Samsung DVD 1080P8 1080p Upconverting DVD Player Samsung DVD-1080P8 1080p Upconverting DVD Player Samsung DVD-1080P8 Upconverting DVD Player
With the Samsung 1080P8 DVD player, everything old is new again. Experience your favorite movies in beautiful high definition. This DVD player will upconvert yourstandard DVDs to 1080 high definition so you can enjoy an enhanced cinematic experience with superior sharpness, color and details. Take your movie watching to another level with Samsung.
Features:
* 1080p upconversion: Courtesy of an HDMI connection, you can also watch your standard DVDs at an upconverted rate of 1080p; basically, youll get a much more clean and crisp image, when connected to a high-definition television set, and it turns your regular DVDs into High Definition.
* Multi-format: The DVD-1080P plays DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-R and CD-RW. You can also enjoy downloadable video through DivX compatibility, as well as MP3, MPEG-4, WMA and JPEG formats.
* DolbyDigital: When hooked up to the proper home entertainment system, youll hear your movies with the audio clarity of Dolbyitll feel as if youre in the middle of the movie.
* HDMI CEC: This plug and play product comes with a Consumer ElectronicsControl feature that lets you operate several HDMI products with a single remote control.
Specifications:
Compatibility Playback Media DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW
Playback Formats MP3, WMA, JPEG, MPEG-4, DivX
A/V Quality HD Upconversion 720p / 1080i / 1080p
Digital-to-Analog Converter 14 Bit / 108 MHz
Connectivity HDMI Output
Customer Review: Does not play DIVX correctly – beware!!
Decent player, does everything it claims EXCEPT play DIVX files. It randomly skips ahead when playing. Read other reviews, others have claimed this problem too. I wouldn’t buy this if you wanna play DIVX. And if you just want a DVD player that will upscale DVDS on a HDTV, then buy a Sony DVD player instead of this.


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