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I also have a Samsung BD player (the 1600). I have read on some threads that it was actually harder to get connected when wired than wireless. I'm not sure why, but I have seen a number of people make that complaint. Before you start snaking wires, you may want to just run it directly from the player to your router to see if you can get it to work.
I generally used to prefer wired connections since I was skeptical of the reliability and speed of wireless, however, I connected my Samsung with their wireless dongle and it was incredibly easy to set up and has worked flawlessly. Just for reference, my set-up: I have a D-Link DIR-615 n router and my cable download speed is advertised at 20 Mbps, though when I test it it is generally 8-10.
The only issue I have is that I generally need to refresh my router once a day, but that has nothing to do with the BD connection. I had to do it before and all of my wired and wireless connections are affected, so either way the Netflix would not work until I refresh. That issue aside, I have been totally amazed by the ease of use and quality of the streams using the wireless connection. The HD movies actually look as good as most of the HD from my cable provider.
By the way, if you don't want to pay $80 retail for the dongle, you can buy one used from the Best Buy Outlet store on eBay. They are auctions only, but seem to be selling between $40-$50. There are also a few online stores offering them new for less than the typical $80 retail price.
Good luck!
Receiver: JVC RX-6500VBK; Center: Polk CS2; Front: Old set of Polk bookshelf speakers;
Rear: Cerwin Vega CLS-5; Sub: Acoustic Research ARPR1010; TV: Samsung LN40750 HDTV;
Cable Box (HD-DVR): Motorola DCH3416 (thru RCN); Blu-Ray: Samsung BD-P1600;
