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57 of 61 found the following review helpful:
 Budget BluRay Mar 27, 2011
By Jim in VT
Netflix issues [updates below]
I bought this primarily to stream Netflix, so that's what most of this review is about. I've previously used my Xbox360 to stream but since I don't really play online games spending money for a yearly gold membership seemed like a waste. However, now that I've experienced the Netflix app on the player I'm thinking the extra money on a 12 month membership may be well worth it.
The user interface is less than desirable, but it gets the job done. You can browse titles, your queue, etc. All the major functionality is there. One issue is that any command you send to this app, play, pause, scroll up or down, has about a two second delay. Why, I don't know, but it is annoying. After some use (like watching a couple episodes) the app seems to slow down, like it's running out of memory. One time it was so bad it would take 10 seconds from entering a command to execution. A reboot of the player fixes everything, but give me a break. There's obviously some fundamental flaws in the programming of the app, probably a memory leak. Hopefully this will be addressed by an update to the software.
The way the app buffers isn't the best. When the streaming quality drops down it tries to do it on the fly. This can cause some problems with dropped audio, dropped frames, and a/v sync. The xbox interface stops playing to adjust the quality and buffer, but there's none of the above issues. On the players app there's no way way to see the quality of the feed you are getting, where the xbox shows you a nice graphic similar to wireless signal strength bars.
Another buffer issues is that any time you decide to fast forward it re-buffers, no matter how short you are fast forwarding. I never had that problem on the xbox unless you forwarded a large enough amount to overrun the buffer. Why fast forward? I don't want to listen to the celebrity interview during Top Gear or the opening titles of a tv show. Also, with the command delay previously mentioned you'll probably overshoot where you want to stop.
[update]
I've received the latest software updates and the new smarthub starts instantly. But I've had an odd issue with Netflix where an episode stops playing saying there was an issue. Start it up again and it will continue for a 10 seconds or so and stop again. I ended up watching the episode on my computer with no problems, so I don't know what the supposed issue was. I assume something about the way Netflix encoded that episode caused the Samsung app to have an error. I hope I don't run into that anywhere else.
Player issues [update below]
Not really an issue, but the audio setup for BluRay has some misleading descriptions onscreen. What ever you do don't bother sending either of the re-encoded signals to your receiver as you'll definitely have audio sync issues. I just sent the unprocessed bitstream signal and my 12 year old receiver decoded it just fine. It's not 96 kHz Dolby HD but will do just fine until I decide to get a new receiver.
If you also have a Samsung TV the any-net feature can be a pain with your universal remote (Logitech Harmony). Unfortunately the player only has a power toggle command, not separate power off and on commands. After powering off the player I go back to watching tv as normal, but at the end of the day I power off all my devices with one signal from my remote. My tv shuts down as it should, but because the player only has a power toggle command, the player comes back on. And with the any-net feature it sends a signal to your tv and powers it back on. Why they just can't have the extra lines of code for separate power commands I don't know. My workaround was to use an option in the remote software program to always keep the player powered on, which means it never receives a power toggle command unless I specifically send it.
[update]
I have to downgrade the rating on this unit as I've had more time to play BluRay discs. I'm sending a digital audio out signal from the optical port to my receiver and having A/V sync issues. I've watched an action intense movie like The Matrix with no sync issues, but last night I tried to watch a comedy, The Hangover, and immediately the sound is out of sync. Typically it is the action films that cause sync issues as the extra processing added by your TV causes the lag in the display. I'll see a frame dropped every now and then, and thought that might be the system trying to keep sync but I don't believe that's the case. What discs play better than others seems to be hit or miss. Playing the sound through the TV speakers removes the problem. On some discs I've been able to get sync back by rewinding a little bit, but eventually the problem starts to build up again. I've also had it where that trick did absolutely nothing. The way I see it, the only way you are going to get good A/V sync is if a) you only listen through the TV speakers, b) your TV has a digital audio out port that allows the signal to be passed through without downgrading it. Unfortunately my 40" Samsung 6300 doesn't allow that, it downgrades it to a 2.1 signal. c) you have a HDMI compatible receiver. Even c may not help as I read that often people still need to program in a sound delay, so if the root issue is that the delay varies by disc because of some processing issue inherent with the player you are stuck adjusting your settings for every disc. And that's if the delay stays consistent throughout the movie.
