The Samsung 511... what could possibly go wrong with a DVD player from a reasonably good manufacturer like Samsung? A lot, I'm afraid.
I swapped this player twice and still had problems. Maybe it was a bad batch; I'll never know. First of all, the player seemed to overheat after about 30 ... Read review
The Samsung DVD1080P9 DVD Player features 1080p upscaling, HDMI connectivity, DivX, MP3, ... more
WMA and JPEG support, playback from and CD ripping to USB devices, a super-sleek design and an amazingly affordable price tag for a name-brand player. A terrific, feature-packed bargain!
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A slim minimalist pebble design incorporates touch-sensitive controls into the top of the glossy piano black unit. And the images the DVD-H1080 produces are just as striking. Thanks to upscaling technology, this player can give your standard definition DVDs a high definition makeover when connected to a compatible 1080p TV. Youll notice detail in your favourite films youve never spotted before! DivX and MP3 playback are also supported even from your USB flash memory device - and with a weight of only 1kg, the DVD-H1080 really is a versatile performer whichever room in the house you take it to. Have a HD Ready or Full HD TV? Get the best out of your new player by investing in an HDMI cable. Connection via your TVs HDMI input guarantees the best sound and picture (including upscaling where applicable), for the ultimate viewing experience.
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you need a DVD player such as this Samsung model. It takes the picture and uses clever electronics to increase its size and quality, making it suitable for today's high resolution HDTVs.The problem is HDTVs have about four times the resolution of regular DVDs, so some players will just enlarge the picture, or zoom in on it. This makes the picture on the HDTV look low quality. This player however will let you watch your entire DVD library on an HDTV, even making it look better than on a regular TV. It uses progressive scan technology to deliver the highest possible resolution from a DVD, and motion that is far more film-like than normal.The player keeps cable clutter down with HDMI version 1.3, which lets you connect a single cable to your HDTV.Samsung's Anynet+ system lets you control all your Samsung HDMI enabled devices (HDTVs, Blu-Ray players) with one single remote - gone are the days of fumbling through several remotes to pause your movie.It will play a wide range of DVD and CD formats, and also play digital files such as MP3, WMA, MPEG-4, DivX, and the picture format JPEG for slideshows.Comes with a one year guarantee.
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Advantages: Reasonable picture/sound Disadvantages: My player overheated, very light, doesnt play CDR's
The Samsung 511... what could possibly go wrong with a DVD player from a reasonably good manufacturer like Samsung? A lot, I'm afraid.
I swapped this player twice and still had problems. Maybe it was a bad batch; I'll never know. First of all, the player seemed to overheat after about 30 minutes. "Don't put is on top of anything else", I was told - hands up who keeps their Audio/Visual equipment stacked up in a cabinet? ... ...sound, and all cues to Samsung on providing very high picture quality on a unit this cheap. The sound was also quite good.
The player itself seemed to be very light and the front of it was kind of drab to say the least. It was a nice silver, however, and the remote was also impressive. It has RGB/S-Video SCART outputs (doesn't come with a SCART lead though), and standard composite AV outputs. It also outputs Dolby Digital 5.1; I don't ... more
The Samsung 511... what could possibly go wrong with a DVD player from a reasonably good manufacturer like Samsung? A lot, I'm afraid.
I swapped this player twice and still had problems. Maybe it was a bad batch; I'll never know. First of all, the player seemed to overheat after about 30 minutes. "Don't put is on top of anything else", I was told - hands up who keeps their Audio/Visual equipment stacked up in a cabinet? Overheating is just not the kind of problem one expects.
The unit plays MP3s, apparently. This seems like a great feature until you realise it doesn't read CDR's - are we supposed to be buying MP3s in the shops or something now? What a useless feature.
The laser itself doesn't seem to be up to much - it struggled with DVDs with even the slightest scratches on which my LG 3200E had no problems with.
Maybe I expect too much from a player? I just wanted it to work. I'm not really that bothered about picture quality and sound, and all cues to Samsung on providing very high picture quality on a unit this cheap. The sound was also quite good.
