Hyundai HDP-550S DVD Player
NOW QUITE PLEASED! (Was: EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!!!)
******UPDATE 29 OCT 2002*******<br />Okay, after a month of familiarity, I can definitely say that I am now pleased with my Hyundai HDP-550S!  Yes, the \\"setup\\" issues (S-Video and subtitles) are annoying and rather strange, and yes it takes like five whole seconds longer to \\"load\\" than other players, and its manual is sparser than the already sparse manuals of today (namely, it leaves out those \\"setup\\" instructions), but it is a fine product all the same for most people who aren't terribly demanding A/V-philes (nothing wrong with those folks, though).  I have, actually, bought one for a friend as well, so happy am I with this product!<br />****UPDATE 25 SEP 2002****<br />Thanks very, very much, fellow \\"Electronics Fan\\" from SF, CA!! You're certainly a whole lot more helpful than Hyundai Electronics Pacific! I haven't tried out your suggestion yet (am waiting on my THIRD player -- LOL), but it makes a lot of sense!<br />ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!<br />********original review of early September**********'<br />The $$$ price (after mail-in rebate) sounds great, but I could not get this Hyundai HDP-550S DVD Player to work! Yes, I know how to connect S-Video and optical audio...I've done that with my other players with no problem. I've since exchanged the HDP-550S I originally received with another, and it's still not sending any video or audio signals! My TV and audio receiver are fine, so they're not the issue.<br />BEWARE THIS HYUNDAI. There is no technical support info in the manual (i.e., where to go for service), no Hyundai help line, only an e-mail address not in the manual but on a separate sheet of paper.<br />Again, I know how to connect optical audio and S-Video (as straightforward as can be), and my connections are fine (tried another player, an RCA make, successfully), so I can only conclude that the two Hyundai HDP-550S DVD Players I've tried so far are at fault. Interestingly, both were manufactured in March of this year ('02)...might there have beena run of defects at the factory??