Philips DVP5982 1080p Upscaling DVD Player by Philips
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Digital camera reviews of Philips DVP5982 1080p Upscaling DVD Player
Digital camera Review: A bit disappointed
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall I am satisfied with this DVD player. Picture quality is great and the setup menu is easy to navigate. My only complaint is that when I play burned DVD-R's it freezes frequently. I thought there was a problem with the unit but when I played regular DVD'S it didn't freeze.Digital camera Review: A cheaply made dvd player
Summary: 2 Stars
I will only give it 2 stars. The dvd player has issues.
Cons:
1. dvd gets stuck sometimes. Only way to recover is to power cycle.
2. DVD player makes strange noises when in idle.
3. The remote feels like a toy.
4. Even with the hdmi the picture quality is so so.
Digital camera Review: A reasonably priced Very good DVD player
Summary: 5 Stars
We purchased a Sharp Aquos HDTV and needed a reasonably priced DVD player.
Couldn't afford a HD DVD player at this time and after reviewing Several upscaling dvd players, settled on the Philips DVP5982.
It works very good. Movies are crisp and clear and looks to be HD.
We are very satisfied with the player.
Digital camera Review: AVOID -- HDCP required (its own definition)
Summary: 1 Stars
This DVD player will not work with monitors it thinks are non-HDCP monitors. I connected the DVI cable to my 2006 Sceptre LCD monitor that is supposed to be HDCP compliant. The DVD plays a few seconds of the DVD in the background, and even gets to the menu screen, then says 'non-HDCP compliant device' and goes to white snow/fuzz. [HDCP is the movie version of DRM - only stupider. ONLY pirated DVDs will play with this type of 'protection'.]Digital camera Review: About the whole PAL/NTSC thing...
Summary: 4 Stars
If you own a multi-system television (or a PAL television), you should be aware that all current USA Philips DVD players (including the 5982 and any models made thereafter) have the "TV Type" selections disabled in the firmware. The ONLY choice of output system (for U.S. machines) is NTSC, which is fine for most people, but if you have a multi-system TV, this means your PAL discs are going to undergo an unnecessary standards conversion (to NTSC).
All other worldwide versions of Philips machines still have NTSC, PAL and MULTI as choices in the "TV Type" menu. Why was it removed for the USA? My guess was to end calls to customer service for people complaining about black-and-white pictures (MULTI used to be the default choice back when US machines included all three types).
The 5960 is the last US model of this type/price point (including a USB port) to come with changeable TV type options, FYI.
I HAVE DISCOVERED there are work-arounds for SOME 5982s (but not all), however. It all depends on the internal chipset and firmware variation you're running. On mine, you can change the player to multi-system by the following process:
1. open the tray
2. press "3" on the remote. The word "MULTI" should appear in the upper corner of the screen. Now, all NTSC discs will be output as NTSC, and all PAL discs will be output as PAL.
This process does NOT restore the TV type choices to the menu system, though (would take a firmware change to do that). However, if you wish to revert to "NTSC-only" output, simply go back through the menu system, go to TV Type and reselect "NTSC".
I have another 5982 that has a completely different work-around, but it's a bit more complicated. Also, I had a third one that had NO workaround whatsoever.
For the majority of US buyers, you won't need this work-around, but if you have a multi-system TV (whether advertised as such or not), you will want to be able to output a true unconverted PAL signal for PAL discs.