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If there has been one thorn in the side of recent Blu-ray players, it's the painfully slow loading times. So, it's refreshing to see that Samsung's BD-P1600 addresses this issue. It puts most players to shame. New machines from Sony certainly do simila...
There are nearly always compromises with budget kit: the BD-P1600 is no different but it remains a compelling option on a budget...
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channelnews.com.au Updated:
2013-02-14 08:29:25
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The Samsung BD-P1600 won?t blow you away with innovation or offer anything above and beyond its competitors. What it does offer is exceptional image quality at a good price. As Blu-ray players come down in price it?s good to see that the cheaper models...
Excellent Image Quality, Attractive design, Easy to Use, HD Audio Codecs, Profile 2.0...
No Wifi included, Doesn't stream from a PC...
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smarthouse.com.au Updated:
2013-02-14 08:29:25
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The Samsung BD-P1600 won’t blow you away with innovation or offer anything above and beyond its competitors. What it does offer is exceptional image quality at a good price. As Blu-ray players come down in price it’s good to see that the cheaper model...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2013-02-14 08:29:25
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A development of the BD-P1500, this new BD-P1600 irons out the main faults and aims at the budget buyer.The kit, build and designYou can tell straight away that this is a basic machine: its connectivity is minimal, the menus don’t have many options and...
DivX compatible (in SD only)...
Audible fan, No adjustment of subtitle synchronisation, No 7.1 analogue audio outs, No AVCHD via USB...
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The Samsung BD-P1600 is a Blu-ray disc player that is fully Profile 2.0 compliant and supports Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. A few annoying design quirks aside, it includes everything you’d want in a Blu-ray disc player. The front panel on the Samsung BD-P1600’s flips downs when the drive tray opens. While some people may find this design quirky and interesting, we erred on the side of being annoyed. Without a comprehensive range of buttons, card slots and ports at the front we...
Excellent image quality with both Blu-ray discs and DVDs, high-definition audio decoding, good operational speed...
Build quality could be better, flip-down front is annoying...
Samsung’s BD-P1600 does everything you could want a Blu-ray player to do. Great picture quality, plenty of audio decoding support and a speedy interface combine to make it an easy choice. Our only concerns (the build quality and the design) are mino...
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Samsungs latest budget Blu-ray deck is something of an oddity. Its claims to be compatible with digital media and the BD Live service (the latter even wirelessly) might lead you to believe that the BD-P1600 is punching above its price tag. Features On...
Fast loading times, BD Live, Good value, Decent pictures...
Odd design, Tricky BD Live setup process, Cant stream digital media...
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igizmo.co.uk Updated:
2013-02-14 08:29:28
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A budget deck that goes from zero to Blu-ray in record time Fast / Features / Solid performer / Wi-Fi option Not the ultimate picture / Needs firmware updating While we love many things about Blu-ray, one thing we hate – HATE – is the ludicrous amount...
Fast, Features, Solid performer, WiFi option...
Not the ultimate picture, Needs firmware updating...
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Product Code: BD-P1600 The Samsung BD-P1600 delivers very good-looking Blu-ray playback and adds a host of multimedia goodies previously found only in higher-end Samsung models, including BD-Live and Pandora streaming to your TV and home-theatre soun...
The Samsung BD-P1600 produces very good images, and by Blu-ray standards its as fast as lightning. But problems with upscaling DVDs and some unwise design decisions prevent it from being a great player. Lincoln Spector Lowest online price: ££134...
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If there has been one thorn in the side of recent Blu-ray players, it's the painfully slow loading times. So, it's refreshing to see that 's BD-P1600 addresses this issue. It puts most players to shame. New machines from Sony and Philips certainly do s...
Fine value, strong spec, handles motion well with SD or HD, decent colours, fast loading times...
Lacks detail compared to best, spend more for more greater dynamics...
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If there has been one thorn in the side of recent players, it’s their painfully slow loading times.So, it’s great to see that Samsung’s BD-P1600 has sorted it out. During testing, this player outpaces machines that cost up to eight times as much.In Pr...
Rapid at loading Blu-ray discs. Solid BD and DVD performance. Easy to use...
Sound could be better. Doesn’t produce the cleanest budget picture we’ve seen...
The BD-P1600 produces a decent picture, but its biggest pull is without doubt the rapid loading times...
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bluray-players.net Updated:
2013-02-14 08:29:23
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Blu-ray technology is finally making its way to the mainstream where ordinary consumers making the transition to appreciating the new visual and audio experiences that Blu-ray can deliver. Entry-level players like the Blu-ray player started to make t...
The Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-ray player doesn’t include any major extras, but Samsung has done an exceptional job incorporating a good set of features and keeping the performance level satisfactory in a Blu-ray player priced at less than $300. It makes a f...
