When I purchased my new 61" Samsung DLP 6163W set a month ago I knew that the HD-941 DVD Player was a must have because of the HDMI Connection. Well I finally got it at Harvey's in NYC and as soon that I turned it on I noticed a significant difference in the quality of the sound and video compared to the HD-841 model. After watching DVD's for the pass 4 days I am 100% satified with this DVD player and immediatly returned the HD-841

My 941 is region free and HD security free at last. To avoid video problems get the latest firmware update from Samsung. Then go to ebay and buy an Aiwa RC-6AS14 remote control for <$15.00. This is required. Use the Aiwa remote. Hold the shift button down while hitting repeat,prgm then clock. ADJUST appeared on the LCD screen of the DVD player then I turned it off and turned it on again. Bingo! For HC Copyright Protection disable:

1. HDCP-Free: Requires only DVD Remote.

2. Power On DVD player, wait until "no disk" display

3. Press "Angle"

4. then number on the remote "4", "3", "2", "7"

5. TV Screen displays "HDCP Free"

6. Press "Angle" to turn off the "HDCP Free" display

7. Try 1 more time from step 1-6 (HDCP Free will display)

Good luck

I researched many upscaling players--including others from Samsung, including the 841 and 950--and decided on the HD941. I've only had the player for a few weeks now, but am very impressed and happy with it. PQ is excellent, even on an HDTV that supposedly does its own upscaling (the Samsung HL-P5063W).

A bonus was being able to make the player region-free using (sometimes conflicting) experiences found elsewhere on the Internet and some of my own ingenuity. I'm posting my detailed experiences here so that others can make their player region-free. The steps may appear long and complicated, but they took less than five minutes to peform.

The most-recent experiences indicate that an Aiwa remote is required to make the 941 region-free. That worked for me! I would love to know why an Aiwa remote is able to do this and how anyone could have stumbled upon this discovery!

Actually, I programmed my Harmony 676 remote to *emulate* the Aiwa remote and then used... Read more