Samsung HT-BD1250 Blu-ray Home Theater System
Samsung HT-BD1250 Blu-ray Home Theater System Features
* 1-disc BD/DVD
* HDMI-CEC function allows all products in the system to discover and communicate with each other.
* Wireless ready
* iPod connectivity compatible
* BD Wise: perfect replay of Samsung Blu-ray disc
Technical Details
* Brand Name: Samsung
* Model: HT-BD1250XAA
Samsung HT-BD1250 Blu-ray Home Theater System Reviews
Bought a Samsung LN52A650 before xmas which I thoroughly love and have been debating what audio to match it up with. Blu-ray and 5.1 were a must but buying both a player and 5.1 amp plus matching speakers/subwoofer can get pretty spendy. TA-DA…this thing shows up. Not being 5.1 savvy before this I wasn’t prepared for the rear speakers to pretty much stay quiet but when they get the right feed its awesome.
My set up:
DirecTV HDDVR hdmi to the LN52A650 for broadcast TV.
BD1250 hdmi to LN52A650 for BD/DVD/CD/IPod/Pandora/FM/camera/etc.
Network cables wired direct from DSL modem to BD1250, LN52A650 and HDDVR. (The wife loves Pandora…check out their website if you love music and aren’t familiar with them.)
Optical audio from DirecTV HDDVR to HT-BD1250 if I want to listen to 5.1 from DirecTV. Note: It says in the LN52A650 documents that going from it to another audio system is always at best “stereo” no matter what type of connector you use. The heck with that …I went optical from the HDDVR to the 1250. Ratatooie via StarzHD sounds 5.1 fantastic.
This new setup let me “retire” my old Sony “stereo only” amp, an old Panasonic CD player, a Panasonic “progressive” DVD player and a couple of tall Sony speakers. (That stuff is now hooked up and rockin’ in the garage.) The vacated shelf space is now occupied by perfect sized wicker baskets that my wife found that are holding much of our DVD collection.
I still use the 3 remotes because I haven’t figured out how to get all the functionality I need without them. I usually watch ESPN so, as I’ve always done, I hit the “ON” button on the DirecTV remote and it fires up the TV and the HDDVR. I left the speakers on the TV set to “on” so on start up the broadcast TV sound comes over them. Note: The DirecTV remote will turn the HT-BD1250 on if you set it up but you have to move the switch at the top, etc., etc….pain in the butt.
At first having to use one of the Samsung remotes to fire up the 1250 bothered me but I’ve changed my mind. The reason? We have TV watching visitors from time to time so for them to just plop down, hit the DirecTV “ON” button and start watching “without” the surround sound booming away is my preference. The LN52A650’s speakers are good enough. What’s cool is that if they pop in a disc it automatically fires up the 5.1 and the TV speakers shut down. If you want to listen to a broadcast over 5.1 just hit tools and select the 1250 for sound.
The “Any-Net” feature enables the 1250 to be available for use from many of the menus on the Samsung remotes. Also the volume can be adjusted by any of the remotes, including the DirecTV remote. Pretty easy!
And last but not least hitting the “Off” button on the DirecTV remote shuts the HDDVR, LN52A650 AND the BD1250 off. Apparently the “Any-Net” talking between the TV and the 1250 must tell it to take a break too. I really like that…no one can inadvertantly leave the amp on.
Question to any of you with a similar TV and Blu-ray. I’m not really seeing any “dramatic” difference between the 1080i HD stuff I get off the dish (which is stunning by the way)and a blu-ray movie. Should there be?
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