Philips DVP5990 DVD Player

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Average User Rating

(4.00 out of 5) from 4 reviews

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Multi-faceted player but conflicted results

(3.00 out of 5) by robertseletsky on Feb 18, 2009

Pros: DVP5990 plays absolutely everything except native HD material: PAL, memory stick files; upcoversion to 1080p.
Cons: Important features unlisted in manual; dishonestly seductive picture, overly quiet audio, quality-control issues.
The Bottom Line: Despite amazing flexibility in reading media and files, even foreign standards like PAL, engineering glitches and quality-control issues make it too complicated to recommend the Philips DVP5990 wholeheartedly.

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Philips DVP5990 DVD Player with HDMI, 1080p Upconversion, DivX and USB

(5.00 out of 5) by dkozin on Oct 4, 2008

Pros: Price, connectivity, HDMI and upconversion, features, PAL/NTSC, computer video playback, USB
Cons: LCD and remote could be better
The Bottom Line: If you need to play PAL discs on an NTSC TV, play computer files (including MP3, WMA, MPEG and AVI) and DivX, or play media files from a USB drive...

When I ordered a TV for my mother's bedroom, I also ordered a receiver and a DVD player. The TV is a ...
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Excellent Features at a great price

(5.00 out of 5) by sophiesdad on Jun 19, 2008

Pros: USB support for flash drives, easy to set up and use, web updates available
Cons: No frame-by-frame support, no optical audio out.
The Bottom Line: This player has a great bundle of features for less than $60.

Several years ago we purchased a home theatre system made by Yamaha. It had a separate CD/DVD player ...
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