Philips DVP5982 HDMI 1080p DivX Ultra DVD Player by Philips
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Digital camera reviews of Philips DVP5982 HDMI 1080p DivX Ultra DVD Player
Digital camera Review: A really nice player!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was really dubious about the quality of this unit, but bought it anyways. I have yet to find a disc it won't play and the up-converted picture quality is as good (or at least nearly as good) as the up-conversion on my $400 blu ray player. I bought it because so many movies I like are available in other regions of the world and not in the U.S. I've heard stories about problems playing PAL movies on U.S. TVs -- none here! I hooked it up to my 65" Mitsubishi LCD HDTV via an HDMI connector (not supplied) and every PAL disc I've played is crystal clear, sharp and detailed, with no video noise or distortion. I'm watching old favorites I haven't in seen 20 years and they look better than ever!
This unit doesn't have all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a high-end player. For example, if you're looking for high-end audio you probably won't find it here. But it does a great job in delivering all the basics and it even has a few features I didn't expect (like digital zoom). I've had some issues with Philips in the past, but they did a nice job on this unit and at a very reasonable price. In fact, I liked it so much that I bought a second unit for the bedroom. I wanted something to up-convert regular DVDs for my Vizio HD set and I didn't want to spend the big bucks on another blu ray.
Digital camera Review: As good as it gets
Summary: 5 Stars
Small, compact, very easy to install. I previously had a Pioneer multi-regional DVD player which I had to format for Region 2, and it had lots of connections. It gave up the ghost after just three years... motor failed.
The Phillips has just one connection (not included, but bought on Amazon.com very inexpensive) and comes ready to play all regions. No programming necessary.
I'll stretch myself to find something wrong ... only one tiny unimportant thing ... the remote does not have an open-close button, so you have to press the button on the unit itself. No biggie.
The picture is brilliantly clear HD.
I'm loving this unit.
Digital camera Review: Avoid at all Costs!
Summary: 1 Stars
Received product and immediately replaced my old HDMI DVD player with this one. My daughter was able to watch 2 DVD's that evening. The next morning when she tried to watch a 3rd DVD, the entire TV movie was green. The DVD player had an orange screen when no DVD in player. I tested the TV with my Verizon Fios cable channels and the TV worked fine. I unplugged the DVD player power cord and plugged it back in. The colors returned to normal. However, now there was no audio. I replaced the HDMI cable with one that worked and still no audio. I tested the cable on another DVD player and the cable worked fine. I tested the component and audio outputs on the Philips player. They worked...however, I didn't buy this HDMI DVD player just to have to use component or composite cables!!!
For those people that have not had any problems with this unit...I am happy for you. However, I won't be buying another Philips HDMI Up-Conversion DVD Player again! There are plenty of other players on the market for less money that work for more than a few hours!
Digital camera Review: DivX navigation is slow. Doesn't load some DivX movies
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall a decent player. Works as advertised: plays PAL, NTSC, multi-zone.
A couple of negative points:
- DivX navigation is slow. It takes forever to fast forward, pause/resume.
- It doesn't load some DivX movies - just hangs up. The same movie works fine on a PC. Maybe it's something to do with the size: the movies were 2+ GByte.
Digital camera Review: Does the job seemlessly
Summary: 4 Stars
After living overseas for more than four years, and being fairly big movie watchers, we collected lots of foreign movies. It doesn't seem to matter what we put in this machine, it plays it and quickly too. The only thing I don't like is the remote, it seems cheaply made (maybe it's just the weight) and is white while the unit is sleek black. And no eject button. But the menu system is logical and clean. Overall, this was a good buy, glad we got it.