Samsung BD-C6800 1080p 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

• Built-in 3D
• Internet@TV
• BD Wise
• Wireless LAN built-in
• 1GB built-in memory

Got the player a few days back. Initial setup was a breeze. Got connected to the internet over wifi very easily. It downloaded some apps and things were up and running. I tried things like netflix, pandora, youtube, accu-weather, google maps, sudoku etc and it was just amazing. Then I got to the real deal playing a BD and it was quick, fast and fun. I had trouble doing the firmware upgrade (optional) over the network but then I read on some forum that usb upgrade was easier, that turned out to be true and things were done in no time, the procedure for which was available on samsung's site. So far i'm quiet satisfied by the video and audio performance along with the elaborate apps and games that work on this.

I've used it via hdmi with my lcd tv and hd projector. I've tried both analog and optical audio out with the tv and the 5.1 receiver respectively. The remote is easy to use and has good range (bounced signals worked great, never had to point it to the player). Of-course it takes time to punch in the user id etc for the internet apps, but that is a one time setup.

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I bought this to replace my second generation Sony (which I only got rid of to give to my Son who needed a DVD player). My main goals were netflix and 7.1 analog. The 3d 'ready' status was a bonus that I don't think I would have purchased one without at this point, thogh my wife keeps telling me she doens't ever want to watch a 3d movie!.

In any event, this player is nice in that it does load quickly, deliver a very good picture, and has a decent feature set. The 7.1 audio was important to me since with HDMI, you have to feed the HDMI to your audio Receiver first, and then out to your TV. Having to turn on the audio receiver to get audio for everything you watch in the player (like the wife's exercise videos) is a bit of a hassle. With the 7.1 analog output, I have a completely separate audio feed to the receiver, so the HDMI goes direct to the TV for 1080P video (and the audio from the TV itself) whether we need surround sound or no.

The netflix is the biggest disappointment on the player. While I can work with the limited interface, the functionality is still marginal. As someone else mentioned, the player only offers access to the 'instant que', you can't add movies or shows directly from the Blu-Ray player itself. This isn't a big problem for me, as I have a laptop in the family room almost all the time, that if I wanted to add something I could easily do so.

The real problem with the NetFlix is that the streaming has TONS of lag. After using the player for almost a month, we've seen load times of up to more than a minute-minute and a half. Perhaps three times over the course of watching 20 different shows, it stopped and had to wait while it 'caught up' with itself. Today, it actually said that it couldn't stream an episode of The Office because the bandwidth available was too low. I immediately shut off the BD player, and put my NetFlix disc back in my Wii and loaded the same episode, in a matter of seconds. Both are using a wired network connection plugged directly into the router, so there is at worst, a big problem with the way they make this thing stream, and at best some special trick to how you need to set this up to stream effectively. I double checked, and I DO have the latest firmware...

Aside from that, there are just a couple of 'annoyances' that the player has. For example, there's no physical "eject" button. I would usually hit eject to power on the player and open the drawer in one shot with previous players. With this, you have to power it on, wait for the 'soft buttons' to appear, and then hit eject. Just a couple seconds, but again a minor annoyance. The big one is annoying because of the inconvenience as well as the fact that I have NEVER seen ANYONE design their player like this: The disc drawer is recessed all the way around. Meaning that where on EVERY OTHER player and drive I've ever seen the sides are open so you can pick up the disc by the sides, this one, with the recessed area all around the disc, you can ONLY pick it up by the middle. This is a little inconvenient and a big stupid.

Generally I wish I'd looked a little more for a better player, and if Samsung can't give me a solution to the Netflix problem, I may still look for a better player.

UPDATE: I ended up returning this player for a Panasonic BD85 (review forthcoming) because of the Netflix streaming issue (thanks for a good return policy Amazon!). By comparison, the new player performs flawlessly as did my Wii with netflix.

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I purchased the C6800 at Costco and returned it after a week. The problems I had with it (even with the latest firm upgrade) were: (1) Netflix video streaming would work about 1/4 of the times I tried to use it and (2) when inserting a DVD it almost always took 3-4 times before the unit would play it (I had to turn the unit off each time). I then purchased the Panasonic BD 85P-K and had none of the above problems. This unit streams Netflix and plays DVDs without problems. I might have gotten a bad unit from Samsung but I would highly recommend the Panasonic.

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This player is screaming fast. The upconvert produces an excellent image quality. This is my second player. I bought a Panasonic Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Disc Player (Black) back in October and even though the image quality is excellent, it is very slow. This Samsumg player opens the tray almost immediately after you turn it on. It takes less than 30 seconds from the moment you put the disc into the tray and the moment you start watching the movie. The Panasonic I have on the other hand takes approximately 3-4 minutes.

The tray cover mechanism is pretty slick. But if you have young children around it will not survive long. The design is too fragile and will break at the first mishandling.

This blu-ray player has some neat features; connects to the internet, talks to Netflix, can download from a wireless connection. But there are some not-so-great features, mostly to do with how the player itself works, and I find myself frequently swearing at the machine.

It doesn't:

1. Remember where the disc left off so that when you come back, it starts playing it from that spot. It always starts from the beginning and I find that hugely annoying especially if I've only been away for a short while.

2. The remote control is difficult to figure out. The buttons are small and are all the same size and equally spaced on the remote. If you don't have the small hands of a child, you may find this remote difficult to use.

3. The user's guide lists all the great features of the player but in small print says, "Depending on the disc, it may not ." Also frustrating.

This player is not intuitive to use, especially if you want to take up where you left off. I almost feel like I have to watch an entire episode or movie at one sitting because the player won't remember where I left off, leaving me to remember where it was and navigate back there.