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Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player | 
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| Brand: Samsung
Department: Electronics
List Price: $179.99
Buy Used: $104.78
You Save: $75.21 (42%)
New (14) Used (22) Refurbished (6) from $104.78
Rating:  104 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Battery: 2 AAA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 20 x 4
MPN: BD-C5500
Model: BD-C5500
UPC: 036725608207
EAN: 0036725608207
Release Date: February 10, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Slim Design (39mm) | | • | WiFi Ready(Wireless LAN Adapter not included) | | • | Internet@TV | | • | 1 HDMI , 2 USB | | • | BD-Live (Profile 2.0) |
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Product Description
The Samsung BD-C5500 Blu-ray Player offers Internet@TV, which delivers the best of the web, straight to your HDTV, with downloadable widgets and apps like BLOCKBUSTER , Facebook , YouTubeTM, TwitterTM, FlickrTM, Pandora and more. You can shop online, share pictures, catch up with friends and connect to a wide range of streaming digital content at the touch of a button. It also has wireless LAN built-in. Add to that AllShareTM, which streams content between DLNA devices and you'll see how easy it is to play files from your PC. You can even use your telephone through your TV. Image Quality Beyond Imagination Experience true 1080p high definition - the best picture you can get. Crystal-clear detail and cinematic resolution come home, at last. It's the state of the high definition art. Your favorite movies are reborn in Blu-ray, when you discover what you've been missing. The BD-C5500 can also up-convert DVDs to near high definition quality so even your old movies get a renewed lease on life. And we didn't neglect your ears - high definition extends to the audio spectrum courtesy of Dolby True HD Technology. Video and Music on Demand BLOCKBUSTER With BLOCKBUSTER On Demand, you can watch the hottest newly released movies without ever leaving your living room. Rent or buy movies to watch right away on your Internet-connected HDTV or Blu-ray player. Choose from thousands of titles, including new releases and cinema classics, with no monthly fee. Netflix With the BD-C5500, instant gratification is built right in. Now you can instantly stream over 12,000 movies and TV episodes directly to it, any time you want. All you need is an internet connection (either Wi-Fi or Ethernet) and a Netflix membership package that includes streaming, and you're ready to go.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 99 more reviews...
 Horrible consumer product - are the validation people at Samsung asleep at the wheel? September 9, 2010
M
This device...very nice when it works...horrible and comparable to a beta level product at best when you really try to use it (should not have been released as is or passed validation/quality control - are the people at Samsung sleeping??).
Issues experienced in first month:
1) Firmware (master operating code for the device) will not upgrade over Internet - it downloads, turns off on its own as it's supposed to for upgrade, but does NOT complete upgrade (yes, I do have a working connection and device confirms Internet connectivity)
2) Samsung knows about the problem - I called them and the offered to send me a CD that will upgrade the firmware...ETA 9 business days...until then, it's a decent looking piece of furniture (NOT customer oriented company - Samsung should ship this overnight to address the problem, not in 2 weeks!!)
3) Google maps app freezes the device when you turn traffic feature on - have to turn it off and then back on to get control over device
4) Will NOT play Avatar or Percy Jackson & Olympians: The Lightning Thief...so far...expecting more new releases to not work (get the red screen when trying to play movie)
5) No on-screen display ANYWHERE of model number and serial number for device. Guess what the smart guys at Samsung first ask you for when you call them (to attempt a fix of the issues noted above)...the model and serial numbers. You have to pull the device out of your entertainment center to look up info on the back of the device - very frustrating!! This info should be available along with the firmware version (that is available) in the setup/status menu or the special menu (tray open and press/hold info button). Again, not customer oriented at all - something that a good consumer company would get right.
6) Slow! It takes what it seems like forever for a DVD to start playing.
7) Privacy policy - outrageous!!! The terms force you to accept to use Internet features and specify that Samsung refuses to be subject to any federal or local laws and only subject to laws of South Korea...but that I as the consumer am OBLIGATED to provide accurate, complete and immediate personal information...to which Samsung will have full access to.
