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Title: Defective by design?
Review: This player really improves the DVD playback quality on HDTVs when compared to standard def players. However I had to return it after trying to play a couple of commercial DVD discs. With every disc I tried, the player froze during the playback at different times through out the movie. It ceased to respond to the buttons on the remote and player. I had to plug the power cord out to reset the player.The player had the latest firmware -with an "improved DVD playback" feature in the firmware log- and trying those discs on my PS3 without any problems left me no choice but to think that this player was defective.Maybe it is the hardware itself or the upscaling feature is freezing it. It could even be an HDMI connection issue. There's a possibility that it might be fixed by a firmware update but right now it does not really feel like a solid and a stable dvd player.
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