that I have much better.

kucoloco

Jun 5, 2008 - CDT 11:38 AM

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EDIT- the previous one looks cool, but the extra round edges it had made it look kind of funky from some angels. this i think has a decent look. NOTHING samsung has could ever be af Fugly as some players out there. MAN o MAN. Fugly

Falc. Walmart currectly has a sale offering 100$ gift card with the purchase of a ps3. And rumored should be adding that same deal to the SA players next week after the 8th
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0337087820080603

The magnabox player comments arent bad at all. But looks like samsumg will add profile 2.0 uptade to this later on.

[Post edited by kucoloco on Jun 5, 2008 - CDT 1:42 PM]