Progressive-scan DVD player with DVI digital output and upconversion of DVD signals to 1080i/720pCompatible with DVD?? picture CD?? JPEG CD?? MP3?? and WMA CD-R/CD-RW media480p progressive-scan vid"tputDolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel digital outputs (coaxial?? optical); 3-D Sound simulated surround for stereo speakersSlim profile?? titanium hot-stamp finishProduct DescriptionThis Samsung Progressive Scan DVD Player with up-conversion capabilities can transfer your video material to HDTV 720 or 1080i resolution ideally suited for today's high-definition displays. Progressive scanning creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture?? which provides higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating motion blur and distortion. Two sets of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Other features include an EZ View letterbox eliminator?? motion zoom?? instant replay/skip and bookmarking (which lets you mark sections of a disc for rapid access). Imported. 17Wx2-1/5Hx9-1/2D">Amazon.comAmazon.com Product Description Samsung's DVD-HD931 aims to redefine DVD picture quality?? using high technology to upconvert DVD-Video images to resolutions better suited for today's high-definition displays (720p/1080i). Even if you're planning to upgrade your television at a later date?? this player will work with your current set and all commercial DVD-Video media?? as well as your homemade MP3/WMA music CDs?? Picture CDs?? and CDs filled with JPEG image files.
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| The DVD-HD931 goes beyond the typical progressive-scan DVD player by adding a built-in video scaler that permits output to a HDTV. |
Standard DVD players output 480i (interlaced) video. Progressive-scan players roughly double that resolution by outputting 480p (progressive scan) video. 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 providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. The DVD-HD931's 480p output can be sent via a dedicated DVI (digital visual interface) output or the more traditional component-video outputs. The DVD-HD931 also performs 3:2 pulldown. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24-frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture. Faroudja's de-interlacing technology (DCDi) is built into the device performing directional interpolation--detecting the angle of a pixel's outer tilt--on each pixel. Video signals are de-interlaced according to that angle thereby correcting image vibration stair-stepping cut-off and other common video-processing artifacts.
Two sets 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 outputs (one each of RCA coaxial and"Toslink optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. If you don't have a surround receiver or six-channel speaker setup?? you can still make every movie night the ultimate experience: the unit's 3-D Sound function simulates surround sound through two speakers (even the stereo speakers on a TV).
Other features include EZ View letter box eliminator (which adapts widescreen images for 4:3 aspect-ratio TV sets)?? motion zoom (which magnifies selected screen areas by 2x or 4x)?? instant replay/skip (which initiates a 10-second jump backward or forward)?? and bookmarking (which lets you mark sections of a disc for rapid access).
Three keys to high-quality pictures
 | DCDi technology: By adopting the Genesis FLI2310 chip?? where Faroudja technology was materialized?? it perfectly corrects vibration?? stairs?? cut-off?? and other standard operational errors that may occur in a picture. DNIe chip: By adopting the DNIe (Digital Natural Image Engine) chip?? the DVD-HD931 displays a clean picture. This is done by reproducing a digital source that passes through an FLI2310 chip as it is without any loss of picture quality. DVI video output: No reduction of picture quality or distortion can occur when adopting DVI that supports Digital Image Perfection. |
Two keys to superior sound
| HDCD and DVD-audio playback capability: Unlike a normal DVD player playing only an ordinary CD?? Samsung's DVD-HD931 enables you to hear HDCD and DVD-audio formats?? which are of significantly improved quality. Dolby/DTS digital output: It streams out Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel streams and enables you to hear the same degree of the original sound that would be heard at a movie theater. | |  | Video format conversion
A normal DVD player transmits a video signal to 480i output when playing a DVD title (480i/480p). Even with a progressive-scanning DVD player?? it simply outputs a video signal of 480i to 480p. However?? Samsung's DVD-HD931 enables you to enjoy an HDTV-compliant picture with |