Samsung DVD-HD931 HDTV Converter Progressive-Scan DVD Player – Electronics
Samsung DVD-HD931 HDTV Converter Progressive-Scan DVD PlayerI purchased this unit to go along with my Panasonic 32HL43 HDTV. I had no problem hooking up the HD931 using the included DVI cable. Apparently, no compatibility issue with Pansonic HDTV.Pros:The picture quality was great. 1080i via DVI cable showed noticeable improvement over 480p using component. I compared against other progressive scan players as well and the picture quality of HD931 really shines. Cons:You probably heard enough gripes about the remote, lack of VCD support and the super bright blue light. However, these weren’t that much of an issue for me. But, the following two were:* HD931 can’t handle some DVDs resulting in freezing of vidoe feed and audio cutting out. This happened several times while watching Pirates of the Carribean.* Painfully slow navigation. I have never seen a DVD player takes so long to navigate thorugh the DVD menu. To set up the audio, it takes more than 5 seconds to get to the next menu. Its long enough where you wonder if the player is frozen or did not receive the last command.Conclusion:Although the picture quality was great, there were too many nagging issues (especially video freezing) that I couldn’t justify the $. I wound up returning the HD931. I heard that other main stream manufacturers will be announcing 1080i DVD players this year so hopefully they will do better.
