Samsung DVD-1080P7 Up-Converting 1080p DVD Player Reviews

• Good value, good picture, but slightly frustrating

  
  By A1P3DDFL423B3C on 2007-08-08
  I have this unit plugged into a 55" Sony projection TV with an HDMI cable.
  
  The up-converted picture is great; episodes of House are much sharper than with a progressive scan DVD player, Star Wars looks terrific, etc. No complaints on the picture quality at all. The unit is small and looks attractive. Some people have complained about a buggy firmware in these reviews, but I haven't noticed any bugs.
  
  The best feature, besides the picture quality, is that you can turn off the unit while a DVD is playing, turn it back on later, and the player remembers where it was--no more pausing for hours or days (or dealing with the frustration of trying to "rewind" or "fast-forward" to where you were).
  
  There are some drawbacks though. The number one issue is that the player is slow to respond to the remote commands. Pressing "power" on the remote takes a few seconds to turn off, and so I often press it again--which eventually turns the player back on. Menu, play, pause, etc. also lag just enough to make me wonder if the player got the command or not.
  
  This wouldn't be so bad, except the remote/player combination is finicky about the angle of the remote to send a command successfully. I find I have to hold the remote at just the right angle (not directly pointing at the player!) for it to work. I guess the idea is that users want to hold the remote so that they can read the buttons, not aiming it at the player--neat, but I am using to aiming. This is extremely aggravating, so I am docking 2 stars for this.
  
  Another annoyance is that when the player switches between layers on the DVD, there is a huge and obvious glitch in the video playback. My ancient JVC player didn't do this, nor have I seen this on el cheapo Zenith players.
  
  But this player is cheap, small, and is a good value for passing the time until the HD-DVD/BluRay thing is resolved.
  
  

• Finally, a player I can live with!

  
  By A1AUYEJD621EHQ on 2007-05-11
  I've been looking for a new, inexpensive DVD player for many months now, but everything I tried had problems I couldn't live with. This one seems to be a winner. Picture quality is excellent (HDMI) and sound quality is noticeably better than the other players I've tried (Oppo 981, Toshiba SD-5000, Panasonic DMR-EZ27K).
  
  Just as important, it has some key features that many players do not have, such as multiple "screen fitting" options (there are 4), disc resume after power off, and quick on/off and disc loading.
  
  The only negative I can think of so far is that the display only shows the time, not the chapter. This is only an annoyance when playing audio CDs, but the superb sound quality makes up for it. You just couldn't make it perfect, could you Samsung? Damn you!
  
  The other player I was considering was the Sony NS75H. I'm sure it's fantastic (based on reviews), maybe even better than this one, but it only comes in silver, and I need black. This player looks pretty good for the price. It doesn't feel/look cheap like some other budget upconverting players.
  
  I've been so tempted to go with HD-DVD, however, I think the lack of disc resume and the 30 second startup would drive me crazy. Also, I don't think the improvement in quality on a 42" screen is worth paying 3 times as much. I think the benefit of HD movies really shows on much larger screens. I'm going to wait until the 3rd of 4th generation of players is out next year.
  
  UPDATE:
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  I returned this unit due to an incompatability with my Westinghouse LCD. I had the same problem with the Samsung HD tuner box (scan line at the bottom of screen). I got the HD-A2 at a ridiculously low price on Amazon and I absolutely love it. I wouldn't even consider getting a DVD player now that I've seen HD. The 30 startup and lack of disc resume don't bother me one bit.
  
  

• Excellent image quality, but not without caveats.

  
  By AMWL7XIWIPXEZ on 2007-07-22
  Fastidious as I am, I've checked out all the local consumer brands. (A $300 DVD player that doesn't play HD or Blu-Ray seems pointless, and I'm waiting for either of those brands to become THE standard. right now, bet on Blu-ray... but I digress.)
  
  Many local electronics stores probably don't like me right now, but as a consumer who works hard for his money, I'm going to scope things out.
  
  Many low-end brands (sub-$100) have pitiful quality. Even more pitiful up-converting quality that is actually worse than standard component video.
  
