Samsung DVD-HD841 Up-Converting DVD Player
Plays Multichannel SACDs and DVD-audio as stereo only
I just got my HD841 and hooked it up to play some multichannel SACDs and DVD-audio through my 5740 Yamaha amplifier which accepts 5.1 multichannel audio input. Audio only came out of my two front speakers and the HD841 setup menu showed &quot;2 CH&quot; which means only two of the multichannels were being played--stereo. The manual states you can use the left or right arrows on the remote to change the audio output from stereo (2 CH) to Multichannel, but this did not work. The HD841 remained locked in the 2 CH mode. At this point I called the tech represenative at Samsung and was shocked to learn that the HD841 was designed to only play SACDs and DVD-audio in 2 channel stereo. He had learned this at a technical class Samsung uses to teach the techs about the HD 841. When the instructor told the Samsung techs that it would only play multichannel audio in a 2 channel mode, many of them said, &quot;why did they make an SACD player that can only play 2 channel, doesn't that defeat the purpose for even buying this Samsung SACD player?&quot; The Samsung tech also said that Samsung had no plans to have upgraded firmware for the HD841 that would ever allow it to play multichannel audio in any manner but stereo.  <br />  <br /> This product does have DVI and the video looks nice. I bought mine because I wanted a UNIVERSAL Player so I could enjoy multichannel audio and this player can not do as advertised. I am going to return it and buy a Pioneer which can play multichannel audio.