Which Blu-Ray HD-DVD combo player has better DVD upconversion? LG or Samsung? Which brand do you people think has better DVD upconversion?
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My advice would be to go for the LG. The Samsung is a good player but the LG is multi-region Blu-ray with a remote code and a simple hack makes it multi-region for DVD too. The Samsung has a Reon scaler & the LG a QDEO scaler, both are excellent. I had the LG for almost 3yrs, it's a solid piece of kit and with the right firmwares (go to avs forums for these) you can play burnt BD - Rs & - REs, it plays all the HD audio types & it was updated to 'BD Live' for all the on-line stuff some discs have. The Samsung is a good machine & has its fans but I think the LG offers more.
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Yers, CDs and DVDs. It will be better with a software to take the best of the Samsung. It will not play Blu Ray discs. Have a nice day.
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When you say "compound" I assume you are talking about component video cables. Component video on Blu-ray players and HD cable/satellite boxes can support up to 1080i resolution in most cases. You will get a very high quality picture with Blu-ray discs if you have decent quality component video cables connected from this player to your TV. However, you won't get upconverted video on standard DVDs over component, you'll need an HDMI cable to get upconversion of standard DVD to 720p resolution. With the Blu-ray player upconverting the video, you will get a much better picture with standard DVDs than you would with just component cables. $50 for a 12 foot HDMI cable is a ripoff. Check here, I use these cables for many of my installs and have never had any problems with them: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024004&p_id=3663&seq=1&format=2
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I would say an upconverting player will show a significant difference, although NOT a DAY & NIGHT difference. Keep in mind that the limits of an upconverting player is still within the capacities of the dvd disc itself. The Oppo will upconvert dvds with copyright protection and will SPECIALLY look amazing with dvds (re)mastered in High Definition. I saw the PQ of SUPERMAN RETURNS upconverted with my OPPO compared to my friend's Blu-ray disc playing on his HDTV, the PQ of the Oppo was very close, so close in fact, except for the Blu-ray disc's more radiant REDS. Both HDTVs were capable of 1080p and same brand/model. So, I have to say 1080i broadcast may still be a tad better than the Oppo, depending on the DISC itself. Heck, some broadcasts are better than BLU-ray OR HDdvd discs.
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The 3600 has.... issues.We upgraded our old DVD player to this Samsung 3600 to get Blu-Ray and Netflix streaming. It locked up so often (at random points in movies) and at non-random points for DVD's that we returned it. We ultimately bought an upconversion Samsung 1080p9 DVD player for $69 and a Roku HD box for $99 (totaling a little over half what we paid for the 3600 unit). The upconverted DVD player provides fantastic picture and sound. Roku box is in the mail.
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I don't know what programs you have tried, but use the LG software first to make the BD readable and playable, then you need to use a blue ray playing program such as Roxio or Power DVD etc.
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Thanks for the update. I ended up buying the LG BD570 Network Blu-ray Disc Player after all my investigations and it has turned out to be a great device.I hardly use it for disc playback though, but it's nice to know that the option is there.
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I have the 950Q (predecessor of the 955Q). Current models of LG Blu-Ray Players can playback the Transport Stream (*.ts) files that this player creates. I suppose other brands can do the same but LG is all I have right now.
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It USED TO play both blu-ray and non blue-ray DVDs. All blu-ray players that I know of ARE SUPPOSED TO play both. After a software update, it stopped playing regular DVDs (other people mentioned this, too). After trying to find a FIX on the internet, we gave up and purchased a SAMSUNG blu-ray player. I recommend that you buy a new model (and not LG). They are inexpensive. Unless this model is FREE, you would be better off getting something else. [Note: LG might now have a correction for the software update problem. We dumped ours about 2 years ago.]
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No. Upconversion can only be done with HDMI. This applies to both Blu Ray players and Upconverting DVD players.
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I have an LG Blu Ray player and 1080p discs look great, much better than on a 1080p set. The quality of the 1080p transfer is very important.
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The premium web - offers cinema now, vudu (which is vastly underrated (best quality), netflix, and hulu plus. If that was you were asking? http://www.lg.com/us/blu-ray-players/lg-BD530-blu-ray-dvd-player
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I will buy a dual format player as I have about 60 movies on each format. At the moment I think that my preferred format will not survive. I have no intention of selling my HD DVD library, and I would like to buy more movies that are currently available that I have not yet bought. Universal and Paramount will decide whether I buy those titles on HD DVD or Blu-ray. I don't want to continue to use my PS3 to watch movies. This player will also make a nice secondary HD DVD player. I hope that Samsung and LG decide not to pull the rug out from under dual format players because of Warner Brothers decision. I will buy a dual format player as I have about 60 movies on each format. At the moment I think that my preferred format will not survive. I have no intention of selling my HD DVD library, and I would like to buy more movies that are currently available that I have not yet bought. Universal and Paramount will decide whether I buy those titles on HD DVD or Blu-ray. I don't want to continue to use my PS3 to watch movies. This player will also make a nice secondary HD DVD player. I hope that Samsung and LG decide not to pull the rug out from under dual format players because of... » Read More I will buy a dual format player as I have about 60 movies on each format. At the moment I think that my preferred format will not survive. I have no intention of selling my HD DVD library, and I would like to buy more movies that are currently available that I have not yet bought. Universal and Paramount will decide whether I buy those titles on HD DVD or Blu-ray. I don't want to continue to use my PS3 to watch movies. This player will also make a nice secondary HD DVD player. I hope that Samsung and LG decide not to pull the rug out from under dual format players because of Warner Brothers decision. « Show Less
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What about SD-DVD up-conversion? I have a Denon DVD-3910 and a PS3. The PS3 upscales DVDs better than the 3910; in some cases, a lot better. Is the Oppo better than the PS3 in this regard?
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There appears to be no difference. I have had this player for about a year and a half. The Blu Ray is great. It also does a nice job of upconverting my old DVDs to HD quality. And, we have had no problems playing DVDs from other regions. It is the best player I have owned.
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I am fuming also! Where is the Blue Ray or HD DVD player that won't obsolete my collection high definition audio disks? I want something that includes DVD-Audio, SACD, and HDCD.
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If you will be sticking with standard DVDs and want good upconversion and HDMI out for later upgrades to a better TV then your absolute best bet is the OPPO 983, now discontinued but still available from amazon 3rd party sellers.OPPO DV-983H 1080p Universal Up-Converting DVD Player with SACD and DVD-Audio