  I've read enough to stay with "the two S's" - meaning Sony or Samsung. The brands starting with M, L, or P seem to be problematic with picture quality (PQ), and I looked at those models too.
  
  I ultimately returned the Sony model because it wouldn't play some of my DVD+R DL discs. Plus, I wasn't entirely happy with the upconverting PQ despite it being much better than average.
  
  So I tried the Samsung 1080p7. Its upconverting PQ, of all available brands, is clean and crisp - it shows as much detail as cleanly as possible. While it won't perform miracles for poorly compressed discs (think "those tv show sets where they cram 9 episodes on a disc meant for 7"), it edges out in overall quality.
  
  Now it is true that HDMI offers little compared to other video inputs (chiefly the 'component video' input). But there IS an appreciable difference to make the upgrade worthwhile; the output video isn't grainy and no color adjustments need to be made in either the player or TV set. They look accurate, properly saturated, with no appreciable bias of one color above any another. (my TV set being a high-end 32" Sony, but that's a separate review...)
  
  Also, this player seems to work better with film sources (movies) than TV (video) shows. As I typically prefer movies to TV, the difference was negligible in my ultimate decision to purchase this player. Again, such differences are more likely to be seen on a LCD or plasma set; the anomaly can be seen when it turns the interlaced video image into a progressive one.
  
  The Samsung 1080p7 also plays many of my DVD+R DL discs, though it has had trouble with some of them. (I did exchange the model at the store and the replacement, so far, has fared better with the same discs that wouldn't work before. It also has a newer firmware, dating 5.10.07 (compared to 4.26.07 if I recall the old date correctly), so I'm hoping Samsung has fixed the DL problem. If not, I can live with it. Though I'm hoping they have fixed it for good. :) )
  
  As with the crisp and detailed video of solid gamut, audio - in Dolby 5.1, DTS, et al, is also excellent. One problem does exist in that it won't channel MPEG PCM audio through the fiber or coaxial out; requiring a second link to the audio receiver. MPEG PCM audio usually applies only to homemade discs of weddings, birthdays, street riots, births, divorce proceedings, conceptions, funerals, and so on, and never (so far) with store-bought discs. It's somewhat annoying, but I can live with it.
  
  Oh, at least for North American units (R1), they nixed the ability to make the unit region-free. Disheartening, but as they say, "applesauce happens". Maybe I'll give that Oppo a try one day down the road...
  
  All things considered, the pros heavily outweigh the cons. Samsung is definitely going to be a major brand in the consumer DVD arena. Though for LCD TV sets, Sony still has the edge and doesn't cost that much more...
  
  
  

• I hate you, you stupid piece of garbage.

  
  By A2SAOSKE2CVZM2 on 2007-08-09
  After the purchase of my HDTV, I found the quality of my old DVD player to be abysmal and started shopping around for a DVD player that upconverts. I ended up torn between the Pioneer DV-400V and the Samsung DVD-1080P. Because of limited reviews on the Pioneer (I could only find one (albeit glowing) review about this product at the time), I chose the Samsung (which is my TV brand) as there were more reviews of it (although some of them were bad). The first time I used the Samsung product, it froze completely and had to be unplugged for an extremely disruptive period of time. Over the next few days the Samsung player froze several more times. Then after a few days break, I tried again to watch a movie with it. The Samsung player had lovely, pristine picture but halfway through the movie it started skipping and showing the movie frame by frame - tried to pause it (no go) and then shut it off when, yet again, it froze and wouldn't do anything. The stupid Samsung DVD player wouldn't shut off for two days, and I wasn't about to go behind my entertainment center and unplug it yet again. Also a few days into ownership of the product it stopped playing 1080i and would give a green screen so you couldn't even see the menus for the dvd player, let alone any picture. We had to use the manual to figure out how to get back through the menus and switch it from 1080i to 720p (my TV doesn't do 1080p) seeing as we couldn't see the menus at all because the screen was green. To me, making a screen go green and not being able to see the menu says wretched design. (Unlike this product, the Pioneer DV-400V automatically sets the DVD player to the right setting)
  
  note:
  x the discs were NOT the problem. Some were burned and some factory, but they all worked fine with at least five or six other players they had been previously tested on
  x I did check Samsung's website and there were no firmware updates
  
