Samsung BD-P4600 Blu-Ray Player Review

January 19th, 2011 |

There is no denying that the first thing that will appeal to most people is the design of the BD-P4600. It is one of the thinnest (1.6 inches thick) Blu-ray players on the market and the first player could be mounted on the wall. With rounded corners and red highlights and glossy black finish, this is a refreshing take on the usual boxy design of most Blu-ray.

Rectangular in shape, once on the buttons of touch-sensitive control are revealed by lighting a cigarette. There is an LCD screen in the center of the player. The player himself is perched on a stand at an angle of 45 degrees. The disc loading tray is located on the side of the player. All inputs and outputs can be found by flipping to the unit and removing a plastic cover. Getting the audio and video cables in the compartment may be a bit difficult if the cables are large. The Wi-Fi USB port is more intelligent design. Once the USB wireless adapter is inserted, the compartment can be easily covered and hidden from view. (The wireless USB adapter is included with purchase)

Video Quality: Video can be connected via the HDMI output or outputs of the compounds. HDMI will give you the best possible images. The image quality on the BD-P4600 is very good. He spends most testing experts Blu-ray image suite including Silicon Optix HQV test. Working very well in all areas, including video resolution, jaggies and Resolution Film. Produce clear, crisp images. However, DVD performance, while very good, (DVD on a larger scale to levels close to high definition) is not equal to other Blu-ray players.

Audio Quality: Audio connection is the HDMI output, 2.0ch analog outputs and optical digital output. The BD-P4600 has built-in audio decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. So most compatible with HDMI audio / video receivers should have trouble playing these formats. If you want your receiver audio / video to do the decoding, the bitstream output is supported. The BD-P4600 also has decoding for people with legacy DTS DVD formats such as DTS 96/24, ES, ES Matrix, and Neo: 6.

The BD-P4600 is a Profile 2.0, so has the standard Ethernet port for Internet connectivity. Or as mentioned before you have the option of using the included USB wireless adapter to connect to the Internet. Once connected, you can access any BD-Live content found on Blu-ray discs. Download this content is made easier with the inclusion of 1 GB of internal memory. This eliminates any need for a USB flash drive.