Is the samsung blue-ray player model (BD-C5500c) a good buy and product?

[andyouarem]

My mom and I bought my dad his first blue ray player and this one is the one she bought. I se that it is wireless internet ready, I just need some type of Adapter. The player also has blockbuster, netflix logo on it, I am not sure what that means or internet tv and allshare. My main concern is real good picture and top or near hd quality for dvd"s. Can you please explain what those features are and how to use them.

 

[robertw]

If you want to go wireless, you need a wireless antenna that plugs into the usb port on the back or front. Some people call it a dongle. Whatever you call it, it costs $70. Wish I could sell you mine because my house had too much interference from other wireless devices. I had to go with an ethernet cable.
Netflix is a dvd rental thru the mail. Very good service and turnaround time. You can try it out for free for a month. After that you pay $9 something a month. Once you log on to Netflix on your computer and join, you can use the mail to receive movies and when you plug in the blu ray, you register it online and you can download or stream movies to the tv instantly. Most are older movies but with over 800 to choose from, it isn't hard to find a movie.
Blockbuster charges $4 to $6 a movie each time you pick one.
Pandora music is great and you can listen free as long as you don't go over 40 hours a month. A yearly subscription is around $30.
You also get BD live which accesses the internet for extras on some dvd's you watch.
To do all this you need at least a speed of 2 to 3 gb per second to stream the movies. Any lower and the movies can freeze and be annoying.
We love it and use it almost every night. And rent the dvd's in the mail in between. Not Bad for under $10 a month.
I hope I helped, to bad you can't buy my dongle to go wireless. It's doing nothing for me.

 

[bbt91945]

Go online to Home Theater Magazine and read the reviews on Blu Ray disc players. This model is not one of them. Just about all blu ray disc player now can be connected to the internet so that you can take advantage of some of the features on a blu ray disc movies. Also you can have netflix, but you need an account with them and an internet connection close to your player and tv. Hope this will help you out.