General Info
Here are some times I recorded, all approximate (1 Mississippi):15 seconds to power on. 25 seconds to enter smart hub (app interface)[update, now instant as long as your internet connect has established]. 20 seconds to boot Netflix app. 10+ seconds to load BluRay disc, varies with the disc.
Overall I would give this product a 3[update 2]; a 2 for the Netflix capabilities and 4 [update 2] for the BluRay disc player.
[Update 3] Sometimes a disc would not load, it would just try to boot forever so I would need to power off. Also, random freezing issues with netflix. I returned it and bought the equivalent level Sony BDP-S380. Much better user interface, no issues so far. Not looking back; sad to think of the month lost being an unpaid beta tester for Samsung. Love their TV, but have yet to have a good experience with any of their disc players.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Fine bluray player May 28, 2011
By pestiferous_shoulder
"It's one of the Nine Billion Names of God"
This was my first bluray player. I bought it at a local store because it was on sale and it streamed Netflix. I was looking to replace my xbox 360 as I don't see the need to pay for xboxlive and Netflix anymore.
This player is an excellent bluray player. Load times didn't seem unreasonable to me. Picture quality was great. Sound was great. The menus were a bit choppy when trying to navigate the player and the delay between the remote and the action on the screen was noticeable, but not a deal breaker. Nothing was ever instant on this device. The player found my network (wired) automatically and found all the movies on my computer and played them flawlessly.
Netflix worked well enough, but the menu was slow to respond to commands and choppy. Video played back fine and I never encountered a problem. I never tried any other streaming services because it was too much of a hassle to enter my login information with the remote. I registered for Samsung's app store and by the end wanted to pull out what little hair I have left. Between the sluggish response to button push on the remote and the unintuitive layout of the text input it turned out to be more trouble than it's worth.
I only had this player for a week. Off and on during that time it would have trouble connecting to the internet, not just Netflix. On the last day it refused to connect to my home network at all. I messed with it for three hours before I gave up and returned it. I paid the difference and got a better player.
If you want a bluray player, this is a good inexpensive one to start off with. If you want all the other streaming services, spend the money on a higher end one.
14 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Video Buffs: MKV / AC3 Support Confirmed May 17, 2011
By SushiGuy
The Samsung BD-D5300 Blu-ray player seems like a good player judging by my in-store tests, appealing to me for these reasons:
1. MKV/DivxHD support (H.264, MP4, AC3, AAC, 5.1 Channels)
2. Netflix streaming
3. "All Share" DLNA type network file sharing
4. Decent brand with regular firmware updates (automatic if connected to a network).
Does it support MKV? This was of course my number one question. The answer is Yes!
The blue-shirts at Best Buy were kind enough to hook up a Samsung BD-D5300 to a TV (Samsung UN32D4000) for some testing. I had generated several MKV and MP4 files using Handbrake for Windows and put them on a 4GB Patriot brand thumb drive. I plugged it into the front of the player. Cool new interface by the way and it felt more responsive than the last generation.
The videos played at true size, so a 480p DVD rip appeared to float real tiny in the middle of the screen. However pressing the remote's "Tools" button during playback allowed me to change the video aspect from "Original" to "Mode1" which essentially scaled the video up to fit the screen, respecting letterbox where appropriate. It also remembered the setting after stopping the current video and starting the next video.
6 out of 9 file tests played successfully. Best of all the most important audio/video codec combinations worked - specifically MKV-H.264/AC3 5.1 and MP4-MPEG4/AAC 5.1. Here are the test results, five using an MKV file container and four using an MP4 file container and all 480p DVD rips.
