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 Yamaha DVD Player November 5, 2009
C. Johnston (Frisco, TX)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The DVD player showed up within days of ordering it, even with the standard shipping. The price was the lowest and shipping was free. I hooked up an HDMI cable from the player to my TV and am watching the DVD's in 1080. Plays CD's with extreme clarity, even at high volume. Great unit for the price.
Excellent Quality- the One to Buy November 5, 2009
proton32060 (Florida)
I bought this to replace a Phillips DVD Player that died within a year. The main criteria was a unit capable of playing Divx files and unfortunately until recently Phillips was the only game in town. The two Phillips units I bought were of poor quality and broke fairly quickly.
This Yamaha is definitely a welcome change.
It is very well made and operates perfectly. I apologize for gushing over this thing but in this day and age where everything is a cheap import that falls apart in short order it is wonderful to buy something that is made with a high degree of quality and craftsmanship. You just don't see that much anymore.
It plays .avi files perfectly both on a DVD+R disc or from a removable hard drive plugged into the USB port. The picture and sound are excellent and the unit does not hang, skip, or have the picture breakup while playing any type of disc I have tried so far. If you want to play through the USB port make sure your hard drive is formatted with FAT32 as opposed to NTFS. I don't believe the unit recognizes the NTFS format.
It may be due to my experience with the poorly made units I had prior to this but I just can't say enough good things about this player. It is very well made both inside and out. It costs a little more but it is worth the extra money.
If you want quality and excellent performance this is the one to buy.
 Great overall, too deep for cabinet October 7, 2009
C. Novy (Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like everything about this unit, except the depth. I have to pull the unit forward with the cabinet door open to plug in the three wires. I purchased right angle RCA adapters but they are still too long. I will have to custom make some kind of adapter to allow the unit to sit in our cabinet with our having to plug and unplug the the audio and video cables. really a huge drag. The unit does not have to be that deep. bigger is not better.
The USB feature is really great. I have a simple stereo digital recorder from Radio Shack that pops apart to expose a USB connector. I can plug it directly into the face of the DVD/CD player to play the tracks live on the tuner.
Overall, this is a great unit. The price was good. I would certainly recommend checking cabinet depth before purchasing. If you have the space, you'll be happy with this player.
 DVD-S661BL dvd player July 14, 2009
cdg_orders (USA)
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
In addition to what other people have written about this player, I would like to point out that it does not have frame-by-frame advance and if you are viewing a movie in slow motion (to find that perfect spot) there is no way to pause it at a certain point. Once you press "play/pause" the movie will begin playing at normal speed so you have to be very quick to press it again to freeze the scene.
This may be a nice little player but not having single frame advance and better freeze frame control is what gives it a 1 star rating in my book.
Superb Picture July 5, 2009
W. Schultz (USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This Yamaha costs a little bit more than some other DVD players, but the picture is well worth the price. Up-converting a 480 line interlaced DVD signal to High Definition formats involves some complex digital signal processing. The chip set used to do this and the skill with which the software is written both matter, so it is not suprising that a more expensive unit will tend to give a better picture.
Important Note: the setup menu has provision for Brightness, Contrast, and Color adjustments. Taking some care to match these settings to personal taste considerably improves the viewing experience.
Note 2: On an up-converting DVD player you can compare the quality of the the video processor to the video processor in your TV. First watch a scence with the HDMI output set to 480. Then set the HDMI output to the resoulution of your TV, and replay the scene. In the first case the TV is doing the up-conversion, and in the second the DVD player is doing the up-converting. This test with a JVC DVD player and Sharp Aquos 720p TV produced no discernable difference. Both give a very good picture. Adding the Yamaha player to the mix, however, produces a noticeable improvement in picture quality. Whoever wrote the software for the Yamaha unit did a fine job.
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