Samsung BD-D7000 3D Blu-ray Player Review
We have been witnesses to Blu-ray Players shrinking in size year after year, but guess Samsung decided to leapfrog that trend with the introduction of their Samsung BD-D7000 3D Blu-ray Player. Featuring an ultra small design, this player looks more like an external drive as against the home theater player that it is. With the “small and slim” trend in vogue, this Korean manufacturer continues to amaze us with their capability to downsize their disc players, yet not comprising on the features or functions. Showcasing perfect entertainment is now well within your reach with this disc spinner that packs amazing entertainment features. Let us take a sneak peak at the BD-D7000 and its features which screams out “small is beautiful”.
In the Box
- BD-D7000 3D Blu-ray Disc Player
- Remote Control with Batteries
- Documentation
- Warranty Card
- A/V Cable
- 1-year Parts and 90-day Labor Warranty
Design
The BD-D7000 Blu Ray Disc Player is debatably one among the petite player in the current line-up of Blu-ray players and definitely is nothing similar to the conventional players. Boasting of a unique design that takes the shape of a cube, its compact form and smaller footprint makes it easily stackable and proves to be a discrete fit to just about any room/shelf. Looks like Samsung is also planning on unveiling an amplifier unit along with matching bookshelf speakers, so turning your blu-ray player into a wholesome mini-system to aide with audio playback shouldn’t be an issue. Well, the good news doesn’t stop here, looks the Korean manufacturer is no longer interested in the conventional loading trays and has decided to bring about some innovation with the 3S (Slim, Symmetrical, Slot-in) design concept. To that effect, this compact and minimalist 3D player comes with a hidden slot for disc loading that can be popped up from the center of the player. Also there is a classy silver metal casing that wraps around the unit. So, getting back to the unique hidden loading mechanism, this is how it works – the complete top panel can be popped open by a couple of inches in order that you slot-in a disc. Again, to eject a disc, the top pops up spitting the disc out in a perfectly graceful motion; Neat huh? Then there are also the touch sensor controls that further plays up the futuristic feel. It sure doesn’t come as a big surprise to see the BD-D7000 win the CES 2011 Innovations Design and Engineering Award.
So having had enough insight on the design and feel of the disc spinner, let us move on to the features on offer.
Now enjoy movies in 1080p full HD 3D entertainment, interactive movie extras, streamlined online apps – it is all here and is pretty much possible with this multi-functional entertainer, which also support advanced audio processing thus helping you to enjoy a thorough home theater experience. As mentioned above, the minimalist cube design along with a strip of metal casing adds a touch of sophistication thus epitomizing Samsung’s design philosophy offering a blend of form and function. Also, no more prolonged waits to watch your favorite movie as the quick loading and booting takes care of the same. While the touch-controlled sensors takes care of easy adjustments, the premium A/V processing adds flavour to almost any home theater, not to mention the enhanced graphic UI.
The Wi-Fi on board simply allows you to connect to an internet connection, thus giving you advantage of more than 200 downloadable Samsung apps, be it free or paid. Likewise, the BD Live allows for downloading of movie extras, namely previews for movies or interactive chats and quizzes. Again, the BD-D7000 provides support for processing advanced lossless audio formats like DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD bringing about detailed immersive surround sound taking entertainment to the next level.
Features at a glance:
Slot-in Loading
The slot-in loading mechanism proves to be extremely useful when it comes to eliminating the need to move parts thus making the spinner a more quieter and efficient player. A concealed slot pops up from the middle when you are all set to load a disc taking you by surprise.
Fast Booting and Loading
With Ultra Fast Play, booting the player takes less than 3 seconds, so no more prolonged or eager waits to watch your much awaited movies thanks to the BD-D7000’s rapid booting and loading time. So just pop in that disc and you are all set to watch your favourite movie right away.
