In the fall, I'll hopefully have a new HDTV (probably upcoming Sony 60" XBR5 or 60A2020) and a new HDMI receiver (upcoming Denon 3808ci). I'd prefer to use my PS3 for games and Blu Ray movies only.
I want something else for my regular DVDs and CDs (and although I don't own any..DVD audio and SACDs). From what I've read, this particular TV and receiver are expected to upconvert to 1080p very well as their current models do, so I'm wondering if the Oppo 981 would be overkill (over the Samsung 1080p).

Hi all, just returned my samsung 1080p7 in favor of a philips 5982. I really wanted to keep the samsung to match my tv (samsung ln-t4053). Unfortunately, the philips really did display a superior picture. text was sharper, and less artifacting during playback. I tested both units on my tv and my buddy's viewsonic. Well, at least the build quality was superior on the samsung. I just couldn't believe the difference in the playback quality. I guess I just wanted to bring this up to those who are on the fence about buying this player. I am sure many will disagree, but this is just my opinion.

Mediatek is a better chipset than Zoran for SD-DVD playback (regular and upconverting). Zoran image is not as sharp and layer changes are slow. Zoom is bad on Zoran also. Philips 5982 let you adjust brightness, contrast, sharpness, and color saturation to aid calibration when adjusting your TV set alone is inadequate. 5982 is also cheaper and region free.

With audio set to 'bitstream'(for Dolby Digital)/ connected to Sammy LNT 4065 via HDMI / playing a DolbyDigital 5.1 DVD results in NO audio output and the on screen message 'DMI audio not supported'. PCM mode has audio but is it true DD5.1? Please advise. Thank You.

I was sceptical when I read the new Samsung budget players were going to use the Reon chip. That would have been great especially based on the Samsung BD-P1200 DVD performance compared to all previous Samsung players and it used a better chip. I have several inexpensive DVD players and like the Samsung DVD-HD950 using Zoran Vaddis really well although I concede other players with the chip don't do well with objective tests. I have inexpensive players with Mediatek, AMLogic and Faroudja as well and can make all of them work to my satisfaction after using DVE. If the better chips start finding their way down into the budget players, then we may see some significantly better performance. With HD DVD and Blu-ray players offering very good DVD performance at prices comparable or less expensive than the better DVD players, that should start to happen soon.

Chris

Any news regarding a region hack for this player?

I had the same type problem with my new DVD-1080p7. Seems that if you hit just the right combination of buttons on the remote, you will lock-up the player. Happenned 4 times, but I never figured out the combination. Also, you will notice that SVCD and VCD are not supported, but you can rip the Mpeg from them and burn to a data CDr and they play fine. I talked to tech support last weekend, and they are sending me a firmware up-grade CD that hopefully will fix these little issues.

Otherwise the result from this player is better than I get from my other 480P players with my Pani 42" plasma TV. Going digital video all the way to the panel makes a nice improvement. Divx playback is very good... Audio files seem to have better base responce now... Very happy with my purchase from CC if the firmware upgrade works.

Ditto on lock-up issue. Picked one up this weekend and it locked up in the same way. Minor annoyance to an otherwise great player for the money. Anyone know if a firmware upgrade addresses this problem?

With audio set to 'bitstream'(for Dolby Digital)/ connected to Sammy LNT 4065 via HDMI / playing a DolbyDigital 5.1 DVD results in NO audio output and the on screen message 'DMI audio not supported'. PCM mode has audio but is it true DD5.1? Please advise. Thank You.

You only need to have the audio set to bitstream if you are running the audio through a surround sound system or receiver . If you only have the player connected to a tv only, than you have to have it set to PCM to be able to hear any sound through your tv.
As far as true DD 5.1 goes, if you do not have it run through a speaker system with at least 5 speakers and a subwoofer you will not get true DD5.1.
I don't much about your tv, but most ( their are some, although I don't know which ones that can produce true DD5.1 ) only have the 2 speakers on either side and can only simulate DD 5.1.

If anyone is thinking about buying this unit here's a heads up - Costco will have it on sale the week of July 9th for around 64.00 ;) Contact Costco now to get a summer 2007 coupon book. Enjoy :)

You only need to have the audio set to bitstream if you are running the audio through a surround sound system or receiver . If you only have the player connected to a tv only, than you have to have it set to PCM to be able to hear any sound through your tv. .........
I don't much about your tv, but most ( their are some, although I don't know which ones that can produce true DD5.1 ) only have the 2 speakers on either side and can only simulate DD 5.1.

Many thanks for your timely & informative response. The LNT4065 does have a SRS TruSurround XT audio processor which is suppose to simulate a virtual surround system---if so, it's a pretty lame effect with the PCM input.

Regards---bob d.

Unfortunately I am forced to get rid of some of my toys lately and one of them is a Denon 3930C1 in prestine condition. If anyone is interested you can PM me. I hope I am not in violation of any forum rules, I just thought I would let my fellow forum members who love Denon products have the first crack at it before I put in on ebay.

Thanks Guys

If anyone is thinking about buying this unit here's a heads up - Costco will have it on sale the week of July 9th for around 64.00 ;) Contact Costco now to get a summer 2007 coupon book. Enjoy :)
That would the Philips DVP5982/37. I actually bought the Philips at Best Buy this past weekend to compare it to the Samsung, and I liked the Samsung better. The colors were better and I felt the picture was better. I should note that the Philips was previously returned by someone else, and I'm not happy that It was sold as "new". But I didn't let that influence my decision to keep the Samsung.

Guys just my oppinion after testing the new samsung out with my 50" hp-s5053 plasma I have to say I still recommend the RCA DRC257N, it is truely the best upconverting player I've tried. I had purchased a sony around christmas and the blacks were crushed so then I took it back and tried the RCA out and loved it. My kids threw a couple of cds in it and it started not to load movies. I then returned it to walmart and got the samsung after reading reviews and was very anxcious to get it up and running. Well I started to watch Finding Nemo and there was halos around some of the fish and started noticing the picture just not looking solid like it did on the rca, fuzzy I guess it would be. Then I tried superman returns which I thought was a gorgous movie on the rca and once again the pic just looked fuzzy and specially in darks scenes it looked down right horrible. So I took it back to walmart and got another RCA which is now on clearance at the store here for 56. I've just got it up and running and put in finding nemo once again and the issues arent there at all, once again a gorgous picture that I once remember. So my recommendation is the RCA DRC257N, and this is from a Samsung plasma owner, oh yea it may be hard to find but if you can scoop it up.

