![]() Store at the top of the Smart Hub interface, and once installed you canĪlso found within Smart Hub is Your Video – which displays information about the movies available in Smart Hub apps, as well as giving ratings and recommendations – and a Search tool that looks for content by keyword. That you can add new apps as and when they’re added by visiting the app Twitter, Box Office 365, Google Maps and LoveFilm. The key apps are BBC iPlayer, BBC News, YouTube, Facebook, TV services, social networking sites, movies, video streaming, games, Interface that brings you a range of ‘Samsung Apps’, including catch-up We’re pleased to say that one of these is Smart Hub, an onscreen It much easier to access the player’s range of connected functions. But it’s worth the investment, as it makes If you want a wireless web connection, the USB adapter will add quite aĬhunk to the overall price. They include HDMI, component, composite, analogue stereo and optical digital audio outputs, an Ethernet port and a second USB port provided purely to house Samsung’s Wi-Fi adapter (WIS09ABGN), should you choose to buy one – unsurprisingly there’s no built-in Wi-Fi. You’ll find a USB port lurking under a flap on the right-hand side of the fascia, and on the back you’ll find a decent selection of sockets. ![]() But it does retain the clever touch-sensitive display panel, which cuts down fascia clutter, plus the super-slim, three-tiered shape sets it apart from other set-top box style players. There’s an old-fashioned disc tray in place of Samsung’s usual motorised slot too. Naturally the design of the BD-D5500 has been compromised at this price – the bodywork is a little light and plasticky, plus the all-black styling lacks the pizzazz of Samsung’s silver players like the BD-D6900. You can now pick up a hi-def spinner from supermarkets and online for well under the magic £100 mark, which is great news for anyone looking to upgrade to HD on a tight budget.īut these cut-price players aren’t necessarily bog-standard affairs – some, like the Samsung BD-D5500 on test here, still manage to bring you plenty of alluring features, which make them extraordinarily good value for money. Blu-ray players haven’t reached DVD levels of cheapness yet, but they’re getting there.
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