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Technology Stocks : C-Cube -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Don Dorsey who wrote (27327)	12/31/1997 1:46:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Cube inside... SAMSUNG'S SECOND-GENERATION DIGITAL VIDEO DISC PLAYER 12/30/97 Portland Oregonian SUNRISE Page D03 (Copyright (c) The Oregonian 1997) Samsung's second-generation Digital Video Disc player -- the DVD -905 -- is a work of art. That is to say it looks good on the shelf in its brushed gunmetal gray finish while also displaying a flawless image on your television screen. The DVD -905 is home-theater ready: It contains Dolby Digital circuitry to decode 5.1 channel Dolby surround sound -- Hollywood's choice for replicating movie soundtracks the way film producers intended. To accommodate the various surround-sound modes, the Samsung player boasts eight analog audio jacks -- two for use with a two-channel or Dolby Pro Logic system and the other six to carry Dolby Digital's 5.1 channels. The DVD -905 also has a pair of digital outputs, one coaxial and one optical, which makes adding to an existing audio-video system easier. Some A/V components we've seen have one of these outputs but not both. The usual DVD features, such as resume-play memory, multilanguage subtitles and aspect-ratio options, are easy to access and operate. Indeed, the 905's front panel is blessedly simple. There is a centrally located status display and disc drawer but only four function buttons for a sleek, uncluttered look. The remote, on the other hand, looks like it was designed by Boeing and ready for takeoff. It provides control for just about everything that moves, whether it be opening and closing the disc drawer, accessing subtitles or merely shutting the machine down. You might quarrel with Samsung's logic of offering a built-in Dolby Digital decoder in a DVD player, since you may get better sound, especially in the bass, by sending the digital output to an amplifier/receiver oufitted with its own decoder and bass management circuits. On the other hand, not everyone can afford an audio/video receiver outfitted with Dolby Digital. Having this circuitry safely tucked away in the DVD player avoids buying a new Dolby Digital A/V receiver in the $900-and-up price range.