  Fed up with the fact that the Samsung player could barely make it through one lousy movie without either freezing or screwing up, after about 3 weeks I gave up and returned it to the retailer where I purchased it where by lucky coincidence, the Pioneer player which I had originally been considering was on sale 30 bucks off so that it now cost the same amount that the Samsung ($99 at best buy). I was on the fence on whether to trade this in for another one as maybe I had just purchased a defective unit, but as the Pioneer was on sale and I was able to do an even exchange on it, I swapped it for the Pioneer (though after my nasty experience with my first foray into the world of upconverting DVD players I did spend 20 bucks on a service plan this time, just in case I had more problems).
  
  I've had my Pioneer for over two months and it works wonderfully.
  
  Cons about the Samsung:
  x slow disc loading and menus - player is not very responsive
  x froze four times in the first two days I had it
  x If a player is having problems playing a disc at a setting that it should work at and previously worked at but that for reasons only known to the people who put this product untested out onto the market randomly stopped working at, then you should at least be able to SEE the stupid menu to change the setting to something else, not be forced to fumble blindly with the remote and guess from the manual's pictures of the menus until you manage to change the setting.
  
  NOTE: (I only reiterated the product name so many times so that somebody skimming the review will know which player I am referring to)
  
  - Normally I look down upon people who get a product and don't bother to troubleshoot or swap out the product (I am open to the possibility that I received a defective unit... but that's an awful lot of defects to have...) but my motto is this... If you buy something that freezes or becomes unresponsive several times when it has not even been out of the box for 24 hours, get rid of it as soon as possible. I learned that one (which is kinda common knowledge but I always hope it's just a one time thing...) after an excruciating year with a $350 Samsung A920 after which I finally broke down and got a Sanyo SCP-8400 (that works fabulously).
  I'm not saying they make bad products because my HDTV is Samsung and has better picture than any other TV that I've seen within 700 bucks of its price, but I think sometimes that Samsung, like many other companies, often prematurely rushes products to the market.
  
  

• Pefect mate to my Samsung HDTV

  
  By AAV4G0XODT4U1 on 2008-01-18
  I read the critical comments in the earlier reviews, and was a little hesitant at getting this unit. But I was attracted by its match-up to my new big screen Samsung TV. The prospect of being able to run both with the TV's remote was a big plus, so I decided to give it a try. I could always return it within 30 days if it turned out to be troublesome.
  
  It didn't. I don't know about anyone else's installation, but this thing mates with my new Samsung TV like it was built into it. The operation could not be easier: power it on, and it turns on the TV and switches the source to the proper HDMI input automatically. All I have to do is insert the disc and press the Play button on the TV remote.
  
  The picture quality is really excellent. The up-conversion process doesn't give the same video quality as a true 1080p program source, but it's far better than that produced by my pair of older, standard mode players.
  
  There are probably better upconverting DVD players out there, but for connecting to a modern Samsung TV, this one is a very worthy choice in all respects.
  
  
• No support for +R DL (dual layer)
  By A2SAHBLYULW0VR on 2007-07-16
  I back up all of my DVDs to +R dual layer disks. Amazingly, this player does not support dual-layer disks, and you can't load or play such disks. If you ever plan to play anything other than store-bought dvds, don't buy this player.
  
  
• Not much difference from my Standard (Non-Upconverting) APEX DVD Player
  By AV9XQQFUC1WOY on 2007-06-06
  After purchasing this upconverting DVD player, I learned (through various websites) that all new 1080p HDTVs upconvert feeds to 1080p. That's why my cheapie Apex player's picture quality looks practically the same as using Samsung's upconverting player. My TV's circuitry is already upconverting the 480p standard DVD feed up to 1080p. The only reason I attribute the Samsung picture to be ever so slightly better is because it's connected to my TV using the HDMI connection which is uncompressed digital whereas my Apex is using the old fashion RCA/S-Video connections.
  
