Features:

• 1080p Upconversion
• HDMI CDC
• Progressive Scan
• 14 bit video DAC

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
selectable 720p/1080i/1080p output via HDMI digital interface * Anynet+ simplifies control of compatible Samsung components via the HDMI connection (HDMI-CEC) * 1 set of audio/video outputs (composite, 480i/480p component video, and HDMI) * plays DVD-Video, DVD-R & DVD-RW, DVD+R & DVD+RW, CD, CD-R & CD-RW, MP3 & WMA CDs, and digital picture CD (JPEG) * remote control *

Rating : - Not up to the task
bought this DVD player for two main reasons:
1. To play upconverted DVDs on my new sony LCD
2. To play some of my DIVX encoded movies
3. To play international DVDs

Pros:
- nice overall appearance and design of the player
- The 1080P upconversion was standard - I haven't seen the upconversion output of many other DVD players, but don't expect any miracles from any sub $100 players. The artifacts / pixelation / mosquito noise ... made any of the DVDs I tried barely any better. The upconverted DVDs looked worse on my new 32" Sony LCD than on my 8-year old 32" Sony XBR flat tube.
- Price was right: $50 or so on Amazon

Cons:
- I couldn't get it to play non-region 1 DVDs. Not even DVDs with no region-coding. It kept refusing to play those too. I tried all kinds of hacks but to no avail --> That's the kiss of death
- The overall operation of the player was sluggish. Response to remote control key presses was slow and annoying. DVD door would not respond quickly...
- The menu was also fugly to look at and operate.
- I tried several DVDs with DIVX encoded files and it couldn't play any of them ! --> not good.

Conclusion:
Save yourself some money and some time. Don't get this Samsung DVD-1080P8 (mine went back to Amazon. great return service). Get instead the Philips DVP5990 (it gave me upconversion, USB playback, multi-region).