CNET didn't think much of it, especially since it lacked an app for amazon instant video ... which is what use almost all the time. Also (at least at the time of the review) the selection of music channels was meager.

Here's the user manual:

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201104/20110407123819043/01984A-02-BD-D5300-ZA-BM.pdf

rhoffpauir wrote:And routers are really letting you jump on the ethernet from Wifi (not the other way around)...

The change would be to have the router connect to the Wi-fi network instead of providing it.
One of the many useful(?) things you can do with dd-wrt.

Features:

A web-enabled portal to online content, with Blu-ray and multi-format performance


Does this include Netflix, and NHL Game Center Live? I love me some hockey.

Thanks to all that posted... within a minute, I decided this is not for me. Your comments (personal and internet searched reviews) are super helpful!!

sweetej wrote:Samsung makes a shoddy product, avoid at all costs!

That's a bummer. I have noting but good luck with my Samsung TVs, washer/dryer, laptops and miss my Galaxy S smartphone terribly.
I buy Samsung because the Koreans are the only ones who hate the Chinese enough to build things other places that are slightly more expensive. Samsung and LG factories are mostly in Mexico. Not exactly buying local but I like knowing my stuff probably wasn't made by political prisoners. :-p

A wireless bridge will let you plug an ethernet into it and connect it back to your wireless router.



I have a wireless bridge/print server that I use for one of my printers and a couple of computers that were not wifi ready (or that were getting poor signal). Was pretty cheap to setup

I continue to use this player without issue as my primary DVD/BRD video source.

I purchased the Samsung wireless adapter for $25 during a sale from Cowboom.com, but it did not have significant range. Using a wireless bridge from Trendnet, I was able to get it to work without a problem.

However, it appears that I am in the minority. Was thinking of getting one of these for the bedroom TV but maybe I will keep watching.

FYI...The home.woot woot-off is over.

Sad face, Shakes head...

DSuds wrote:That's a bummer. I have noting but good luck with my Samsung TVs, washer/dryer, laptops and miss my Galaxy S smartphone terribly.
I buy Samsung because the Koreans are the only ones who hate the Chinese enough to build things other places that are slightly more expensive. Samsung and LG factories are mostly in Mexico. Not exactly buying local but I like knowing my stuff probably wasn't made by political prisoners. :-p

heh.

My only complaints with my samsung products (5 phones past and current, my tablet, 3 TVs, and some other stuff) is the software updates are slow to come, but that is pretty much just the Android products.

I have had 3 Samsung LCD TVs for 4 years, no problems with any of them.

There's a link chase going somewhere here, but the best I could follow is to Schweddy Balls, not so much to Bags of Chowder. Drat. Must go to work.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-BD-D5300-Blu-ray-Player-Black/dp/B004N85YAQ several bad reviews

bdmielke wrote:Walmart new for $64 shipped to store.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Samsung-BD-D5300-Blu-ray-Disc-Player-Refurbished/17327921?wmlspartner=neQRQBqOKtQ&sourceid=33797585132969140567&sourceid=0100000012230215302434

You mean Newly Refurbished? That somehow sounds like about the same price as the Woot one, except you have to go pick it up at the store.

In general I've been pretty pleased with Samsung appliances & electronics ...
but we have a similar model -- no wifi -- and it's OK but not great. In particular, it frequently locks up when playing older (standard / non-BluRay) DVDs.

brasssong wrote:FYI...The home.woot woot-off is over.

Sad face, Shakes head...

I doubt it, probably just missing the lights. This has happened on the woot side before. If you look at the mini pics on the page, it still has the yellow border and progress bar. Woot-Off On!

NascarDad wrote:You mean Newly Refurbished? That somehow sounds like about the same price as the Woot one, except you have to go pick it up at the store.

I would never do Walmart ship-to-store.

Nothing is worth sitting in an uncomfortable cramped room at the back of a Walmart store waiting 2 hours with no one in line ahead of you for them to find your stuff in the back when the product is right there on the shelf.

I've done ship-to-store several times but never again- ALWAYS had a bad experience- and because they already have your money you can't just walk out. Everyone I know personally has had bad experience with Walmart ship-to-store.

