Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-Ray Disc Player
Devastatingly bad debut
I saw this player at my local electronics store today (in a set-up that was done by Samsung themselves) and I was shocked by the abysmal image quality.  One caveat: they were showing a demo disc with mostly trailers and so-called quality comparisons, but being a film/video technician, I must say that I can tell the difference between poor source material and poor output quality.  So in spite of the dirt and film grain on the movie trailer clips(which you could also find on early HD-DVD demo discs), there was also a layer of artifacting that infected every image I saw from the Blu-Ray player.  I'm talking about \\"mosquito noise\\" and compression artitacys, as well as artificial edge enhancements.  Yes, you're getting a higher resolution image than standard DVD, but DVD compression has improved so much that I'd personally rather watch my movies on a nice clean-looking DVD, than have to endure the image artifacts on Blu-Ray.  Of course, if you must go out and own a new HD player, I'd suggest saving a few hundred dollars and get an HD-DVD player -- so far these titles have all looked better than what blu-ray is offering today.  Personally, I'm going to wait.