The BDP-80's analog section isn't as good as the BDP-83's (which is really quite good), but it's still on par with just about any other mass-market BD player. The 80's analog section is actually descended from the DV-983H's analog section. I don't know if Samsung did something special with that particular player, but unless analog performance was one of the BD-C6900's major selling points I wouldn't be surprised if the BDP-80 compares well with or even beats the Samsung.