If anyone is thinking about buying this unit here's a heads up - Costco will have it on sale the week of July 9th for around 64.00 ;) Contact Costco now to get a summer 2007 coupon book. Enjoy :)



http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11219356&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1


This only says 1080i.

That's Costco's mistake. It is also 1080p ;)

That would the Philips DVP5982/37.
No, it is the 1080P7.

If anyone is thinking about buying this unit here's a heads up - Costco will have it on sale the week of July 9th for around 64.00 ;) Contact Costco now to get a summer 2007 coupon book. Enjoy :)
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11219356&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1

Just so we're clear, the Costco link is for the DVD-HD870C not the DVD-1080p7. Right?

Just so we're clear, the Costco link is for the DVD-HD870C not the DVD-1080p7. Right?
Right.

No, it is the 1080P7.
Not in my coupon book. It clearly states Philips 1080p Upscaling DVD Player with HDMI Cable for $64.99 after $15 off (Item 200222). I would post a scan of the coupon, but I don't have enough posts yet.

I would post a scan of the coupon, but I don't have enough posts yet.
That wouldn't help anyway since they don't accept coupon reproductions ;) This is why people that are interested need to sign up for the coupons now.

I'm thinking of buying one of the new Sony SXRD tv's coming out later this year that run at 120hz. So here's my question: Will the Samsung 1080p7 output a 24fps signal, or does it only send out a 30fps signal and use 3:2 pull down. I'm really hoping to find an upscaling dvd player that can output 24fps because I don't have the money to buy one of the blu-ray players that will output a 24fps signal.

Is this player region-free?

but people seemed to think its the DVD player so I'll ask here in hopes someone has an idea.


Here is the problem, while watching a movie at 1080p on my 47inch 1080p Vizio there is a very thin black line at the bottom and then about 1/2 inch of the movie still playing below that. This only happens when the DVd player is set to 1080p, no issues on 480p, 720p or 1080i.

So excuse my crude photoshop skills but here is what it sort of looks like, All the blue indicates the actual movie. So you can see there is a slight black bar then directly below it the movie has about 1/2 inch that is still showing.

Which would you guys recommend: Philips DVP5982/37 or the Sammy?

I just purchased the Samsung 1080P7 yesterday from BB.

I have the player hooked up to my 4661 TV via HDMI and to my HK rcvr via Optical; set audio to Bitstream so I can get true Dolby thru the receiver.

Like others I am experiencing the "HDMI Audio Not Supported" message -- I see that Samsung has produced a firmware upgrade for the DVD-HD941 player, so maybe one will be forthcoming for the 1080P7.

I had a few lockups trying to access the Title Menu after doing Setup, which was a pain.

Otherwise, it looks pretty good.

sambao21: there's a post or two on that in the previous page.

Which would you guys recommend: Philips DVP5982/37 or the Sammy?


Anyone?

I bought this a couple days ago and just took it back as I was having issues.

1. The HDMI audio not supported message many have noted.

2. It wouldn't save any of my settings. Everytime I set it to bitstream, it was back on PCM every time I turned the power off and turned it back on. Tried other settings like the default resolution, language options etc to see if they would hold. Nope, power off and they're all back to the defaults.

What a POS.

I returned it and picked up the Sony NS75H for $30 more after doing some searches here and elsewhere that it was pretty highly regarded. It works like a charm. Pic as good or better in 720p than the Sammy (I don't need 1080p anyway) and it saves the damn settings!

Anyone?
I liked the pictue of the Sammy better on my TV. The colors just weren't right on the Philips - I saw the red push that others have noted.

Do packed bitstream xvid files work on it?

Ok i grabbed one today(i'm in Australia btw) and used the region hack mentioned for region 4 for the HD860 at videohelp (press repeat 76884, number 4 shows up, press 9 etc) and it worked. So far the player's been good although if i'm not mistaken, the divx/xvid files appear to looks a bit softer than the Philips DVP5980 (the subtitles for my anime files aren't as clear).

The other gripe i have is there is no zoom out feature like the Philips as my 640x480 files have the bottom part cut out so i can't read the subs properly. The ROWA RDVD104 (which has an older Zoran chipset) plays these fine as there are black bars on the top and bottom. IIRC, the image was sharper too.
It'd be nice if a firmware update could do something about this but i haven't seen firmware updates for Zoran-based players yet...

Has anyone tried to update the firmware on their players yet? I know the Samsung site only has version 1.0, but the build date appears to be 041607. The firmware on my player has build date 033107. I followed the instructions in the manual for creating the CD, but it comes up as a music disc in the player and doesn't do anything.

Which would you guys recommend: Philips DVP5982/37 or the Sammy?
I would go with Philips - a great value for the money.

Ok i grabbed one today(i'm in Australia btw) and used the region hack mentioned for region 4 for the HD860 at videohelp (press repeat 76884, number 4 shows up, press 9 etc) and it worked. So far the player's been good although if i'm not mistaken, the divx/xvid files appear to looks a bit softer than the Philips DVP5980 (the subtitles for my anime files aren't as clear).

The other gripe i have is there is no zoom out feature like the Philips as my 640x480 files have the bottom part cut out so i can't read the subs properly. The ROWA RDVD104 (which has an older Zoran chipset) plays these fine as there are black bars on the top and bottom. IIRC, the image was sharper too.
It'd be nice if a firmware update could do something about this but i haven't seen firmware updates for Zoran-based players yet...

Tried the hack but it doesn't work :(

Does anyone notice a black bar on the bottom of the screen when the dvd is viewed at 1080p? Is there a way to fix that? Thinking about returning this already just got it today.

hi guys.. i just got this player today, so far i like it, it plays almost everything i throw at it nicely.. the only issues i have it with it is that it can freeze sometimes and the only way to unfreeze it is to unplug the player and plug it back in.

it also isn't loading my my verbatim dual layer 8x dvd+r's properly, anyone else have problems with any burned dual layers? when i put that type of disc in it just stalls at the loading screen, sometimes it'll load after waiting a few minutes, sometimes it won't and it'll bring up the can't play this disc error... is it possible there will be firmware updates for this player? i'm really hoping that there is since its a great player and could use a bit of tweaking for it to be better... could firmware updates fix these issues do you guys think? if so i hope samsung releases one soon.

