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

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]

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.

....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.

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]

Saw them at Wal-Mart... and they are tempting, having Samsung as the makers, and with very fair specs...