  Because standard DVD player prices have been dropping, these manufacturers came up with creative marketing and "frivolous" technology to increase DVD player prices...they got me.
  
  Anyways, interesting enough, when using Samsung's upconverting options, I noticed that in 1080p mode, my picture actually looked the worse. There was alot of pixelation snow going on in the dark sections of the picture. Selecting the 1080i upconvert actually displayed the best picture even though my TV (Samsung HLT-5687S - the latest DLP model) is fully capable of receiving 1080p feeds. What I concluded is that the upconverting/deinterlacing built into my Samsung TV was of much higher quality than what was inside the DVD player.
  
  I like the remote layout as Samsung makes good logical remote controls. I didn't like the fact that the "display/info" button on the remote only showed the time counting forward. I like the option of also having a backwards time counter showing how much time is left in the movie. Skipping chapters isn't the fastest...my Apex can skip super fast, while my Toshiba SD-4000 is painfully slow. The Samsung is right in the middle. Another bad is that there's no Screensaver on this player, so use caution when pausing too long.
  
  Per the DVD manual, it takes about 10 seconds for the HDMI feed to be read by a TV (so blank screen while the signal is being fed to the TV...once connected, no problems unless you change the TV source again which will make it go through the feed cycle again). On average, it takes about 5-7 seconds on my TV. I don't know if this true of all HDMI DVD players, but I found it annoying (especially when trying to compare the "upconvert" picture quality with the Samsung to my standard DVD players, which shows up right away when I change the source to that player.
  
  Overall, if you have an older model HDTV that is using older upscaling technology, then this DVD player will most likely improve the playback of your DVDs. But if you have a newer (hi-quality) HDTV, then I suspect any DVD player with a HDMI connection would work.
  
  
• Never stayed on 1080p... always reset to 480p (among other things)
  By A194VERV9YI856 on 2007-08-03
  I read the reviews of this machine and decided to buy it because of the upconversion capabilities and that it was the same brand as my new tv. When I got the player to upscale to 1080p after much adjustment, the picture quality was very good. The audio was also excellent when set to Bitstream instead of PCM.
  
  BUT...
  
  I found the user interface for this device to be subpar. I set the digital video output of the DVD player (output through HDMI) to Manual and to 1080p. But every time I put in a new disc, it reset to 480p. I then had to toggle through each video setting to get to 1080p. This toggling process wasn't quick, which is what made this a real issue. It would take at least 45 seconds to get all the way up (that's 45 seconds just to touch one button 3 times!). This may not sound too bad but I felt it was a major inconvenience since I would ONLY be using this unit with my new 1080p 52" TV and bought it for its upscaling feature.
  
  Another quirk that may have been just a faulty unit issue is that it would not allow me to switch DVDs after having played one. I was watching one DVD, then stopped it, ejected the disc, inserted a new one, and pressed play. It would load for about 2 minutes, finally saying that it could not read the new disc. I then put back in the original disc that had been working, and it did the same thing... showed it loading for 2 minutes, then said the disc could not be played. The only way to reset it was to turn the power off, then turn it on again. If I were watching tv shows back to back on multiple DVDs, you can see how this could get annoying.
  
  If you can live with these issues, the output (when you get it where you want it) was very good. However, because my settings were not saved and had to go through a tedious and iterative process every time I put in a DVD, I returned my unit and will be buying the Sony DVP-NS77HB 1080p Upconverting DVD Player.
  
  
• Great Picture, lots of annoyances
  By A3VMDPK9WNMCBG on 2007-10-11
  This produces great image quality at 1080p over HDMI into my 1080p display.
  
  But there are a lot of minor ways in which this player is worse than my 9 year old panasonic which it replaced.
  
  It does not have any way to display the amount of time remaining on a disc. This is such an obvious and useful feature that I can't believe they left it out. As many have mentioned the display does not show track numbers on the LED. The LED display is extremely small and difficult to read... you have to be less than about 5 feet away to read it, and given that most folks use this player with big screens that's not reasonable.
  
  Another bizarre issue is that fast forward and reverse only work at 2x (useless), 4x, (very slow) and 64x (so fast you will miss your scene). The 4x speed, the only useful speed, feels about as slow as fast forwarding an SP VCR tape back in the day.
  
