( 9 reviews )
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Posted: 07-14-2009
In addition to what other people have written about this player, I would like to point out that it does not have frame-by-frame advance and if you are viewing a movie in slow motion (to find that perfect spot) there is no way to pause it at a certain point. Once you press "play/pause" the movie will begin playing at normal speed so you have to be very quick to press it again to freeze the scene. This may be a nice little player but not having single frame advance and better freeze frame control is what gives it a 1 star rating in my book.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: 07-05-2009
This Yamaha costs a little bit more than some other DVD players, but the picture is well worth the price. Up-converting a 480 line interlaced DVD signal to High Definition formats involves some complex digital signal processing. The chip set used to do this and the skill with which the software is written both matter, so it is not suprising that a more expensive unit will tend to give a better picture. Important Note: the setup menu has provision for Brightness, Contrast, and Color adjustments. Taking some care to match these settings to personal taste considerably improves the viewing experience. Note 2: On an up-converting DVD player you can compare the quality of the the video processor to the video processor in your TV. First watch a scence with the HDMI output set to 480. Then set the HDMI output to the resoulution of your TV, and replay the scene. In the first case the TV is doing the up-conversion, and in the second the DVD player is doing the up-converting. This test with a JVC DVD player and Sharp Aquos 720p TV produced no discernable difference. Both give a very good picture. Adding the Yamaha player to the mix, however, produces a noticeable improvement in picture quality. Whoever wrote the software for the Yamaha unit did a fine job.