Hey guys,

I may have found the region free hack for you all, but not sure. I went to this website and someone else told me the last posting on 6/17/07 worked, but haven't tried it myself yet...

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/samsung-dvd-hd1080p7/8324

Hope it does!

Hey guys,

I may have found the region free hack for you all, but not sure. I went to this website and someone else told me the last posting on 6/17/07 worked, but haven't tried it myself yet...

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/samsung-dvd-hd1080p7/8324

Hope it does!


will try tonight..but it's seems this hack is for region 2.

I'm also going to try this one:

I BOUGHT DVD PLAYER ON USA, REGION 1, I DID THIS, NOW
I CAN SEE ANY REGION DISK ON MY DVD PLAYER. . . SO HERE IS HOW
FIRST SET HDMI SEL BUTTON TO 480P, THEN OPEN TRAY NO DISK ON IT,
PRESS INFO BUTTON, AND PRESS NINE, UNTIL NUMBER 9 APPEARS ON LEFT
CORNER OF TV DISPLAY, THEN, TURN OFF DVD, THEN ON AND. . . . ENJOY
FREE REGION LIFE. . . JE JE, I HOPE IT'LL WORK FOR YA'LL. . . SOME POST'S
MAKE ME BUY A PHILLIPS PM'S UNIVERSAL CONTROL, THAT MY FRIENDS, DOES
NOT WORK. . . SORRY TO TELL YOU. . . 9 BUCKS AWAY FOR ME. . . . HOPE YOU
GET TO THIS FIRST. .

Has anyone found a fix for this message? There appears to be a firmware fix for another Samsung model which has this problem, but not the 1080P7.

Has anyone found a fix for this message? There appears to be a firmware fix for another Samsung model which has this problem, but not the 1080P7.

Don't know about a firmware fix for this yet. But it usually appears when you have it set on "Bitstream" for the audio setting. If you have it set as PCM I believe you don't get the message. Unfortunately I do get the message because my receiver is getting the signal which is bitstream. I don't find it an issue since it only appears on the screen for about 2 seconds.

I just noticed this recently while playing anamorphic widescreen DVDs since i've been using the DVD player mainly for avi files so far and it seems like the 1080p7's not fitting the image on the screen properly or something so part of the video on the left hand side is cropped off. This causes the subtitles to not appear centered as well. Is anyone experiencing this problem too?

"HDMI audio not supported" is an error dating back for 5 years and Samsung NEVER bother to fix it. This is because HDMI audio is enable always and expect audio feedback from a HDMI-audio capable TV. Thus, if you're using a DVI (no audio) or HDMI video only projector and using SPDIF audio via receiver, then you get this message. You can turn it off at the menu while it's on, but it will recur during the next power cycle. This is another reason why Samsung DVD player is not the best in my book. I do own the Samsung HD-941 with 1080i HDMI with DCDi chipset with the same error message.

My understanding is the 941 is the model which has a firmware fix for the "HDMI audio not supported" message. If this actually works, my hope is that Samsung will provide this for other models, including the 1080P7.

Hi,
Does anyone know how set the 1080 as default resoution ? Everytime I put the DVD I have to press video-sel button 3 times and somtimes dvd player just stops while doing that

thanks.

This is a bad dvd player -- Samsung 1080p7. Why? It was released to the general public without thorough testing. It was rushed to consumers in response to Panasonic's own 1080p upconvert player.

Problems I noticed on this dvd player:

1. It would freeze often, whether you're changing settings in the menu or even while playing a dvd and using the function keys, like fast foward or even getting back to the main menu.

2. You have to unplug the set to restart it; a fire hazard in my opinion. Unplugging then replugging the power cord often is dangerous.

3. Improper display at 1080p. No other 1080p player leaves a odd line at the very bottom of the screen. Set your tv to Just Scan mode, referred to as 1:1 mapping and then play any dvd on your 1080p tv - you notice a line at the bottom that shouldn't be there.

4. Not a region free player like most dvd players on the market. Meaning, some dvd's aren't playable on this unit.

5. Inferior video processor compared to a less expensive player, the Philips 5982. The Panasonic 54K is even better than the 1080p7.

6. Jitter while credits roll.

With all that said, I don't recommend the Samsung 1080p7 for anyone interested in a 1080p upconvert dvd player. Not worth the $99.99 retail price that Samsung set. This is clearly a piece of junk and needs to be improved.

what can we do to get samsung to fix these issues and release new firmware for the player?

And hear I almost bought it today...

Glad I did not!

This is a bad dvd player -- Samsung 1080p7. Why? It was released to the general public without thorough testing. It was rushed to consumers in response to Panasonic's own 1080p upconvert player.

Problems I noticed on this dvd player:

1. It would freeze often, whether you're changing settings in the menu or even while playing a dvd and using the function keys, like fast foward or even getting back to the main menu.

2. You have to unplug the set to restart it; a fire hazard in my opinion. Unplugging then replugging the power cord often is dangerous.

3. Improper display at 1080p. No other 1080p player leaves a odd line at the very bottom of the screen. Set your tv to Just Scan mode, referred to as 1:1 mapping and then play any dvd on your 1080p tv - you notice a line at the bottom that shouldn't be there.

4. Not a region free player like most dvd players on the market. Meaning, some dvd's aren't playable on this unit.

5. Inferior video processor compared to a less expensive player, the Philips 5982. The Panasonic 54K is even better than the 1080p7.

6. Jitter while credits roll.

With all that said, I don't recommend the Samsung 1080p7 for anyone interested in a 1080p upconvert dvd player. Not worth the $99.99 retail price that Samsung set. This is clearly a piece of junk and needs to be improved.

Thats odd, I had the 1080P7 for a while now, got it at work when they relased it and the only issue im having is playback of Divx/Xvid. The Aspect ratio is all messed up. But playing dvd's I have yet to encounter an issue like those described. However Ive seen very few returns of the player encountering some or all of those issues described within the thread.

