Looking for Answers about Samsung Samsung Blu-ray Player, BD-P1590?

The booklet says the player needs a wireless LAN adapter (not included, of course) and is compatible with Samsung's wireless LAN adapter, only....model name WIS09ABGN.

You will need to get the Samsung WIS09ABGN LinkStick (79.00) to connect to your wireless router. If all you have available is a wireless connection I would look at the BD-P3600 or BD-P4600 both come WIFI ready.

No, not to utilize, but you'll have to pay for the company's streaming services if you decide to use them, which im sure you probably already knew about

Yes, apparently it does. I bought this on 11/27/09. After setting it up at home, the menu only showed Netflix and Pandora capabilities. I hooked the player up via an ethernet cable and, after about a minute, it recognized the connection and suggested a firmware update. After the update was done (15 minutes) Blockbuster and YouTube appeared on the menu, as options.

Yes, but if you do not have a blockbuster account you will have to set one up and then you can use your player to rent and stream them

Yes it does!!! You can rent or purchase!

There is a USB input on the back of the unit that reads "USB host" and there is a USB input on the front of the unit.

I do not know why samsung says it doesn't, because I have this model and it actually has two usb ports

If you look at the PDF on the Samsung site it shows that there are 2 USB connections.

If you have wireless internet in your home already, than with this player you need to buy the Samsung Wireless LAN adaptor Model WIS09ABGN. I found one online and bought it. I tried with other wireless adaptors but couldn't connect wirelessly. Than I read the mannual and it states that you can only connect wirelessly by using the above Samsung adaptor model. I just got it in the mail today and plugged it into the USB port on the back (can't use the front one if you want to connect wirelessly). I went to the network setup chose wireless, and than clicked to search for wireless network. It found my access point and prompted me for my password since I have it security enabled. Now I can stream my Netflix. (also has Blockbuster, YouTube and Pandora)

Box and documentation state "Wifi Ready" but you must purchase USB Wifi adapter. I guess Samsung believes a USB port makes something Wifi ready. Very misleading. Have owned for only 1 day.

No, cable is not included.

No HDMI cable is included withe purchase. It needs to be purchased seperately.

If you have dial-up Internet, then you cannot connect the ethernet to anything. If you have DSL, then you may have more than one ethernet (LAN) connection on your DSL modem. A standard category 5 ethernet cable will work, it will need to be ran from the modem all the way to the other room with the tv. If the modem doesn't have an extra ethernet port, then you will need a router to share the internet connection with the computer and Blu-ray player (or you could just unplug the computer from the modem when you want to access BD-Live info or stream Netflix).

The ethernet cable is different from a hdmi cable...you plug one end into the dvd player..and the other into the back of your computer..not the back of you telephone or modem
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I have same dvd player and netflix..and this combo is great!

No, you you can just hook your ethernet cable in the back and your good to go. you might want to make sure that your connection is pretty fast i have 3 mbs and it works good

Yes. Just like a computer would require a wireless adapter if you wanted to connect it to your wireless router, this device requires one as well to connect wirelessly.

It's true that the normal wireless installation requires a "special" Samsung Wireless Adaptor (which they don't really highlight on the box) or an Ethernet Cable. You may want to try moving your Cable Modem and a Wireless Router to your TV location (which must already have a cable connection), connect to the Blu-Ray Player with an Ethernet Cable from your router to the player, and get a standard Wireless Adaptor for the computer (maybe your desktop) that was previously using an Ethernet Cable between it and your wireless router. I already had a standard Wireless Adaptor in the "junk drawer" and a wireless router. More than one way to skin a cat! Using this method makes this a better bargain than paying the extra cost of higher priced units with built-in wireless or buying a special adaptor.

You can connect the player to the Internet through a simple Ethernet cable, but if you want a wireless connection, you'd need to purchase a wireless LAN adapter from the Samsung website:

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/tv-video/televisions/television-accessories/WIS09ABGNX/XAA/index.idx?pagetype=acc_detail&subsubtype=wireless-usb-adaptor

This device has an RCA output (yellow red, and white). As long as your TV has RCA inputs, yes it will work. Your TV will not take HDMI, which is the best output for high-def, so your picture quality on your current TV will not be any better than a DVD player. However, it leaves you ready to go once you get an HDTV.

It worked fine for me. Just plugged it in and 1080p worked. Had trouble with connecting to ethernet though