samsung hd850 very happy

[andya]

well i decided to get a sanyo z4 projector and try some off these budget hdmi players,read alot of bad reports about the 850 and some probs with most of the budget players,set it to 720p using a qed hdmi cable and i was gobsmaked at the quality and i am very very picky really was suprised and it played ntsc dvds np didnt have to change anything in the menu etc i also like the remote and the styiling off the samsung seems well made to me and it only cost £74 best money ive ever spent glad i didnt bye something in the £500 price bracket cos im sure it wouldnt be £400 better than the samsung and the z4 is so good colour seemed just right to me and the panning was smooth really am shocked

[Nic Rhodes]

Can anyone explain the PAL/NSTC auto switching problem?

[red111]

i also bought the sammy 850 to go with my sony 50" tv and agree with your comments.

i am exremely happy with my set up and the 850 is a bargain.

it looks good and i have had no problems with it. i have it in 1080i.

now all i need is a sound system.

dave

[bluevortex]

Im on the brink of buying this DVD player. Although i have read conflicting comments on it. . .

[OllyH]

I have one and think it's great - really easy multiregion by remote too!

[Nic Rhodes]

I have a 950, which is very similar and I would not recommend this player. It looks great (other than the display) and has loads of features but audio and video performance is below par for the money. HCC described the video as acceptable which sums it well for me. The Pioneers look and sound better IMHO but other want different things than audio / video performance that I am after from a DVD player. Then there is the NTSC / PAL manual switching from the stone age. You can hack HDCP though which is cool.

[TrevorG]

After giving up on two Toshiba SD350E's (both had picture freezing problems) I decided to give the HD850 a chance.
So far I have to say I am very happy with it.
I probably paid over the odds (£109 including 2m HDMI cable) from Curry's but at least I can complain face to face should any problems occur.
Mine is set to 720p and I much prefer this to the tosh that defaulted to 1080i everytime it was switched off.
One minor niggle is that if you set the audio output to bitstream, my PDP-436XDE displays 'HDMI Audio Not Supported' before each film so mine is set to PCM.

Trevor

[andya]

i think at the end off the day for £75 notes you just cant go wrong,and the technology is movin so fast that better things are only round the corner so why pay silly money.im at last watchin movies with out lookin at all the probs and enjoyin them lol maybe im gettin older

[Nic Rhodes]

whatever price you look at you need to get the best device for that money depending on what your priorities are, not something that it 'acceptable', . For DVD player that is audio and video quality for me but I am old fashioned The 850 will need setting for NTSC disc and for PAL discs separately otherwise you will be not be looking at it, at it's best.

[Cowden_harley]

i indeed also have this and think it is a magic bit of kit.

[davy1shoe]

I have 1 aswell and the divx playback is stunning on hdtv divx ripps well get for states.

[Lin3ar]

Another for the 850.
Well worth the money as a stopgap untill Hd DVD comes along.

[imacken]

Doesn't display 'Time Remaining' on films though! Only player I've ever seen that doesn't.
Apart from that it's OK.

[Radio_Daze]

Originally Posted by TrevorG

After giving up on two Toshiba SD350E's (both had picture freezing problems) I decided to give the HD850 a chance.
So far I have to say I am very happy with it.
I probably paid over the odds (£109 including 2m HDMI cable) from Curry's but at least I can complain face to face should any problems occur.
Mine is set to 720p and I much prefer this to the tosh that defaulted to 1080i everytime it was switched off.
One minor niggle is that if you set the audio output to bitstream, my PDP-436XDE displays 'HDMI Audio Not Supported' before each film so mine is set to PCM.

Trevor

I'm having the same problem with the "HDMI audio not supported" message with my HD950 and Pioneer PDP 436XDE when using bitstream. Does anyone know away around this without switching to PCM, as I am useing a surround sound system with DTS and Dolby Digital.

This player is really quite stunning with jpg's when displayed on the Pioneer 436XDE TV by the way.

What do you mean by PAL/NTSC switching from the stone age? After you have done the hack, can this player play PAL or NTSC disks without having to press any extra buttons?