Samsung DVD-P231 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Titanium)
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Manufacturer: SAMSUNG
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Used & new from $40.00List price $119.99
- DVD-Video, audio CD, picture CD, JPEG, MP3, and WMA CD-R/CD-RW playback capability
- Progressive-scan video output for film-like images on high-definition and HD-ready TVs
- EZ View feature eliminates letterbox black bars for 4:3 aspect-ratio TVs
- 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects frame-rate distortion for DVD movies
- Stylish titanium finish
Product Description:
Description from Manufacturer: Samsung's titanium-finished and remarkably affordable DVD-P231 features high-end component-video outputs, built-in MP3 and WMA decoding for home-brewed CD compilations, and even compatibility with JPEG image CDs and Kodak Picture CDs. Now you can enjoy a slideshow of digital pictures right there on the television.Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DVD-P231 stands ready to deliver the full potential of DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. Top-of-the-line component-video outputs help minimize digital and line-scan artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television.
The DVD-P231 also performs 3:2 pulldown. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture. Another handy feature is EZ View letterbox eliminator, which lets you enjoy full-screen pictures on 4:3 aspect-ratio TVs--even when watching widescreen DVDs.
A set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio output for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver.
What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote batteries, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, and warranty information.Average Customer Rating: 
Comment: Very Nice Player Rating:
I bought the Samsung DVD-P230 to play discs from the public library. Naturally these discs have fingerprints , scratches, etcs but the P230 had no problem with them. The unit has more features than I can use but it was still easy to set up. For example, the progressive scan is useless to me since I do not have a HDTV.
This player is an excellent value and there is no need to spend more for everyday playing.
Comment: Nice features, bad picture. Rating:
I bought this DVD player to replace my Panasonic RV31 because it had progressive scan out and I just got a new HDTV set, so I wanted to see if there was an improvement. At $75 at Best Buy, the gamble was pretty low.
The first movie I watched was Enemy of the State. I liked the EZ View button which can alter the aspect ratio the DVD player puts out so you don't have to alter the TV aspect ratio. However in the first couple of scenes, there's a picture of the front of a restaurant where there's a black car with silver trim sitting in front. Immediately I noticed that this silver trim had a very distinct jagged quality to it. Out of curiousity, I put the disc in the old player, and it played it without any video noise.
I continued to view the movie in the new player, and the video noise was "unsettling" to say the least. It's almost like when you set a PC monitor to interlaced it was so bad in some spots.
And the final straw was that the player froze on the ending credits like it was starting to overheat. I brought the player back to Best Buy the same day I got it, and bought a cheap JVC progressive scan instead.
To tell you the truth, I hardly notice the difference between progressive and interlaced. Maybe the TV is doing a good job of 3:2 pulldown conversion.
Anyway, I would not recommend this player due to poor video quality.
Comment: Shipped wrong item - does not acknowledge emails Rating:
what else can can I say.
Ordered a Samsung P-231 DVD, got a P-230 DVD, a different model.
Seller ignores my emails.
Buyer beware
Posted at November 11, 2003 07:59 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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