Find out more about Samsung’s Latest of Blu-ray Disc Player - The Samsung BD-C7900
The BD-C7900 is the latest addition in Samsung’s line up of 3D Blu-ray Players. At a suggested retail price of $399.99, it is certainly Samsung’s “Top of the Line” model. It replaces the previous model, the BD-C6900. Despite the fact that the BD-6900 and the BD-C7900 are somewhat similar, the latter comes improved with dual HDMI Outputs. This added feature can be very handy for those who would like to enjoy 3D entertainment at home by spending the least amount upgrading to their Home Theater Center.
Samsung always takes pride when it comes to designing and producing Blu-ray players that comes loaded with both style and functionality. The Samsung BD-C7900 is no exception. At a mere 1.6 inches in high, the BD-C7900 3D Blu-ray Player includes touch sensitive control buttions which are elegantly positioned on the front top edge. It has a cool looking see through top where you can see the disc drive. This is lit with a blue light, as well as the 3D Blu-ray logo (this can be turned off). The remote is fairly comfortable to hold with easy to use buttons and is non-illuminated.
You can connect the BD-C7900 video via the HDMI(ver1.4) Output, Component Video Outputs or the Composite Video Outputs. The most desirable connection would be through the HDMI Output which can support both 1080p/60 and 1080p/24 output resolutions. Making adjustment to the images can be done through three preset picture modes or through a user mode which enables you to adjust sharpness and noise reduction. Samsung has incorporated a feature called Screen Fit that automatically changes 21:9 aspect ratio movies to 16:9 aspect. This will remove those irritating black bars that crowd the TV screen.
You can connect the audio of the BD-C7900 through the HDMI(ver1.4) Output, Digital Optical Audio Output or the Analog Audio Outputs(2.-ch). Unfortunately, it does not have multichannel analog outputs, therefore those with older A/V receivers without HDMI this player may not appeal to you. It does have internal audio decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. It can also transfer these high-resolution audio formats in their native bitstream form via HDMI, for your A/V receiver to decode. Other audio features include an audio sync (delay) and also the capability to set up DTS Neo:6 Music and Cinema modes for stereo sources.
The main improvement to the BD-C7900 Blu-ray Player is the second audio-only HDMI Output. When it comes to 3D viewing, there are great benefits for having dual HDMI outputs. You can use one HDMI connection to transfer the 3D video signal directly to your 3D TV. And then use the other HDMI audio connection to transfer the sound to your A/V receiver. There would be no need to upgrade to a 3D capable A/V receiver.
Besides 3D Blu-ray disc playback, the BD-C7900 supports DVD, CD audio AVCHD, Divx HD, WMA, MP3 and JPEG. It is DLNA certified so you can connect the Blu-ray Player to your Home Network via the Ethernet Port or the built in 802.11n wireless, and stream videos, movies, music and photos directly to your TV screen. The BD-C7900 has 1 GB of internal memory so it makes it easy to download and store BD-Live content, or you can use a USB storage device. The USB port can support music, movies and photo playback as long as the files are either JPEG, MP3, DivX, AVCHD, or MKV files.
If you want to stream online movies the player supports the Samsung Apps platform. This includes access to great online streaming media services such as Hulu Plus, VUDU, Netflix, Blockbuster video-on-demand, YouTube, Pandora, Flickr, Twitter and many more.
The brand new Blu-ray Players from Samsung are the BD-C5900, BD-C6800 and the BD-C7900, which have a suggested retail price of $229.99, $279.99 and $399.99 respectively.
