I purchased the Samsung BD-P1500 player because it is the same brand as my TV and was $200 on sale. The player works quite well and has all the bells and whistles of most Blu-ray players. It has the outputs you would expect, component (and RCA for those stuck in the ‘80s), HDMI, and digital audio. It also has Ethernet input for updating firmware. The USB input is to plug in a 1 Gig USB key for updated features.
After looking at the different types of HDTV out there I decided for the price and quality that DLP would fit best for my needs. Most LCD’s with the specs of the DLP were in the $4K+ range. I finally settled on the Samsung 61” LCD DLP.
I was looking for a quality display that I could watch HDTV, play my Xbox 360 at full resolution, watch Blu-Ray disks, and play from my PC on the display as well. So I needed something with full 1080p, HDMI inputs, and high refresh rates. When playing games with lots of movement like racing games, I didn’t want to have ghosting effects. I also wanted a deep color palette to best take advantage of the Blu-Ray disks. Looking at the 120Hz LCD and Plasmas was were I was focused, until I saw it would be in the $3-4K for the 50” models, as I looked more into displays on recommendation from a friend I really took a look at DLP’s.
After looking at the different types of HDTV out there I decided for the price and quality that DLP would fit best for my needs. Most LCD’s with the specs of the DLP were in the $4K+ range. I finally settled on the Samsung 61” LCD DLP.
I was looking for a quality display that I could watch HDTV, play my Xbox 360 at full resolution, watch Blu-Ray disks, and play from my PC on the display as well. So I needed something with full 1080p, HDMI inputs, and high refresh rates. When playing games with lots of movement like racing games, I didn’t want to have ghosting effects. I also wanted a deep color palette to best take advantage of the Blu-Ray disks. Looking at the 120Hz LCD and Plasmas was were I was focused, until I saw it would be in the $3-4K for the 50” models, as I looked more into displays on recommendation from a friend I really took a look at DLP’s.
