Yamaha s540

[scrapbook]

I have been reading some posts on this player.

There appear to be some probs with the prog scan output..but I don't think I will use this (used only for plasmas and projectors i think?) all other comments seem very positive.

My DVD player is some 4 years old and my gut instinct is the music quality is pretty poor. (it also doesnt play jpegs/cdrw etc)

Are there any users out there can confirm the only probs are with the prog scan..i will be using the scart/component output.

Also I understand that the cd playback is pretty good.

Thanks alot

 

[Jason S]

I had one of these, and it had severe ghosting problems when used with prog scan. Very bad ghosting effect.

I also thought the build quality was rather poor, even considering the price point.

I returned the player within a matter of hours, and bought a Denon 2900 instead, 5 times the price and worth every penny.

 

[Thursday]

Very happy with mine. No ghosting evident when driving my plasma. In fact the picture is fabulous.

Build quality seems reasonable for sub £100. Poor quality remote though.

 

[bonzobanana]

From the comments I've seen in various places it seems the Yamaha is a real hit and miss player with regafds whether you get a good one. Can I assume its another player made in China?

If you do get a bad one its normally pointless getting a replacement from the same shop as they will all be from the same batch and probably have the same run of components.

I know from experience that ghosting is caused by slightly too high a voltage going into the AV decoding circutiry which causes an image slightly too bright with ghosting. There are workarounds to this though.

 

[Piya]

I'm very happy with my Yamaha S540. Progressive picture is very good for a budget player. Quality control may be a problem - I had to replace the first player which had a horizontal banding problem, but now happy with the second player. The staff at the shop (Super-Fi in Leeds) where I've bought from says it's as good as his Arcam player.

Piya

 

[gandley]

and you believed him

 

[Markie Boy]

I too am enjoying this player, based on its price I feel its a steal.

I know from experience that ghosting is caused by slightly too high a voltage going into the AV decoding circutiry which causes an image slightly too bright with ghosting. There are workarounds to this though.

While I'm not doubting this comment, I would assume Yamaha and other brands would be aware of this "simple" voltage problem and eliminate it at the building phase?

Markie Boy