Samsung DVD-P230 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Black)

Samsung DVD-P230 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Black)

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Samsung's single-disc DVD-P230 DVD/CD player is perfect for favorite movies and music, featuring high-end component-video outputs, built-in MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) decoding, and compatibility with JPEG image CDs and Kodak Picture CDs so you can enjoy a slideshow of digital pictures right on a television.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DVD-P230 stands ready to deliver the full potential of DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. In addition, top-of-the-line component-video outputs help minimize digital and line-scan artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television.

A set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio output for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. Another handy feature is EZ-View letterbox eliminator, which makes it easy to enjoy full-screen pictures on 4:3 aspect-ratio TVs--even when you're watching widescreen DVDs. Supplied accessories include a composite-video/stereo analog-audio interconnect, instruction manual, and a remote control.

Product Description:
With 2x Audio Playback delivering clear audio playback as the disc is played at double speed and the 3:2 pulldown system the DVD-P230 is a high quality addition to your entertainment center.

Samsung DVD-P230 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Black)
Average customer rating:

Even after almost no use, it is now broken

Not as bad as they say, but it's not high end equipment to begin with

A Lemon... Save Your Money For A Better Player

Heap of Junk

sucks

Samsung DVD-P230 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Black)

Manufacturer: Samsung
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

Basic DVD Hook-up Kit for Dummies (DUMBDVD1)

Basic DVD Hook-up Kit for Dummies (DUMBDVD2)

Monster Cable MV2CV-1M Monster Video 2 Component Video Cable (1 Meter)

Monster Cable SV1/100-1M Monster Standard 3.28-Foot Video/Interlink 100 AV Kit

Monster Cable B SV1SV-2M Monster Standard S-Video Cable (6.56 ft.)

Product Features:

Component-video output terminals with progressive-scan output offers flicker-free images on HD or HD-ready TVs

Dual-mode optical pickup for CD-R/CD-RW playback, built-in MP3 and WMA decoders

Compatibility with Kodak Picture CD and standard JPEG CDs

EZ-View letterbox eliminator lets you enjoy full-screen pictures on 4:3 aspect-ratio TVs

Digital-audio output channels Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound to compatible AV receivers and speaker systems

ASIN: B00008N6YE

Product Description

With 2x Audio Playback delivering clear audio playback as the disc is played at double speed and the 3:2 pulldown system the DVD-P230 is a high quality addition to your entertainment center.

Amazon.com Product Description

Samsung's single-disc DVD-P230 DVD/CD player is perfect for favorite movies and music, featuring high-end component-video outputs, built-in MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) decoding, and compatibility with JPEG image CDs and Kodak Picture CDs so you can enjoy a slideshow of digital pictures right on a television.

Customer Reviews:

Even after almost no use, it is now broken.......2006-07-20

I bought this unit for my mother-in-law, and I think she used it twice in the last three years. Now it's dead. I won't buy Samsung again.

Not as bad as they say, but it's not high end equipment to begin with.......2006-01-24

I purchased one of these several years ago for my office reception area. It has played, and played, and played and still looks great, never a problem since purchased in late 2001. The picture is very clear and sound is average for a low end unit. I have been in the professional video and audio production business for 24 years and I am a video/audio technician. We have professional DVD players and recorders in my studio and they really don't look that much better than the Samsung DVD-P230, 231, or the 331. It's a toss-up which one of the Samsung DVD players I would buy now! But if you want to spend a lot of money then yes, go with a high end Sony or Pioneer, they will be glad to take your money too.

A Lemon... Save Your Money For A Better Player.......2005-12-10

Although it's good to read that others have had the same problem(s) I've had with this unit, it's still sad to see that this remarkable hunk of junk suckered others in as well. As with most others, mine originally conked out approximately one year after I bought it. Fortunately, I had purchased the extended warranty plan and had it fixed. As I understood it, the laser inside the unit was defective and needed to be replaced. Okay, so maybe that's the case but then how do you explain that approximately a year and some months later I have the exact same problem? Like others, mine will display the loading screen for an eternity and then come up as "No Disc". Admittedly I use my player quite often, but still... I have a VCR that's over 10 years old and still plays as well as the day I bought it and it's gone through a lot more than this DVD player has. I'm sorry, but Samsung has gone down the tubes quality-wise and I urge you to look to another company (such as RCA or Sony - two manufacturers I've never had a problem with). Sad to say, it would cost twice as much to repair this unit as it would to replace it with a better brand - so it's to the trash with this hunk of garbage. I mean, really... a little over two years was all I got out of this? And that's with repairing it once halfway through those two years? Please. It's poor quality and bad manufacturing. This is a real piece of junk and, from what I've seen of their other products, a prime example of Samsung's lack of quality. Save your money and get a better player. Don't be fooled by this lemon.

Heap of Junk.......2005-10-10

This was a replacement for another Samsung that I previously owned that had tons of problems. In fact, I got this DVD Player refurbished as a result of Class Action suite against Samsung (several years back).

Well this replacement was just as bad, and Samsung got away with another lemon. I had intalled this particular player in my guest room; hence, it wasn't used as much (I've used it about 6 times) and after awhile, it just stop reading any of my DVD discs.

Unfortunately, I can not have it replaced since it only had 90 days warranty on it. Since this is the second time I had bad DVD Player from Samsung, I will never again patronize Samsung products. I'ts a waste of money.

sucks.......2005-06-25

concked out after a couple years. i didnt use it much at all. will play CDs and MP3s but no DVDs anymore. Customer service says i can mail it to jersey at my cost and pay $80 to fix, must put a check in the box when i send it. there are reviews on C/net where others had their players break after a few months too. Im done with Samsung products.

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