(I’m sure this opinion is hardly late-breaking, but it’s been bugging me.)
So had the Samsung Blu-ray disc player hooked up to the LCD for over a year now.
The picture? Awesome.
Otherwise? Not so impressed. Here’s what needs to be fixed if Blu is ever going to catch on:
- Resolve the hardware issues; this thing loads data as quiet as a garbage truck careening down the one-way alley behind your cramped, under-insulated studio apartment
- Fix the usability in the software. I hate having to reload all the data and then w-a-i-t through all the user menus.Yes I know the Feds are watching me. Yes I can’t wait to see that next Jerry Bruckheimer experience. Wow that menu moves really cool, but I STILL have to start it over and THEN forward back to the place I left off?I seem to recall that on my super-efficient Sony DVD upscale, I could just take the DVD out, use it as a a coaster for a couple of days and then put it back in the player and never have to search for the place I left off. This certainly puts a crimp in my efforts to relieve my hydration efforts while catching up on Lost.
- Price. Price. Price. Thirty dollars for a copy of 40 Year Old Virgin? Really? I know I can get it unrated and in 1080p, but it’s also on every single cable network and it’s old. Thirty for a classic Criterion reissue seems justifiable, but not for Click. Until these babies are about $12 (and $9.99 on Amazon) I’m enjoying my 1080p through Netflix.
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