Pros
- Supports Netflix downloads, BD-Live
- Great image quality
Cons
- No DTS-HD support
- Slow at skipping chapters
Bottom Line
The Samsung BD-P2500 outputs terrific images, but it's expensive and has a few shortcomings.
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The Best Blu-ray Disc Players: From Blu-Plate to Blu-Chip
We tested ten of the latest Blu-ray players, including several cheapies and a few pricey units. Though you can get a good to great high-definition picture from any of them, we identified a few standout models.
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Top Blu-ray Disc Players
The Panasonic DMP-BD55K is expensive, but it offers top-notch image quality and lots of features. Samsung's BD-P2500 wowed our judges, too.
- Top Blu-ray Disc Players Today's Blu-ray Disc players are highly evolved media machines with a multitude of features. Many of our chartmakers support playing Blu-ray Disc 3D; all now support some degree of media streaming to complement the player's primary purpose of DVD and high-def Blu-ray Disc playback.
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