Samsung DVD-HD850 Review

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March 29th, 2006


Summary

Samsung's DVD-HD850 is a sleek, stylish DVD player designed for consumers who take their video seriously. It offers up-conversion to all high definition formats (720p/768p/1080i) and includes HDMI outputs for simple, single-cable connection of uncompressed digital video.

Specs

Key Features
DVD Type  DVD Player 
 
Number of Discs  1 
 
Progressive Scan  With Progressive Scan 
 
Playable Disk Types  DVD Video - SVCD - DVD-R - DVD-RW - DVD+R - DVD+RW - CD (Audio) - CD-R - CD-RW 
 
Playable File Formats  MP3 - WMA - JPEG 
Video
TV Resolutions  480i - 480p 
 
Video Upconversion  720p (HDTV) - 1080i (HDTV) 
 
Video Output System  NTSC 
 
Video DAC  10 bit / 54 MHz 
 
Video S/N Ratio  67 dB 
 
Picture Control  Brightness - Black Level - Zoom 
Audio
Dynamic Range  100 dB (DVD) 
 
Surround Sound  Virtual Surround - Dolby Digital (Digital out only) - DTS (Digital out only) 
 
Audio S/N Ratio  110 dB 
 
Audio DAC  24 bit / 192 kHz 
Connections
Outputs  Digital Audio Coaxial x 1, Digital Audio Optical x 1, Composite x 1, S-Video x 1, Component x 1, HDMI x 1, Analog Audio x 1 
Convenience
Remote Control  Yes 
 
Jog Dial Control  On Remote 
 
OSD  Yes: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch 
 
Parental Control  Yes 
 
Instant Skip / Replay  10 sec. Skip / 10 sec. Replay 
Dimensions
Depth  9.8 in. 
 
Height  2.3 in. 
 
Width  16.9 in. 
 
Weight  4.6 lb. 
Warranty
Warranty  90 Days 


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