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Samsung BD-P1600Samsung’s BD-P1600 Blu-ray player delivers good-looking Blu-ray playback and adds a host of multimedia goodies (including BD-Live, Netflix On Demand, and Pandora streaming to your TV and home-theater sound system) previously found only...
Very good imaging on Blu-ray discs; Netflix and Pandora streaming.
Disappointing imaging on DVDs; annoying flap covers front panel controls.
Samsung BD-P1600Samsung’s BD-P1600 Blu-ray player delivers good-looking Blu-ray playback and adds a host of multimedia goodies (including BD-Live, Netflix On Demand, and Pandora streaming to your TV and home-theater sound system) previously found on...
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The BD-P1600 is well placed among entry-level players. You do find better machines of course, but they also cost more.
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televisions.com Updated:
2013-02-14 08:29:25
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All in all, the Samsung BD-P 1600 is an excellent - and cheap - Blu-ray player for entry-level users. The easy operation and speedy disc drive impressed, but the drive isn't exactly quiet, and photos play...
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Consumer High Definition televisions (HDTV) hit the market just over 10 years ago. The amount of data used for HD content takes up much greater space than that of Standard Definition (SD) content. From that need came Blu-ray discs (BD). Blu-rays name...
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Samsungs recent sub-$300 wonder combines an impressive array of the best features with stellar audio and video, all in its sleek black chassis...
Surprisingly good video quality on an assortment of tough material, Effortless handling of a wide variety of stateoftheart features, Netflix online streaming sure is convenient...
HDquality Netflix streaming easier said than done, Wireless networking is a can of worms, but why not just include a gig of flash memory so BDLive would work without a flash card?...
Although positioned at the lower-end of their current crop, the Samsung BD-P1600 is still a versatile player offering the latest features (Netflix, Pandora, BD-Live, DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD decoding) and performance that the competition would be hard-...
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engadgethd.com Updated:
2013-02-14 08:29:28
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Samsung's sixth generation player is close to what some would call a complete player. It features support for all the audio codecs Blu-ray supports as well as internet streaming services such as Netflix and Pandora. The really interesting new feature i...
Although the BD-P1600 isn't our favorite player there is a lot to like about it, and more importantly, it is an improvement over the BD-P1500. The best part is that even though it is better than last year's, you're going to pay less for it too. We real...
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techreviewsource.com Updated:
2013-02-14 08:29:28
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One of Samsung's latest Blu-ray DVD players, the P1600, is a media powerhouse that delivers good picture quality along side some excellent multimedia extras. It offers Netflix and Pandora streaming via the Internet as well as full 1080p resolution...
Netflix and Pandora streaming, Quick startup times, Excellent 1080p video processing, Inexpensive...
No internal memory for BDLive, thumbdrive required, Upconverting is a little sketchy...
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Since entering the Blu-ray disc player game three years ago, Samsung has upped the ante with each subsequent generation by improving performance, adding extra features, and lowering prices. The BD-P1600 ($299.99 list) continues this trend as Samsung...
Fast start-up. Supports Netflix and Pandora multimedia streaming. Updated remote and menus.
Add-on memory required for BD-Live support. Minor BD Live compatibility issue.
The Samsung BD-P1600 is a capable Blu-ray player that features a compelling selection of multimedia streaming abilities...
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If there has been one thorn in the side of recent players, it’s their painfully slow loading times.So, it’s great to see that Samsung’s BD-P1600 has sorted it out. During testing, this player outpaces machines that cost up to eight times as much.In Pr...
Rapid at loading Blu-ray discs. Solid BD and DVD performance. Easy to use...
Sound could be better. Doesn’t produce the cleanest budget picture we’ve seen...
The BD-P1600 produces a decent picture, but its biggest pull is without doubt the rapid loading times...
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Unfortunately, in a few simple areas, the Samsung BD-P1600 put its foot in its mouth.The Samsung BD-P1600's video chipset is different from - and unfortunately not as good as the Silicon Optix Reon chip (used by the Samsung BD-P2500 we tested last yea...
The Samsung BD-P1600 produces very good images, and by Blu-ray standards it's as fast as lightning. But problems with upscaling DVDs and some unwise design decisions prevent it from being a great player...
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The Samsung BD-P1600 ($250 as of April 9, 2009) delivers very good-looking Blu-ray playback and adds a host of multimedia goodies previously found only in higher-end Samsung models, including BD-Live, Netflix, and Pandora streaming to your TV and home-...
Very good imaging on Bluray discs, Netflix and Pandora streaming...
Annoying flap covers front panel controls, Disappointing imaging on DVDs...
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Video Review: Prices are dropping on Blu-ray players so now might be the time to grab yourself the Samsung P1600 which not only does movies in 1080p but also up-converts DVD, streams Netflix, and plays Pandora through the wi-fi adapter...
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