Samsung Blu-ray BD-J5900

The Samsung BD-J5900 is one of the fastest Blu-ray players we've tested for under a hundred dollars. The unit offers decent streaming options, and only a dedicated streaming box will do it better for the same money. Image quality is excellent.

The design is unattractive, and the player doesn't offer any basic indicators, not even power. The ergonomics of the remote and the user interface -- especially the "seek" function -- could be improved. Some rivals offer better features for the same...

The Samsung BD-J5900 offers excellent image quality, speedy disc access and great bang for the buck.

This player supports both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.

It sports a gaudy curved design.

The Samsung BD-J5900 offers excellent video quality and boots quickly, and its downloadable apps make it versatile and convenient.

Alround good

No

Easy to use, great for watching Netflix and Amazon Prime, as well as good quality DVD/Blu-ray player. Really happy overall with it, I would recommend. The player itself is sleek looking and compact, quick to start up. Good value for money.

There is no light on the front to tell you if it is on/off - few times I think I have turned off and it is still running. Not the worst thing. Also, sometimes it forgets your network and you have to reconnect, this only take a few minutes and in the...

Ease of use

The look is a bit boring.

Easy to set up easy to use

As other people said no light to tell you when power on very strange

We cant keep it connected to netflix it worked for about a week and then stopped connecting

Menu is laid out well and is easy to navigate

No screen on front of player so you can't always tell if the player has turned off

Easy to set up & works well Small footprint

Feels very cheap No rubber feet on rear, so will potentially scratch the surface it's placed on No power led so have to have TV on to establish if it is on or off No eject button on remote so have to eject via button on front of unit. Then because of...