Looks Like Love at First Sight/Sound
This player replaces a much older Panasonic DVD Home Theater system that finally died. Samsung products are often my favorite home TV/DVD/Blu-Ray options. I think this system will be added to this list.
The features listed in the 43-page Operating Manual are too numerous to comprehend in the short time I've had it. However, it's obvious progress developing home electronics has come along way since the early 2000's.
My favorite features [so far] have been the picture and sound quality, its integrated speaker 'tests' and the equalizer. In my condo, I could easily start a technology war with my next-unit neighbor, so I have to tune the system to have impact on the listening experience, but not upset his delicate privacy issues. These sound adjustment features let me shape the sound near to my preferred volumes for impact while not intruding. Amazing tools.
The unit doesn't keep shutting itself off to save a microscopic amount of electricity after 15 minutes of inactivity. My old Panasonic had no way to turn this 'feature' off. Thanks again, Samsung.
A feature I like, but it's not perfect, is the remote. Samsung limits the design of many electronics' remotes to one style. I've got four, all very similar, and use two. By feel, in a darkened room, I can't readily tell them apart. However there are some differences I'm learning to recognize. Fortunately they use buttons, not haptics, but they're not as unique feeling as they could be.
The discs can be ejected using the remote, a welcome addition, but it has no internal back-light, small volume buttons buried at the top of the keypad, and little distinction in their shape or feel. Cost cutting? My older Samsung flatscreen's remote is better in these regards.
A feature I dislike is the haptic controls on the front panel of the player itself. They are impossible to identify in a darkened room without a flashlight, have no physical feel, and their graphics are small and illegible. Use the remote.
No more to report until I finish wading through the rest of the Operating Manual.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned