Zenith DVB318 1080i Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Great Bargain
I recieved the player yesterday. I purchased it specifically to use the upscaling to 1080i on component output. I have a Toshiba rear projection HD that was manufactured prior to DVI. The difference between the native 480P and the upscaled 1080i is barely noticeable. Not a bad thing... both look great. <br /> <br />My only complaints are minor and are with the remote. The layout is inane. The centrally located buttons that are arranged like cursor control buttons perform the stop/pause/play/chapter functions. The cursor control are smaller, less comfortable buttons at the top of the remote. The layout didn't really matter to me as I programmed them to my universal remote. <br /> <br />My real problem is with the Fast Forward/Reverse jogging feature.  Standard remotes increase the search speed with each push. The Zenith remote has a jog wheel. It is actually very useful and works nicely... but can't be transferred easily to a learning remote. The best I could do was to make buttons do a 2X fast forward/reverse on my universal. <br /> <br />A nice new feature is that the unit \\"sleeps\\" when it hasn't been used for a while. It turns on when you press either the PLAY or OPEN buttons on the remote. <br /> <br />I tried a few DVD's that had given my cheap player prooblems and all played flawlessly.