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Enjoy your digital photos in high resolution on your TV with this DVD player that features a USB port for easy viewing of digital media. The 1080p upconversion feature boosts the beauty of standard-definition multimedia, so everything you watch is crisp and clear.

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Customer Reviews for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Review 1 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Gave this one away a month afer I bought it...

Customer Rating

2.0

Posted by: bestbet33

from Pismo Beach, CA

on 04/27/2008

What's great about it: Looks sleek, price

What's not so great: Outputs, HDMI problems

I bought this one because I though I would be getting the best quality possible for the price. While the picture is great (though still can't tell the difference between componant), I was very dissapointed with it. First of all, every time I play a movie I have to unplug the HDMI cable and plug it back in (though there is a small possibilty it may be the TV). My main issure is that it does not have an 'optical digital audio out'.Sure, I blame myself for not looking at the specs, but even cheap DVD players have this.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 2 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

great buy nice pic

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: ADRIENN

from INDIANA

on 04/25/2008

What's great about it: nice picture, easy load AND PLAY

LOVE IT, VERY NICE PICTURE, Have only played 2 movies on it , no problem for a me to use, would buy it again and again...

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 3 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

I should of stuck with Sony

Customer Rating

3.0

Posted by: AKE1

on 04/23/2008

What's great about it: Divx, plays all formats

What's not so great: Slow loading, not user friendly

I bought this player after my ultra reliable Sony died after 4 years of constant use. It plays DVDs fine, including my less-than-pristine homemade DVDs. I have not tried out of unconverting features yet since I do not have a HDTV. However I find a few things very annoying with this player. First, the load this is very, very slow. You have to turn it on, wait 10 seconds, put in the disc, wait 10 seconds, then go thru the typical menu stuff. My old Sony could get the disc spinning to speed in 5 seconds flat, not 20. Also this player is not very "smart". On my old Sony (and a newer one I bought for the bedroom) I just had to hit Play and it would turn on and start playing. This Philips I have to turn on first (waiting 10 seconds, again ) and then hit play. Finally, the red power light is always on with the player is OFF! I cannot understand why they make electronics that notify you when they are off. I know it's off and I don't need a light telling me so!!!

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 4 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Good Dvd player

Customer Rating

4.0

Posted by: raininggreenbug

from Bellevue, ne

on 04/20/2008

What's great about it: upconverts reg dvd's pretty well, usb port

What's not so great: none

We got this dvd player to replace our old one. This thing far surpasses our last one. The upconvert gives it a pretty picture; not excellent but good.

I haven't messed with the divx yet because I can just save my movies to my memory stick and play off of there. The placing of the usb is great as well. Right in front!

So for the price we paid for this it really was a good buy. As other reviewers have stated the loading tray does feel a little cheap but we've had it a few months and there haven't been any problems yet.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 5 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Good Purchase

Customer Rating

4.0

Posted by: Kelllllllly

from Lindenhurst

on 04/20/2008

What's great about it: Plays well, never skips, VERY THIN

What's not so great: None really...

I enjoy this player. Its pretty inexpensive but very reliable. Never had a problem yet...doubt I ever will!
Good purchase!!

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 6 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Worse decision ever

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: Courts

from Bronx, New York

on 04/11/2008

What's great about it: none

What's not so great: its a cheap piece of metal

I had it for four days. It works fine and then it wouldn't recognize the discs. It was say there was no disc. It just stopped working. It didn't fall, it didn't drop just stop reading the disc. Worse dvd player ever.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 7 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Not a Bad Up-conversion Player

Customer Rating

4.0

Posted by: Ninerempire

from Bay Area,CA.

on 04/02/2008

What's great about it: Price-Picture Quality -Plays Many Types of Media

What's not so great: No Eject Button on Remote

Not a bad Up-conversion player for the price. Got it on sale for under $60. I purchased this player because I've heard that Philips players will practically play almost ANY media that you throw into it.Have only tried -R & -RW media so far. Have not tried or used the USB port yet.

