Samsung BD-E5700 WiFi Blu-ray Disc Player (Black)

• Samsung Smart Hub enabled
• WiFi built-in
• Multiple playable disc types
• Compact design
• Region: Blu-ray: A,DVD: 1

Updated: 7/11/2012 Look below..

If you look at all the reviews for all the blu-ray players across the board, you will be struck by how each player has a lot of bad reviews. Even the ones that are 4 stars, have lots of 1 star reviews associated with them. That in conjunction all the "refurbished" blu-ray players in the market should tell you something.

The main complaint I have seen is that the device won't connect to the internet. On a lot of models, people complain that when they tried to reflash the firmware in the device, the blu-ray will become completely inoperable.

For me, and this device, I have had NONE of those issues I have seen so frequently.

It took me 5 minutes to get it on my wireless network.

Once on the network, Netflix, and Pandora worked flawlessly. There was one hiccup after initial downloading of netflix and watching a movie the first time, where it said it was downloading, and then restarted, but there were no problems. It worked fine after that.

Pandora worked great the first time around.

Since hooking up the device a few days ago, it already downloaded, an reflashed firmware without any issues.

As for Blu-ray playing, it looks extraordinary.

Uprezing of standard DVD disks also surprisingly looks great. Occasionally when the movie switches scenes I will detect some horizontal lines in the picture similar to what one of my HD cameras looks like, when digital motion detection is on.

Otherwise, it looks great!

I bought the device understanding I may have issues with the internet connectivity, and not really caring as I already have lots of devices on my network that can play Pandora, and Netflix.

However, I was pleasantly surprised(AT FIRST) at how well this all works.

Very convenient(when it isn't downloading)!

I have had a Samsung, Flat Tube HD tv for years, but was never really happy with it, and rarely watch TV anyway, so I am not what you would call a "Videophile"

So, with that said, I can't tell you all the pros and cons of this Blu-Ray player.. What rate it scans at, how many bit A/D it has(I saw the number, but it was high enough for me, so I dismissed the number), etc.

I can just tell you, the Blu-rays are stunning, and the uprezed Standard DVDs are surprisingly good looking. Coupled with that, the Netflix, and Pandora interfaces are well thought out, and easy to use(WHEN THEY AREN'T DOWNLOADING).

Load times of those two internet features are higher than others, but it is not an issue for me.

UPDATE:

Okay I have had this Blue Ray for some time, and while it does continue to work, it is constantly downloading firmware, new version of the Netflix player, and sometimes telling me it "can't download the application" when I try to play Pandora.

It is a pain in the neck, and I am just waiting for whomever, to finally get it right. All of these Blu-Ray players have their issues. This one is no exception. I don't regret my purchase, because I do not know which one would be better. I did however move my review from 5 stars to 3.

Mark :)

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The Good: Just hooked this up. I didn't have to consult the manualwired it to the internet, it had no problems connecting. The remote has shortcut buttons so I used those to set up the rest of the things I want like pandora and netflix. There is this thing called smarthub which is the hub for all the 'apps' and movie streaming stuff. The netflix app has a search function, which is nice. I thought the small size was a plus, not a negative like the first reviewer. Also looks aren't an issue for menot when we have most of our appliances sitting on a too small entertainment stand with wires everywhere, lol.

The Bad:

It is surprisingly slow connecting to applications (surprising b/c its new). I would give it five stars if it had Amazon instant video access but it doesn't:( It's only been a couple days but every time I turn it on, it decides to download & install and update after I tell it to go to netflix or pandora. I don't know if this is b/c its newI hope that it's not going to need to download something every time I try to use an app.

I will come back in a few months and add to the review when I've had a chance to get to know the dvd-player better. I've been reading reviews on other blu-ray players and it really sounds like they all suck....esp the the particular ones that have pandora, netflix AND Amazonwhich is what I really wanted. So I'll keep trying this one because honestly, it sounds like the lesser of many evils.

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I bought this player yesterday to work with a new samsung flatscreen. Player works for discs and other apps but cannot connect to netflix. I was sent back and forth between netflix customer service and samsung customer service 4 times. Samsung customer service was horrible and the agent actually hung up on me. Netflix suggested buying another brand as Samsung dvd players apparently have trouble connecting to netflix servers. I will be returning this player. Samsung has lost me as a customer. I will now buy sony or panasonic or LG. Very disappointed.

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Like the positive reviews I read, the Samsung D5700 was easy to connect, and it worked fine for four month. Then on April 23, 2012, Netflix stopped working. After days of reboots, factory resets, modem and router interventions, I'm ready to throw this blu-ray player off the Coronado Bridge. On one call, Samsung customer service rep admitted that the Netflix ESN number was incorrect and promised a technician would call back either that day or the next to work through the fix. Four days later, I can only assume they don't have a fix. When I asked for my money back, they first offered to repair it, which doesn't sound very appealing, and on my next request, they said they could provide no accommodation. So, if you want a product you can count on and customer service that doesn't suck the very life out of you, I would choose another manufacturer.

I can tolerate some clunky menus and slow disc loading. But when I try to log into Netflix, I sit and watch loading messages for five minutes only to find out "the connection failed." At times, it seems it actually loses connection with my wifi router. The error message instructs me to inspect my router. Ha! At that very moment I'm surfing the internet on my iPad; don't you blame my router! Even when I can ultimately get Netflix to run, it takes me 30-45 minutes of fussing around with the menus and re-entering passwords. Ridiculous.

If an update doesn't resolve this, I'm either going to return it, or get out a sledgehammer.

Update 9/2/12: I just use my PS3 for Netflix now. Works WAY better. And I actually have some new frustrations with this piece of junk. Press the button to open the disc tray . . . nothing. Again . . . nothing. So it isn't just the app functionality. Basic functions often fail. Why haven't I returned this yet?