Samsung partners with Netflix: P2500 and P2550 Blu-ray players updated for free

by Thomas Ricker posted Oct 23rd 2008 at 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
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Tags: bd-p2500, bd-p2550, blu-ray, netflix, samsung

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Matt @ Oct 23rd 2008 1:15AM

Think that "range" could include the 1500?

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IsleOfMan @ Oct 23rd 2008 9:39AM

The UP5000 would be nice as well, especially it shares as much or more in common with the 2500/2550 as the 1500 does.

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kyle allen @ Oct 23rd 2008 1:56AM

oooh 2001 a Space Odyssey epic movie

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carbog @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:29AM

PS3 please

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htd @ Oct 23rd 2008 9:31AM

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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Marshall @ Oct 23rd 2008 1:09PM

Download playon

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chris fredette @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:44PM

I'd rather see it one the wii. Way smaller and quieter and cheaper.

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lost..civantares @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:29AM

Too bad Netflix doesn't have all that many decent movies. Still though it's a good move for the industry.

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UnixSystemsEngineer @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:08PM

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.

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AJ in the East Bay @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:31AM

Ironic how a blu-ray player is made more attractive by making it stream standard-def movies. Anyway, good move by LG and Samsung.

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ishism @ Oct 23rd 2008 2:49AM

I love Netflix. Which reminds me, I need a bigger hard drive ;{[)

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Steve @ Oct 23rd 2008 7:43AM

HUR!! UR SO L33T!!

Christ...

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ant_onis @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:01AM

Does anyone know the model of that samsung LCD in the pic.?

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mryom @ Oct 23rd 2008 7:22AM

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

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Russell @ Oct 23rd 2008 8:16PM

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.

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