Not a fan of Walmart in general (much prefer Target- or even K-mart)- but I absolutely can't stand doing anything ship-to-store; they are too disorganised.

I am most interested in the specific list of apps this has (what streaming services it supports) as this seems to be a differentiator amongst low-end Blu-Ray players these days.

Netflix
Hulu Plus
Vudu
CinemaNow
Blockbuster
YouTube
MLB.TV
Pandora
Picasa
Twitter
Facebook
Weather

from here: http://reviews.cnet.com/blu-ray-players/samsung-bd-d5300/4505-9991_7-34491595.html


I'm a little intrigued because of Vudu. I haven't seen many others that support this. I have a Vudu box in my living room (with lots of credit remaining, and the PQ of the content on Vudu is great) so it might be nice to have this one in the bedroom. Or maybe I'll get this one to replace my living room Blu-Ray and Vudu box, freeing up one HDMI spot.

geraldcatalanotto wrote;

"I got one of these with my new Samsung TV a year or so ago. It died. Never again."




you know, the same thing happened to me and I contacted Samsung. They had me reset it and it has been working beautifully ever since

NascarDad wrote:A wireless bridge will let you plug an ethernet into it and connect it back to your wireless router.



I have a wireless bridge/print server that I use for one of my printers and a couple of computers that were not wifi ready (or that were getting poor signal). Was pretty cheap to setup

Who says you can't learn from woot posts--thanks for the info!

Will any wireless usb adapter work?

I haven't read all the reviews...but I bought this same unit (new)a long time ago.
I use it mainly for Netflix & DNLA (it's 'main' use). I've played maybe 20 DVD's.
I've had no problems with mine (It's hardwired btw ftw bbq)

ivanivanovich wrote:CNET didn't think much of it, especially since it lacked an app for amazon instant video ... which is what use almost all the time. Also (at least at the time of the review) the selection of music channels was meager.

The absence of Amazon VoD is disappointing, as are all the negative comments. I'm suffering a bit of buyers remorse (so soon, lol), but I pulled the trigger already, based on thinking of this device as a combination of

1. a streaming media box like an LG ST600 (Samsung doesn't seem to make a stand-alone box like the ST600, but its Samsung Apps seemed similar to LG's Smart TV);
2. a media player like the WDTV or Patriot Box Office;
3. web-browser functionality for the TV; and
4. a Blu-ray DVD player.

Since either #1 or #2 alone could cost $50 or more, it's like getting the other three features for free. In that sense, I'm satisfied with this device, though the deficiencies in the available services may irk me enough to get another Roku.

The other pluses of combining multiple features into one device are lower total power consumption and only one HDMI port is needed (my TV only has 3).

iconofsin wrote:Glad I checked here before purchasing.

Thanks Woot Community. Almost made my first bad woot.

All Woots are bad, its just a question of how bad.

jwrezz wrote:Will any wireless usb adapter work?

No.

It has to be compatible with this blu-ray player. If wireless is a major deal and you don't want to buy the Samsung adapter, I would pass on this deal if I were you.


And if you are brave, I'm betting you can find another adapter that will work with this device, but it will involve some digging.

Seems awesome if you don't need the internet. Just got a player for xmas, so I don't need, but I got a basic player like this cause I didn't need wifi(not enough time for Netflix, etc.).

Edit: Checking, I have the Samsung 5100. No wifi, but network ready with a little cable. Only Netflix, Vudu, CinemaNow and Youtube apps.

For what its worth, the noise factor is, well, a non factor. This model is quiet no issues. As for speed to play, I can wait 20 extra seconds for previews to come on.....

seahokedrama wrote:I would never do Walmart ship-to-store.

Nothing is worth sitting in an uncomfortable cramped room at the back of a Walmart store waiting 2 hours with no one in line ahead of you for them to find your stuff in the back when the product is right there on the shelf.

I've done ship-to-store several times but never again- ALWAYS had a bad experience- and because they already have your money you can't just walk out. Everyone I know personally has had bad experience with Walmart ship-to-store.

