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All (73) "Very Good" User Reviews
Review written on Jul 17, 2007
It's got all the features of an expensive HDMI capable DVD player except for the price. I have been using it for 3 months. I am very happy with it. Great picture and sound quality with my 37" LCD TV.The front USB port is really useful if you want to...
Review written on Jun 14, 2007
Generally works very well and a great deal for the price.Here are a few minor drawbacksOne time it locked up and had to turn the power off and on to get it to respond (this was not a faulty dvd).Does not respond to faulty dvds better than most other...
Review written on May 18, 2007
I bought this DVD player for only 1 reason, the USB port. I have many movies on my external hard drive and all i have to do is connect my hard drive using the USB port to the player. It plays every imaginable kind of movie from the hard drive, even...
Review written on May 17, 2007
So far, very satisfied.The only problem I found out is that the boot up time is a little bit long....
Review written on May 15, 2007
I read a lot of reviews on this product before I bought it. Most everyone complained about the remote. True, it doesn't have all the features I might like but, I found no problems getting it to do anything that it's capable of. The USB is a tad slow...
Review written on May 07, 2007
I was very happy with my purchase of the Philips DVP5960 it is a sleek easy to use box with great features that can not be matched at this price range. The main reason I ordered the box and am so satisfied is the ability to play DIVX video data files VIA...
Review written on May 06, 2007
Plays divx/mpeg and probably some other formats, but no wma, which is fine. I like the USB port, so you can just copy some files to a memory stick and plug it right it and an play on the TV. Does a good job at formatting non DVD formats to fit the TV....
Review written on May 03, 2007
I bought this because I wanted to be able to play AVI movies from a USB flash card. So far, it does everything I want. The only reason I gave a 4 is the crappy remote. There's nothing particularly wrong with the remote itself, but you really have to...
Review written on Apr 30, 2007
First of all, this is almost 1/2 the cost at Walmart.My biggest complaint about this DVD player is that it takes forever to boot up. When you want to put a DVD in, you have to wait for it to boot up before you can even eject the old DVD. Otherwise, it's...
Review written on Mar 30, 2007
I replaced my Panasonic DVD player with this one and I am very happy. I needed one that can play other region DVDs as well as DivX movies. This player can handle almost all I have thrown at it. The USB port is a big plus.Go for it if you are looking for...
Review written on Mar 18, 2007
nice product.. sleek.. plays all kinds of cd RW .. hdmi up conversion and lots of nice features... like the eject response to be faster.. but maybe its normal as others.. like the product for its price to value...
Review written on Mar 15, 2007
Does what it says!. Stick your flash drive in the slot, the file list opens, select your file and it plays. No hitches. I give it 4 stars because it lacks a s-video and optical output. Component and coaxial out goes to a receiver with video upconversion...
Review written on Feb 18, 2007
Review After 3 month of use:Pro:* Extended Divx / Xvid support* USB host 1.1 : you can actually play your divx movies directly from flash drive and even from External Hard Drive. For external hard drive, they must have their own power and formatted FAT...
Review written on Jan 11, 2007
I bought this dvd to work along my Panasonic HDTV. Picture is reasonable, but in order to get the full potential I suggest the use of the HDMI cable. The remote response time is slow. I have not tried the usb function. Plays media that my Samsung HD-860...
Review written on Jan 11, 2007
This was bought for a college apartment, and we're fairly happy with it. The USB port easily recognized an iPod and a thumb drive, but doesn't support any of the other external hard drives in our house. Also, while the codecs for .avi files performed...
Review written on Jan 09, 2007
Before buying a DVD player I did some quick research on the item, but I am definitely no tech expert. For me, what was most important were the HDMI outputs, enabling it to hook up to my HDTV, and the USB connector was a big plus. Even though I work with...
Review written on Jan 08, 2007
1. Its low cost DVD player with good features2. Pro: Play all formats, HDMI Upconvert to 1080i, USB input, region freeUpconvert works great if you know which resolution to use. I have a Sharp 1080p LCD. I had some trouble at beginning that all movies are...
Review written on Dec 13, 2006
Agree with other reviewers that the audio output, if you have an A/V tuner, leaves a lot to be desired. The video output with components looks great! but that leaves just a coaxial for the digital audio, unless you use the HDMI output. But there is only...
