Customer Reviews for Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
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Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
Model: DV-S6160BL
SKU: 8504656
UPC: 027108928449
Enjoy all of your favorite movies with this DVD player that features 1080i upconversion for HDTV-compliant picture quality. The built-in USB interface makes it easy to connect a digital device for playback of music and image files.179.99
Average Customer Rating:
4.4
out of 5
(7 Reviews) 7
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86% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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6 out of
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Customer Reviews for Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
Review 1 for Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
Poor dvd player
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: wiggibear
from Salem, Oregon
on 08/30/2008
Value for Price
2.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Ease of Set Up
3.0
I bought this upconverter and it sometimes doesn't want to eject the discs, and also sometimes doesn't play DVD+DL discs
What's great about it: great picture
What's not so great: slow to eject, long read times, skips, doesn't play
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 2 for Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
Recommended!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
My first upconverting deck, a Samsung DVD-HD960, crapped out on me after a year and half (I shoulda seen that coming; it had stability issues right out of the box). I've had a Yamaha SACD/DVD-Audio deck for some years now and it's been a solid performer so, although I couldn't find much in the way of other reviews of this item, I figured that for the price it was worth looking at. Very glad I did. I have it hooked up via HDMI to a Samsung DLP set and connected to my A/V receiver with RCA jacks. The first thing I noticed was the sound - a definite improvement over my previous deck, but then again Yamaha's reputation is built on their audio performance. Then I pulled out the discs I use to demo and tweak: The Searchers (technicolor) The Last Picture Show (B&W) and The Bob Newhart Show (70's TV Series). The Searchers looks practically high-def in 720p, Last Pic Show had excellent gradations of blacks, whites, and grays (also 720p), but The BN Show looked best in 480p. So far only one of my DVD's, the Criterion edition of Two-Lane Blacktop actually looked best in 1080i. Understand that when you upconvert, you are upconverting picture grain as well; a lot of my older DVD's look best in 480p. There are a multitude of useful settings, all easily understood and executed, on this deck. If, like me, you're not planning to get on the Blu-Ray bus anytime soon, I'd recommend that you consider this DVD Player.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
great
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: tg444
on 07/21/2008
i love this DVD player. got it a year ago. easy to hook up great picture, my HDTV looks sweet. good price for the dvd player
What's great about it: great picture
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
A Quality DVD Upconverter
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Jay61
from Winnetka, CA
on 07/17/2008
I got my unit as a fantastic freebie to the Samsung 50" LED Projection TV that I bought here at Best Buy a few months back. I bought an HDMI cable and hooked it to my tv and I was all set in a few minutes. I bought some old James Bond movies which were recently upgraded to widescreen format and they played wonderfully in the Yamaha. I'm thinking these movies did not look this good when they were originally released in theaters! Great picture, very even and cinema-like.
Even if this unit were not free, I would buy it.
What's great about it: Clean upconversion, many settings
What's not so great: Can't open the dvd tray from the remote
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
Solid player
Customer Rating
5.0
My first upconverting deck, a Samsung DVD-HD960, crapped out on me after a year and half (I shoulda seen that coming; it had stability issues right out of the box). I've had a Yamaha SACD/DVD-Audio deck for some years now and it's been a solid performer so, although I couldn't find much in the way of other reviews of this item, I figured that for the price it was worth looking at. Very glad I did. I have it hooked up via HDMI to a Samsung DLP set and connected to my A/V receiver with RCA jacks. The first thing I noticed was the sound - a definite improvement over my previous deck, but then again Yamaha's reputation is built on their audio performance. Then I pulled out the discs I use to demo and tweak: The Searchers (technicolor) The Last Picture Show (B&W) and The Bob Newhart Show (70's TV Series). The Searchers looks practically high-def in 720p, Last Pic Show had excellent gradations of blacks, whites, and grays (also 720p), but The BN Show looked best in 480p. So far only one of my DVD's, the Criterion edition of Two-Lane Blacktop actually looked best in 1080i. Understand that when you upconvert, you are upconverting picture grain as well; a lot of my older DVD's look best in 480p. There are a multitude of useful settings, all easily understood and executed, on this deck. If, like me, you're not planning to get on the Blu-Ray bus anytime soon, I'd recommend that you consider this DVD Player.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
Excellent DVD player
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: DTBinTN
from Memphis, TN
on 01/30/2008
Very easy setup. Remote is a bit small, but this is my only 'complaint'. What a difference in viewing my std dvd's. Easy set up, clean, slim design, and hdmi output. Until the hd dvd war is complete (or I finally get a 1080 tv), this will be my main player, and a valuable piece of equioment when relegated to another room. I highly recommend this Yamaha.
What's great about it: Upscaling is wonderful! Sleek design.
What's not so great: None found
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for Yamaha DVD Player with HD Upconversion
Nice picture
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: tika
from Tucson AZ
on 12/31/2007
Great picture and easy to use. Slim and sleek in design
What's great about it: Great for the money
What's not so great: none
I would recommend this to a friend!
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