  It was definitely an oversight not to have included some intermediate speeds like 8x or 16x. The conspiracy theorist in me suspects that the TV industry made them remove the intermediate speeds to avoid skipping commercials on burned DVDs of TV recordings, but I suppose a more likely explanation is that it doesn't have enough processor horsepower or read speed for the useful speeds of 8x or 16x.
  
  It's very slow at responding when you insert a disc or try to navigate. Even scrolling through onscreen menus somehow takes 2-3 times as long as on my previous DVD player.
  
  The HDMI Anynet integration with Samsung TVs is cool in that you can insert a disc and press play and it will ensure the TV gets switched on and to the right input. But anything Anynet related takes a ridiculously long time. For instance I just timed that it took 29 seconds from the time I pressed play and when the TV had been switched on, switched to the right source, and the disc began actually playing.
  
  I will also note that like most players, there are no discrete on/off buttons which would be helpful to those of us who like to set up universal remote codes to turn everything on and/or off.
  
  
  
• VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR A SAMSUNG!
  By A3IF5BJFPH8OG5 on 2007-07-01
  I bought this unit a week ago @ Circuit City. It had some features I like that my Sony DVP-NS75H didn't have, plus full HD (1080p) DVD up-conversion. (I'm saving up to get a LCD TV later this fall) As soon as I got it home and plugged it in to test it out, the DVD tray wouldn't eject! The face plate that is suppose to flip down jammed! I had to use my fingers to pull it down so the tray would eject. I took it back and exchanged it for another one. The same problem again! It looks like Samsung put out some faulty players. So buyers, beware! Test it before you leave the store! Another thing I discovered that may not affect some of you, but is a definate turn-off for me, is that it won't play DVD+DL (dual layer) discs! I back-up my more expensive DVD's and use the copies to play. This is a brand new model, all these cool features, can play a wide variety of other formats, yet it can't read DVD+DL! What a joke! This piece of junk went back the next day for a refund!
  
  On the plus side, when I was able to get a DVD in it, the picture and sound was stunning, as good if not better than my Sony DVP-NS75H. I didn't hook it up to an HDTV, so I wasn't able to test its HDMI up-conversion however.
  
  Samsung, this is the first time you've let me down, I'm very disappointed in you!
  
  
• Great DVD, Great match for Samsung LNT3242H HDTV
  By A6UATFNWLPNEJ on 2007-06-02
  I bought the Samsung 720p digital HDTV first and the picture was so great I decided to buy an "upconverting" DVD player to go with it. This one is great and they make a great combo. Samsung does recommend an HDMI cable but does not include one, the box contains only a basic Video/Audio Cable.
  
  One whine, Amazon says "better together" with the HDMI cable they sell but that is only true if Amazon ships them together. My DVD player arrived days ago but the cable was "shipped separately" later. If I could subtract one star from Amazon, not Samsung, I would.
  
  But all the pieces are here now and the picture and sound of my old SD DVD's on my new digital HDTV is brilliant and I am very pleased.
  
  
• Spend a little more to get a LOT more.
  By AEAOZHQEAMIUD on 2007-08-17
  I just bought a brand new 52" LCD capable of 1080P and grabbed this DVD player to go with it, man am I sorry... The picture quality on this is horrible.
  
  I've tried to tweak every possible setting on the DVD player but it is very noisy/grainy. I'm not impressed at all and plan on bringing the DVD player back to Fry's tomorrow.
  
  I read a review on bestbuy's website from someone who reviewed all 1080P DVD players and said this was the worse and Philips or Panasonic had an amazing 1080P upconverting DVD player. Don't waste your time with this one.
  
  I gave it 2 stars because it looks nice, it's easy to use and the menu options are simple to use and not confusing at all.
  
  
• Amazing alternative to HD DVD or BLU RAY
  By A1SEGCZNDFAB16 on 2007-10-29
  After many months of contemplating over which high definition format to choose...HD DVD or BLU Ray...I decided to say "forget 'em both" for the meantime until this format war is won in the next couple of years. This SAMSUNG upconvert dvd player is AMAZING. I previously owned the LG Upconvert dvd player and I experienced MANY problems with it, and I had heard such great things about the SAMSUNG 1080p 7 that I thought I would throw some cash down for it.
  
