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Originally Posted by Filmfreakazoid
I had a Panasonic RP56 that recently stop working on me, I have since bought the Panasonic S35. I don't know if the S35 is holding up with good picture quality (I could be wrong).
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I've heard comments that the video performance of the Panasonic S35 and S55 (I think that's the model) isn't as good as the RP56, RP82 or XP30 since those players use Faroudja de-interlacers where the new "S-line" of Panasonics do not. I'm not sure what difference (if any) in video picture quality you've seen with the S35 vs the RP56. However, I've read a lot of negative comments about the S35. I've also read TONS of negative comments about Pioneer players that I
love to death, but I don't let that stop me from buying Pioneer gear.
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I've been looking at the Samsung HD931, I will not be using the DVI input because I have a Hitachi 43 inch without DVI. So my question is...how does the Samsung hold up "picture" quality without the up converting, and is the Panasonic S35 a better player than the Samsung HD931?
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Good question. I'm not sure how good the component video output is from this player. The Samsung HD931 is another one of the upscaling DVI supporting DVD players people bought for 720p or 1080i upscaled video output over a DVI connection. Taxi owns this player so he might be able to comment on the component video output of this player. If your TV doesn't have a DVI input, you might be better off going with a progressive scan DVD player with
other features, like DVD-Audio or SACD support. The Samsung won't output 720p or 1080i over component video connections, but it
might be hacked to allow this. By default, the Samsung outputs 720p and 1080i over DVI *and* with HDCP encryption,
I think.
Why are you interested in the Samsung HD931 if you don't have DVI support in your display? Does the player have other features you're interested in?
Peace...