December 3rd, 2010
Samsung DVD-F1080/XEU – HDMI Upscaling DVD Player – Black
DVD PLAYER 1080P UPSCALING TOUCH
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Review by JTAN for Samsung DVD-F1080/XEU – HDMI Upscaling DVD Player – Black
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So far I’m happy with the product, but here’s what the product description doesn’t say:
In the box, you get:
-black shiny DVD player, goes well with a newish HD TV
-Component SD cable
-UK Power adapter
-Remote control and battery
-Manual (includes English version)
This DVD player is only designed for use with an HDMI cable, but no HDMI cable is provided. There is no SCART socket on the back of the box.
The remote control is TINY. Its about the same size as my mobile phone.
It unusually uses a watch battery, which is provided and easy to install.
Whenever you press the Power button on the remote it emits a squeak – although it doesn’t seem to affect the other buttons.
Unlike my Woolworths Value DVD Player, the remote is not too sensitive, so you don’t have to worry too much about lining it up perfectly with the sensor.
If you were hoping to fit the player in between the LCD telly and its stand think again, its too fat to fit in the gap. It will probably be ok on top of a CRT telly but that won’t be HD so its a bit pointless.
Quite an interesting feature that hasn’t been mentioned so far is the buttons on the unit, which are sensitive-touch-pad things instead of actual buttons. You just have to rest your finger on the top of the raised icons and it performs the action. This looks quite nice and is easy to use. I don’t understand why it wasn’t mentioned earlier as its a nice feature.
The FF feature, as mentioned, skips at 2x, 4x, 64x and 128x – which is a massive chasm for no apparent reason.
The intruction manual says on the first page that the DVD player does NOT support these formats:
DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CDV, CDI, CVD, CDG (audio supported only)
Ability to play back depends on recording conditions:
DVD-R, DVD+R, CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW (V mode)
The unit may not play certain CD-R, CD-RW and DVD-R due to the disk type or recording conditions.
Other than all this is very happy with the DVD player – excellent build quality, good picture and sound. The player is quiet apart from the initial beep; I can’t hear it at all when I pause the DVD.
Decent service from the seller, Pixmania, it arrived in less than a week. However, they didn’t provide much info between ordering and the product arriving. I got an email that the order had been received, then an email that it had dispatched, but there was no way to track the order or the package’s location. This didn’t affect my rating or my satisfaction, which is quite high.
Review by ritbitboy for Samsung DVD-F1080/XEU – HDMI Upscaling DVD Player – Black
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I got this unit to go with my new Samsung LCD TV, and I wanted to see my standard definition DVD’s in all their glory.
I am not disappointed. Very easy menu system. Easy remote to use.
And the picture on my TV is superb – I did not expect standard DVD’s to look so superb. The sound, too, is great via coax to a surround amp.
An inexpensive way to watch DVD’s until Blu-ray gets more established and the price of the films comes to a sensible price…then I’ll be upgrading and not upset at having spent a small amount on this.
Review by Ratboyslim32 for Samsung DVD-F1080/XEU – HDMI Upscaling DVD Player – Black
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I bought this DVD recently to compliment my Samsung 2032 MW TV/monitor.
Very nice design. Small and compact and the DVD player is very quiet.
My only gripe is the remote is too small; you need baby fingers to operate!
To make multi-regional try this with DVD on but no DVD in machine:
Press “Repeat” – button 6
Press 5 7 5 3 8
Your Region should appear in top left of screen i.e. number 2 for Europe.
Press 9
Press “Repeat” – button 6
Switch off and turn on.
You should be able to play Region 1 i.e. US DVDs.
It works on mine!!!! :O)
Review by Mr. Nicolas J. Manning for Samsung DVD-F1080/XEU – HDMI Upscaling DVD Player – Black
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This DVD player is pretty good. I was looking for one just the right size and bought because of a lack of options rather than selective comparison. I couldn’t find any ‘compact’ DVD players worthy of being connected to my Bravia 32″ – other than this that is. I have not experienced the line at the bottom of the screen which other reviewers have mentioned and I cannot vouch for the multi-region capability because I have no need for it.
One interesting feature of this player is that when connected via a HDMI cable (I have ont used any other connections so cannot say whether this is true of all cable connections) if you navigate away from your DVD AV channel with the DVD on pause, the player will stop the DVD – saving your position so pressing play will be like doing it from pause – instead of leaving the disc indefinitly spinning until you come back.
Overall this DVD player catered for all my needs. It is small enough to fit on a shelf away from my wall mounted TV – using a longer HDMI cable this will free up more space. The resolution has convinced me to wait until Blue Ray is much cheaper.
I have chosen 4 Stars only becuase I have not pushed it to its full extent; i.e, the multi-region setup or different format support which it claims to have.
Great piece of hardware.
Review by Mark R. Cooper for Samsung DVD-F1080/XEU – HDMI Upscaling DVD Player – Black
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Nice little player, this one. Good picture quality, good sound and you can make it multi region. The instructions in the other review are correct except you need to press info to get rid of the text in the top left corner.
Only two little criticisms, neither of which are important. The remote is a little small and fiddly and the player makes a shrill bleep when you turn it on, which is a little annoying.
Overall, a great little unit and highly recommended