Samsung BD D5700 Blu Ray Player Black Review

I've had this player for over 2 years and it's given me nothing but trouble (and Samsung tech support never helped when I called them ). Netflix streaming is a joke because the device can't seem to be able to maintain a rock-solid and fast WiFi connection for nothing. It's the same room as the phone and computers not having connection issues, but 7/10 times Netflix (or other streaming apps like Pandora) just doesn't work and shows the "network disruption" error. I also had issues with the…

Item delivered as described. It plays beautiful Blue Ray discs. The Pandora app works great. I had a little problem with Netflix non-stop games. He would like to buffer frequently (e.g. every 2 minutes during a movie). But I've used it in 2 different places so far. It's been in use for a while at a friend's with a very old router (maybe 2004), so that could be part of the problem of having to keep re-buffering. I also tried it out in my new living room for a while and it still wanted to be…

When I first started looking for a Blu-ray player, I was quickly overwhelmed by the reviews. Pluses in one rating turned out to be minuses in another. I appreciate technicians who point out bugs and things others should be aware of. However, when considering a new tech product, it's important to take a step back and consider how you will personally use it. Many of the problems people have with devices don't apply to most people. So for a normal person this player is just great! The price was…

I bought this DVD player to use with our old tube TV in the family room. It offers all the wireless connectivity I needed that a 17 year old TV couldn't provide. Wi-Fi reception seems strong given the router's location (which is upstairs and on the opposite side of the house). I can watch YouTube or Hulu with no problems. I can easily access my online digital media including many TV/music/movies and photos. It plays Blu-ray perfectly and I've had no problems with any BR media I've fed it…

I only received this player in November 2011 and I still love it. This is my second BluRay player for my TV and home theater so I wanted something inexpensive but needed it to access Blockbuster. It has access to everything except Revain, which is disappointing, but my first BluRay player and Roku do it for me. It's a very simple and elegant design, easy to set up, I connected it to my wireless gateway with no problems. I think the GUI is a bit over the top, but it looks pretty cool and it's…

I bought it refurbished here at Revain. Came with a corner chipped off but I taped it back. Only one flaw, the DVD player works perfectly. It probably happened during delivery. If you're buying this new device, then don't worry. I like this device because it can read all my movies in AVI/XVID/MP4/WMV format as well as MP3 format. It streams very well from PC and the Netflix application doesn't slow down after the latest firmware update. It gets a solid 3 out of 5 (flawless 720p HD streaming)…

I bought this player about a year ago to play DVDs and Netflix. Overall it was pretty decent, but I did notice that there are times when I turn on the player to play a DVD and there's no sound or everything freezes. I have to turn it off completely to work and when it does it works fine. Netflix had to buffer often, but it was ok. I then bought a Roku box for another TV much further away from the wifi router - never had an issue and never had re-buffering on that box. Still had problems with…