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Philips DVP5960 Hi-Def 1080I Up-Converting Multi-Region DVD Player with HDMI, DivX Ultra, USB Direct
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(4.5 out of 5)
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(5 out of 5) by Alexandra Fitzgerald on Sep 13, 2009This product is great! I got mine refurbished and it still works perfectly. VEry easy to set up and use, is compatible with my USB but not my external hard drive (which the manual said it would be compatible with). Picture comes up clear. Great player :)
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Very, very bad
(1 out of 5) by Olivier Garnier on Dec 6, 2008 (Chicago, IL, USA)It played exactly 6 dvd from region 2 pefectly. Played some region 1 great also (about a dozen of them). Then the picture became so grainy, it gave me a headache to look at it. I have a cd player/recorder from the same brand, same story: all sort of problem. It does not read, it keep C.Ds trapped, it's a real pain to deal with. I swore I would never, ever buy a Philips piece of gear again. The ones I have, I taught them how to fly. Truly: very unreliable!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent Purchase
(5 out of 5) by Thomas M. White on Nov 14, 2008 (Long Beach, CA USA)I bought this refurbished, but it looks and behaves like a new machine. The picture quality is outstanding, I love the dimensions, and it played PAL disc out of the box with no hesitation. I plan to get myself a nice high-GB external hard drive and rip all my CDs to it so I can USB port it to this player and be able to play all my music directly through the Bose 123 it's hooked up to. I'm very happy with this product!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Great buy
(5 out of 5) by PAS on Aug 25, 2008 (CA USA)The DVD player works great with our Australian DVDs and USA DVDs. It even plays our DivX videos with great quality!
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
The perfect DVD player if your interests go beyond your "region"
(5 out of 5) by G. Gladfelter on May 24, 2008 (Rapid City, South Dakota)At a good price, you can get this player, put into it almost any DVD-Video from anywhere on the planet, and watch your movie.
The only caveats are: you need to go through all of the setup items with a good understanding of what the characteristics of your TV display are, and what the setup items mean. If you merely accept all the default settings you will probably be disappointed by seeing a distorted picture on your screen.
Also, there is no claim that the player will handle SECAM.
If the setup is done correctly once, you should thereafter expect trouble free viewing for a huge variety of disks.
If, for example, you want to watch a PAL-encoded disk from overseas on your American TV without worry, without fiddling with settings, withot frustration - then this is it. You pop it in, and play it. All the problems are solved by the initial setup menu.
The only caveats are: you need to go through all of the setup items with a good understanding of what the characteristics of your TV display are, and what the setup items mean. If you merely accept all the default settings you will probably be disappointed by seeing a distorted picture on your screen.
Also, there is no claim that the player will handle SECAM.
If the setup is done correctly once, you should thereafter expect trouble free viewing for a huge variety of disks.
If, for example, you want to watch a PAL-encoded disk from overseas on your American TV without worry, without fiddling with settings, withot frustration - then this is it. You pop it in, and play it. All the problems are solved by the initial setup menu.