After the problems both my brother and I had with our 1400 player (Samsung charged us both $50 to replace a bad component) and problems I have heard about 1500 players, I would be very leery about getting the 1600 players. Reliability of Samsung players has gone downhill. I replaced my 1400 with a Sony 350.
Dude you're full of shit. Samsung makes great players. I've had a 1500 for months now with no problems.
I swear you hear all the time about Samsung's "horrible customer service" and how their bluray players "always have issues" yet there's no proof at all. And they must not be happening a lot since no news agency or group has ever reported on this seemingly widespread problem.
I'm not saying Samsung is perfect. No company is. And furthermore the earlier Bluray players from ALL the companies were having issues. So why exactly is Samsung always singled out?
I had a few problems with the Samsung BD-UP5000 I bought, it had some kind of problem with the laser assembly, and even though it was out of the labor warranty, Samsung fixed it for free, although it did take them four weeks to fix it.
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After the problems both my brother and I had with our 1400 player (Samsung charged us both $50 to replace a bad component) and problems I have heard about 1500 players, I would be very leery about getting the 1600 players. Reliability of Samsung players has gone downhill. I replaced my 1400 with a Sony 350.
Dude you're full of shit. Samsung makes great players. I've had a 1500 for months now with no problems.
I swear you hear all the time about Samsung's "horrible customer service" and how their bluray players "always have issues" yet there's no proof at all. And they must not be happening a lot since no news agency or group has ever reported on this seemingly widespread problem.
I'm not saying Samsung is perfect. No company is. And furthermore the earlier Bluray players from ALL the companies were having issues. So why exactly is Samsung always singled out?
I had a few problems with the Samsung BD-UP5000 I bought, it had some kind of problem with the laser assembly, and even though it was out of the labor warranty, Samsung fixed it for free, although it did take them four weeks to fix it.
Past that, it's been a great player.