I’ve previously mentioned this NeuNeo DVD player because it puts out 1080p on its HDMI output. It seems like that info may have been wrong, but I’m not sure. About.com has a review of the player, and in two places it says that the 1080p is for component output, not HDMI. But in another place it says that the HDMI will do 1080p. So which is it?

On paper this thing has quite an array of features. It can play back DVD-Video, DVD+R/+RW/-R/-RW, HVD, CD/CDR/CDRW/CD-MP3/HDCD and JPEG. I guess it can convert to 720p or 1080i over the HDMI output, and 720p, 1080i, or 1080p via component output. They didn’t even test the 1080p component output.

Video performance was mixed:

the 2085 produced mixed results, with the Samsung 931 outperforming the NeuNeo in performance tests in HDMI/DVI output mode … and also in 480p component output mode.

NOTE: The Samsung 931 does not feature upscaling through component output. The 1080p function of the 2085 was not tested.

The 2085’s component output produced best results, in both standard and upscaled resolutions. One shortcoming - somewhat dimished video quality when adapting the HDMI output to a TV with DVI input; It would be nice to offer both output options.

In terms of detail and color, the 2085 faired well. However, moire and jaggies elimination during motion were average. Video noise reduction tests revealed some background video noise, but was not excessive.

The component video output yielded better black levels and more saturated color than the HDMI-to-DVI connection. This may be the result of converting HDMI to DVI. In terms of overall video quality, the images produced by the 2085 looked better using the component video connection option, rather than HDMI.

So while the NeuNeo HVD2085 seems to have lots of cool whiz-bang features, including HVD decoding, it needs some work in the quality department.

About.com - NeuNeo HVD2085 DVD Player