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Originally Posted by tomdkat
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. 
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 Samsnug HD931 if you don't have DVI support in your display? Does the player have other features you're interested in?
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I was attracted to the Faroudja chip that's used in the Panasonic RP56, XP30 and I believe the Denon 1600.
Edit: I'm not sure the Faroudja technology is used for the DVI output only (does that make sense?)