Posted by racerx66 on 06/22/07 17:06

On Jun 21, 8:50 pm, EADGBE <hwbossh...@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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.

One word OPPO! Can't buy a better upconverting player for the price.

http://www.oppodigital.com/

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