Expert Advice: 800-769-5668

Hi-Def Conversion DVD Player

Now you can watch your favorite DVDs with enhanced clarity and more nuanced sound. Using advanced technology, the DVD1080P7 player unconverts the resolution of conventional DVDs via its HDMI connection. This sleek unit stands at just 1.8 inches high, yet comes packed with convenience features.

Watch All Your DVDs In High Definition

Get the most out of your high definition TV and your existing collection of standard DVD resolution discs with Samsung's DVD1080P7 Hi-Def Conversion DVD player. With the increasing interest in HDTV, many home theater owners find themselves with a new digital television but a lack of high definition programming to take the best advantage of their investment. Samsung's upconversion technology opens up a vast library of 480p native resolution DVD material to output in a high definition format (720p, 1080i or 1080p) that matches the native resolution of the display device--read TV. And not only are the output signals upgraded, but the entire process takes place in the digital domain, eliminating data loss and other artifacts associated with analog conversion.

Stunning Sights, Thrilling Sounds

Upconverted signals are sent from the DVD1080P7 to a compatible TV by HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) output. With this latest single-cable connection, the signal stays digital until it's displayed on the screen, for the cleanest picture quality possible. There's also an array of more conventional video outputs for TVs that aren't HDMI-equipped. Composite video, S-video, and component video are all available. And what good is a stunning high definition picture without thrilling surround sound? Samsung provides both coaxial and optical digital audio outputs for connection to your home theater speakers. The DVD1080P7 supports Dolby Digital encoded DVDs, so you're always certain to have great sound to go along with a great picture no matter what DVD you play.

Is There A Format the DVD1080P7 Can't Play?

There might be, but it won't be one of the predominant formats. This machine plays DVD video, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, VCD, SVCD, CD audio, CD-R/RW; and, as if that weren't enough, the DVD1080P7 also plays MP3, WMA, and JPEG files on CD-R discs. JPEG files can be seen in a slide show with adjustable intervals between images; and you can zoom in on an image or rotate it. The DVD1080P7 even delivers high-quality DivX movies. Just insert a DVD or CD that has DivX movies downloaded via computer and enjoy watching them on your large-screen TV.

Getting The Picture To Fit Your Screen

Samsung's EZ View Letterbox Eliminator gives you several aspect ratio adjustments depending on whether you have a standard (4:3) or widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio TV and whether you're playing a 4:3 or 16:9 disc. These adjustments allow you to get rid of the letterbox black bars at the top and bottom or left and right of the screen either by stretching the picture horizontally or vertically, or by cutting off some of the picture content. You can choose to display the picture that looks the best to you. Of course the ultimate solution is to display 16:9 aspect ratio discs on a 16:9 screen--no bars, no stretching, no picture lost. Besides, if the movie was shot in widescreen, that's the way the director intended for you to view it.

Bells and Whistles

There are a number of other features that make the DVD1080P7 easy to live with. Resume play lets you start playback of a disc from the point where you last stopped. If you press the STOP button more than once, open the disc tray, or unplug the unit, the stopping point is cleared. The bookmark function lets you mark and store up to three scenes at a time for easy recall. Instant replay shows you the previous 10 seconds of the movie again--in case you missed something important. Instant skip jumps ahead 10 seconds--in case you want to miss something. And parental control lets you set a password that must be given before a password-protected disc can be viewed to keep children from watching DVDs their parents don't want them to see.

Included With Purchase

Remote control, batteries for remote.

Customer Service

Information

About Vann's