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Features
Remote Control
Input and Output Notes
Features
Blu-ray Disc Overview: Blu-ray Disc (BD) is a new high-definition
disc format designed to take advantage of today's high quality HDTVs. The
resolution is up to 1920 x 1080 (1080p) and the data transfer rate is up to
40 mbps. Blu-ray Discs and players offer several advantages over the
standard DVD format:
- Better picture
quality: Blu-ray Disc is a true high-definition format offering
video at 720p, 1080i, 1080p, or 1080/24p resolution. While standard DVDs look very
good on an HDTV, they don't provide a high-definition signal (not even
when you use an up-converting DVD player). Blu-ray Disc delivers an
extraordinarily sharp, clean, detailed picture, with deeper, richer
colors.
- Better sound quality: In addition to the
same multi-channel sound
formats you're accustomed to with DVD (Dolby Digital and DTS), Blu-ray
Disc offers Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, and uncompressed 5.1 channel PCM.
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Much greater storage capacity: What makes Blu-ray Disc's superior picture and sound
possible is the much higher storage capacity of Blu-ray Disc discs. A
single-layer Blu-ray Disc can hold 25 gigabytes of data, over five times
the amount a standard DVD can hold. Dual-layer Blu-ray Discs hold 50
gigabytes, which equates to nine hours of High Definition or 23 hours of
Standard Definition video, plus high-resolution multi-channel audio and
the added features and material that require multiple discs with
standard DVD.
- Compatibility with your current disc collections: To ensure backward-compatibility
with your existing library of discs, Blu-ray Disc players use a
dual-laser mechanism: a blue laser for playing high-definition
Blu-ray Discs, and a conventional red laser for playing DVDs and audio
CDs.
Disc Compatibility: The BD-P1500 is compatible with many disc types:
| Disc Types |
Recorded Content |
Disc Size |
| BD-ROM/BD-RE/BD-R |
Audio + Video |
Single sided (25GB/50GB) |
| DVD-Video |
Audio + Video |
Single sided (5 or 3-1/2 inches)
Double sided (5 or 3-1/2 inches) |
DVD-RW
(V mode and finalized only) |
Audio + Video |
5 inches (4.7GB) |
DVD-R
(V mode and finalized only) |
Audio + Video |
5 inches (4.7GB) |
| Audio-CD |
Audio |
Singled sided (5 or 3-1/2 inches) |
Note: The unit
cannot play CD-RW/CD-R and DVD-RW/-R discs with recorded content such as
divx, avi, mpg, mov, wma, mp3, digital photo view (JPEG) files.
Future Compatibility: As Blu-Ray technology continues to evolve, new disc
types with enhanced functionality will become available. In order for you to
enjoy this new functionality, you will likely be required to update the firmware in
your player. These firmware updates will become available for downloading from the
Internet.
Region Code: Like DVD, BD uses region codes. The region code on your disc must match the
region code on your player, otherwise the disc will not play. The BD-P1500 is
Blu-ray region A and DVD region 1.
Copy Protection: Blu-ray Disc uses the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) to prevent
unauthorized recording of copyrighted material.
Graphic Interface:
The BD-P1500 includes two individual HD resolution graphic planes (layers), one
for graphics within the frame, such as subtitles, and one for interactive
buttons; play movie, scene selection, etc. Because of Blu-ray's extremely high
transfer rate and ability to preload data from the disc, the menu system can
consist of several pages and can be accessed while the movie plays in the
background. Some BD discs allow adjustable fonts, sizes, and colors for
subtitles.
TV Aspect: You can adjust
the video output of the BD-P1500 to match the screen-type of your television.
You can choose from 4:3 Letter-Box, 4:3 Pan-Scan, 16:9 Wide, and 16:9 Normal.
Video Up-conversion: When connected to your TV using the HDMI output the BD-P1500
scales the output of a standard DVD signal to HD-compatible 720p, 1080i, or
1080p. The unit also supports 480p and 480i output if your television is not
HD-compatible.
Video Output: There are four
types of video output on the rear panel; composite video, S-video, component
video, and HDMI. The output resolution is adjustable as follows:
- Video: The composite video output
resolution is 480i when playing Blu-ray Disc or DVD.
