Samsung DVD-HD960 Up-Converting DVD Player
Trouble with Burned CDs, Unimpressive Upconverting
I didn't realize how important it was that my DVD player music well until I purchased this unit: half of my CD collection is CD-Rs, and whenever I put a CD-R in this player, I got a second of silence for every 10 to 20 seconds of music. I called Samsung, and they told me that the unit was defective; however, I don't think I'll take my chances on trying another unit. The upconverting to 1080i, incidentally, was virtually imperceptible until I brought my eyes to within about three or four inches of the screen. Finally, the build quality of this unit is not impressive and borders on cheap, and the halting tray movement indicates poor design. I'm not sure that I am ready to give up on upconverting quite yet, but I do know that I need to purchase a more robust and reliable player.