DVD Players > Yes DVD Players

Advantages: Compatability
Disadvantages: slightly clumsy remote

...terms). If you connect the Samsung to a standard def TV, the picture is very good and this is the only fair test. I don't see any of the other reviews mention picture calibration. If you want to get the best from your DVD player (any DVD player) you MUST calibrate it and the TV together. It is a fairly lengthy process and many/most people don't know about it. But you will never see your HD TV at its true potential until you do. Back to the Samsung. ...
...good detail. Another thing is the sound. The Samsung has on-board decoders for Dolby and DTS. It will also play SACD and DVD audio as well as regular CD's, of course. And it does all of this very well. I love the player and would not hesitate to recommend it. ... Read review

Advantages: Plays everything you throw at it
Disadvantages: Not a great deal

...up to that of the Pioneer DV-575A-S. I have the 565A as the living room DVD Player and I was so impressed with it I went out and bought the 575A-S for my bedroom. At a lower price, around £100, and the same great performance it was hard not to. This little DVD player packs a powerful punch as plays all manner of discs, including DVD-Audio and SACD (Super Audio CD). With a heap of connections on the back such as 5.1 audio out, component video out ...
...connect to! The Pioneer is supplied without a SCART lead, which is actually a blessing. To get the full potential from the 575 you need a decent lead, I use a £50 QED SCART lead and the colours are nothing short of outstanding. When the pioneer is connected to an audio processor the DTS decoder in the Pioneer is priceless, you may wonder what difference this DTS can make but I can assure you, you won't go back to Dolby Digital any time soon. In ... Read review

Advantages: Multi Functional
Disadvantages: Remote control is problematic

...I purchased the Packard Bell DVD-DivX 350 some months ago, and overall I am pleased with my purchase. It’s a full featured box of tricks that plays much more than just DVD’s and DivX format DVD’s. Here is exactly what it will play DVD/SVD/CD-G/XVID/DIVX/WMA/MP3/CD-DA/VOD/ Kodak Picture CD. It also features DTS Dolby 5.1, 6 channels surround sound, parental lock to protect children form unsuitable material, up to 32 subtitles and 8 sound languages, ...
...just lock up with my Packard Bell but play fine on my Philips. But the biggest issue is the remote and searching the internet I found out its not just isolated to me, the remote doesn’t work very well at all. Even with fully charged batteries you find yourself pushing the buttons many times until they respond. Seeing as though nearly all the functions (except for play and stop) have to be controlled by the remote, this can be very frustrating. Some ... Read review

Advantages: as good as blu-ray , extreamly cheap , bargins to be had everywhere
Disadvantages: no longer supported format

..., with the announcement that Toshiba is to withdraw from the hd race for the next format it leaves hd-dvd players in a very poor position in the market place , however do not let this put you off , there is already a great library off hd-dvd discs out there and as there is no region coding on the discs ,this means you can order via eBay direct from use for even more titles , of course the likelihood of new movies coming out on this format are very ...
...and the latest firmware via Toshiba brings it right unto date with picture and sound , if your savvy you can get one of these and a collection of discs for a fraction of the price of a blu-ray player and start enjoying high definition discs , the money you save get be put to one side to but a blu-ray / ps3 when they inevitably come down in price later this year ... Read review

Advantages: most popular multimedia formats,upconver,small Compact
Disadvantages: No display on unit

Small Compact, reads most format DVD, Upconver No display on unit (but its on screen if needed) "Overall Im happy with purchase. you cant go wrong with it. The remote is a bit small but works great. I have ordered an HDMI cable and cant wait to see how good the upconvertion is." plays the most popular multimedia formats like DivX, MP3, WMA, JPEG and MPEG-4 clips. Slim, Why have a huge dvd player when you know the guts only take up a small fraction ...
...One HDMI cable is so nice as well. DVDs look great on my 42"" 1080i LCD tv. But setup menu is REALLY slow to respond. No bundled HDMI cable, just a completely useless RCA cable.Weird buttons on the top. I wish they'd just have front buttons so I can stack stuff on it - but I guess it looks cooler. ... Read review