Not a fan of Walmart in general (much prefer Target- or even K-mart)- but I absolutely can't stand doing anything ship-to-store; they are too disorganised.

I have done site to store a few times and have had no problems. There lay a way sucks tho. i was walking by and heard a guy has been waiting for 45 mins and they found 1 thing out of 3 and he put them all on lay a way at the same time. but i think they just did the lay a way for Christmas.

Refurbed Samsung is not a good bet when you can pick up some new blu-ray players for around the same price. I would expect to see people taking the risk on a refurb at $40, but not $60.

Looks like this puppy can be made Region Free for DVDs. Sadly, the BD region is still locked, otherwise I'd pick one up since I'm a film snob and like to own films from all over the globe.

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/samsung-bd-d5300/11392

danewdk wrote:I have done site to store a few times and have had no problems. There lay a way sucks tho. i was walking by and heard a guy has been waiting for 45 mins and they found 1 thing out of 3 and he put them all on lay a way at the same time. but i think they just did the lay a way for Christmas.

As have I.

I have never had an issue with Wal-Mart's site to store. It is a little slower getting the product to the store, but I've always had the product in my hands within a few minutes after going back there.

I am betting it's based on the store.

Does anyone know if I can stream to this via pogoplug?

I bought a Rosewill wireless adapter instead of the Samsung one with the BD-C5500 and had zero problem connecting to the internet with it. My Samsung is a refurb and has not had any problems yet (3 months old)

DSuds wrote:That's a bummer. I have noting but good luck with my Samsung TVs, washer/dryer, laptops and miss my Galaxy S smartphone terribly.
I buy Samsung because the Koreans are the only ones who hate the Chinese enough to build things other places that are slightly more expensive. Samsung and LG factories are mostly in Mexico. Not exactly buying local but I like knowing my stuff probably wasn't made by political prisoners. :-p

I like Samsung too. I even have a Samsung fridge and I love it! Get lots of compliments on it and its never broken. But everyone makes mistakes and this particular product seems may not be up to par just based on the amount of refurbs out there.

hackman2007 wrote:As have I.

I have never had an issue with Wal-Mart's site to store. It is a little slower getting the product to the store, but I've always had the product in my hands within a few minutes after going back there.

I am betting it's based on the store.

yea. i got a printer from site to store that i found on here. $49 all in one printer with a free 8GB flash drive or you can go to the store and pay $69 and no free 8GB flash drive. i waited.

I have never succumbed to a Basin of Cranberries - am I a sub-par wooter?

Same mode is available at Walmart.com for the same price: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Samsung-BD-D5300-Blu-ray-Disc-Player-Refurbished/17327921

jwrezz wrote:Will any wireless usb adapter work?

As others have said, no, you can't use just any USB adapter, and possibly no non-Samsung adapters.

But as has also been said, you can use almost any WiFi router in bridge mode. If you don't know how to set that up, it does you no good, but if, like quite a few of us, you have some old routers sitting around doing nothing, you'll be set.

However, that doesn't speak to the quality of the player as a player, and it does add some ugliness to the setup, but, in general, anything with an Ethernet port can be used "wirelessly" once you connect it to a bridged router.

This should have been put in the Bag of Cuuuuuute!.

jeremytheindian wrote:Wi-fi ready does not mean Wi-fi enabled.

Probably should look elsewhere unless you have an ethernet cable running to you home theater setup.

Who Doesn't have ethernet to their home theater!

blue_94_trooper wrote:I had to put DD-WRT on my Linksys router to turn it into a wireless bridge.

Yup-- I picked up a WRT-54G at a garage sale for $5; I use it all the time, Since most people have 10MBit internet or less, a 11/54MBit wifi link is NOT the slowest part of their network; It's usually their crappy Windows PC.

I still use an old-school XBox with XBMC, connected to the LAN at my Home Theater; streaming media off my PC upstairs; Newsgroups /Usenet is still alive after all these years, and an excellent source for media.

I bought a previous model from Amazon a year or so ago. Works as designed. No problems. Never bought the wifi widget, always use wired for streaming. Solid budget blu-ray player.