  I have a 40" Samsung LCD HDTV (720p) and the high definition upconvert looks amazing coming from this player. In the startup menu you can select the resolution that you would like to output to your television which is nice (unlike the LG which was automatically 1080i and when you tried to switch resolution it would always go back to 1080i after shutting down). Since I have a 720p tv, I selected the players resolution at 720p as well.
  
  Some standout movies that I have viewed on this player so far are the recently released Stanley Kubrick Director's series (of which "2001" and "The Shining" look particularly great) and also "Transformers" which will blow you away in HD. You have to see it to believe it.
  
  And for you cinematography buffs try playing Terence Malick's "Days of Heaven" (Criterion Collection) on this Samsung, your jaw will drop to the floor!
  
  The ONLY thing I would have to say negative about this player (and it is very trivial) is that there is a slight delay in audio from the point of picking a scene selection to jumping to that scene, it's silent for about half a second and then the audio comes back in. VERY MINOR COMPLAINT though.
  
  
• Defected Samsung 1080P7 DVD player
  By A1OF3PAX068A7L on 2007-07-08
  After reading all the reviews about Samsung 1080P7 DVD player, I went to BB to buy such a unit with the understanding that it may have quality control issue.
  
  You know what, both its component out are defected without any signal even though it was connected to a Samsung 720P LCD HDTV. It only works with composite, S-video and HDMI. I toke it back to BB immediately, and the technican there tried to get it connected to a Samsung LCD HDTV via component out, no signal just as I experienced. He proved what I told them.
  
  
  Samsung really has quality control issue about this product. I immediately returned to BB and bought a Toshiba SD-5000 instead. Don't trust Samsung anymore!
  
  
  
• picture good, remote lousy
  By A12BQ32MQPV07F on 2007-07-23
  This DVD player produced a very sharp enjoyable picture on my 50 inch 1080P plasma TV. No complaints about picture quality. The remote however features tiny buttons arranged in an illogical way, (also poorly lit and poorly marked) I couldn't stand the remote, so I sent the whole thing back.
  
  
• Nice look & feel, but quickly disappointed with compatibility & options
  By A5HGDLM8U6VU6 on 2007-10-26
  Review in one sentence: I returned the player to the store.
  
  Pros: Nice look & feel, good 480p video
  Cons: Not compatible with Westinghouse 32" LCD HD-ready TV, only three fwd speeds (2x, 4x, 64x), slow seek, very bright blue power button, limited front panel, firmware upgrade process is buggy
  Untested: audio quality and audio/mp3 CDs, Divx, JPG
  Hardware Build: 2007.08
  
  The DVD-1080p7 was connected via HDMI cable to my Westinghouse 32" LCD TV (model LTV-32w1). The TV spec lists 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i for HDTV compatibility. However, the DVD player would only show video at 480p. When manually selecting 720p and 1080i from the player setup menu, it would tell me that the resolution was not supported by my TV. The 720p and 1080i resolution works fine with my DirecTV HD set-top-box. Samsung tech support first told me that it was a problem with my TV and to contact them. Tier 2 support said to return the player to the store. If possible, he suggested I connect it to a known-good HDTV at the store (don't think the retailer will let that happen) to determine whether or not the problem was the DVD player or the TV. I had already downloaded the latest firmware (7/2007) and was ready to upgrade the player if necessary. The technician said the new firmware would not help.
  
  I also had a video problem at the bottom of the picture (scan line?). My primary test video was Shrek widescreen.
  
  Note on the firmware process:
  1) Extract the zip before burning the CD image (the manual isn't very clear)
  2) The version numbers are "random", so don't expect the newer code to have a higher version number. e.g. 0710 may be older than 0520.
  
  My final comment is about the forward transport speeds. 2x, 4x, and 64x are available. This means you get either a fairly slow forward or extremely fast. An 8x or 15x would have been nice.
  
