Philips DVP5982 1080p Upscaling DVD Player
by Philips
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Customer Review: great dvd player if you don't want to spend the huge amount for HDdvd/bluray
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this dvd player to replace my dvp-642
I was a little scared at first when i switched my hdtv's input to hdmi and the audio stuttered and a green screen came on, but that is the nature of the digital signal and its just checking itself when first switched on. some people say that they don't like the remote control, however I do. This remote is similar in layout compared to my previous philips dvd player.
pros:
inexpensive for what you get
it will upscale to 1080p (whether or not you notice it is up to you)
sleek piano black finish with mirrors
usb input works great and is pretty quick, it's a poorman's media center
remote control fits well in my hand and has easy to use buttons
usb function will play xvids!
HDMI output, need i say more?
cons:
my HDTV's built in upscaler is better or equal to the one in this dvd player, so no improvement was noticed with the upscaling function
you need to dig in a menu to turn on HDMI audio
it will not output HDMI audio and coaxial audio at the same time
philips always seems to make the dvd players too small and a little too wide. it is wider than my series 2 tivo, so the dvd player sits underneath it, however it is not long enough in the back. thats just a nitpick though
it does take a little while to startup, it's especially annoying when you just need to eject the dvd and have to wait about 10 seconds before anything happens.
the buttons on the remote are white and semi-translucent, making me think that they would light up or glow, but they don't
i wish the usb input was also available on the back, it looks bad to have an external drive's cord hanging sticking out of the front all of the time
keep in mind that the usb function will not play hd content or .tivo files
Customer Review: one of a kind treasure!
Summary: 5 Stars
Here's one electronics product that exceeded my expectations for it. In this device, Philips continues great line of cheap yet surprisingly full-featured DVD/DiVX players, originating from 3960 model, which still serves me well after 3 years of heavy use and hundreds upon hunderds of DVD, divx and mpeg movies and clips.
This sleek device main new features over my old 3960 are:
1) upconverting feature -- works beautifully with my HDTV. Colors are brighter, shapes sharper, dynamic range and tonality are way improved. Together with a cheap HDMI cable from ebay the whole setup cost me less than 70 bucks - less than a price you'd pay for a 'loaded' DVD player from the likes of Sony and Toshiba.
2)USB connector -- Haven't tried it out yet, but I hear it's USB 2.0 speed, which means blazing fast file transfers. Gotta get myself a 1TB external bigdisk when the prices go down a bit on those. For now my 2Gig flash mem stick should work.
3)lastly, sleek black exterior and nicely-shaped(though admittedly too plasticky) is a nice improvement over silvery and all too cheap-looking previous model. The form-factor is still awesome half-size in depth dimension helps to fit the device in lots of places other 'loaded' players won't go.
Overall, an A+ job on the device, Philips! Kudos to Amazon for stocking it and shipping the it almost instantaneously!
[P.S. My only suggestion for this device would be the addition of wifi capability that will turn this device into an all-purspose entertainment center.]
Thank you, I'm done - back to watching 'Sideways' on my awesome new video player.
Customer Review: Excellent DVD player, excellent price.
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this DVD player so that I could play DVDs from other regions. When I put my first non-US DVD in the player, it wouldn't play which was fairly frustrating. However, after finding instructions to set the player to Region 0 (which plays everything) the problem was fixed. The DVD player itself produces a high quality picture, is easy to operate, reasonably priced, and as an added bonus is great looking. My one issue is with the DVD drawer, it appears the new thing in DVD players is to make the drawer as slim as possible, which makes it hard to get the DVD in the tray right the first few times. It's something that takes a little getting used to, but once you do, it's not an issue so I didn't take points off on my rating. I would recommended this product if you're looking for a DVD that can play more than one region.
Below are the instructions posted by another Amazon reviewer for setting the DVD to Region 0.
Power Up the unit with NO Disc in the tray.
Open the tray
Press the SETUP Button on the remote control
Navigate to the PREFERENCES page using the Right Arrow Key
Press the DOWN ARROW one time to select
Press the 1 button on your remote control
Press the 3 button on your remote control
Press the 8 button on your remote control
Press the 9 button on your remote control
Press the 3 button on your remote control
Press the 1 button on your remote control
The current Region Code Setting will display
Use the UP/DOWN Arrow Keys to select the region required or '0' for All Regions
Press the PLAY Button on the remote control
Customer Review: you won't find one better for the price, plays all formats
Summary: 5 Stars
i bought this upconvert dvd player b/c i wanted to be able to watch all of my old dvds on an hdtv - this thing is awesome. the picture quality (either hooked up via component rgb cables or hdmi) is crisp and clear, and you can watch all of you movies at full 1080 resolution.
the other thing i love about this player: it plays all of the divx 3.11a (the hacked version before it became official), divx 4 and divx 5 movies i have that i burned onto cdrom. for dvds you record yourself, the built-in menu screen lets you select which movie you want to watch and determines the format automatically.
one other cool feature: let's say your watching a movie and you pause it to come back later or to watch another movie...well, it remembers where you left off, even if you've put in and watched a completely different movie...not bad.
the remote could look a little nicer i suppose, but that aside, all of the functionality is there. and the menus, albeit a little non-flashy, give you all the settings you need to configure it for different tv setups. it also has the nice feature of being able to set the output screen format (16:9, 4:3, etc.), so you don't have to see the bars on an hdtv. the player itself is also nice and compact, so it won't take up much room in your tv cabinet.
bottom line: excellent price, plays every dvd/divx movie disc in every variety of formats i've ever tried with it, can set a lot of picture format options, looks great on an hdtv.
Customer Review: USB avi files play great with this system
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this system mainly to play AVI files on my TV. I've had a D-Link DSM-320 system for a year now to play the files directly off my PC, but the picture always gets a bit squished to fit my TV even though I set it to the best setting for that. Plus, even though I have it hardwired to my network (not wirelessly) the large format video tends to be jerky on the D-Link system.
For my USB connection on the DVP5982 I'm using relatively inexpensive Kingston 1 or 4 Gig memory sticks to hold the files, and even with those the videos play great. Maybe once every three or four hours of viewing the video freezes for a second or two, but the audio keeps going, and when the video unfreezes after a few seconds it always fast forwards for a few seconds to catch up with the audio and keeps going fine. I haven't noticed any jerkiness. The videos always play in their original aspect ratios, so everything always looks like it's supposed to. Fast forwarding and rewinding works great, as compared to the D-Link which that was always an issues.
Some people have mentioned that the remote is an issue, but it has all the normal features you're looking for, and I've found it fine.
I've tested other file formats (music, photos), and they all work fine. Normal DVDs play fine as well, so no complaints in that area.
Overall this DVD player does exactly what I wanted it to do, and I'm very happy with my purchase.