2D to 3D Conversion
The innovative 3D converter technology takes care of 3D up-conversion of 2D pictures movies, and streamed videos. Samsung’s very own Hyper Real Engine brings about crystal clear and detailed picture quality along with ensuring color performance and motion in pictures, movies and streamed videos. Again, the innovative SoC (System-on-Chip) works wonders with exceptional 3D up-conversion of pictures, movies and streaming videos.
Cinema Quality 3D Home Entertainment
This Samsung BD-D7000 disc player delivers amazing cinema quality 3D visuals. It also packs 3D glasses, 3D content materials, a home theater projector or 3D-ready HDTV, all of which looks to be a perfect route to enjoying home entertainment. With 3D Blu-ray disc release growing day by day, you are all set to enjoy theater-like entertainment right from the comfort of your living room.
Full HD 1080p
The BD-D7000 comes with a Blu-ray disc format adept to produce five times the resolution of a conventional DVD with a progressively scanned full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080). Also the player is capable of reproducing sharp and detailed image quality on your HDTV.
Samsung Smart Blu-ray
Now your TV can be your web-enabled interactive gateway for you to share, watch, play and interact with your buddies. Also it allows for over 200 paid and free downloadable apps for entertainment, sports, games or social networking. The Samsung Smart TV offers you a whole host of added entertainment options. For starters, the Smart Hub, pulls out a simple menu of connected features wherein you can easily search for videos, movies or shows via online services across connected gadgets and simultaneously access a whole host of apps via the Samsung Apps. Talking of Samsung Apps, it connects you with your preferred digital content allowing you to stream movies from Blockbuster, Netflix, YouTube videos, shows from Hulu, advanced level of info related to sports from ESPN, Pandora’s music, or tweet away on your Twitter or Facebook accounts.
The “All Search” comes in handy to key in a phrase in the search window that allows access to a list of things from your internet, subscribed channels or a home network or just about any wirelessly connected devices like even your Smartphone. Again, there is a “Your Video” function that comes up with handy recommendations depending on your viewing history.
BD Live w/ BONUSVIEW
For an ultimate interactive experience, check out this interesting feature while viewing a Blu-ray disc (that supports BD-Live) it allows for additional content to be downloaded – content that is related to the movie you are currently watching via a network connection making passive viewing all the more interesting. BONUSVIEW also allows you to view two sources concurrently displaying one in a smaller window.
Built-in Wi-Fi
The BD-D7000 3D Blu Ray Player is Wi-Fi ready, so go ahead and take full advantage of features like BD-live via online connectivity and also gain access to Samsung apps. Additionally, there is an Ethernet port in case your home network works on a wired connection. Likewise, the player also supports the novel “One Foot Connection (but does require a Samsung wireless router that supports OFC) – this helps the unit in establishing a connection to a router that is well within a foot and doesn’t really require a password. Connecting to the internet after this is easy and effortless, as the unit can be moved around the house.
Remote Control
The BD-D7000’s remote though lacks backlighting is fairly intuitive with responsive controls, but then has to be in line of sight with the unit for it to work.
AllShare Home A/V Networking
Now you can share photos, music or movies to your heart’s content from your home PC or phone straight into your TV screen, thanks to the AllShare function. It is capable of wirelessly syncing via both your Samsung phone and PC and can stream content or even track your calls and messages via the real-time monitoring on your big screen.
Anynet+(HDMI CEC)
Anynet+, this convenient feature offers linked operations with other Samsung gadgets that supports the Anynet+ feature by automatically controlling Samsung AV devices thereby eliminating the need for more than one remote control, regardless of the number of devices used. Simply put, the Anynet+ function provides you with a simple user-friendly experience with a single remote.
Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio
Bring theater-like experience right into your living room with the BD-D7000’s DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD. Full HD visuals don’t really give you the full satisfaction of a home theater unless it is combined with stellar sound. Well this disc player doesn’t disappoint you here by offering you an in-built processor for DTS and advanced Dolby audio formats with the inclusion of DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD that is responsible for lossless surround sound (multi-channel) to be pumped in as Hi-Res audio into your speaker setup.
