Maybe people here wants the player because it can also upscale their current DVD collection,whereas media player's can't.

And besides,even if u have a media player,where do u get the movies from? 

I tried Upscalling from DVD, but for 50" TV above the PQ is worst la....i think for 42"just nice.

Movie for media player can get from fren maaaa.....

Wait till you have to buy Bluray disc. And before you know it, those disc cost far more than the player. Furthermore, even if are willing to pay, they are not readily available. That's why I decided not to get a Bluray player and instead, gotten a good media player.

Don't have to worry too much on Bluray disc yet.

As an additional option to be able to use it as a media player this unit has already served it's purpose well. IMO. No need to have too many units of hardware around. Less one remote control also as it can be used for my Sammy TV.

DVD's surely can't beat BD's that's a fact but I find the upscaling is OK on my 55". Unless the DVD is a very poor pirate copy.
Garbage in garbage out.

Use the HDMI to connect to yr home theatre. Then from AVR to yr TV.

How is the quality of the picture then? Not as good as HDMI I believe. But is the difference very significant?

I tried Upscalling from DVD, but for 50" TV above the PQ is worst la....i think for 42"just nice.

Movie for media player can get from fren maaaa.....

How is the quality of the picture then? Not as good as HDMI I believe. But is the difference very significant?

Shop sent it last nite after delivering the TV to inlaws place. A short and brief review only. But for only 300+ a pop it is really tremendously cheap. Wife did not believe until I showed her the receipt. Thought I had erased off the 1 in front. Ha ha.

Setup was easy and fast. Updated also to latest firmware. Need to use Thumb Drive. Unable to detect if it was on the HDD.

Pro's
Loading Time - fast
Video quality - good
Audio - ok

Con's
Audio quality - PCM was still the best. Bitstream was very faint - funny though. Have to turn up to very high levels.
GUI - scrolling of movie files need some time. Icons a bit too big.
Disk loading tray is a bit flimsy.

Summary - for this meagre amount we are paying and getting a disc and media player together in a combo like this, we cannot ask more anything more.

Question: can the USB port behind (for the Wireless LAN adapter) be used as another USB to HDD port. That way we can connect the HDD behind the unit. It also looks neater.

yes 1080p..DVD can't compare with BD ...

If you got a good AVR then it is OK or could be better also. If not you can just set Passthrough. No significant difference found.

HDMI all the way so it is OK.

Kopisan,

Not sure. No time to read manual yet.
Maybe you can check out the specs at official website.Should be a good partner for yr TV I guess. I have put aside my media player and a few DVD players since this can also do the job well. Wife happy as the place has become neater and less remote controls.

I bought it last week. Don't ask for recommendations for other outlets in Klang Valley (which you did - read your own post correctly) if the perimeter of your world is only within Setia Alam.