1080p LCD HDTV Review

• 1080p video outputs via HDMI
• High performance 216MHz/12-bit video DAC with Noise Shaped Video and Faroudja DCDi processing
• Top class 192kHz/24-bit audio DACs (2 channels x 4)
• MP3, JPEG, Dvix and WMA playback
• Progressive Scan (NTSC/PAL)

Yamaha Universal DVD Player offers the assurance of extremely high video and audio quality as well as large collection of features like 1080p-compatible HDMI output and DVD-Audio /Super Audio CD playback. It allows the DVD player to transfer digital video and audio signals directly to an HDMI equipped monitor or projector, instead of having to convert them to analog. This player plays discs recorded in the MP3, JPEG, DivX and WMA formats. This multi channel music formats provide a surround sound music experience that is much more natural and lifelike than normal stereo.

 

Yamaha DVD-S1800BL 1080p Upconverting DVD SACD Player User Review

I purchased this player to take the load off a constantly used Pioneer DVD recorder/player, on a recommendation from a friend, during the low price sale. He needed a new cd player and this had the high end da audio components he wanted, and the super reduced price, I figured it was worth the risk.
The machine itself is solid and well built and lives up to the clean sound quality he raved about, and the picture quality is excellent, too… my only gripe is it is picky with certain discs. Some play through, with no problem, but others cause a list of glitches from pixels to machine freezes. I expect that from Sony, for they are the finickeyist players out there,(and their quality has dropped tremendously) but not Yamaha- especially in the original price tag class. If I paid the original price, I would have returned it, but because when it isn’t being picky, it’s great and I couldn’t touch another player with the sale price.
It used to be said that you get what you paid for, but now pretty much everything is overpriced and built questionably, so we don’t know… I hope these companies read our reviews to understand where we are coming from, that would be nice.
So, blah, blah, blah… Original price 249.00- NO… under 100.00- YES.