Samsung announces the advent of audio/videophile-quality DVD entertainment with its next-generation of upconversion DVD players: the DVD-HD941 and the DVD-HD841. Delivering stunning, cinema-quality DVD playback, both players use a fully digital process to provide high-definition resolution such as 1080i, 768p, and 720p signals, making it ideal for those who want to get the most out of their HD displays and existing DVD titles. Both models have a host of advanced features such as DVI and HDMI outputs for uncompressed digital video. They both also offer increased audio capabilities as well, including Super Audio CD (SACD) and DVD-Audio--making then not only the best-performing players, but also the most complete. The DVD-HD941 additionally features no-compromise video performance enhancements like Faroudja's Directional Correlational De-interlacing (DCDi) technology, HDMI output, black level adjustment, increased resolution settings and discrete IR codes. Faroudja's DCDi eliminates the jagged edges that appear when standard interlaced video is viewed on progressive-scan displays for a smooth and natural picture.
Currently, consumers who have upgraded their home theaters with HDTVs do not have an abundance of high-definition programming available. The DVD-HD841 offers an alternate solution by upconverting a DVD's native resolution (480p) to output high-definition formats (720p/1080i). The most impressive attribute of this upconverting process is that it takes place completely in the digital domain, which eliminates data loss and other artifacts associated with analog convergence. As a result, the process opens up a vast library of DVD material for consumers who want to watch digitally enhanced movies on their HDTV displays and enjoy the highest quality video and audio available on the DVD market.
