Product Description

DVD PLAYER 1080P UPSCALING TOUCH

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8225 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Samsung
• Model: DVD-F1080/XEU
• Released on: 2008-03-24

Customer Reviews

Notes on unboxing
So far I'm happy with the product, but here's what the product description doesn't say:

In the box, you get:
-black shiny DVD player, goes well with a newish HD TV
-Component SD cable
-UK Power adapter
-Remote control and battery
-Manual (includes English version)

This DVD player is only designed for use with an HDMI cable, but no HDMI cable is provided. There is no SCART socket on the back of the box.

The remote control is TINY. Its about the same size as my mobile phone.
It unusually uses a watch battery, which is provided and easy to install.
Whenever you press the Power button on the remote it emits a squeak - although it doesn't seem to affect the other buttons.
Unlike my Woolworths Value DVD Player, the remote is not too sensitive, so you don't have to worry too much about lining it up perfectly with the sensor.

If you were hoping to fit the player in between the LCD telly and its stand think again, its too fat to fit in the gap. It will probably be ok on top of a CRT telly but that won't be HD so its a bit pointless.

Quite an interesting feature that hasn't been mentioned so far is the buttons on the unit, which are sensitive-touch-pad things instead of actual buttons. You just have to rest your finger on the top of the raised icons and it performs the action. This looks quite nice and is easy to use. I don't understand why it wasn't mentioned earlier as its a nice feature.

The FF feature, as mentioned, skips at 2x, 4x, 64x and 128x - which is a massive chasm for no apparent reason.

The intruction manual says on the first page that the DVD player does NOT support these formats:
DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CDV, CDI, CVD, CDG (audio supported only)
Ability to play back depends on recording conditions:
DVD-R, DVD+R, CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW (V mode)
The unit may not play certain CD-R, CD-RW and DVD-R due to the disk type or recording conditions.

Other than all this is very happy with the DVD player - excellent build quality, good picture and sound. The player is quiet apart from the initial beep; I can't hear it at all when I pause the DVD.

Decent service from the seller, Pixmania, it arrived in less than a week. However, they didn't provide much info between ordering and the product arriving. I got an email that the order had been received, then an email that it had dispatched, but there was no way to track the order or the package's location. This didn't affect my rating or my satisfaction, which is quite high.

I'm impressed - amazing value...and great sound and picture too !
I got this unit to go with my new Samsung LCD TV, and I wanted to see my standard definition DVD's in all their glory.
I am not disappointed. Very easy menu system. Easy remote to use.
And the picture on my TV is superb - I did not expect standard DVD's to look so superb. The sound, too, is great via coax to a surround amp.
An inexpensive way to watch DVD's until Blu-ray gets more established and the price of the films comes to a sensible price...then I'll be upgrading and not upset at having spent a small amount on this.

NICE DESIGN, NICE DVD PLAYER
I bought this DVD recently to compliment my Samsung 2032 MW TV/monitor.

Very nice design. Small and compact and the DVD player is very quiet.

My only gripe is the remote is too small; you need baby fingers to operate!

To make multi-regional try this with DVD on but no DVD in machine:

Press "Repeat" - button 6
Press 5 7 5 3 8

Your Region should appear in top left of screen i.e. number 2 for Europe.

Press 9
Press "Repeat" - button 6

Switch off and turn on.

You should be able to play Region 1 i.e. US DVDs.

It works on mine!!!! :O)