Samsung partners with Netflix: P2500 and P2550 Blu-ray players updated for free
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Oct 23rd 2008 1:05AM
posted Oct 23rd 2008 1:05AM
And so the Netflix partnerships roll on. Netflix just reached a deal to stream Internet movies and TV over a pair of Samsung Blu-ray players. The first Sammy players to go Netflix are the $400 BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 with "a range of home entertainment products" expected to follow suit. Good news for those of you who already own these players as the Netflix update is a free download through Samsung support (link below). Videos added to Netflix members' instant queues from a PC are automatically displayed on Samsung's players and available to watch instantly -- the players' remote control allows you to fast-forward and rewind video and browse and rate movies directly from the TV... exactly like LG's Netflix-enabled BD300. Come now, you didn't think Samsung would let hometown rival, LG, have all the fun did you?
Read -- Samsung netflix update
Read -- Press Release
Read -- Samsung netflix update
Read -- Press Release
Think that "range" could include the 1500?
The UP5000 would be nice as well, especially it shares as much or more in common with the 2500/2550 as the 1500 does.
oooh 2001 a Space Odyssey epic movie
PS3 please
totally! xbox360 needs live gold service to work with netflix even after the coming update, if this works with ps3, I might consider netflix...
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I'd rather see it one the wii. Way smaller and quieter and cheaper.
Too bad Netflix doesn't have all that many decent movies. Still though it's a good move for the industry.
Online, you mean? They have an incredible library of DVDs, much better than Blockbuster in my experience. But I have heard the streaming movies are few and far between. Still, I'm looking forward to when they add Netflix to XBox Live.
Ironic how a blu-ray player is made more attractive by making it stream standard-def movies. Anyway, good move by LG and Samsung.
I love Netflix. Which reminds me, I need a bigger hard drive ;{[)
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Christ...
Does anyone know the model of that samsung LCD in the pic.?
LNxxA950 replace xx with size :) First Samsung tv i could, maybe, think of buying
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=televisions&type=televisions&subtype=lcdtv&model_cd=LN55A950D1FXZA
I can highly recommend the LN55A950, just got one and it's absolutely stunning even considering Pioneer Plasma's.
I'd still pick the Pio plasma for a dark room/movie viewing only, but the A950's can compete in the dark room and then with different settings blaze your eyeballs in a bright room.
That model Samsung has a Reon. I wonder if the Reon upconverts SD Netflix content. If so, that's pretty sweet.
How about an update to InfoLink Ethernet capable Samsung LCDs?
Where is blockbuster in all of this? BB better do something before they go bankrupt.
You will bow to your Netflix overlords! Format war winner? Netflix.
BTW, I feel like stabbing puppies when articles refer to laptops as "lappys" and Samsung and Panasonic as "Sammy" and "Panny".
Now if they add the ability to manage your NetFlix queues from the player you do could do everything from your couch!
Why no mention of the other feature added in the update?
Pandora is now supported on both of these players.
www.pandora.com
For me that's even better than the netfilx addition.
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