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: not as awesome as XBMC, chokes on H.264 AVC high
Summary: 4 Stars
Reads acceptable well from high quality USB flash drives like Corsair and Lexar.
NOT a suitable replacement for an xbox with Xbox Media Center.
NOT a front end for NAS.
*** Will NOT play x264 / H.264 videos. ***
Upscaling is nice if one has high quality HDMI cables.
There are many bugs with the most current firmware related to playback of other than DVD video. Don't expect another firmware release. One will likely be invited to purchase the next hardware iteration.
Easy Region Free is a plus.
It is slow to complete power up. Slow to recognize no DVD in tray, then slow to decide to poll USB. Once high quality USB flash device detected no transfer rate hiccups. It is slow to eject the DVD drive. Stopping stand alone media files is VERY slow sometimes requiring mashing stop half a dozen times.
Of the other brands of set top stand alone media file players sporting USB ports we've tested this one was the least annoying.
If one requires MUCH better responsiveness and the ability to play 99% of available formats XBMC on windows/linux is still the best choice.
do not pay more than 15 over half a Franklin. 20 for shipping is OUTRAGEOUS.
I returned mine to the amazon vendor for retard-level shipping: retail box tossed in the mail. I bought one from a membership wholesale club for less than half a Franklin.
IF the item does not arrive with padding on ALL six box surfaces I reject this shippment -- you should too.
update: 090811
'find' the alternative firmware to address many of the sluggish issues and overcome the ridiculous filename length display problem.
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