Samsung BD-P1200 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: One of the bigger buzzwords going around these days is HDTV. Everyone seems to want high-def this and high-def that. Just as we encountered with VHS and Betamax, we are once again amidst a format war of sorts. On one side of the arena is HD DVD, backed by

Verdict: Cosmetically, the Samsung BD-P1200 is a beauty. The high gloss finish is absolutely sensational to look at and it will surely look great next to your huge Samsung HDTV LCD. The blue lighting is a great touch and I liked the hinged door for the disc tray.

Review summary: I anticipate that the basic feature set of the new players will be very similar to this one. As for performance, I would not be surprised to find that the BD-P2400, in particular, provides performance very similar to the BD-P1200. So you might look at thi

Verdict: Samsung's Blu-ray DVD player and Toshiba's HD DVD model raise the bar on performance while keeping the price down.

Review summary: With its HQV true 1080i to 1080p HD deinterlacing process, the BD-P1200 delivers the sharpest, most detailed HD images possible. There are no jagged edges with the per-pixel motion adaptive algorithm and a sophisitcated multi-directional diagonal filter.

Verdict: Not yet reviewed by editors.