Samsung DVD-HD860 Up-Converting DVD Player
Enjoy your favorite DVD movies in high definition without having to wait for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD players with the affordable Samsung DVD-HD860 single-disc, progressive scan DVD player–the perfect partner to your HD-capable LCD or plasma TV. Where standard DVD players (even progressive scan models) provide just 480 lines of resolution, the DVD-HD860 will “upconvert” the picture to 720p or 1080i–taking full advantage of your HD television’s sparkling resolution. This elegantly slim unit can also play a wide range of disc and file formats and offers a number of playback convenience features, including bookmarking, multiple camera angles, and folder accessibility on MP3/WMA-formatted discs. The DVD-HD860 upconverts a standard DVD’s native resolution (480p) to output close to high-definition formats (720p/1080i). To achieve that higher resolution, the player fills in additional image data by assessing existing pixels and intelligently predicting what the surrounding pixels should look like. Because the upconversion process occurs in the digital domain, no data is lost (compared with analog conversion) and the resulting image is close to pristine. To produce an upconverted picture, your high-def TV must have an HDMI conn (more…)
July 17th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Samsung DVD-HD860 Upconverting DVD Player Review
I’ve connected this DVD player to my 32-inch Sharp widescreen HDTV with HDMI cable, which creates a stunning picture when playing a high-quality DVD.
July 18th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Love the compact size
This is a great DVD player that fits perfectly under my small tv in the bedroom. Slim and compact. The upconverting is nice and it remembers where you left off in your movie…
July 18th, 2009 at 5:06 am
This is the worst DVD player I’ve ever owned
– It takes around fifteen seconds (!) to begin viewing a DVD after inserting it
- The pause while switching layers on a dual-layer DVD is longer than on other players I’ve…
July 18th, 2009 at 10:11 am
so very disappointed
We loved this DVD player for the first 6 months, then it the power started shutting off randomly. I did every troubleshooting thing I could think of, and came up with nothing.
July 18th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
HD860, a good buy
I had an old progressive scan DVD player by Memorex. That older player gave a good picture on 720p hd at 480p.
July 18th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Avoid Samsung products.
I have the same problems with this player that many of the other reviews here and on other sites are pointing out.
July 18th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Horrible.
Worked fine for two months. Now, it shuts off ALL THE TIME, for no reason. Constant need to reset the thing. Junk.
July 18th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Shuts off for no reason
I have had this player for 3 months. It worked fine during this period, and the picture quality was decent given the price.
July 19th, 2009 at 5:00 am
You get what you paid for.
I really wish this dvd player would support upconverted movies via component. If you don’t have a tv with an hdmi input then you might as well buy a regular pergressive scan dvd…
July 19th, 2009 at 6:33 am
Love this upconverting DVD player
This little DVD player has everything I was looking for. Mainly, the upconverting functionality and optical audio output. Great bang for the buck value also.