The player itself seemed to be very light and the front of it was kind of drab to say the least. It was a nice silver, however, and the remote was also impressive. It has RGB/S-Video SCART outputs (doesn't come with a SCART lead though), and standard composite AV outputs. It also outputs Dolby Digital 5.1; I don't think it outputted DTS but I'm not sure.
Not a particularly impressive player in my opinion. Maybe I'd think differently if there weren't excellent players like the LG3200E around to compare it with. I really wouldn't recommend this player even if you're planning to keep it well away from your other AV equipment. The LG offers so much more, and excellent sound to boot. Anybody who has had no problems with their 511's feel free to comment on this opinion.
Advantages: Good quality for the price Disadvantages: No SCART lead included
The Samsung DVD-511 is a prime example of a high quality DVD player at an affordable price. For around £140 - £150 you would have to look quite hard to find better quality for the price.
Picture Quality – The DVD-511 gives an excellent quality picture reproduction, the images are clear and it uses MPEG-2 compression (whatever that is!). When you choose freeze frame the image is crystal clear and does not flicker or jump around like some of ... ...guarantees that the sound quality is good, if you want the real benefit of this then don’t use your TV speakers, use the ones on your stereo system instead.
Other Features – The system can play DVDs, Video CDs and standard CDs. There is a parental control feature that allows an adult to prevent young children from viewing movies with a high film classification. The DVD-511 has a slow motion option and other nifty features such as the ...
elmhurstgb 13.03.2001
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Advantages: Picture,Sound and Ease of use Disadvantages: Macrovision, No CDR's
...far I have found this player to be reliable, accurate, could do with more memory for the layer change, but from what I have read about many more expensive models it does an excellent job. Would I buy a Samsung again, if it supports CDR's and VCD's, yes. ...
azim795 15.01.2003
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...perfer them. No blame to Samsung for their devices but surely even they have noticed the poor quality and block effect - for all those who own one and disagree, just pause it on an explosion - so why have they done nothing about it?
A standard picture of a VHS video will give you a good enough quality picture - yet again for all those who own a dvd and disagree, im sure you have a vhs in your house so give it up - so why has everyone started to ... ...me that people are simply riding on a buzz of a system which i have no doubt is doomed to fail. The only reason i can see for this to be a big success is that so many people have allready fallen into the trap.
I can't wait to see the masses faces when they get their first unwarenteed bill to fix the damn things. Well what can i say - hard lines. ...
AIK786 23.04.2003
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Advantages: Excellent budget multi-region dvd player Disadvantages: Nought
I bought this dvd player around 1 year ago, for £85, from Asda belive it or not! Got it with a free 3-year warranty but as yet haven't had 1 single problem with this player. Its supplied with a 3-phono analogue connector lead which, while adequate, can be improved upon with scart lead connection and digital audio connection from the player to a dolby reciever for full sorround sound. The player is of good quality with all the required ports for full ... ...during playback is outstanding with practically no noticeable jump or pause in play, much better than players I've used that are 3 times the price. The remote provides a number of basic features, including zoom, digest (displays all chapters in small windows on the screen) as well as all the usual menu, mode, sound and picture controls. It also has 2 interesting features called s.fit (which is meant to fit widescreen dvds to non-widescreen but I ...
davechm 11.03.2003 (12.03.2003)
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Advantages: cheap as chips :D Disadvantages: a bit too cheap
What can 100 pounds get you in dvd terms? Not much unless you want some brandless pile of rubbish. Do YOU want a mico or whatever dvd player? No, thought not!
I got my m 105 new for £100 about a year ago, and even now, I am happy with my purchase.
The actual unit is moderatly stylish, a bit plasticy on the buttons, but silver is quite a nice colour in my opinions (which this is hehe). The remote contole is a bit average, it looks good but the buttons ... ...are not well placed in my opinion.
The unit is easy to use, everything is simply laid out for you, but I found the menus to be clunky and silly at times. It has all the functions of most dvd players, zoom, slow motion, rgb out put etc. I'll say this now, as wiht most dvd players, watch it through some decent cables and your in heaven, hook it up to a 14" rf tele, and your in hell. If your gonna watch dvds on a 14", stick too your vcr!
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code_kev 27.03.2003
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