A:AnswerHDMI chords rarely come with electronic purchases in the past few years. The standard is the do not come with cables and need to purchase cable separately.
A:AnswerReliable up to a point. Needs firmware update but cannot do unless done with USB. Had issues with it loosing it's WiFi and had to contact customer support which is where I found out that the firmware needed updating via USB even though it is supposed to be able to update via WiFi.
A:AnswerA digital copy of the owner's manual can be downloaded or viewed here:
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201501/20150108162139952/02527A_BD_J5700_ZA_1226.pdf
Thanks for your interest in Samsung products.
--Mr. S
A:AnswerYes it does. On our Samsung Smart TV, it changes the input and we control the play, pause, etc with our TV remote. I haven't touched the blu-ray remote since completing the set-up.
A:AnswerThe only video out is HDMI, there aren't even component ports on the back. The only way to do this would be to buy some type of converter box from HDMI to component or RCA (whatever your TV supports).
A:AnswerNo. We updated because of problems with a previous model streaming and updating software issues. This model has been much quicker to access Netflix and gives us a better picture.