Review written on Nov 09, 2006
This DVD has it all - I love using the USB feature for Divx movies. I bought 2 of these unit from 2 different sources. Just make sure you shop around because local store can also price match the online price....
Review written on Nov 02, 2006
Firstly I was a little annoyed of the color of this machine, it is a little lighter than it appears in the photos. But, I soon got over the initial reaction. It really is a pretty little thing. Extremely thin and light. I download and burn onto cd video...
Review written on Oct 31, 2006
Other reviews cover this DVD player well, so I'll just add my two cents' worth here: HDMI and coax digital out, but no digital optical out? Bizarre. Since my TV can't take the HDMI in signal and pass the digital audio back out, that killed it for...
Review written on Oct 20, 2006
Philips DVD players are my most favorite for two reasons, 1. they are cheap and 2. they can play DIVX and can be made region free gracefully. I am user of DVP642 for last one year and even though I enjoyed the flexibility of playing all sort of DVD/DivX...
Review written on Oct 17, 2006
Pros:- USB input. can play anything right from a USB drive. Can even use your remote to forward, rewind an avi, mpg, divx movie!!- HDMI output. PQ looks much better using HDMI than using component output. This is probably just b/c component is set so it...
Review written on Oct 07, 2006
With the latest Firmware upgrade, it can play DTS audio (DTS passthru). Only reason it has one less star is because it shows 8 digit name with funny ~ thru USB drive....
Review written on Aug 31, 2006
I just got this and I think the player does a fairly good job in upconverting the DVD with good picture quality. I tried the Oppo OPDV971H preivously, this player is not a good as the Oppo but good enough for my eyes. And since it costs only $70 at...
Review written on Aug 22, 2006
USB:The primary reason I bought this DVD player was because of its ability to play off USB devices. The specs indicate it will read jpegs, MP3s, and WMAs off a USB flash drive. It will also read off a FAT32-formatted external hard drive as long as it is...
Review written on Jul 09, 2006
I bought this DVD player in mid May and 3 weeks later with very nominal usage my player just died in the middle of a movie. I had it connected to a top of the line surge protector so the problem was not a power surge. I could not even get the disc out....
Review written on Jul 04, 2007
ya think a HDMI would be included in a product that advertises HDMI. It cost me 52 bucks to get on at radio shack....
Review written on Jan 13, 2007
Great DVP for the $$. A bit quirly though....
Review written on Dec 02, 2005
Best of everything for the money, feature rich...
Review written on Jul 19, 2007
plays dvds in sharp format, remote feels cheap, HDMI makes connection very easy. would buy it...
Review written on Jul 22, 2007
When playing a regular DVD disc, reproduction brings a much better image than a conventional player....
Review written on Jul 24, 2007
I love this DVD player. The USB port is a terrific idea. Its perfect for connecting an external hard drive filled with Divx formatted movies, MP3's and photos. The remote is not very user friendly, but works ok. I highly recomend to anyone looking for...
Review written on Jul 30, 2007
The player does a decent job of upscaling for its price. You will really notice the difference if you pause because there is no smoothing in a paused frame. Some formats don't fill a widescreen tv and so your image will either be distorted or small. The...
Review written on Jul 26, 2007
I bought this item only because of the USB capability and I am happy with it. There is only one complain: it should read NTFS, so I could plug my 500Gb USB disk directly to it :-). For now I had to create a FAT 32Gb partition in the disk and it worked...
Review written on Oct 11, 2007
I had some homemade DVDs that I made years ago that would skip a lot or not play at all in my older players. This player played them all without a hitch . I haven't tried out the USB function much yet, but it did play a VOB file and had trouble with an...
Review written on Nov 08, 2007
Very thin and small HDMI upscaler that has a USB memory stick reader in front! YES this means you can play your torrent files thru the memory stick and no more burning DVD/ cd's to watch your shows and movies on your TV. The downloaded files get the...
Review written on Aug 15, 2007
I purchased this DVD player in order to replace an old, dead DVD player and to play DivX/Xvid on my TV. It has so far performed as expected. DivX and Xvid files play great from DVD and CD and are accessed through a menu system that performs adequately....
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