Plays DVD, DVD-R/+R, CD, CD-R-RW, MP3/WMA, Jpeg picture CD
Editorial Review:
Bring your audio and video to life with an excellent HDMI DVD player for your TV. When you use an HDMI port for connectivity with your 1080p capable TV. this Philips DV5982 DVD Player will upconvert an ordinary DVD to appear as if it were native to 1080p. This extremely compact player plays a wide variety of DVD discs as well as DiVX discs. It can also double as a CD player and will even play CD-R discs that have encoded MP3 files. So when you add this component to your home-theater system, it delivers outstanding, versatile audio and video performance. Then there's more! Somewhat unique to DVD players is the inclusion of a USB port at the front of the unit. If you use a USB-equipped media card reader or a USB Flash pocket drive, you can export images from your digital camera or card-based camcorder directly to your player for throughput to your TV. Widescreen ready, this player is an ideal companion for your new widescreen HDTV in your home. DivX Ultra Certified for enhanced playback of DivX videos Plays CD, (S)VCD, DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW (Region 1) Plays DivX, MP3, WMA and JPEG digital camera photos DivX Certified for standard playback Signal to noise ratio - 90 Distortion and Noise (1kHz) - 65 dB Crosstalk (1kHz) - 70 dB Dynamic Range (1kHz) - 80 dB Frequency response - 30-20000 Hz Playback Media - CD, CD-R/CD-RW, Video CD/SVCD, DVD, DivX, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-Video Compression formats - MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX 3.11, DivX 4.x, DivX 5.x, DivX 6.0, DivX Ultra Playback Media - CD, MP3-CD, MP3-DVD, CD-R/RW, WMA-CD & Audio CD Compression format - Dolby Digital, MP3, PCM & WMA MP3 bit rates - 32 - 320 kbps Playback Media - DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD-R/RW, Picture CD, Kodak Picture CD Picture compression format - JPEG, TIFF Rear Connectivity - Analog audio Left/Right out, Composite video (CVBS) output, HDMI output, Digital coaxial out, Component Video out Progressive Di
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Pretty good value for the money:
I should perhaps preface this review with the fact that I don't use this device as a media center; I stream my video and audio files through my Xbox 360. I am reviewing this purely on its performance as a DVD player. This is a pretty solid little device. It's light and thin, having a fairly attractive and sleek appearance with its black finish. The upscaled image looks great on my 32" Samsung LCD with great color reproduction through the HDMI connection, though occasionally red objects seem to suffer... more info
Reads 100% of DVDs, incompatible with external hard drives!!!:
PROS: (1) Reads 100% of DVDs from anywhere in the world, originals or copies, DVD, VCD, audio CD, MP3, etc. (2) Super slim, and nice design. CONS: (1) incompatible with most external hard drives. (2) too slow: takes 10-15 seconds for the lid to open.
Great DVD, CD, Jpeg and mp3 player!:
I purchased this very inexpensive DVD player as my older Samsung unit would not play jpeg disks or mp3 files. With the supplied HDMI cable, hookup is as simple as plugging one end of the cable into the unit and the other into the flat screen TV. The image quality is spectacular--I never expected my digital pics to look so good! For the $60 or so I paid for this unit, it is a fabulous bargain. I'm sure you can spend more for a unit with lots of bells and whistles, but if you want an inexpensive, simple unit... more info
Sleek light and almost invisible:
Not a bad player for the price. Both picture and sound quality are pretty good. Most frustrating for me is the eject button on it so putting a DVD/CD or removing it is a pain and very very slow. Also I prefer silver color not black. The remote is a joke. The whole device looks very fragile, but I am a minimalist by nature so its perfect for me.
