Posted by asj on 06/21/06 02:28

asj wrote:
> Joshua Zyber wrote:
> > www.avsforum.com
> >
> > Go to the Blu-Ray sections and marvel at the sheer volume of people
> > voicing their disappointment.
>
> How many times are you going to use a FORUM as some sort of proof.
> There are obviously two camps here, and citing a forum filled with both
> sides is not considered "proof" of anything.
>
> I cite news reports showing that HD-DVD is falling flat on its face,
> with slow sales and Warner cutting HDDVD titles, you give me a FORUM.
> Great job.


Hands On: Samsung's BD-P1000 Blu-Ray Player
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/002302.html

Design. The industrial design of the Samsung is far superior to that of
the HD-A1 in several ways. The sleek, piano-black box has a tapered
look; a circular, pressure-based front navigation panel; comfortable,
lightweight remote control; and a 10-in-2 card slot reader for reading
photos or MP3s. The player even resumes disc playback where you left
off, whether you press stop, or you power the unit down-a nice touch.


Responsiveness. Again, the Samsung rates ahead here. Across a variety
of standard definition and high definition films I threw at it, the
Samsung was generally fast at navigating around and titles and menu
options, and the remote's soft-mold buttons responded to my commands
in a timely fashion. Sometimes, the Sony BD discs I tried (including
House of Flying Daggers and Fifty First Dates) were a bit sluggish when
accessing chapters, but this problem did not seem evident with
standard-def discs, which leads me to believe it's an issue with the
discs, not the Samsung player.

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