Not Bad for the Money

The picture is definitely not HD, but is much better than a normal DVD. Had a little trouble during set up with my Hitachi 42" plasma and a few audio problems but have worked around. Plays most of the downloaded CD's, AVI's etc from my Mac computer. The unit should serve me well, especially for older DVD's until I upgrade to Blue Ray. The unit is well worth the money.

Best DVD Player I Have Ever Owned

Don't let this size or price of this DVD player fool you. It is a superior product to all its larger, more expensive competitors. The picture is outstanding, and it is easy to use. We bought it for vacations in our Airstream but like it so much we might buy another for our home.

Meaning of Upconverting

To get the full capabilities of this dvd player you NEED to have an HDTV! let me repeat that again....NEED TO HAVE HDTV to get full capabilities otherwise you are wasting your money except for the space saving design. It takes a standard DVD and instead of showing it @ the standard dvd resolution of around 480 or less i do not remember exactly, adds in more lines for a more detailed picture up to 1080 or in-between depending on the maximum resolution of your tv. For those curious I am not sure what happens if you try to play a blu-ray dvd though, but just remember that it is a step up from a regular dvd player but is still not blu-ray quality! One more thing for those of you who do not know this uses a HDMI (which combines the audio and video all into one cable) connection not the [S-video] or [Red, White, Yellow].

Please ignore the 1 star rating

I don't think the 1 star review by Igor H. Souza is fair. He should have refrained from posting as he is clueless about dvd players. Anyways, on to my review:

This is a solid player for the price. The best feature is it's design. It takes up less than half the space of conventional dvd players and has a very modern / futuristic design. The curvy, sleek shape is like no other dvd player on the market today. As for performance, this is a 1080p upconverting player. It is unfair to compare the picture quality to Blu Ray or the now defunct HD-DVD format. The picture quality of Blu Ray / HD DVD has a very fluid quality that no normal DVD player can replicate. However, I think in the next one year Blu Ray prices will drop significantly and paying $400 for a Blu Ray player may not be the best long term investment. Most Blu Ray players have some bugs that still need to be worked out. I have a 37" Samsung 1080P LCD tv and the picture quality of this player is pretty impressive. Make sure to tweak  more

Works wonderfully

We have had this player for a couple of weeks now. We recently purchased a Full Hi Def television but not quite ready to plunge another $400+ into a Blu Ray player. This little machine is a gem. It works exactly the way it should. We have it connected to the TV via HDMI and the picture is fantastic -- our SD DVDs look incredible. Not sure what the previous reviewer is referring to. There is no set up, simply connect the cable and plug it in. Also, there is no problem with the power cable -- it's standard length. The machine is sleek and intuitive. All you have to do is insert the disc -- the machine will turn on the TV, change to the proper input and load directly to the main menu. We were completely amazed the first time we inserted a movie. Honestly, if this is a small sampling of Hi Def, a Blu Ray player might be in our future soon. I cannot get over the clarity.