 Shop around for better players. September 8, 2010
A. Canale (UK)
This player has serious problems with audio going out of sync on non disc video files. I bought THE player exclusively for playing back stuff like AVI and MKV only to realize that 9 out of 10 of my videos had sync problem that do not occur when playing back on the PC.
It functions well enough as a DVD/Bluray player, but not much else.
Samsung support did not return my email about the issue and the latest firmware doesn't fix the issue.
I would not recommend this player.
No FF/Rew or Pause option for shared network streaming video files! September 1, 2010
robo
This is a good BD player in general, but one of the main reasons for the purchase was for playback of shared video files on my network. They play fine, but you don't have an option to FF/Rew or Pause these files during playback. My other Samsung player does this without an issue. In contacting Samsung, they confirmed this is not an option on this model and offered no explaination or solution in sight. If this function is not an issue for you, then go for it. Otherwise, look for another purchase option. I'm waiting to hear back from Vanns to see if they will take it back in exchange for another model...
Slow, freezes, and no resume play August 29, 2010
D. Carolina Nunez
Bought this at Costco, and three months later am very disappointed. First, the unit is very, very slow. Often, it takes a few minutes to load and start playing a DVD or BluRay disc. Sometimes, the player gets stuck and must be restarted to play a disc. Skipping previews or segments on the disc is very, very slow and often impossible. Second, the Netflix interface is not great. Even the Netflix interface on our Wii is significantly better than the BluRay. In fact, we bought a Roku to watch streaming content because we thought this unit was too slow and unpleasant to use. Third, there is no "resume play" feature. When you play a disc and stop it half way through a movie, the player cannot remember where you left off and simply begins the disc again from previews and leaves you at the initial menu. This is especially annoying when you have small children who only watch portions of movies at a time, and even more annoying when you want them to watch the movie in Spanish, which requires going through the initial setup every single time you push play. I'm returning this to Costco and getting a different brand.
 Good++ with some quirks August 27, 2010
Park (Texas)
I've been using this player for three months now. Overall, I'm pleased. The setup was pretty straightforward and software updates installed without a problem. The network connection is hardwired to my router. DVD and Blu-Ray quality is very good and Internet streaming from my Netflix account is actually better quality than it was when I hooked up my Vista based laptop using the same HDMI connection. There are a few drawbacks. First, is that the machine will occasionally hang when trying to access a Netflix movie. This is probably due to my Internet connection (10Mbps/5Mbps) being congested, but the problem is that there is no way to back out of the connection screen without turning the player completely off and then back on. Very occasionally, the player will reconnect during playback and throttle down to a lower quality. Again, probably due to Internet congestion. Luckily that does not happen very often.
Second, the machine will hang if I insert a DVD before it is completely booted. The DVD will start to play and get as far as the FBI warning screen or so and then stop. The remote becomes unresponsive. Again, the only way around is to remove the DVD, restart the machine and insert the DVD after it is completely started and the main menu is onscreen. I've learned to let the machine boot before inserting the disk.
Third, when accessing Netflix, I will sometimes have to re-activate the machine. I don't know if this is a glitch on the Samsung or at Netflix, but it means running to my computer to re-enter the activation code. Slightly annoying. This has happened maybe four times in three months.
Finally, navigating the net is agonizing using the remote and the simulated cell phone keypad. You have to use the arrow keys to navigate the onscreen keypad and then tap for the right letter. Maybe someone who does a lot of texting won't mind this, but I found it to be excruciating and it limits the usefulness of other features like YouTube videos. Searching for a favorite video is just too slow and inaccurate. The ability to attach a Bluetooth keyboard would be a great feature. Maybe that's reserved for a higher price point.
I use this machine almost exclusively for DVDs and to access my Netflix instant queue and for that it works very well, if you follow its protocols. For the price, I'm pleased not to have to hook up my laptop and to have a remote to pause/play instant movies.
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