1. MKV H.264/AC3 5.1 -- YES (Dolby Digital, 5.1 channels)
2. MKV MPEG4/AC3 5.1 -- YES
3. MKV MPEG4/AAC 5.1 -- YES (Advanced Audio Coding, 5.1 channels, 640 kbps)
4. MP4 H.264/AC3 5.1 -- No (froze on frame 1, forgivable as MP4 container is not suited for AC3)
5. MP4 MPEG4/AC3 5.1 -- N/A (using ".m4v" file extension instead of ".mp4" player simply did not see file)
6. MP4 MPEG4/AAC 5.1 -- YES
7. MKV MPEG4/MP3 2.0 -- YES (320 kbps, Stereo, Dolby Pro Logic II)
8. MP4 MPEG4/MP3 2.0 -- YES (256 kbps, Stereo, Dolby Pro Logic II)
9. MKV VP3(Theora)/Vorbis 2.0 -- No (160kbps, Stereo)
Pressing the "Info" button on the remote while playing a movie file showed the format breakdown on the screen, such as "AAC 5.1 Channel". The player also correctly reported "AC3 2 Channel" in my 2-channel Dolby Surround MKV/AC3 test. 720p H.264 video also worked in my Japanese anime test of a MKV-H.264/AAC w ASS subtitles, however the subs didn't show.
The bad news:
* No support for MKV-infused "ASS" Advanced SubStation Alpha subtitles. Bummer for Japanese anime fans.
* 2.35:1 aspect (super widescreen with top and bottom black bars) H.264 video streams stretch taller. Not fully to 16:9 but enough to cut the height of the top and bottom black bar roughly in half and enough to be notice that the actors are taller and skinnier. [EDITED THIS BULLET 12/7/2011]
* 5.1 AC3 streams are sent directly to my discrete amp/receiver. Be sure to change the blu-ray player audio setting to "Bitstream (Audiophile)". [ADDED THIS BULLET 12/7/2011]
MKV support is an exciting development for Samsung. I have bought Samsung blu-ray players in the two previous generation lines and watched as the number of supported movie file formats has grown. Supporting MKV, the mother of all movie containers, is a huge leap.
Now if only Samsung would resolve the 2.35:1 MKV video stretching problem in a future network update I would add that fifth star.
[12/13/2011 UPDATE -- Changed from 4 stars to 2 stars]
Now that I have moved the BD-D5300 player from the master bedroom (where it is only lightly used) to the man cave I have additional feedback to share. I just finished troubleshooting a network problem. The player would not get an IP address from my router. I tried different network cables, tried rebooting my routers, everything. Then I took the player back to the master bedroom and networking worked instantly. I brought it back to the man cave and...networking worked instantly! :| My guess is the fix was the complete unplugging of the device from the power socket and plugging it back in. Not only had I read this fixed other user's issues but now it fixed mine. :( What's more is this is the second time a "power cycle" was necessary to fix odd player behavior.
One other drawback to this player is the time it takes to get to Netflix. First you have to load Smart Hub - Samsung's apps interface - which takes up to 30 seconds. Then and only then do you have access to the Netflix icon. I am loving my old Samsung BD-P1600 blu-ray player (2009) more and more every day because of it's one-click access to Netflix or Pandora.
10 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Works great. Jul 31, 2011
By tazman64
Bought this player so I could hook it up to my internet and stream Netflix. The blue ray works great and even updates the software automatically, all you have to do is click yes to update. The only complaint I have is that nowhere could I find that you had to have the Samsung wireless adapter to connect wirelessly. I had a USB wireless adapter laying around but the player asked me to insert the Samsung adapter and never gave me the option to use the one I had. Small complaint but I did have to run a cable to it as I was not willing to spend another $80 on the Samsung adapter. My advice is buy the wireless player instead.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Slow and slower Jun 07, 2011
By DD
"daval"
For the 24 hours that it worked, the BD-D5300 was a servicable, if slow, player. The UI is impressively unresponsive, and NetFlix took a good 20-30 seconds to load, but once the movie started playing it worked fine. However, that was last night. Today, it rarely boots. When you turn on the power, the unit displays "HELLO", and then that's it. Nothing ever appears on the screen until you hit the power button again to turn it off, at that point you'd see the desktop flash for a fraction of a second before it powered down. I'll be taking it back tomorrow and buying another, non-Samsung, player.
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