Review: Samsung BD-P1200 Blu-ray Player
NEW BLUE BRINGS LOTS OF BENEFITS
August 2007 By Grant ClauserFor standard DVDs, the player will upscale the 480p signal to 1080p via HDMI using Silicon Optic’s excellent Reon processing chip (for more on the Reon chip see the Toshiba XA2 review on page 41). The player does a great job of upscaling standard video, but as with any player, the results are nothing compared to a true high definition disc.
Video performance of the Samsung was outstanding. When watching the aforementioned Pirates disc, details were realistic (as realistic as an octopus-faced man can be); colors were deep and rich and blacks and shadow details were impressive. Startup time and navigation lag were improved over last year’s model, though the player does still take a bit longer to recognize a Blu-ray disc than a typical DVD player takes for a DVD. I experienced no playback errors during my review period.
The player’s got a few extra goodies, including support for MP3 discs, standard CDs (which the Pioneer BD and LG BD/HD DVD players do not). It won’t play DVD+R disc, but it will play DVD-R. Another feature is support of HDMI:CEC (see this month’s Cheat Sheet for details) which Samsung calls AnyNet, so you can easily control both your TV and Blu-ray player from one
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