Which upscaling HDMI DVD player to go with a Sammy LE26R41BD???

[Adam R]

Hi Guys, I am looking for an upscaling HDMI DVD player to go with a Sammy
LE26R41BD ( 1366 x 768 )???
t's to go in the bedroom so I want something slim ish!
What are your reccommendations??

[simonthepieman]

Well I have the same tv except 32 " and went for a Toshiba 350 I think it was
£100 in comet and £61.00 at amazon (it can be made multi region by key presses) and I use it HDMI out. It upscales to 720p (1280x720) and I was really
impressed by the pic. I have had many dvd players at much more money .
Oh and its very slim and not deep at all.

[simonthepieman]

Wow just checked amazon again its £89.00 now
So it got a bargain however the Samsung hd 850 with free HDMI lead is on there
at £75.00 not as slim but samr brand and according to these forums good performance

[Bat-man]

Few people appear realise that the Samsung 850 upscales to 768p.

[Adam R]

Thanks Simon.

While you are there, do you have your Sammy linked up to sky? If so what's the PQ like?

[simonthepieman]

Sorry Adam I don't.. I use the sammy in my bedroom with just the tosh dvd player
no surround system at all.
The TV is from the built in Freeview and I think the quality is good sky may well
be better.
I wasn't even going to have a dvd player , but as the tosh is so small i
convinced the wife it would just balance on top (as wall mounted) which it does
a simple bent bracket and the 2 front feet on the top edge of the Sammy.

[Adam R]

I forgot to mention that I need it to play DVD+R Discs! I don't think the tosh does!

[Westindieman]

Originally Posted by simonthepieman

..... I have had many dvd players at much more money .

which ones?

[Adam R]

Originally Posted by Bat-man

Few people appear realise that the Samsung 850 upscales to 768p.

Is this a good thing?? I'm a bit new to Upscaling DVD players! Do you have an 850?

[telford_mike]

Originally Posted by Adam R

I forgot to mention that I need it to play DVD+R Discs! I don't think the tosh does!

Mine does

[Bat-man]

Originally Posted by Adam R

Is this a good thing?? I'm a bit new to Upscaling DVD players! Do you have an 850?

Yes I do have one. I mentioned the upscaling because many DVD players appear to miss out on the plasma/direct view LCD panels' native resolution.
As said many times elsewhere, all pixel based displays have to scale. It's just a matter of which does the best scaling, the panel or the player.

I was watching something the other day (can't remember what now - age creeping on! ) that I had recorded on my PVR and the picture was crystal clear (via Freeview - blimey) and, of course, it was the TV doing the scaling, not the PVR.

So, not sure really if it's always worth getting a scaling DVD player, but at the price they are now, why not?!