Samsung DVD611 DVD Player
Good Design, Poor Performance
Samsung is known for manufacturing quality TVs at affordable prices.  Unfortunately, they don't seem to have the same success with their DVD players.<br />I brought this puppy home, attracted by both the low price and  my satisfaction with my Samsung 27&quot; TV.<br />Although the player  performed satisfactorily while playing Tarzan, on other DVD's it seemed to  skip over sections of the DVD at precisely the same point.  I tried  different DVD's, and this problem was consistent.  The video and audio  qualities were otherwise very satisfactory.  This unit also has a zoom  feature, very unusual for a player in this bargain price range.  The remote  is well designed, but the key pads are small.  <br />But I can't see saving a  few dollars and living with the skipping problem.  Until Samsung addresses  this issue, I suggest skipping their lineup and going with an equivalent  model from Toshiba, Sony or Panasonic, the quality leaders.  And Phillips  has some very affordable models, and they seem to have licked some earlier  Q/A problems.  <br />After returning the Samsung I settled on the Toshiba  SD-2200, and am confident that was the right choice for me.