Enjoy your favorite DVD movies in high definition without having to wait for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD players with the affordable Samsung DVD-HD860 single-disc, progressive scan DVD player–the perfect partner to your HD-capable LCD or plasma TV. Where standard DVD players (even progressive scan models) provide just 480 lines of resolution, the DVD-HD860 will “upconvert” the picture to 720p or 1080i–taking full advantage of your HD television’s sparkling resolution. This elegantly slim unit can also play a wide range of disc and file formats and offers a number of playback convenience features, including bookmarking, multiple camera angles, and folder accessibility on MP3/WMA-formatted discs. The DVD-HD860 upconverts a standard DVD’s native resolution (480p) to output close to high-definition formats (720p/1080i). To achieve that higher resolution, the player fills in additional image data by assessing existing pixels and intelligently predicting what the surrounding pixels should look like. Because the upconversion process occurs in the digital domain, no data is lost (compared with analog conversion) and the resulting image is close to pristine. To produce an upconverted picture, your high-def TV must have an HDMI connection (and HDCP support)–the 720p/1080i choice is only available when using the HDMI cable (which is not included). Also note that the DVD-HD860 is not a high-definition DVD player (i.e., not to be confused with Blu-Ray and HD-DVD players, which play specially formatted high definition discs), so it will work with your existing DVD library. This player is compatible with a wide range of disc formats, including DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW, VCD, and SVCD, as well as MP3, WMA, and JPEG file formats. Compression rates supported for MP3 are from 128-192 kbps and for WMA from 64-192 kbps. JPEG files can be seen in a slide show with intervals of 6, 12, or 18 seconds between images; and you can zoom in (2x or 4x) on an image or rotate it 90-degr (more…)
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Samsung DVD-HD860 Upconverting DVD Player Review
I’ve connected this DVD player to my 32-inch Sharp widescreen HDTV with HDMI cable, which creates a stunning picture when playing a high-quality DVD.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the compact size
This is a great DVD player that fits perfectly under my small tv in the bedroom. Slim and compact. The upconverting is nice and it remembers where you left off in your movie…
1.0 out of 5 stars
This is the worst DVD player I’ve ever owned
– It takes around fifteen seconds (!) to begin viewing a DVD after inserting it
- The pause while switching layers on a dual-layer DVD is longer than on other players I’ve…
1.0 out of 5 stars
so very disappointed
We loved this DVD player for the first 6 months, then it the power started shutting off randomly. I did every troubleshooting thing I could think of, and came up with nothing.
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HD860, a good buy
I had an old progressive scan DVD player by Memorex. That older player gave a good picture on 720p hd at 480p.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Avoid Samsung products.
I have the same problems with this player that many of the other reviews here and on other sites are pointing out.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible.
Worked fine for two months. Now, it shuts off ALL THE TIME, for no reason. Constant need to reset the thing. Junk.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Shuts off for no reason
I have had this player for 3 months. It worked fine during this period, and the picture quality was decent given the price.
3.0 out of 5 stars
You get what you paid for.
I really wish this dvd player would support upconverted movies via component. If you don’t have a tv with an hdmi input then you might as well buy a regular pergressive scan dvd…
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Love this upconverting DVD player
This little DVD player has everything I was looking for. Mainly, the upconverting functionality and optical audio output. Great bang for the buck value also.