Samsung  DVD-L100 10-Inch Widescreen Portable DVD Player with MemoryStick Port
This product has a significant flaw.
I just received my SAMSUNG DVD-L100 Portable DVD player. When playing a full-screen (3X4) movie, the picture is stretched to widescreen (16X9). There are three settings for display in the setup (Pan and Scan, Wide and Letterbox) One would assume that the Pan and Scan setting would fix this problem. It does not. I tried contacting Samsung through their Web page but have yet to recieve a response. <br />The picture, while very sharp, is quite dark, even at the brightest setting. Even viewing the screen in a darkened room there is very little shadow detail.<br />If a disc is paused for more than about 20 minutes the unit turns off and one's place on the disc is lost. There is a bookmark function but one does not always remember to use it.<br />If all you watch is bright widescreen movies it is excellent product but if you like old movies or television shows or something filmed at night it is an iffy purchase at best.<br />I was eventually able to get in touch with Samsung. They said that the format problem would have to be fixed by a service center. I would have to pay for shipping it to the service center but the warranty would cover the repair. I chose to return it for a refund.<br />J&R credited me for the cost of the player but not for the original shipping or the cost of shipping it back. These costs came to about $35.