  In conclusion, this player wasn't worth the extra money for an HDTV up-conversion model player since it would only display 480p video. I returned it to the store and received a full refund.
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  UPDATE: 10/27/07
  I purchased an RCA DRC290, which was actually $30 less than the Samsung unit. So far, the DRC290 is far from perfect, but an excellent value. Another deficiency with the Samsung player was its seek time and overall responsiveness. Navigating through the menus is sluggish, and the delay in skipping tracks (video chapters) is very noticeable. While the RCA menus are not are graphically attractive, it zips along each menu and from track to track. The Samsung Instant Seek feature, which jumps 10 seconds ahead, takes about three seconds to make the leap.
  
  
• AMAZING picture!
  By AYHXUR60TE8T6 on 2007-06-10
  This is a fantastic DVD Player. The picture is amazing and this is a necessity if you have an HD TV. Honestly, the picture is BETTER than it is on HBO HD! Buy this with a monster HDMI cable and your set
  
  
• Good player for the price
  By A1IH8VWQ5L96IM on 2007-07-07
  Got it along with a Samsung HL-T6187S. The picture quality is very good, but upscaling certainly does not make mediocre source material look good. I would give the DVD player a slight edge over the scaling done in the TV, with the same DVD played in a standard DVD player.
  
  Fortuantely I have not had any of the freezing problems so far. Loading time has been also quite reasonable -- no more than 3-5 seconds.
  
  This player is probably not an essential item, at least for this TV, but I am glad that I got it.
  
  
• DVD + up conversion = NOT HD
  By A15AUMC2HR789E on 2007-08-13
  a regular DVD is not HD so you can force it to be with some fancy hardware...I haven't seen a great deal of difference. for the amount of money you're going to spend on this I recommend getting an HD-DVD player. thats what I did and I love it
  
  
• It worked out ok....up converting DVD player
  By AWHTMF78YGLD9 on 2007-08-24
  I received the player in 2 days , hooked it up and discovered the loading gate would not work , therefore I could not use it.Amazon had me return it and send me a replacement within a couple of days. The new player works exellent and does every thing it is supposed to do , I certainly appreciate Amazons fast response on this.
  
  
• Very disappointed
  By A1NMJYON90E98N on 2007-11-06
  I was very happy when i first got this player, it looks good and was pretty easy to set up. Then i used it. it seems that the up sampling feature only works in the HDMI mode, and can NOT be enabled for component output(as per samsungs tech support). So if you are not planning on using HDMI, you might as well just buy any progressive sacn DVD play for $30. Again, the player will not output 720p on its component output even though the connection supports it.
  
  
  
• Excellent product...
  By A1F6VTQJD8YKXT on 2007-12-05
  I purchased this DVD player a month ago, and the first thing that struck me was how easy it was to hook up. Okay, it does not come with the HDMI cable you need to view and listen to truly high def / high quality audio from DVDs, but you can buy a cheap HDMI for under $15 and it works every bit as well as the $50 HDMI (so don't be fooled)
  
  All I did was plug the HDMI cable into the DVD player, and the other end into the HDMI port in the TV and boom, done. It's easier than using the separate cables for audio and video as with the older style of DVD player, and the result is more than I expected.
  
  Okay, I have never owned an HD TV or viewed HD DVDs before now, so you hard core HD folks who have a 50 inch plasma and full surround may not be impressed by this machine. However, if you're looking for a cheap, quick and easy way to get your feet wet in the HD arena, buy this Samsung DVD player and an HD-TV (still need an HD-TV otherwise the TV resolution won't care what you're DVD player is doing to improve picture and sound clarity.
  
  The first time I played one of my old DVDs on this new machine, I was alone in my flat and I actually had to stop the machine twice when I thought I kept hearing sounds in the house. Turns out it was the sound quality from the TV + DVD. I was amazed. I have no surround sound, just the basic speakers that came in my Samsung television, but the sound was very close to what I've heard on surround sound systems which my friends own. The picture quality also incredible. My television allows for 1080i resolution, and the picture I get from my old DVDs with this new Samsung player is virtually identical to what I see on the HD channels from my cable provider.
  