- Component: When playing Blu-ray the resolution can be set to 480i, 480p, 720p, or
1080i; when playing DVD the resolution can be set to 480i or 480p.
- HDMI: The output resolution can be set to 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i or 1080p
when playing a DVD or Blu-ray Disc; also 1080/24p when playing a compatible BD.
1080/24p: Movies are
typically filmed at 24 frames per second and some Blu-ray Discs use the same
frame rate. If your TV will accept a 1080/24p signal, the BD-P1500 can pass the
signal in its native form, without converting the video.
Dolby Digital/DTS Surround Decoding: The BD-P1500 can decode the following Dolby Digital/DTS surround formats - Dolby
Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby True HD. The player must be
connected to a Dolby Digital/DTS surround AV receiver which also supports these
same formats via optical or HDMI input.
Digital Audio Output: The Audio menu allows you to select
the digital audio format that is passed through the optical and HDMI outputs:
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PCM: Decodes Primary, Secondary, and Effect audio
streams together into PCM audio using the player's optical or HDMI output.
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Bitstream (Re-encode): Decodes Primary, Secondary,
and Effect audio streams together into PCM audio, then re-encodes the PCM
audio into DTS bitstream using the player's optical output.
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Bitstream (Audiophile): Outputs only the Primary audio soundtrack
(main soundtrack of the movie) so that your receiver can decode the audio
bitstream sound using the player's HDMI output.
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Down Sampling: Select this when the connected amplifier or
pre-amp will not accept signals with a sampling rate of 96 kHz, 96 kHz
signals are then down sampled to 48 kHz.
Dynamic Compression: When
movie soundtracks are played at low volume or from smaller speakers, the system
can apply appropriate compression to make low-level content more intelligible
and prevent dramatic passages from getting too loud. This is only active when a
Dolby Digital signal is detected.
Internal Flash Memory: An Internal Flash Memory is built into
the player for storing Blu-ray Disc content. Playback of the content for the
unit's Internal Flash Memory is dependent on the Blu-ray Disc.
Resume Play: Resume
play allows you to resume playback of a disc from the point where you last
stopped. The stopping point is cleared when the Stop button is pressed more than
once or the disc tray is opened.
Bookmarks: You can bookmark up
to 8 scenes you want to see again so you can start playback from the marked
position whenever you want. The marks are cleared when the disc is ejected.
Parental Lock: The Parental Lock function works in conjunction with
Blu-ray Disc/DVDs that have been assigned a rating which helps you control the
types of Blu-ray Discs/DVDs that your family watches. There are up to 8
ratings levels on a disc. The rating levels are protected by a customer user
4-digit password.
Dimmer: The unit's display offers three dimmer settings - Automatic,
Dim and Bright. The Automatic setting automatically dims the display during
playback and brightens the display during stoppage.
Remote Control
Multi-brand Remote: The
supplied remote is pre-programmed to operate this unit and a number of functions
on multiple brand TVs. Once programmed, the remote controls the TV's power
on/off, input select, volume up/down, channel up/down, and mute.
Anynet+: Anynet+ is an AV network system that enables
compatible Samsung components connected by HDMI cables to transfer command codes
along with video and audio signals.
Input and Output Notes
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia
Interface): The unit's HDMI simplifies A/V connections by carrying video and
digital audio all in one cable. This unit features HDCP copyright protection
technology, and must be connected to an HDCP-compliant device. If your TV has a
DVI input instead of an HDMI input, you can connect this unit to your TV using
an HDMI-to-DVI adapter. You will also need to connect audio cables to the player
because DVI is a video only cable. If your TV provides EDID display information
the HDMI output is automatically set to the best resolution supported by the TV.
Note: The player also features a Composite video, Component video,
Stereo audio, and Optical digital output.
LAN: The rear-panel RJ-45 Ethernet port is used to connect to
Samsung's server for firmware updates.
USB Host: The USB type-A port on the rear-panel of the unit allows you
to perform software upgrades using a USB flash drive.
