is this player as bad as reviews state, why so much negative things, isn't any quality associated with the name?
1330013
Personally, I would not buy again. The antenna broke quickly. There is a vibration when I use cassette player and not enough volume. It works better as a CD player.
1330014
Hi Norma: I never played it myself, just wrapped up with a few CD'sand sent it to my friend, girl living in a nursing home. She tells meit works fine. GL, Alvin
1330015
We have had the digital pad go out and not be able to see the number of track it was on. Would not buy these again. We use them at our school but would buy another kind/brand because we use them only for the teacher and still no luck lasting. We will try maybe another slightly expensive brand and see if the quality is any better.
1330016
We've not had any problems whatsoever. It feels lightweight, but it puts out good enough sound for my daughter to listen to her CDs. It's certainly worth the money I paid for it.
265179
Sorry Nathan, I never had a chance to try it. The player died after a few hours out of the box. I wouldn't recommend this player.
137725
Mine plays DVDs better than any DVD player. Return your unit and get another one.
1089688
I disagree about Creative Labs being "excellent player". I have had a CL Zen for a year now and I'm ready to replace it. The Zen locks up once a week. The controls seem to respond randomly when you press the main function key. I had a great offer for a Zune, but after reading all this crap (pro and con) I have decided to live with the Zen for another 6 months ...
1629036
I don't think it is a quality player , the one I have gave a distorted image after only 9 months , I won't be another from this brand
313329
I don't know. The player lasted a little over a year. It is now in a landfill somewhere. I would not recommend this product.
423259
Do you guys own it? is it worth to get this player? I have not seen any actual reviews from people about this player yet.
966738
Hey Dave,Would you tell me how to find out which firmware is currently on my player?Thanks.
935846
Mine sounds awesome. I couldn't be more please for the price to quality ratio. I've had a few of my fellow players comment on it's good sound. I can't, of course, say what yours might sound like but I'm pleased with mine and have had it for quite a while now ... good luck
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Take my advice and stay away. It seems to be a hit or miss with the 1600. Mine unfortunately was a miss. Lots of quality control issues for Samsung. Amazon had an alert flag on the player right after I bought mine (figures) that they were looking into the recent complaints. I see now the alert flag is off. Never did play any blu movies. Support from overseas said that the movies were too new and I would have to wait for a firmware update. Sent it back the next day and got a Sony D360 which works great. Would really liked to have the Samsung because my TV is one and it is awsome. Oh well guess I'll just have to keep another remote around. Take my advice and stay away. It seems to be a hit or miss with the 1600. Mine unfortunately was a miss. Lots of quality control issues for Samsung. Amazon had an alert flag on the player right after I bought mine (figures) that they were looking into the recent complaints. I see now the alert flag is off. Never did play any blu movies. Support from overseas said that the movies were too new and I would have to wait for a firmware update. Sent it back the next day and got a Sony D360 which works great. Would really liked to have the Samsung because my TV is one and it is awsome. Oh well... » Read More Take my advice and stay away. It seems to be a hit or miss with the 1600. Mine unfortunately was a miss. Lots of quality control issues for Samsung. Amazon had an alert flag on the player right after I bought mine (figures) that they were looking into the recent complaints. I see now the alert flag is off. Never did play any blu movies. Support from overseas said that the movies were too new and I would have to wait for a firmware update. Sent it back the next day and got a Sony D360 which works great. Would really liked to have the Samsung because my TV is one and it is awsome. Oh well guess I'll just have to keep another remote around. « Show Less
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Mine is OK. Since I bought I used in two different computers. Played blu-ray, DVD, CD, everything. I had to install a proper software first. I use Cyberlink PowerDVD 13.
194856
Firmware upgrade are required. Some BDs have features that require specific firmware to access. This is one of the reasons I replaced mine. Least favorite player to date.
1319295
I see that now...I should have done more detective work! It wouldn't make sense that Amazon would want to display on the Goldbox page that the reviews are only average when they are actually high, so it must be a mistake. However, the other discussion does reveal that this model has been replaced with a much better wireless streaming model and that Blu-ray player systems must be upgraded from time to time; one reveiwer even commenting that their old one does not play newer discs...that is strange...
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Sharp tells me that they have problems with Warner Bros discs and are working on new firmware to fix the problem. A Warner Bros marketing person in LA sent me a Harry Potter Blu-Ray to test, and it too was rejected as incompatible. The player handles old DVDs and those I make myself. But then we have you and others who've posted and tell me that Planet Earth is fine on their Aquos player. So maybe the problem is the unit. I'll eventually find out and let everyone know.
1418503
I'm glad you warned me. I notice there are firmware upgrades on their site. But why would I have to upgrade a brand new player? One of them said it was necessary to listen to audible books? I hope not. I may very well get back to you with questions. Thank you again!
89849
Yep...The same thing happened to me. I sent it back, bought another one and it happened again. The last one I ordered from Amazon which I never received from Amazon so I took that as a sign to find another player. Any suggestions?
2013865
Thanks! The only real gripe that I remember is that a DVD is a little slow to load when you put it in. When I get around to buying one myself though, I probably won't use it as my main DVD player anyway, but I'll write up a full review.