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Review summary: First showcased at CES this year the Samsung BD-P4600 which is the world's slimmest Blu-Ray player is available in Korea. It is just 39mm thick and comes with a Gig of internal memory, Wi-Fi, DVD upscaling and USB 2.0 ports. No idea when the BD-P4600 ...

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Danny finds out why Samsung's BD-P4600 Blu-ray player isn't your average deck.

Review summary: The BD-P4600 is the fastest-loading stand-alone Blu-ray player we've come across yet. Combined with a sleek appearance, and good picture and audio quality, it all adds up to a great machine. We just wish it were slightly cheaper, although we expect ...

Pros: Attractive design; fast load times; easy to use; good picture and sound quality

Cons: Relatively expensive; lack of analogue audio outputs

Verdict: Ultimately, the Samsung BD-P4600 may be sunk by its price. Sony and Panasonic both have excellent models on the market that cost less and have a more traditional form factor. But that's not to say the BD-P4600 isn't a great player, because it is. We ...

Review summary: Perhaps the snazziest looking Blu-ray player on display at CES was Samsung's BD-P4600 which is so slim and slick, you can mount it on a wall while using it to play back your images or high def video on an HDTV.

Verdict: Perhaps the snazziest looking Blu-ray player on display at CES was Samsung's BD-P4600 which is so slim and slick, you can mount it on a wall while using it to play back your images or high def video on an HDTV

Review summary: Samsung holds the distinction of being the first company to introduce a Blu-ray player to the American market about a year ago (see our BD-P1000 review in Issue 70). Unfortunately, one of its internal settings softened the picture-hardly what the new ...

Verdict: Overall, I was highly impressed with the BD-P1200's performance, especially the razor-sharp detail. True, the intermittent crashes and audio drop-outs exhibited by the first review unit did not inspire confidence, but the second unit didn't have these ...