Local Frys was selling the Samsung 1080P7 for $79, so picked one up to see how bad or good the player really was. Using this with a Samsung HTL-6189S monitor in Movie mode (DCDi off). The automated setup via HMDI interface worked well enough and locked me into 1920x1080P immediately. Put in the superbit-version of Fifth Element and stepped through a few scenes and noticed that the PQ at 1080P showed a lot of pixelation snow (very grainy). Next I was playing with the menu functions of the DVD to adjust picture quality and resolution (480P. 720P, 1080P) and sure enough I encountered the DVD player locking up and had to pull the power cord to restart the DVD player. Back it goes to the store.

Thats odd, I had the 1080P7 for a while now, got it at work when they relased it and the only issue im having is playback of Divx/Xvid. The Aspect ratio is all messed up. But playing dvd's I have yet to encounter an issue like those described. However Ive seen very few returns of the player encountering some or all of those issues described within the thread.
I see. The only issue i have is what i mentioned earlier (cropped video on the left hand side). Anyway, i've sent it in to get serviced. Just hope there'll be good news as i have a lot of anime DVDs and having subtitles not centered or cut off is kinda annoying.

BTW, has anyone tried that Firmware thats on their site for the player? Its listed as 1.0 but everytime i try to burn it, I get incompatible image errors or stuff like that. The burned disc doesn't seem to be readable by the dvdplayer.

guess im gonna return this player and get a pioneer 400v.. from what i can tell, that's a pretty good upconverting player. anyone recommend it?

LTech221: Can you post a link to the Samsung site for the 1080P7 firmware? I can't seem to find it...

should be the first link on here http://www.samsung.com/search/search.asp?qt=1080P7+Firmware&la=en&col=wu+ws+download&tabpage=1&radio=1&select=0#

guess im gonna return this player and get a pioneer 400v.. from what i can tell, that's a pretty good upconverting player. anyone recommend it?

My impressions.....I had originally purchased the 400V. It has a great feature set with tons of configuration options, but in the end the picture was pretty lackluster and washed out, even compared to an older Sony DVD player. I exchanged it for the new LG DN798, which had a much more vibrant, colorful picture. However, it did not handle dark scene nuances very well. Subjectively speaking, it also looked cheaply made; the external display was almost non-existent, the DVD tray flimsy, and the remote a joke. Back it went. I now have the Sony DVP-NS75H, which I have no complaints with. Beautiful, detailed image & a more upscale form factor. It does take a bit of time to load DVDs, but that's not really an issue for me, though it might be for some.

My impressions.....I had originally purchased the 400V. It has a great feature set with tons of configuration options, but in the end the picture was pretty lackluster and washed out, even compared to an older Sony DVD player. I exchanged it for the new LG DN798, which had a much more vibrant, colorful picture. However, it did not handle dark scene nuances very well. Subjectively speaking, it also looked cheaply made; the external display was almost non-existent, the DVD tray flimsy, and the remote a joke. Back it went. I now have the Sony DVP-NS75H, which I have no complaints with. Beautiful, detailed image & a more upscale form factor. It does take a bit of time to load DVDs, but that's not really an issue for me, though it might be for some.
Returned the 1080P7 (locked up/lousy PQ), and looked at the 400V but its PQ isn't as good as the Sony DVP-NS75H (silver) which is quickly disappearing, a new replacement is due 8/01/2007, the DVP-NS77H/B (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=872367) supporting 1080P in black and silver models.

Still no luck to find a region-free hack.
Player work great so far.

That new Sony NS77 sounds like it could be my next player. My 1080p7 has worked well with a good picture, except I get red sparkles, especially in very dark parts of the picture. Thought it might be the tv, Samsung hls6187, but it doesn't occur when watching tv (ota hd antenna).
Anyone else get the red sparkles with the 1080p7?

Ok if anyone remembers my previous post from before about my 1080p issue, I've definitely narrowed it down to the DVD player. I picked up a Phillips 1080p upconversion player today for testing and it did not have t he issue. Here are some screen shots to accurately show the issue.




but people seemed to think its the DVD player so I'll ask here in hopes someone has an idea.


Here is the problem, while watching a movie at 1080p on my 47inch 1080p Vizio there is a very thin black line at the bottom and then about 1/2 inch of the movie still playing below that. This only happens when the DVd player is set to 1080p, no issues on 480p, 720p or 1080i.

So excuse my crude photoshop skills but here is what it sort of looks like, All the blue indicates the actual movie. So you can see there is a slight black bar then directly below it the movie has about 1/2 inch that is still showing.

well, i returned my samsung 1080p7 got a pioneer 400v, i gotta say i'm much happier with the 400v, i think the picture on the samsung was a tad better though.. but with the pioneer there are no freezes, and it plays dual layers and everything else i've thrown at it... the usb port is also a nice little bonus, can hook up even an ipod to it. it also plays divx/xvid stuff wonderfully.

Hello,

I am almost ready to order this player, I am mostly interrested in the DIVX and HDMI.

My question is : Does It support IDX + SUB subtitle format with MPEG4 ? and which sutitle formats are supported ?

I have read many threads on this player, I also mailed the samsung support( but got no answers?)

Thanks for your help.

Marc

I am going to return my 1080p7 because it does not pass DD 5.1 via HTML. This will be a problem for anyone who wants to use it with a HDMI enabled AV receiver.

Further it displays an annoying error message on the TV every time a disc is started or the layer changes if you are listening to 5.1 on an AV receiver. The only way to listen to the sound recorded on the disc or to get rid of the annoying error message is to not use HDMI or to set the Digital audio preference on the DVD player to PCM. Doing that of course will also affect what is sent out via the DVD player's optical port, requiring the user to switch it back to bitstream if he wants to pass DD 5.1 to an AV receiver via optical.

$84 at CC now.

$84 at CC now. I wonder if this model is about to be replaced or is not selling well. I even tested one at $79 recently.

Hello,

I am almost ready to order this player, I am mostly interrested in the DIVX and HDMI.

My question is : Does It support IDX + SUB subtitle format with MPEG4 ? and which sutitle formats are supported ?

I have read many threads on this player, I also mailed the samsung support( but got no answers?)

Thanks for your help.

Marc


Anyone to make the test ?

Please :-)

MArc
;)

It looks like there is a new firmware release, as of 7/23 for US and Canada models. Just do the search in the post by LTech221. (I can't post url's yet)

How do you get this to run? I have followed the Samsung instructions using Nero and EZcd and wasted 5 cd's so far. All I get is the 'no disc' message..

