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i finally got around to getting a hdtv and i must say i think i made a good choice with this one..i am very pleased so far, just cant wait to get my hd cable receiver to see some 1080 content.. then getting a samsung hd-960 upconverting dvd player

Great choice, Darren!

Of course, I'm a bit biased.

Hi darren700,

Your system looks great, as does the image on the Samsung DLP.
Just a tip here: In my experience, the Samsung DVD players, while they're OK, have somewhat mediocre video quality, including the upconverting models.

A no-brainer alternative would be the OppoDigital 970, which you can get on-line for $149US. It has excellent playback quality whether through its component video outputs or via its HDMI upconversion, and it's a Universal player as well. I have no complaints about the SACD or DVD-Audio sound quality either. Check it out at www.oppodigital.com

the oppo is only 1080i is it not? the hd960 samsung seems to be pretty good and is highly praised at avsforum.com it also features the fajuita chip (no idea how to spell that)which is well renown..

Also be weary of the Oppo players from this generation. If I am not mistaken when using component out they only output 480i.

-Hutz

The Oppo 970 will output 480p over component outputs according the the spec (and full resolution on non-commercial DVDs).

Darren, keep in mind that since your 5087 is a 1080p set, it has to deinterlace an input that's "only" 1080i to 1080p. It shouldn't be assumed that a player or receiver that deinterlaces i to p would do a visibly better job of it than the 5087 itself would.

Faroudja I believe is the word you're looking for, and well received "for the most part" is a good comment. They have been known to create macroblocking issues with Samsung DLP's on ocassion.

However keep in mind that (as far as i know) your TV, while 1080p, does not have 1080p INPUT over component (unless this has changed) only the VGA port can accept 1080p. I could be wrong, perhaps the *87 series is different.

The Oppo players are highly regarded as well, and the new models should have no problem with 4801/480p.

- D

i dont know about only 1080p by vga, but i plan to hook my future dvd player up via hdmi, i dont see why it wouldnt support 1080p over hdmi