  Incredible value, easy to hook up, I recommend this item!
  
  
• DO NOT BUY if you have a lot of DVD+R DL disks
  By A4UXAGLL7YTQQ on 2007-12-11
  Bought this player for my Samsung 40" HDTV LNT4053 and was VERY disappointed to learn that this player will NOT play the latest DVD double-layer disks. I thought the up-conversion was good until I bought Sony DVP-NS77H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD player. Sony beats Samsung hands down for the same price. Trust me on this and Buy DVP-NS77H/B which plays ALL formats including Double Layer.
  
  
• Who needs HD DVD or Blu-ray?
  By A1IUV6H5PKSX0M on 2008-01-05
  I bought this DVD player and Samsung LNT4671F 46" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV (see that review for more information).
  
  I decided not to buy one of the HD formats until this battle is settled ( I remember the Beta and VHS conflict) and I might never because I don't see how those formats can improve the image quality over this Samsung combo.
  
  Goose
  
  
• Come on Samsung, No Dual Layer DVD-R Support
  By A1OH5SOAK5ML1H on 2008-03-15
  Bought this item and found that it does not support Dual Layer Discs that you burn. In this day and age to come out with a player that does not support all formats is just nuts. The player has been returned and I have ordered the Sony.
  
  
• Good player but it froze on me
  By AM8Y2ARSQXL5D on 2007-07-01
  Player does not play VCD discs. Had an episode when the maching froze and i had to unplug it to restart. Did not want to take anymore chances so returned it. Ended up with the Panasonic DVD S53, see my review of it.
  
  
  
  
• Samsung DVD-1080P7 Up-Converting 1080p DVD Player
  By A1O83UODMLU43C on 2007-11-15
  Samsung DVD-1080P7 Up-Converting 1080p DVD Player
  This is a great DVD player and performs as advertised. I used an HDMI cable to connect to my new Samsung TV and the picture is very nice.
  
  
• Extremely frustrating auto reset features and glitches
  By AEQXO2LYY013D on 2007-12-13
  This dvd player was cheap and I got what I paid for, I guess. The player has several annoying issues as follows:
  
  - When watching TV shows on dvd, the aspect ratio keeps auto changing to widescreen even while watching the shows non stop. You cannot save the menu settings you are currently watching.
  - When you change channels and return to the dvd, aspect ratio and HDMI resolution often change automatically and you have to go to the player menu to redefine what you want. Also, it often goes to blue screen or static and you have to turn it off and back on to correct.
  - Often gives a No Disc error when swapping out discs, even on brand new discs. You have to turn it off and back on to correct.
  
  
• Works beautifully
  By A11CMXVZOZBZ6K on 2007-12-19
  I've been using it daily for last 2 weeks. Hooked to Samsung 40" LCD 1080p (LN-T4069FX). It works out-of-the-box just like advertised. Beautiful picture, perfect sound. The two units communicate, using HDMI v1.3 cable.
  Loading of the disc takes longer than on a standard DVD player, but not more than 20 seconds.
  I used to buy everything SONY, now I buy everything Samsung or everything Canon (camera, camcorder, printer scanner...). I think if you can, that is the best way to go. Manufacturers, it seems, test only their own products for compatibility and nowadays, compatibility is often in the heart of many of the problems with highly complex gadgets.
  
  
• Save your time and your money!!!
  By A27MGS19S3GC2K on 2007-12-26
  Boxing day! Rushed to Electronic store to get this one regardless of how poorly it rated. I just can't believe that Samsung will ever release a bad product and that I need to prove it myself. Well, "bad" is understatement... this is the worst piece of crap I ever bought. Even my cheap Daytek dvd player surpasses its performance. It can't even play the beautiful dvd set of Planet Earth. So, believe me, save your time and don't even try getting this one. This player lasted only minutes before I decided to return it, in a hurry!!! It's noisy, very slow to load and read(read just once), and it can't even hold its video signal properly. What a shame. Samsung made a mistake by releasing this and worse, by letting this still in circulation. I won't even gonna get this if its free!!!
  
  

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