Thanks,
Greg

Well i've tried burning the firmware (that's on the Australian site) with Nero 7 Essentials and it mentioned something's wrong with the block size. I can't correct it but if i ignore it, after burning it, the disc appears to be empty. Has anyone tried burning the zip file and extract the image out and burn it out as a single file to see if it works?My player's currently being fixed so i can't actually try to see if it works that way. Was hoping that i could burn the image and bring it to the customer service plaza to try it out when i go to pick it up tomorrow.

Hey guys...

Sadly, the Samsung directions for updating the firmware are not only insufficient, but they are just PLAIN WRONG! I spent almost 6 hours last night trying to update my new DVD-1080P7 with the official release and burned numerous CDR and CDRW discs.

Happily, I found the solution! HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

1. Start with a CORRECT example of a Samsung firmware download file. Look at the download for the DVD-HD870 unit, but do not get this zip file mixed up with your actual player. This is where the "secrets" are revealed.

2. Unzip the 2 files within the download. In this example, you can see there is an IMG file and a VER file. BOTH of these must be on the disc you create. Do NOT try to OPEN the IMG file with your recording software. It is NOT a disc image!

3. The UPDATE.VER file simply contains the name of the new firmware file, such as "build.img" and nothing more. Without this file, you won't get anywhere. This is the file missing from the current download for the 1080P7 unit!!!

4. However, note that you can (and should) rename your IMG file so it is called "build.img" and matches the name specified within the VER file. The IMG file I started with had a VERY long name before I renamed it and paired it up with the UPDATE.VER file.

5. Burn both files to CD using ISO9660+Joliet format and insert in the player. Works like a charm! Just be sure to use the CORRECT firmware download for your unit, and an UPDATE.VER file.

6. The Samsung directions say the update process should takes 12 minutes, but actually it is 1-2 minutes ;)

Too bad Samsung has faulty directions, even going as far as to say to burn 1 file to 1 CD. That won't work at all, because it requires 2 files!!!

Enjoy!
smerrick

So what does this firmware give us?

So what does this firmware give us?

Hmmm, a comfy sense of being all modern and such? :)

Honestly, I don't know. Samsung didn't bother to post details in the ZIP file download. They can't even give you correct directions for upgrading firmware, remember?

Seriously, I am HOPING that it will eliminate occassional delays when navigating my DVD discs. Generally I'm very happy with the player at the $90 cost, though the remote control GUI is terribly slow. I have enountered some momentary hangs while using FF, REW, SKIPF, and SKIPB.

If anyone DOES know the firmware fixes, please share!

smerrick

Looks like this firmware fixed my problem where widescreen DVDs had the video go offscreen on the left hand side a bit!

Hey guys...

Sadly, the Samsung directions for updating the firmware are not only insufficient, but they are just PLAIN WRONG! I spent almost 6 hours last night trying to update my new DVD-1080P7 with the official release and burned numerous CDR and CDRW discs.

Happily, I found the solution! HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

1. Start with a CORRECT example of a Samsung firmware download file. Look at the download for the DVD-HD870 unit, but do not get this zip file mixed up with your actual player. This is where the "secrets" are revealed.

2. Unzip the 2 files within the download. In this example, you can see there is an IMG file and a VER file. BOTH of these must be on the disc you create. Do NOT try to OPEN the IMG file with your recording software. It is NOT a disc image!

3. The UPDATE.VER file simply contains the name of the new firmware file, such as "build.img" and nothing more. Without this file, you won't get anywhere. This is the file missing from the current download for the 1080P7 unit!!!

4. However, note that you can (and should) rename your IMG file so it is called "build.img" and matches the name specified within the VER file. The IMG file I started with had a VERY long name before I renamed it and paired it up with the UPDATE.VER file.

5. Burn both files to CD using ISO9660+Joliet format and insert in the player. Works like a charm! Just be sure to use the CORRECT firmware download for your unit, and an UPDATE.VER file.

6. The Samsung directions say the update process should takes 12 minutes, but actually it is 1-2 minutes ;)

Too bad Samsung has faulty directions, even going as far as to say to burn 1 file to 1 CD. That won't work at all, because it requires 2 files!!!

Enjoy!
smerrick

I cannot get this to work for me at all. I've used more discs than I care to think about.

I'm following the instructions to the letter (using the UK Firmware) but the DVD Player will not read my burnt disc. I'm using Nero on Vista with all default settings.

Can anyone help?

Firmware upgrade worked perfect for me, thanks for the detailed instructions. But it seems to have fixed the problem i had with Divx/Xvid movies not displaying the correct aspect ratio :D

I back up my movies onto +R DL (dual layer) disks, which is the newest and best burning standard for DVD's. It is a standard supported by every single DVD player I've ever tried, from a 6-year-old Panny to a twenty doll Cyberhomes player. The standard is a basic prerequisite of any DVD player. This Samsung DVD-1080p7 does not support this standard. It is amazing that in this day and age, Samsung would make a player that doesn't support +R DL disks. Forget this player.

Just curios, is it happening to all your discs or just a particular brand u use? All the DVD +R DL discs I used seem to work fine on this player.

I cannot get this to work for me at all. I've used more discs than I care to think about.

I'm following the instructions to the letter (using the UK Firmware) but the DVD Player will not read my burnt disc. I'm using Nero on Vista with all default settings.

Can anyone help?


Same for me. I followed these instructions to the tee as well as tried many different combinations of settings in Nero, multisession, no multisession, finalize, not finalized, etc.. and can't get any of my probably 10 cd's to be read. Any ideas??

Hi guys,

Glad to hear that several people were successful with the detailed instructions that I wrote. For those of you who were unsuccessful so far, make sure of the following:
1. You have the right firmware, where the last 3 letters of the player model match your model number. MINE ends with XAA.

2. You have unzipped the download before burning. If it contains a matching UPDATE.VER file, then do NOT rename anything! Include both files on your CDRW. Otherwise, you must create/include an UPDATE.VER containing matching text filename such as "build.img" IF you create this file, avoid putting a return or linefeed after the last letter!

3. Instructions for specific recording software vary. In NERO7 you select:
No Multisession, data MODE 1, file system ISO9660 only, filename length 8+3 (Level 1), and character set ISO9660. Uncheck ALL relax restrictions boxes. Be sure FINALIZE DISC is checked on the burn tab. Those are my exact settings.

