Samsung DVD711 DVD Player
Great Product!
I received this DVD player as a Christmas gift in Decemeber of 2000. It has worked almost flawlessly since, and I only had one DVD not work with it (Moulin Rouge), but I returned it and got another copy that did work, so I guess it really wasn't the player. <br />I am a huge fan of Samsung's remote control which has a little joystick--its a lot of fun to play with. Unlike Sony players, Samsung's fast-forward and reverse give you much more control (up to 32x) and actually tell you the speed (not just FF). The jog dial on the unit is also a nice touch, but I wish it could go frame-by-frame in reverse. The preouts (DTS and DD) are very clean sounding and will certainly suit the audiophile. The 3d sound is also very good. I already had a 5.1 speaker set up, but the 3d sounds adds another dimension of ambience and warmth. After reading a review on this very page, I learned that the Samsung was MP3 audio compatible despite the information on this site and the Samsung manual. After trying it for myself, I was impressed, although it can only play 100 tracks, which is still very good (especially for a player thats 1.5 years old).<br />The picture is just as good as the sound. I am using component video on my 32\\" flat-screen and the quality is superb--much better than the Apex models.