Posted by EADGBE on 06/22/07 03:50

First, I'll talk about the one that DOESN'T work.

I tried the Samsung DVD-1080P7 player and it turned out to be
TERRIBLE. It simply could NOT play a lot of my DVD's correctly, and
some discs it couldn't play at all. Since I keep my discs in top
shape, I knew it had to be the player.

The first DVD-1080P7 I tried I just thought was defective, but the
replacement player did exactly the same things, and so I had to
conclude that there is definitely a fault in the design of this
player, either in the disc transport or in the firmware (or both).

DO NOT BUY A SAMSUNG DVD-1080P7. You will get nothing but HEADACHES.

After trying two Samsung players and getting nowhere, I tried the
Panasonic DVD-S53/K. MUCH better player. So far, it has played every
DVD perfectly, and the image is noticeably better. Plus it has 24-bit
audio, a better remote, better numerical display, much more intuitive
menus, and an overall more solid feel.

Just thought I would post this for anyone who might be interested.

If you are looking for a nice 1080p upconvert player to use whilst you
wait to see who will win the HD DVD/Blu-Ray war, the Panasonic is
MILES AND MILES AHEAD of the Samsung.

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