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| Samsung DVD-1080P8 1080p Upconverting DVD Player | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
Buy New/Refurbished
Avg. Customer Rating:  (84 reviews)
Sales Rank: 170
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.6
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 16.9 x 1.8
MPN: DVD-1080P8
Model: DVD-1080P8
UPC: 036725607910
EAN: 0036725607910
ASIN: B0014H16OM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1080p Upconversion | | • | HDMI CDC | | • | Progressive Scan | | • | 14 bit video DAC |
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Product Description
Take your movie watching to another level with the SAMSUNG 1080P8 DVD player. Experience your favorite movies in beautiful high definition. This DVD player will upconvert your standard DVDs to 1080p high definition, using an optional HDMI cable, so you can enjoy an enhanced cinematic experience with superior sharpness, color and details on your 1080p-capable HDTV screen.
Progressive Scan DTS Output Dolby Digital Surround Sound Connectivity - HDMI CEC Child Protection Component Video Output Composite Video Output Coaxial Digital Audio Outputs Optical Audio Output Dimensions - 16.9 x 1.8 x 9.9 Weight - 4.6 lbs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 79 more reviews...
 Works good so far - easy setup September 5, 2008
I've got this to go with my new 650 series Samsung LCD TV. Easy setup, works good, great picture and sound, though I've only watched a few DVDs so far. For HDMI cables I used the Cables to Go-40315 cables sold here on Amazon for $9.95 and a digital Coax to my amp for sound. All the issues I read about in the reviews (after purchacing) look like setup issues which can be resolved by reading the instructions. I like the idea of being able to watch all my old DVD's in HD. Of course, this might slow me down on buying that Blueray!
 Plays discs - good for SD viewing September 5, 2008
The biggest downfall of this unit is it must contain the worst remote control ever. Black buttons on black background, they are all relatively small, and the layout is cluttered and non-intuitive. Try finding the pause and play buttons in a dark room. Good luck. If you intend to drive the player with a better remote set to control the samsung deck, its ok, but if you will use the remote that came with it... do yourself a favor and get a different player.
I purchased it to drive my old SD 20" trinitron tube set in the bedroom, and for that its fine. There is no S-video out, but as the TV has no s-video in, thats good for me. No comment on the HDMI problems others have seen as I don't have an HDMI capable display to test.
I also wanted a unit that plays divx files, and this handles that nicely. If complains 'no decoder', if you select a file that is not a divx file. Great for viewing all of those divx files you burned to DVD off of the internet or from your own DVD's you ripped and compressed.
For the price, I suppose its acceptable.. .well, all but the horrendous remote. I'm seriously considering just returning it for the remote issue.
Bargain price offsets this player's tiny flaws September 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First off, many people expect that because it says "1080p HD" and because they own an HD TV, that this product will immediately blow them away. But often times true 1080p performance itself can be a tricky thing. You'll need HDMI cables to get the maximum 1080p resolution as component cables can only force out 1080i. First thing you need to know is that your not going to see a big difference on a smaller HD TV screen when attempting to use 1080p resolutions. For decent color depth in 1080p, you'll need 40" inches or higher. For "optimal" performance, you need a 50" inch screen or greater. Of course the ability to "spot" the difference even on a 50" inch, also is a matter of how well your HD set and the DVD player can display it. That's why so many people have such a wide view on how good or bad these things are. They forget to assess their TV's performance. Just because I have a 50" inch HD TV that does a 1080p max resolution, it doesn't mean your same 50" inch 1080p HD TV (different model) can't out perform it. Also many people forget there is DVD player compatibility to consider. Sometimes some models with different internal components work best with certain model TV's.
As for this particular Samsung DVD player, it's a modest device that "can" do 1080p...but in most cases you won't be able to tell. 720p seems to be the best resolution performance your gonna get. You'll get the same quality in 720p with component cables as you would with HDMI. I still recommend HDMI largely because it's a digital signal that can optimize disc scanning for a cleaner picture without the possible loss of integrity. Sometimes the analog signal in component cables tapers down when your DVD player heats up to normal operation temperatures, causing the picture quality to diminish somewhat.
This is a good player with some decent features like the ability to play back divex files from copied discs. In fact it's capable of reading a ton of formats that most players won't. It takes a few moments to load but not too long. It's ability to go 1080p and dazzel you is questionable at best and that's the ugliest thing about it. I suppose the cheap price range would offset the flaws found in this particular player which are few. 80 bucks new for what this thing can do is pretty fair even if 720p happens to be the best you might be able to do.
PROS:
Able to play back many formats like divex, which many computer users may appreciate.
Really good price that you can't knock.
Upscales or upconverts (which ever floats your boat) to respectable high definition quality.
CONS:
It's ability to achieve anything higher than 720p that you'll definitively know about, is questionable.
 Great Buy Upconverting really works September 2, 2008
The Samsung 1080P8 1080 P was an excellent buy. I have bought a HDTV Samsung LCD 650 46 inches. My old Sony DVD player didn't have a digital output so I upgraded to the Samsung. The euivalent Sony is very too. I went for Samsung for compatibility reasons. It really works the pictire is much clearer and has more contracts than the Sony DVD with analog output.
Delivery, etc was good as always with Amazon.
Samsung DVD August 31, 2008
This DVD Player works wonderful with the Samsung flat panel TV. The TV Sees the player and switches to the correct input and the player screen appers on the TV... Good job.
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