Pros and Cons (Samsung DVD 511)

Member Name: gram99

Product:	Samsung DVD 511
Date:	17/03/01 (730 review reads)
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Advantages: Picture and Sound quality

Disadvantages: Occasional skipping when disk is scratched

I purchased the Sammy 511 about 6 months ago.
Lets start with the build quality, this is good and the player looks good with a metallic finish. The drive mechanism seems of good quality and the buttons are sturdy enough.
Next on the list is the remote. No problems here everything falls to hand quite easily and it is very responsive only do not lose it as the buttons on the player itself are very basic.
The 511 has an RGB scart socket and an s-video socket. It also features a coax and optical audio connection. The player will play DVDs CDs and VCDs. It does not officially play CDrs but seemingly some do work with it.
Now onto the sound and vision. For the price of this player the picture it displays is excellent and the RGB out seems to handle all the colours very well. It displays a crisp clean picture and would put other more expensive players to shame.
The audio is along the same lines it handles DD 5.1 and DTS although there is no decoder on board. The sound is impressive when playing DVDs and CDs.
The menus are clear and responsive and there are various features like slomo and bookmarking available.
The player itself can be made multiregion with a very simple handset hack. It seems to handle all disks well although seems quite sensitive to scratches so look after your disks!
The layer change is about 1 second and is hardly noticeable, the drive itself is relatively quiet.
If you want a player under £200 and are not looking for loads of features but a good picture and sound then this is the player to get. But if you want loads of features then look at something else as this seems to do the basics and not much else but it does it really well.

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