Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Do not waste your money - stick with a progressive scan

I was hoping this DVD player would be different but again I was disappointed. It does have a nice design BUT...DVD-R's seem to be the most difficult DVD's to play. It did play some BUT not all of them. I have read about how you cannot create a readable backup DVD-R or cheaper DVD-R's cannot be read. I found this to be untrue. When I purchased another Samsung DVD player (progressive scan model) it had no problems playing any of my DVD-R's.The second problem is the upconvert process. I have a Hitachi Ultravision, and I saw no difference when upconverting, even with a Monster HDMI cable. After speaking with several individuals, allegedly knowledgeable about this subject, I found that the upcovert, when it does work, doesn't make any significant impact.