FWIW, I have a Samsung 1400, and it rocks. No problems for me at all. I would recommend one to anyone.

Problem with Samsung 1400:

Just wondering if anyone else has this problem. It randomly will go into pause mode. Does not always occur, and happens whether Blu-Ray or regular DVD.

TIA

Have you updated the firmware recently? I haven't followed the 1400 very closely, but I know that all of the HD players (both formats) have been getting fairly regular firmware updates.

having just purchased the Toshiba a3 hd-dvd player im really happy with it,altho in reading alot of format wars articles, im going to have to look at blu-ray as it appears that they are going to win out. I'll wait however when the prices come down and get a trustworthy blu-ray player. (damn those format wars!!)

After talking with a lower level customer support person who had no clue what I was talking about (the problem of spontaneous pausing) and not knowing whether the firmware update would solve the problem I "escalated" to a level 2 tech support person.,

This person did some research and stated that the firmware update would not solve the problem of occasional spontaneous pausing. He said I have to send the unit to the service center for warranty work.

Problem is, however, that they may not ever notice the pause, since sometimes it does and sometimes it does not. If not, it would be returned with same problem.

So I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem. Unfortunately it's past 30 days and amazon won't take it back. The problem occurred during the first 30 days, but I kinda forgot about it, while getting my Toshiba with error message resovled. I guess head was elsewhere.

Anybody?????