4. Try one or two different type of media and slowest possible burn speed. It might just be difficulty reading a burned disc for some media brands.

If you get the upgrade firmware screen, it will offer Cancel or Total. Enter on Total to begin upgrading. The player will show "NoDSC" on the display window. Do not interrupt when LOADING appears on the TV. After about 2 minutes, the disc tray will eject and offer a brief moment to remove the disc. Leaving the disc in place does not seem to cause any problem, but removing it will offer a full player reset at next power-on. Either way, allow the player to close the tray and power off automatically before you touch anything else.

What type of result do you get? Any errors? I'll try to help if I can.

NOTE - It looks like Samsung has updated their download (for USA) to include the UPDATE.VER file and shortened IMG filename. It's dated July 25th, though the firmware is still the May 21st version. I guess my tech support call got somewhere with them.

NOTE - It looks like Samsung has updated their download (for USA) to include the UPDATE.VER file and shortened IMG filename. It's dated July 25th, though the firmware is still the May 21st version. I guess my tech support call got somewhere with them.

I sent them an online support request (which was a lot more difficult than one would think it would be) asking for a list of what was fixed in this firmware update. I will post here when/if I hear something from them.

Tried 3 times so far and no go. Using Nero 7 followed the directions from your post exactly. DVD player says on the screen it can't read the cd.

***EDIT*** Nevermind, I downloaded to wrong version I needed the XAA one. Now it works. Thanks


***EDIT 2**** Sadly it didn't fix my 1080p issue.


Hi guys,

Glad to hear that several people were successful with the detailed instructions that I wrote. For those of you who were unsuccessful so far, make sure of the following:
1. You have the right firmware, where the last 3 letters of the player model match your model number. MINE ends with XAA.

2. You have unzipped the download before burning. If it contains a matching UPDATE.VER file, then do NOT rename anything! Include both files on your CDRW. Otherwise, you must create/include an UPDATE.VER containing matching text filename such as "build.img" IF you create this file, avoid putting a return or linefeed after the last letter!

3. Instructions for specific recording software vary. In NERO7 you select:
No Multisession, data MODE 1, file system ISO9660 only, filename length 8+3 (Level 1), and character set ISO9660. Uncheck ALL relax restrictions boxes. Be sure FINALIZE DISC is checked on the burn tab. Those are my exact settings.

4. Try one or two different type of media and slowest possible burn speed. It might just be difficulty reading a burned disc for some media brands.

If you get the upgrade firmware screen, it will offer Cancel or Total. Enter on Total to begin upgrading. The player will show "NoDSC" on the display window. Do not interrupt when LOADING appears on the TV. After about 2 minutes, the disc tray will eject and offer a brief moment to remove the disc. Leaving the disc in place does not seem to cause any problem, but removing it will offer a full player reset at next power-on. Either way, allow the player to close the tray and power off automatically before you touch anything else.

What type of result do you get? Any errors? I'll try to help if I can.

NOTE - It looks like Samsung has updated their download (for USA) to include the UPDATE.VER file and shortened IMG filename. It's dated July 25th, though the firmware is still the May 21st version. I guess my tech support call got somewhere with them.

Finally got it loaded! After burning through many TDK and Memorex cd-r's I found an old HP cd-rw which worked the first time.

Unfortunately the upgrade didn't fix my issue with the thin line at the bottom of the screen.

Ok, update to the weird line on the bottom of my screen. Called Samsung, talked to a very nice rep who said this issue is called tearing and happens when the chip in the player is having sync issues. He extended my warranty and extra 3 months and I'll be shipping it out to be repaired.

im one of those who cant get the update disk to work. tried on both a cdr and cdrw. memorex brand, used img burn to burn the files. :( aside from the HP's, any other brand with success?

thanks

Two points :

I have read on AV forums, that the firmware update remove the Multi region capability on the HD-870, Did you notice the same thing with the 1080P7?

I am still looking for an answer on Sub+idx subtitle support on this player...



Thanks
Marc

Tried to get update to work as well. Have burned Memorex, Sony and Verbatim cd-r and cdr/w disks with no luck. Also tried both Roxio and Nero (with Vista) on each. What is everybody else using?

Two points :
I have read on AV forums, that the firmware update remove the Multi region capability on the HD-870, Did you notice the same thing with the 1080P7?


It did for me because i think what happens is the player is set back to default settings which i guess explains why you have to choose the menu language for the player after the update. Not a problem for me though since i used a code (i used the code listed for the HD-860 on videohelp.com) to set my R4 player to multi-region and just had to re-enter it again.

region-free hack still won't work for me...any word on one for the US ????

So current DVD-1080P7 owners still recommend buying this over any other 1080p upconverting player? Will be used for retail and burned DVDs.

I'd rather wait for a full fledged BD or HD-DVD player but I'm still debating getting this.

I just unboxed my 1080p and get no signal through the component outs. Just a black screen. Tried it on two different TV's. Same thing. Composite works, didn't try S video since I'm so ticked off. Anybody else have this problem?

Also while running Sound & Vision test disc, it hung up after pressing menu button and I had to unplug the AC cord (and replug) to get it to work properly.

This one will be going back and Oppo 980h heading my way, most likely.

Just to check, you did press the video select button right?

Just to check, you did press the video select button right?
MaikuB, Thanks for making me feel like a fool. Actually, thanks for the reminder! I thought I had pressed every button available but I guess not!! It is now working.

I do wish I had not been so quick to buy this though. Lightning took out my old Panny DVD/DVD Audio player so I ordered this when I ordered my new Plasma. After reading the threads here on the Oppo I got GAS for one of those....Maybe still....thanks again,,,,,Eric

i just got me this player and am quite happy with it. i think the picture is great. i have a question on the settings of the tv/dvd player. i have a westy lvm37w1 and this is defaulted to the "fill" mode on screen settings (vs standard and zoom). when the player up converts the dvd to 1080p, should the tv be in standard or fill mode? at present, it is in standard mode. however, when my kids decide to use their wii, then the picture is displayed as 480p and they have to ask me to readjust it to fill mode. so i guess my question is, will keeping the tv in fill mode still make the display on the tv the upconverted image (by the player), rather than the tv scaler?
thanks.

well, im thinking of returning this player now, in favor of the phillips one. it is on sale here in canada BB. i think the only thing the samsung one has over the phillips is its looks. :)

hope im doing the right thing...

just got one in Canada today... region-free hack won't work for me... any news?

