Posted by Franc Zabkar on 06/22/07 23:02

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:50:42 -0700, EADGBE <hwbosshoss@comcast.net>
put finger to keyboard and composed:

>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.

I prefer quantitive assessments, in which case the term "solid feel"
is basically meaningless. I'm into performance rather than aesthetics.

>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.

I would have liked you to identify the chipset. A lot of DVD players
are based on reference designs with software modules provided by the
chipset manufacturer. Knowing which chipset your player uses may help
people identify and understand similar problems with other players. A
list of problematic DVD titles might also help.

- Franc Zabkar
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