Samsung DVD-HD931 HDTV Converter Progressive-Scan DVD Player

Samsung DVD-HD931 HDTV Converter Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Manufacturer: Samsung
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Samsung's latest generation DVD players bring a new level of performance and prestige to this fast growing format. Samsung DVD players are specifically designed to deliver the ultimate in picture quality and convenient features. The DVD format has grown incredibly over the past few years and Samsung has delivered players with all the features you are looking for.PRODUCT FEATURES: 1080i / 720P Video via DVI (Digital Visual Interface); Progressive Scan DVD Player; Jog/Shuttle Multi Remote; Titanium Hot Stamp Finish.
Amazon.com Product Description
Samsung's DVD-HD931 aims to redefine DVD picture quality, using high technology to upconvert DVD-Video images to resolutions better suited for today's high-definition displays (720p/1080i). Even if you're planning to upgrade your television at a later date, this player will work with your current set and all commercial DVD-Video media, as well as your homemade MP3/WMA music CDs, Picture CDs, and CDs filled with JPEG image files.

The DVD-HD931 goes beyond the typical progressive-scan DVD player by adding a built-in video scaler that permits output to a HDTV.

Standard DVD players output 480i (interlaced) video. Progressive-scan players roughly double that resolution by outputting 480p (progressive scan) video. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. The DVD-HD931's 480p output can be sent via a dedicated DVI (digital visual interface) output or the more traditional component-video outputs.

The DVD-HD931 also performs 3:2 pulldown. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24-frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture. Faroudja's de-interlacing technology (DCDi) is built into the device, performing directional interpolation--detecting the angle of a pixel's outer tilt--on each pixel. Video signals are de-interlaced according to that angle, thereby correcting image vibration, stair-stepping, cut-off, and other common video-processing artifacts.

Two sets of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio outputs (one each of RCA coaxial and Toslink optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. If you don't have a surround receiver or six-channel speaker setup, you can still make every movie night the ultimate experience: the unit's 3-D Sound function simulates surround sound through two speakers (even the stereo speakers on a TV).

Other features include EZ View letter box eliminator (which adapts widescreen images for 4:3 aspect-ratio TV sets), motion zoom (which magnifies selected screen areas by 2x or 4x), instant replay/skip (which initiates a 10-second jump backward or forward), and bookmarking (which lets you mark sections of a disc for rapid access).

Three keys to high-quality pictures

DCDi technology: By adopting the Genesis FLI2310 chip, where Faroudja technology was materialized, it perfectly corrects vibration, stairs, cut-off, and other standard operational errors that may occur in a picture.

DNIe chip: By adopting the DNIe (Digital Natural Image Engine) chip, the DVD-HD931 displays a clean picture. This is done by reproducing a digital source that passes through an FLI2310 chip as it is without any loss of picture quality.

DVI video output: No reduction of picture quality or distortion can occur when adopting DVI that supports Digital Image Perfection.

Two keys to superior sound

HDCD and DVD-audio playback capability: Unlike a normal DVD player playing only an ordinary CD, Samsung's DVD-HD931 enables you to hear HDCD and DVD-audio formats, which are of significantly improved quality.

Dolby/DTS digital output: It streams out Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel streams and enables you to hear the same degree of the original sound that would be heard at a movie theater.

Video format conversion
A normal DVD player transmits a video signal to 480i output when playing a DVD title (480i/480p). Even with a progressive-scanning DVD player, it simply outputs a video signal of 480i to 480p. However, Samsung's DVD-HD931 enables you to enjoy an HDTV-compliant picture with an ordinary DVD title, thanks to its scale-up to 720p/1080i.

Motion adaptive de-interlacing

Motion adaptive technologies produce the finest progressive output available. They detect the amount of motion and use an appropriate mix of spatial and temporal processing with the highest resolution for still areas that have no motion artifacts in moving areas.

DCDi
The Samsung DVD-HD931 performs directional interpolation on each pixel with DCDi technology, which detects the angle of an outer tilt by pixel, and then de-interlaces a video signal according to the angle. This state-of-the-art video processing technology is incorporated for even higher picture quality assurance. DCDi eliminates the jagged edges that appear when standard interlaced video is viewed on progressive-scan displays, which means that progressive-scan DVD players that feature DCDi technology produce images that look more smooth and natural.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, 2 AAA batteries for remote, user's manual, video/audio interconnect (stereo analog audio/composite-video cables).

Note: This player's DVI output is a high-bandwidth digital interconnect compatible only with high-resolution HDCP (high-bandwidth digital content protect) digital displays.

Average customer rating: 5.0

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ViewSonic 15" VG150B Flat Panel Monitor

Manufacturer: ViewSonic
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000058A03

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Product Description

The ViewSonic VG150 ViewPanel offers one of the brightest images of any 15" flat panel display on the market today. With its thin profile, this new display is the ideal solution for professionals whose workspace is limited, yet weight and power conservation are important considerations. The VG150 is both a desktop display and VESA wall mount compatible, making it perfect for financial, government, corporate and medical use.

Amazon.com Product Description

ViewSonic's dependable quality shines through in this reasonably priced monitor. It boasts one of the slimmest flat screens available, with a total screen depth of 5.4 inches and weighing a mere 11 pounds. While the 1,024 x 768 maximum resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate are a tad less than one might expect, the VG150's lower price makes it a practical purchase for many users. Its outstanding ratings for low radiation and high safety, combined with exceptional power-saving features, make the VG150 highly cost-effective.

The VG150 is designed for both desktop use and wall mounting, and its antistatic, antiglare screen functions equally well in the darkest cubicle or sunniest corner office. Onscreen controls allow users easy customization for both PC and Macintosh. Plus, the Windows auto install feature provides PC users with convenient plug-and-play setup and configuration. Like all ViewSonic products, the VG150 comes with a three-year limited warranty on parts and labor. <I>--Jill Lightner</I>

Customer Reviews:

Gorgeous monitor!.......2002-12-05

This is a great looking, great working and well priced monitor. Sometimes I turn my computer just to see it. go get one.

oooh, we love viewsonic.......2001-12-08

We have had this extremely trouble-free monitor hooked up to our HP computer for 5 and a half months now, and love it! Flat screens are the best. The image quality is perfect- I watched a dvd on the computer and the quality astounded me. The reason we got this brand was because the guys at office depot had one hooked up, running continously, for over 1 year with no problems...

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