Hello,

I've been using my Samsung DVD-1080P7 for a few weeks now, paired up with a Samsung LN-T4661F LCD HDTV. Generally I like the upconverting DVD player and the picture is great.

I found a few problems recently. After playing portions of DVDs and swapping them around, the DVD tray became VERY slow opening and closing. I let the player sit until the next morning, and it is working fine again. This makes me think of a heat related problem, maybe having to do with the tray motor or grease.

Also, aside from the generally slow navigation of the user interface, I found that I am unable to use the menus on the DVD box set for HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (Signature Series w/ 16x9 enhanced). The menus for scene selection and audio selection never display a pointer and then lockup. Even just hitting play (without using menus) causes a hang during the HBO logo. I have to turn off the player with the remote, then turn back on. The show plays from that point to the end of the episode perfectly.

I assume this is a firmware bug, but I have the current 052107 firmware for my XAA version player. Any ideas? Should I return this unit while I can, and get something else?

Thanks in advance!
smerrick

Hi guys,

Glad to hear that several people were successful with the detailed instructions that I wrote. For those of you who were unsuccessful so far, make sure of the following:
1. You have the right firmware, where the last 3 letters of the player model match your model number. MINE ends with XAA.

2. You have unzipped the download before burning. If it contains a matching UPDATE.VER file, then do NOT rename anything! Include both files on your CDRW. Otherwise, you must create/include an UPDATE.VER containing matching text filename such as "build.img" IF you create this file, avoid putting a return or linefeed after the last letter!

3. Instructions for specific recording software vary. In NERO7 you select:
No Multisession, data MODE 1, file system ISO9660 only, filename length 8+3 (Level 1), and character set ISO9660. Uncheck ALL relax restrictions boxes. Be sure FINALIZE DISC is checked on the burn tab. Those are my exact settings.

4. Try one or two different type of media and slowest possible burn speed. It might just be difficulty reading a burned disc for some media brands.

If you get the upgrade firmware screen, it will offer Cancel or Total. Enter on Total to begin upgrading. The player will show "NoDSC" on the display window. Do not interrupt when LOADING appears on the TV. After about 2 minutes, the disc tray will eject and offer a brief moment to remove the disc. Leaving the disc in place does not seem to cause any problem, but removing it will offer a full player reset at next power-on. Either way, allow the player to close the tray and power off automatically before you touch anything else.

What type of result do you get? Any errors? I'll try to help if I can.

NOTE - It looks like Samsung has updated their download (for USA) to include the UPDATE.VER file and shortened IMG filename. It's dated July 25th, though the firmware is still the May 21st version. I guess my tech support call got somewhere with them.

Does the file need to be named UPDATE.VER or update.ver. The file I downloaded also had build.img in the UPDATE.VER file and was named BUILD.IMG. Both ways it said NO DSC on the screen. Would it be possible for you to make a cd image and upload it somewhere?

The 1080P7 is a pos. I had mine for a week, it skipped and froze regular and burned dvd's, skipped regular and burned audio cd's. Froze to the point where it had to be unplugged to get it to power down.
Strangely enough when I went to return it, the 2 people in line ahead of me were returning the same model!
Ended up going with a Sony DVP-NS77HB. Works like a charm. Gonna stay with it until BD cuts prices.

ps The sales rep acknowledged that the 1080P7 has problems across the board.

Does the file need to be named UPDATE.VER or update.ver. The file I downloaded also had build.img in the UPDATE.VER file and was named BUILD.IMG. Both ways it said NO DSC on the screen. Would it be possible for you to make a cd image and upload it somewhere?

Sorry, but for reasons of copyright, I don't think I can create a firmware disc and upload it anywhere. I doubt the capital or lower case letters are causing your problem. It is more likely that you need to be sure to end/close the disc session when burning (no more files can be written). Also, it might just be the brand of media you are using. It seems this player is very sensitive to problems reading burned discs of some types, in which case you would still have the problem unless you try another brand or speed disc.

smerrick

Subscribing to this thread. Just picked one up yesterday at CC. Looking through this entire post, it seems like a love/hate type of situation. I hope I end up on the love side, otherwise off it goes back to CC.

Well that might be the work experience I've ever had getting something fixed. Sent out my DVD Player about a month ago to get it fixed. After two weeks I noticed the website wanted me to pay for it to be repaired. Called Samsung they said my labor period was only 60 days and it was 64 days when they received the player. But they would upgrade my warranty for another month cause I had called prior to it expiring.

A week later no status change, I called again, they called the repair shop and said they were working on it. I verified all my info and they said it would ship back to me next week. Got a UPS tracking # the other day and it turns out they shipped it to my old address (placed I lived 3 years ago) not sure how they even got that address.

Callled UPS, had them re-deliver it to my office today. Came in a box that listed as refurbished. I sent them my original box, which didn't come back. I haven't been home to try it yet but I'm sorta annoyed if they didn't fix it and now they sent me a refurbished unit for my system that was only 60 days old.

Sorry to hear about that. I read somewhere in a Samsung HDTV thread that they generally replace items less than 3 months old with new and anything older than that with refurbs. Maybe DVD players are different.

I just got this DVD player and I am totally new to this stuff. If I have DiVX/XVID movie how do I burn it to the CD? I just burned the file to a CD and it didn't work. Standard VISTA burning program was used, I dragged the file to the CD folder and burned. When I put the CD in my Sammy 1080P7 it just says NO CD.

Did I read correctly somewhere here that the unit does not pass 5.1 through hdmi?

I notice I can't fast forward while listening to wma music files. What am I missing?

Hello,

I found a few problems recently. After playing portions of DVDs and swapping them around, the DVD tray became VERY slow opening and closing. I let the player sit until the next morning, and it is working fine again. This makes me think of a heat related problem, maybe having to do with the tray motor or grease.
smerrick

Mine started doing the same thing a few weeks ago. Then last week discs started skipping/freezing up every couple minutes, then the front panel display started showing what looked like Klingon language instead of track time. Now the drive motor sounds like a dying cat and discs won't play at all.

I've had unit since 6/25 and upgraded to the latest firmware around August.

