Samsung Blu-ray players officially get Netflix

04 Dec 08 20:49 by Randomus in category Uncategorized To news archive

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Samsung has officially added support for high-definition streaming content through Netflix for its BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 standalone Blu-ray players.

Netflix announced last month that it Samsung would offer a firmware update for two of their Blu-ray players, aiming the release before Christmas. The two companies announced their video streaming partnership in late October, a few weeks after the release of the BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 players.

Owners of these two Samsung Blu-ray players should receive an indication that new firmware is available for installation. If not, an online firmware update download is available from Samsung.

Netflix has only 300 HD titles — from an overall catalog of more than 12,000 — but Netflix will continue to expand the new catalog. The ability to stream content through Netflix and Blockbuster is becoming more popular, as digital content tries to catch up in popularity to physical media.

Streaming content is becoming increasingly common, as more of you want to be able to watch movies on-demand through TVs. Streaming Netflix is currently available through Microsoft Xbox 360 game consoles, TiVO DVRs, Roku, and LG BD300 players, with other Blu-ray players expected to follow suit.

Would Netflix streaming capabilities help persuade you to purchase a certain Blu-ray player?

3 Comments

Hypnosis4U2NV: Posts: 1464; Posted on: 05 Dec 08 04:00

Well I for one think that this is super cool so long as they dont charge anything extra for the streaming.. It would be like having an on demand movie subscription through the cable company..

Crabbyappleton: Posts: 5757; Posted on: 05 Dec 08 04:15

This is smart as you need an Internet connection anyway for the BD Live, updates to firmware etc, so it is likely to be taken advantage of by the end user, since it takes no special effort. To stack Netflix on top of the player for impulse buys makes good sense. The Samsung player is highly rated as well around the 'Net- so this gives added value to an already decent product.

Hypnosis4U2NV: Posts: 1464; Posted on: 05 Dec 08 05:09

Crabby, I couldnt agree more.. Normally I would bash Blu-Ray, but this players ability to stream movies from Netflix, up-convert DVD's and, *ahem*, play Blu-Ray titles makes it an attractive device at an affordable price..

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