Question:

 Using A DVD Player Or Gaming System?

Answer:

 Video quality from a DVD player or gaming system is dependent on three factors:

• The quality of your connection.
• The resolution at which the DVD player or gaming system is set.
• The resolution at which the media (game or DVD) is recorded.

To improve the picture from your DVD player or gaming system, review the information about the three factors below.

Connection Quality

If you connect your DVD player or gaming system to this TV using a Composite A/V connection, the TV can not display its best quality picture.

To improve the picture, Samsung strongly recommends that you connect your DVD player or gaming system with a Component (Y, Pr, Pb) or HDMI connection.

The Resolution at which the DVD Player or Gaming System is Set

This TV accepts all resolutions up to 1080p (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p from lowest to highest).

The higher you set the output resolution on your DVD player or gaming system, the clearer the picture appears.

As both DVD players and gaming systems look best on this TV at 1080p, you should set the output of your DVD player or gaming system to 1080p.

If your DVD player or gaming system does not support this resolution, set it to the highest resolution that is available to you.

If you do not know how to set the resolution, consult the DVD player or gaming system owners manual.

The Resolution at which the Media is Recorded

Standard DVDs do not look as good as HD DVDs or Blu-Ray discs because they are recorded at 480p (Enhanced Definition or ED).

In contrast, High Definition is 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. 

To get true HD quality to your TV from a DVD player, you need a Blu-Ray player and Blu-Ray discs or an HD-DVD player and HD-DVD discs.

Note on Up-Converting DVD Players:

Up-converting DVD players are not true HD and do not read HD-DVD or Blu-ray discs.

They can only play standard DVD's. Even though you have the ability to change the resolution of the DVD player, the picture quality does not change significantly. 

The TV is already scaling the image and more often than not, the TV has a better scaler than the DVD player.

Additional Troubleshooting

If you are experiencing problems like pixelization, tiling, or lines through the screen, try the following: 

• Change to another DVD or game. If the problem goes away, the problem is not caused by the TV.
• Test another gaming system or DVD player on the same input. You can also try hooking the DVD player or gaming system (with the same connection cables) to another TV. 
• If the problem follows the DVD player, your issue is with the DVD player and not the TV.