This Blu-Ray disc player supports Blu-ray high-definition discs. Resolution output of 1080p signals can be achieved from an HDMI output while the 720p/1080i signals can be accomplished with an HDMI or component video. The said unit can play DVD-video, DVDRs and DVDRWs. It too supports audio CDs, MP3 CDs, CDs and CDR/Ws. The up-converted video is only available by means of the HDMI output.

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The DVD player has a parental channel lock. It has a tabletop form factor and has a tray type DVD media load. It has Dolby Digital and DTS decoders as well. The audio output mode for Samsung’s BD-P1400 is a surround sound. The width of this unit is 12.8 inches and its height is 3.1 inches. Its depth is 12.8 inches too while its weight is 9.3 pounds.

The Samsung BD-P1400 is a capable Blu-ray player at a relatively affordable price. The BD-P1400 has the classic Samsung style. The front of the unit is all glossy black, with a thin strip of silver along the bottom. To the far left is the Power button surrounded by a blue light, which unfortunately can’t be turned off in the settings menu. To the far right is the LED display, which is a little small when viewed from a standard seating distance. The BD-P1400’s high-resolution soundtrack support is excellent. It has onboard decoding for Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD High Resolution, which means it can output these soundtracks either in PCM format over the HDMI output or via the analog outputs. The BD-P1400 also offers output for high-resolution soundtracks. Connectivity is also good. There’s an HDMI output capable of carrying both 1080p video signals and high-resolution audio. For high-def analog video, there’s a component video output (limited to 1080i), and there’s an S-Video output and a composite output for standard-def output. On the audio side, there’s the HDMI output, along with 5.1-channel analog outputs, both optical and coaxial digital audio outputs, and stereo analog outputs. Rounding out the connectivity is an Ethernet port, which enables you to upgrade the firmware from the Internet, a feature common to HD DVD players, but very rare among Blu-ray players. This player gives excellent image quality on Blu-ray movies and has an outstanding soundtrack support. However the Samsung BD-P1400 has no memory feature. If a movie is stopped it will start from the beginning. This can be annoying if you pause the movies frequently for breaks. When you pause a movie it will only pause for about 5 minutes, then it will go to the screen saver. After that, the movie will start all over again. This is quite troublesome.