Samsung DVD611 DVD Player

• Dolby Digital and DTS output
• Coaxial and optical digital-audio outputs
• 10-bit video and 24-bit audio digital-to-analog converters
• Video black-level adjustment
• Component-video outputs

Like a lot of people, I could not wait any longer to get my first DVD player... and being budget impaired... I was looking for a good player at a relatively low price.

Before I buy, I always research, including reading the reviews for the Samsung DVD611 DVD Player. Seemed like split vote between those who praise the price and features to those who had VERY bad experinces with this machine and were justifibly warning consumers...

That all said and done, I ordered the Samsung DVD611 DVD Player for myself, leery of problems, but lured by the low price...and hoped for the best...

And I must say... this DVD far exceeded my expectations. So far, the skipping problem (which occur on most DVD players) has been minimal. The picture and sound quality and variety of options are more than I anticipated. The remote is small and easy to use... and it's just cool!

So, say what you will about the Samsung DVD611 DVD Player. I for one and very happy with it and would purchase another as a gift. Find out for yourself. Then write your own review.

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I received a DVD611 recently as a birthday gift, but I'm returning it ... Every DVD that I've played in the machine has exhibited frame skips at least twice per movie. For me, this is annoying and disrupts the mood of a scene. I end up wondering where the skips will occur on each movie I play. The audio gain is also weak, at least through the analog RCA audio connectors (my TV doesn't support digital audio). I would recommend this machine only to uncritical neophytes for whom the low price is the primary purchase factor. They'll be impressed enough with the resolution and multiple connection options to disregard the skipping problem. However, if you think the machine's quirks would irritate you (as they did me), spend a little more money and move up to something else.

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As a survivor of the Beta/VHS war, I waited as long as I could to take the dive into DVD. I really didn't have a lot of extra scratch and I am still jealous of my 1,000+ VHS titles, mostly studio editions. I figured that I had thirty days to let this baby prove itself and it did. The picture and sound are phenomenal on my 27" SONY with SONY Pro-Logic Surround Processor. Skipping has been almost non-existent, even after heavy use (yes, there have been one or two very slight 'freezes' on most discs but the sound stays on track so it's not a major inconvenience). Try this machine...I think you'll love it!

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This is a no-frills player, but it does a nice job and offers lots of features particularly DTS at a very attractive price.

Some reviewers have had problems with skipping, but I had this problem with only one movie, and it was a bad disc, not the player.

The user interfaces could be better, and I wish they'd put more controls on the face of the unit instead of the remote (my four-year-old LOVES to hide daddy's DVD remote!), but overall I'd recommend this unit pretty highly.

For the price, you can't go wrong...but for the same price you CAN go wrong with other units.

I purchased this DVD player in June 2000. In August, it started skipping and freezing discs out of the blue. It also started acting very strangly on just about any disc that had extra features (which covers about 99% of all DVDs). I had it cleaned, and checked out by a local electronics store, but they could find no problem with it and suggested I return it or purchase a better one. I've noticed that it skips more often about an hour into watching a movie. The player is usually pretty hot at this point, even if placed in a well open space. If I turn it off for an hour or two, and let it cool off, the skipping would stop until the next time it got too hot. This is just not acceptable.

Samsung was my first DVD player, and I'm not happy with it at all anymore. I got it because of the low price, but I guess that old saying of "you get what you pay for" is true. Buyer beware on this one. I suggest spending a few extra bucks, and going with another brand. It'll save you the frustration of wanting to throw the thing out the window when it starts freezing and skipping in the middle of a movie you're enjoying very much.