FWIW, I've had this same issue with my Samsung BluRay player.

This was on my Consumer Reports web:


Blu-ray players

•Panasonic DMP-BDT220, $115
•Samsung BD-E5300, $80
•Toshiba BDX5300, $110

We have the Samsung BD-E5900. It has been great so far. The internet interface works well enough. We usually use the internet through our Samsung TV.
I am currently shopping around for a keyboard for the TV/DVD as this would make I much easier than using the standard remote. :)

ETA: This DVD player is currently on sale for $99 at Best Buy. I called in the price match guarantee since I paid $129. I would guess the non 3D version is somewhat less than that.

Does your samsung do smartphone/iPhone app control?
I.E. there is an app for that :D

There is an app or two that controls the TV and DVD but they lack a full qwerty keyboard and don't get really stellar reviews.

Uebo, Patriot and Western Live all have optional keyboard and mouse, and a few others I'm forgetting.

They are all crap, just get one with the understanding you may be getting a new one in a year.

My tv is LG, I think this one will do:

LG - Smart Wi-Fi Built-In Blu-ray Player - BP200 - Best Buy

Actually, for 10 bucks more I may even pick a 3D player, just in case. That one has more internet interfaces:

http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=6846614&pid=1218809315581

I've had 3 LG WiFI players-all have had issues. I'd also want something that will interface w/ my home network-they used to do this natively, npow you need to load Nero Home, which is a resource hog.

Firmware update fixed this problem on mine. -J

This.^ For me, just opening and closing the tray from the remote does the trick.