Samsung DVD-N501 Nuon DVD Player
Remote Drives Me Nuts
I did a lot of research on DVD players before I bought this in December 2001.  I narrowed it down to three (sorry, don't remember other 2 -- found good info [on the web], & bought the Samsung b/c of an open box special [at a local store] and because I loved the idea of being able to play video games as well.  Picture, sound, etc. are all fine, but the remote control DRIVES ME INSANE!  It's got this joystick-style thingy in the middle, but it's either too sensitive, or not senstive enough -- you wind up clicking on options you don't want.<br />The other thing that is making me crazy is the rewind and fast forward speeds.  I've been meaning to put a stop watch on it, but I would swear that rewinding in double time & 4x speed is slower than what it should be.  It could be that I'm used to TiVo and its speeds (awseome; buy Tivo), but I also work in post-production around Avid editing systems a lot and the Samsung speeds just... feel wrong.<br />Can't find the NUON games anywhere (oh, except here @ Amazon).  <BR>Finally, this player has a lot of very cool features... that it turns out I just never use.<br />I would sell this thing & buy something else in a heartbeat.