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Samsung BD-C5500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player | 
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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Department: Electronics
List Price: $179.99
Buy Used: $98.99
You Save: $81.00 (45%)
New (14) Used (23) Refurbished (6) from $98.99
Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 68
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
ASIN: B000B60H0G
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...
 Excellent Feature-Set for the Price March 16, 2010
J. Barlow (Utah, USA)
114 out of 114 found this review helpful
I have had the Samsung BD-C5500 Blu-ray player for about a week now and I absolutely love it. It was very easy to setup and worked perfectly right out of the box. It's smaller in size than the DVD player it is replacing but noticeably heavier. It starts up quickly and loads Blu-ray discs quickly too. The buttons on the front of the player are touch sensitive and don't give the user any tactile feedback so sometimes it's hard to tell if you have pushed them or not but at the same time they are cool and have a cutting-edge appeal. Some people have mentioned that they don't care for the remote but I find it to be very adequate and easy to use. I like the larger size of the buttons since I have big hands. The remote seems to work well at different angles and distances as well. When I first hooked up the player it did a firmware update and about a week later it notified me that there was a newer firmware and again did an update. It's comforting to see that Samsung is actively working to improve the device's firmware by releasing updates frequently if needed. I didn't know what issues/features the firmware updates were addressing because the UI on the player doesn't really tell you but Samsung does list what the firmware updates change/fix on their website. The device didn't have any problems connecting to my home network using a CAT-5 cable. It doesn't bother me a bit that this player doesn't support wi-fi out of the box. In my experience wi-fi is very susceptible to interference from other devices such as microwaves, cordless phones, and other wi-fi routers so using it to stream a high-definition movie could be problematic when you decide to pop some popcorn during the show or if someone calls you on your cordless phone. You'll always get better streaming performance from CAT-5. Plus, it's a lot cheaper than the players that do have wi-fi built in.
I have used this player to stream Netflix content from my Netflix instant queue. Before having this player we watched a lot of Netflix streaming content on our computer but watching it on the HDTV using this player has been a lot more convenient and sounds better on the home audio system than on the computer speakers. Streaming works very well and I haven't seen it skip frames or stop to re-buffer the stream. It takes a little longer to buffer the stream at the beginning of playback than my computer does but after a 15-20 second wait it's good to go so it's not a big deal. I have spoken with people who stream Netflix through the PS3 or XBOX and they have told me it takes about the same amount of time to buffer on those systems and I would imagine other Blu-ray players that stream Netflix would have similar performance. Some of the Netflix streaming content will stream in 720p resolution which looks and sounds great. One thing to note is that this player will only see titles you have added to your Instant Queue on the Netflix website. You cannot use the player to browse for different content and add it to your queue. This has not been very bothersome to me but it might bother some people. I actually like the fact that I can put titles in the Instant Queue for my children to watch and they can't browse around Netflix on the player and find adult content accidentally in the process.
Streaming music through Pandora has been great too. The Pandora app works well and has a good interface. You can give songs a thumbs up or thumbs down but only while the song is playing. It would be great if you could go back through the list of songs that have recently played and give them the thumbs up or thumbs down after they have played like you can on the Pandora website but that's not the way it works sadly. The quality of the audio seems very good and the time it takes to buffer the music is not even noticeable. We have really enjoyed having a device capable of using Pandora connected to the home audio/theater system.
I used the Blockbuster service to rent a movie for my kids. The video/audio quality was excellent and I had no streaming problems but the price was a little absurd. The movies cost about $4 to rent and you only have access to watch the movie for 24 hours from the time you first start playing it. At that price I would expect that you would get to watch the title as much as you want for 5 days just like you would do if you physically rented a movie from a Blockbuster location. I don't think I will be using the Blockbuster service very much unless there is a movie I really want to watch and I'm too tired/lazy to physically go to a Blockbuster and rent it.
Overall I feel like the device does a lot for how much I paid for it and is definitely worth the money. I have already recommended it to numerous friends and co-workers who have been looking to get a Blu-ray player. This is the first Blu-ray player I have owned and might possibly be the last since it's so feature-rich and works so well.
Update 4/14/2010:
I have had this player for over a month now and I have received 4 firmware updates I think. With the firmware updates the device has only gotten better. The updates didn't appear to add any new features but they have made the player more stable so it is less likely to freeze-up or stop working in other ways. Everything has been working flawlessly for me.
There is a new service called Vudu now that this player supports. I have not tried to use it yet but it appears to give you one free HD rental so that you can try the service. It looks similar to the Blockbuster streaming app. Most movies appear to have options to rent/buy the title in 3 different formats. HDX (1080p 5.1 Surround), HD (720p 5.1 Surround?), and SD (Standard Definition 480p and I'm not sure on the audio). I have watched a few trailers on Vudu and they stream fine but I haven't tried actually streaming a movie from Vudu yet.
Excellent entry level Blu-Ray player March 14, 2010
David N. (Sunny California)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
This is my first stand alone Blu-Ray player purchase. I also have a Playstation 3. Setup on the Samsung was fast and easy. Blu-Ray discs load up fast. I didn't notice any difference in load speeds between this player and the Playstation 3. The quality of upconverting regular DVD's to 1080p was decent. To access the internet features, I'm using an ethernet cable connected to an Actiontec Powerline Adapter. So far, I have streamed HD Netflix movies and checked out a few videos on Youtube. Both worked flawlessly. As another reviewer mentioned a bug regarding sound, I haven't had that issue at all.
As of now, there aren't many internet apps available. That's not a big issue to me since the only ones I will use are Netlfix and Youtube. One issue I did have was using the AccuWeather App. Every time I went into the setup area to input my current location, the app would freeze (New York City weather is the default location). I tried this at least 5 plus times and the freezing issue didn't go away. I had to power down the player and turn it back on every time the app would freeze.
Overall, I'm really happy with the Samsung BD-C5500. I would recommend this to anyone looking to purchase a Blu-Ray player. Besides the issue with the one application, everything has worked fine.
Works great--no problems March 11, 2010
Mike in San Diego (San Diego)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with this unit. It worked just fine right out of the box. As someone who has worked in IT all my life, I expected at least some problems connecting to the streaming features. I was pleasantly surprised when the Netflix and Pandora interfaces worked without any setup problems whatsoever. And, by the way, the quality of the video and audio are stunning. Can't find a reason not to give this unit five stars.
No problems April 18, 2010
L. Barbknecht
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I picked this up to go with my new Samsung TV and the two of them work amazingly well. I have had no connection problems, software problems, or streaming problems. It does what it is supposed to and it does it well.
Fantastic features for the money! April 4, 2010
Walt (Massachusetts)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was tired of my old BD player not playing some newer movies so I set out for a new player. I'm very happy with my choice of this Samsung. BD movies look stunning, and they load approx as fast as PS3 loads. I have it connected to the internet using an ethernet cable and setup was automatic. I've used Netflix, Pandora, Youtube and vuvu and all worked as smooth as silk. USB port in the front allows BD Live content to download and that works flawlessly. I honestly can't say anything negative about the unit. Built in wireless would have been nice, but it's next to my router anyway so wired connection is not an issue. I'd highly recommend this player for anyone looking for a BD player with added internet capabilities.
btw, the main buttons on the remote glow in the dark! Had to mention that since it was a welcome surprise.
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