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Save $150 on Samsung Blu-ray Player & HDTV Bundle

MegaZone — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:27:59 +0000

Through December 6 Amazon is offering a $150 discount if you buy a Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player and a Samsung 52″ HDTV. There are four models of TV that qualify, all 52″ LCD 1080p models, but with a few difference features. Pricing starts at $2,059.37 and goes up to $2,499.99 – with savings up to $900 off MSRP. The BD-P1500 is currently listing for $212.74.

Picked up from Blu-ray Stats News Log.

Save $100 On Samsung BD-P1500 & BD-P2500 Blu-ray Players At Amazon

MegaZone — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:38:36 +0000

Right now at Amazon you can save $100 on the Samsung BD-P1500 and BD-2500 Blu-ray players.

That means that the Profile 2.0 / BD-Live BD-P1500 is only $199.99, a fantastic deal on a full featured player. And that’s not all, if you’re also in the market for an HDTV you can buy one of ten Samsung HDTVs and this player and save $200 – you get the player free. Very nice.

Alternatively, the Profile 2.0 / BD-Live BD-P2500 is $299. What do you get for the extra $100? Internal Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD decoding (both models can bitstream) and 7.1 audio analog outputs (the BD-P1500 has only 2.0 analog outputs). Not a big deal if you have an A/V receiver with decoders, since the BD-P1500 can bitstream the formats over HDMI, which is more convenient anyway.

But that’s not all, the BD-P2500 is also one of the Netflix streaming Blu-ray players. And it not only streams Netflix video, but it will soon support Netflix’s new HD streaming video. Since the dedicated Roku Netflix player is $99, for the price of a BD-P1500 and a Roku box you get all of the functionality in one box.

More Amazon Gold Box Blu-ray Specials

MegaZone — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:02:27 +0000

Adding to yesterday’s specials, Amazon is offering a few more today.

Save $300 when you buy a Sony Blu-ray player and Sony Bravia HDTV together. Buy the BDP-S350 for $224.00 or the BDP-S550 for $329.99 along with one of four Sony Bravia HDTVs, 46″ or 52″ with prices from $1,797.94 to $2,077.98 and Amazon drops $300 off the total. Both Blu-ray players are BD-Live capable, and the offer runs through November 8, 2008.

If you just need a Blu-ray player, Amazon is also selling the Samsung BD-P1500 for $206.64 – with a free copy of Incredible Hulk on Blu-ray! Buy through November 8, 2008 to get your free BD. The BD-P1500 is also a BD-Live capable player, and at that price it is a great value.

And remember, the Samsung Blu-ray Player/Home Theater Bundle and 24-month financing on select Samsung HDTVs offers that I posted yesterday are still running.

Another Amazon Deal On The Samsung BD-P1500

MegaZone — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:51:04 +0000

The bundle deal with The Ultimate Matrix Collection expired on the 18th, but they’ve replaced it with a new deal. Purchase the Samsung BD-P1500, currently listed at $223.60, and select two free Blu-ray titles from a list of 39 available. Pricing on the titles available run from $13.95 to $19.95. Not quite as good a deal as the Matrix promo, but still a pretty good one. Right now this looks like the best offer for a Profile 2.0 / BD-Live player.

Picked up from Blu-ray Stats News Log.

Get The Samsung BD-P1500 And The Ultimate Matrix Collection For Only $230!

MegaZone — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:29:50 +0000

Through October 18th buy the Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray player from Amazon and get The Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray free! The BD-P1500 is currently only $229.90, and as I said last week that’s a fantastic price on a full-featured Profile 2.0 / BD-Live player, a major discount from the $399.99 MSRP. On top of that you get The Ultimate Matrix Collection free – it sells for $89.95, $129.95 MSRP. That’s like getting the player for $139.95, a steal. The Ultimate Matrix Collection includes The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The Animatrix, and The Matrix Experience documentary.

Deal spotted via the Blu-ray Stats News Log.

Samsung BD-P1500 Sneaks Out, Hold Off On That Funai

MegaZone — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:12:17 +0000

You might want to hold off on buying the Funai Blu-ray player from my last post. The Samsung BD-P1500, expected in June, is showing up in Wal*Mart with a $348 price tag – the expected MSRP was $399. That’s just $50 more than the Funai/Magnavox deck, and the Samsung is ‘BD-Live Ready’. That means it will ship with Profile 1.1, aka ‘Bonus View’, support but it has the hardware (such as a Ethernet port) required for Profile 2.0/BD-Live, and support will be enabled via a firmware update later this year. The firmware update will also add DTS-HD audio support.

While a sub-$300 price tag is nice, for $50 I’d definitely opt for the Samsung.

Via EngadgetHD.

Samsung Ups BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player Specs, Keeps Price The Same

MegaZone — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:53:40 +0000

I reported on the Samsung BD-P1500 from CES in January. At the time the $399 MSRP player was announced as a Blu-ray Profile 1.1, aka Bonus View, player due in June. Well, as the Blu-ray competitive landscape is rapidly evolving, Samsung has decided to make the BD-P1500 ‘BD-Live Ready’. It will ship with BD Profile 1.1 support, with BD-Live support to come via a firmware update. Also due via a firmware update later in 2008 is DTS-HD HR (High Resolution) audio support. The press release doesn’t mention DTS-HD MA (Master Audio), which is the highest DTS standard. That could be a simple oversight in the press release, since it is pretty much unheard of to have DTS-HD HR and not have DTS-HD MA. If it does indeed have DTS-HD MA then, once the updates are received, the BD-P1500 would match the PS3 on features and press, plus the ability to bitstream the advanced audio codecs. Of course, I think the PS3 is still a better value since it is a top-end game system as well, but if you prefer a conventional AV component look then the BD-P1500 might be the box for you.

Picked up from EngadgetHD.