I had it mounted under the top of the inside of a fairly large cabinet (with about 2" airspace above, 6" on each side, and 3 feet below). I don't see how it could have overheated, but who knows.

Luckily, I got it as a freebie when I bought my TV at CC, so I'm not out any real money. It ain't worth it to me to pay to send it back, and pay for "labor", just to probably get a refurb unit in return. Plus I had to open the cover so I could figure out how to mount it, so warranty is probably void anyway.

Went and spent $65 at BB for a new Philips DVP5982 which has the USB port for JPG/MP3 and better JPG slideshow features than the Samsung. I wanted to use this player and my 19" LCD as a digital picture frame when not watching TV/DVD in the dining room, but the samsung won't loop a slideshow-- plays once, then bails to menu. Hopefully the Philips will let me achieve this goal now.

Anybody wants a Samsung DVD1080P7 brick for parts, PM me.

mine in for repairs for the 2nd time now. I'm done with this POS I purchased the new Sony 1080p upconversion drive. I'll prob. sell the Samsung on Ebay cheap whenever it comes back. 1 Repair I can deal with, 2 repairs in 2 months I can't.

I wanted to like this one. I have a Samsung DVD/VCR Upconversion player for my other TV and it works great.

Does anybody have the link for dowloading the Updated Firmware for the DVD-1080P7? I can't seem to find it onmSamsung's website.

Hey guys...

Sadly, the Samsung directions for updating the firmware are not only insufficient, but they are just PLAIN WRONG! I spent almost 6 hours last night trying to update my new DVD-1080P7 with the official release and burned numerous CDR and CDRW discs.

Happily, I found the solution! HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

1. Start with a CORRECT example of a Samsung firmware download file. Look at the download for the DVD-HD870 unit, but do not get this zip file mixed up with your actual player. This is where the "secrets" are revealed.

2. Unzip the 2 files within the download. In this example, you can see there is an IMG file and a VER file. BOTH of these must be on the disc you create. Do NOT try to OPEN the IMG file with your recording software. It is NOT a disc image!

3. The UPDATE.VER file simply contains the name of the new firmware file, such as "build.img" and nothing more. Without this file, you won't get anywhere. This is the file missing from the current download for the 1080P7 unit!!!

4. However, note that you can (and should) rename your IMG file so it is called "build.img" and matches the name specified within the VER file. The IMG file I started with had a VERY long name before I renamed it and paired it up with the UPDATE.VER file.

5. Burn both files to CD using ISO9660+Joliet format and insert in the player. Works like a charm! Just be sure to use the CORRECT firmware download for your unit, and an UPDATE.VER file.

6. The Samsung directions say the update process should takes 12 minutes, but actually it is 1-2 minutes ;)

Too bad Samsung has faulty directions, even going as far as to say to burn 1 file to 1 CD. That won't work at all, because it requires 2 files!!!

Enjoy!
smerrick

I got the firmware working with these instructions. One strange thing was that the first time I uploaded the firmware I didn't get any message saying it was loading. If that happens to you make sure to wait until it ejects the disc and then loads the disc back in and powers off by itself. I did, but it still froze up afterward and I had to unplug the power to reboot it. The second time I tried loading the firmware everything went smoothly... I got the message onscreen to wait until it ejects/loads/powers off. I did, and there was some delay when I powered on but all was well.

However I agree that this player is a POS. It still doesn't hold the bitstream setting between poweroffs, displays the annoying "HDMI audio not supported" whenever starting to play from a pause, and fast forward/rewind only supports 2x, 4x, 64x and 128x but not the actually useful speeds between like 16x. Not to mention all operations are very slow. If I had read reviews I wouldn't have bought this.

still can't find any region-free hack :mad: My player is still on firmware 033XXXX. (Player is region 1 and 99% of my dvd's are PAL :(:(:().If I can't find anything, I'll sell it.

got unit today from amazon $69. connected, changed audio to bitstream(digital coax to receiver), default is pcs. turn unit off, on, audio reverted back to pcs. called samsung, 3 levels later the guy says it should keep setting during power on/off, and that the memory in the unit must be bad. wants to service it. i said uhh ?

oh yeah, unit froze 2 times during setup.

back to amazon it goes, reconnect the sony and wait till the war is over. quality was ****** anyway, looked worse than my sony s360.

same here...I want to be sure to find a region free hack before to buy it.
I want this particular player because it matches my Samsung TV and upconvert to 1080p.
Did you try this Samsung "hack" ?
-SET HDMI SEL BUTTON TO 480P, THEN OPEN TRAY NO DISK ON IT,
PRESS INFO BUTTON, AND PRESS NINE, UNTIL NUMBER 9 APPEARS ON LEFT
CORNER OF TV DISPLAY, THEN, TURN OFF DVD, THEN ON

I tried this hack on the DVD-HD960 and it worked like a charm. I put in an R2 disc and it played perfectly.

I ordered a 1080P7 on sale from Future Shop to drive my 1080p LCD TV. Paid more for a good quality HDMI cable, go figure. After checking out this thread I became very afraid I would be returning it (even before getting it). Watching my first DVD got about a half hour in, and the unit started to freeze up. As it turned out, I had it sitting on my satellite receiver, and it was heating up. I moved it to its own shelf, and it has been excellent ever since. Using the Get Grey calibration disk I can see this unit does not crush whites or blacks the way I have seen with some other up-converting HDMI based units. All in all I love this unit, but it’s very sensitive to overheating. Next year I’ll get a real HD player once the format war is over.

I have had this player for about 7 months now. Seems to be pretty solid and I don't the issues others have had with it.

I do have a question though. I got a few DVD's that have the option to select the color version or black and white version of the film on the fly. Problem I am having is these films show a camera in the upper right corner all the way through the movie. I know it indicates multiple angles but its annoying having it displayed for the whole movie. Will any button or option make it go away?

Excuse me for asking a question that may be answered in this thread, but i did a search and didnt find it.

Is the 1080p8 HDMI 1.3?????? I just bought it along with a Samsung 32" lcd for a small room, and the manual for the tv says it wants the 1.3 version of HDMI. Will this player fit the bill?

Thanks for an answer, as i may not be able to set up the electronics for a week or so as i have other things to do in the room to get the space ready for the electronics. I have already opened the box, so cant return it as a closed box if its not HDMI 1.3 - also, if not 1.3, will it still work?