Samsung DVD-P231 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Titanium)
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • 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-P231 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Titanium)

Manufacturer: Samsung
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • DVD-Video, audio CD, picture CD, JPEG, MP3, and WMA CD-R/CD-RW playback capability
  • Progressive-scan video output for film-like images on high-definition and HD-ready TVs
  • EZ View feature eliminates letterbox black bars for 4:3 aspect-ratio TVs
  • 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects frame-rate distortion for DVD movies
  • Stylish titanium finish

ASIN: B00008VEOA
Samsung DVD-P231 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Titanium)

Product Description

The DVD-P231 provides the smooth, progressive scan image which eliminates even the slightest hint of blur or distortion, bringing new realism to your DVD selection.

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Samsung's titanium-finished and remarkably affordable DVD-P231 features high-end component-video outputs, built-in MP3 and WMA decoding for home-brewed CD compilations, and even compatibility with JPEG image CDs and Kodak Picture CDs. Now you can enjoy a slideshow of digital pictures right there on the television.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DVD-P231 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, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. 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.

The DVD-P231 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. Another handy feature is EZ View letterbox eliminator, which lets you enjoy full-screen pictures on 4:3 aspect-ratio TVs--even when watching widescreen DVDs.

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.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote batteries, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, and warranty information.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars 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.

4 out of 5 stars 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.

1 out of 5 stars 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.

1 out of 5 stars 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.

1 out of 5 stars 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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