Multi-Format Disc Playback
The Samsung BD-D7000 acts more than just a Blu-ray disc spinner. To that effect it supports DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD and CD-R/RW discs while you get to enjoy your entire collection of music/movies. Additionally, file formats like JPEG photos and MP3 music are also supported by this player.
Energy Star Rated
Last but not least, the unit allows helps a great deal in the “Go Green” evolution proving to be an environment safe gadget, as it comes with a 2.0 Energy Star rating and uses an operating power of 19 watts with standby of 0.3 watts. Along with proving to be environment friendly, it is pocket-friendly too and doesn’t add to your energy bill, cool huh?
Pros: Compact and Stylish, Fast, Quiet, Intuitive remote with responsive controls, Perfect DLNA syncing, Netflix and Vudu seamless and easy to use with a distinct button for Netflix on the remote.
Cons: Remote lacks backlighting, requires to be in line of sight with the unit to work efficiently, Magnet for dust, impossible to stack things on top of player as it tends to open.
To Wrap-up
The Samsung BD-D7000 sure does seem to be a benchmark for Blu-ray players – small, but uncompromising and stands out among the rest. It is designed with a chic look with amazing entertainment features that you could look up to. Its fast and quiet operation blends well with the handy intuitive remote and interface that makes maneuvering the features simple and easy. On the flip side, the remote lacks backlighting and is a literal magnet for dust. With such minimal flaws, the BD D7000 disc spinner proves to be a perfect personal entertainment device that you wish for, not to mention the premium price that you may have to pay for this tiny footprint.
Samsung BD-D7000 3D Blu-ray Player – Technical Specification Table
| Manufacturer | Samsung |
| Model Name | Samsung BD-D7000 3D Player |
| Product Code | BD-D7000 |
| Tray Type | Slot-Load |
| Form Factor | Tabletop |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 7.1 x 1.2 x 7.1 inches |
| Weight | 2.4 lbs |
| Colour/Finish | Silver/Black |
| Power Requirements | 120V AV 60Hz |
| Power Consumption | Operational: 19W Standby: 0.3W |
| Energy Star Complaint | Yes, 2.0 |
| Connectivity | HDMI Connections: 1 USB Ports: 1 Ethernet: 1 Digital Audio (Optical): 1 |
| Features | Cube Design Samsung Smart TV Enhanced Picture Quality 3D Playback with 2D to 3D conversion Full HD 1080p upscaling Ultra Fast Play Built-in Wi-Fi Multi-format Disc Playback Touch Sensor Control SmartHub |
| Special Features | HDMI CEC Apps Platform 3D BD Wise AllShare (DLNA enabled) |
| Internet Streaming Services | Samsung Apps, Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, BlockBuster, Twitter |
| Virtual Surround | Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital TrueHD DTS DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD HR Audio |
| Video | System: NTSC Region: Blu-ray: A, DVD: 1 Progressive Scan: Yes 480p, 720p, 1080p HD Upconversion: Yes, up to 1080p 2D to 3D Conversion: Yes Ultra-fast Play |
| Audio | Dolby Digital/DTS compatibility: Yes Built-in Decoder: Yes HDCD Decoding: No LPCM: Yes THX Certified: No |
| Disc Playback Formats | Video: Blu-ray 3D disc, Blu-ray disc, DVD video, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW Audio: CD DA, CD-R, CD-RW Files Supported Video: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX (including XVid), DivX HD, WMV(1/2/3/7/9), AVCHD, MKV Pictures: JPEG, HD JPEG Music: MP3, AAC, WMA |
| Wireless Connectivity | Network: Built-in Wi-Fi |
| Connectors | Analog: Analog audio (2 Ch) out x1, Composite video out x1 Digital: HDMI x1, Digital optical audio out x1. Control: USB port x1, Ethernet x1 |
| Local Storage | 1GB |
| Convenience | USB Port x1 |
| Warranty | One Year Parts and 90-day Labour Warranty |
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