I was pleasantly surprised by the picture quality , I did notice a difference in picture quality between my older progressive scan player & this Philips. I had just purchased a 32" flat panel HDTV to hook up to this player. A word of advice....It will only up-convert to it's fullest potential via HDMI cable.

So far a good bang for your buck w/ this player. I would recommend it.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 8 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Excellent

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: eternal1064

on 03/09/2008

What's not so great: Takes a bit to load up

This Player is Fantastic i often string together movies from the internet and this has only been unable to play 1 type but not even the computer could play it. This player is fantastic

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 9 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Not So Hot

Customer Rating

1.0

Posted by: baltojo

from Baltimore, MD

on 03/03/2008

What's great about it: Price

What's not so great: Froze on 1st use, picture quality not great

I bought this to go with my new HD tv. I am ordering HDMI cables, and I hope they will improve the picture quality because the cables provided give a lousy picture. My $30 DVD player works better. The first time I used this, the player froze. I couldn't open it to retrieve my DVD. It wouldn't turn off, so I had to pull the plug, reinsert it and turn the machine back on. I am very disappointed. This seems like a cheap unit, and the remote is lousy, as others have noted. I am debating about returning it.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Review 10 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Very happy

Customer Rating

4.0

Posted by: tavy

on 02/19/2008

What's great about it: DivX, upconvert, front USB

What's not so great: stutter playing mpeg2 recordings from usb, volume seems low

Upconvert and DivX works great. Plugged a WD MyBook 500GB external drive into the USB port, and can play tons of DivX movies and other stuff, even view folders of pictures or play MP3's. Browsing the drive with the remote is easy, and playing DivX files works flawlessly.
Full DVD quality mpeg2 recordings I have won't play without a stutter. I'm not sure if this is the USB port or the hard drive itself that can't keep up. This doesn't happen with DivX files though.
Whether I'm playing a DVD disc or something from hard drive, I have to turn my TV up above normal. Not terribly bad, but this is the only device I have used on my HDMI port, so it could be my TV as well.
Overall, very happy with this player, and does all I expected it to very well, and a few things I didn't expect it to. Price is very good too.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 11 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Decent player, good value

Customer Rating

4.0

Posted by: Hippo

on 02/13/2008

What's great about it: Does what it is advertised to do. Plays all of my DVDs that I had problems with on another DVD player.

What's not so great: Loading tray feels cheap

Player does what it is advertised to do for the price (this is a basic player without all of the frills). This player plays all of the DVDs that I had problems with on another player. Menus and set-up are straight forward.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 12 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Great Product!

Customer Rating

4.0

Posted by: eventide

from Littleton, CO

on 02/12/2008

What's great about it: Plays everything, Slim design

What's not so great: Usb only for fat drives

This is a great player. I mainly got it for the usb port. However, I was a little disappointed when I found out it only accepts fat formatted drives. But it's a great player overall and does what it's supposed to do very well. Phillips players are great because they'll play pretty much whatever you throw at them. Deserves a 4 because of the usb compatibility problem.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 13 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Great Player

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: slaulau

on 02/11/2008

What's great about it: Easy to setup, USB works great

Awesome player for upconvert to 1080p. No problem setting up the player and divx movie works great on usb drive.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 14 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Very Good DVD Player

Customer Rating

4.0

Posted by: DClef

from Bloomfield, NJ

on 02/11/2008

What's great about it: Works well, great picture and sound

What's not so great: Turns on and loads slowly

I have been very happy with this DVD player and have had no problems with it so far in the three months I've owned it. Great value--would absolutely recommend it!

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 15 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Excellent Picture quality

Customer Rating

4.0

Posted by: vintagetrks68

from Arizona

on 02/10/2008

What's great about it: Great Playback on standard DVD's

What's not so great: Slow reaction time for remote

I purchased this DVD up convert to go with a TV I purchased. I have a large collection of standard DVD's and this works great on my HD TV as it gives a higher quality picture than a standard DVD player and as my DVD's aren't in HD it upgrades the picture so that they are almost as good a quality as the more expensive HD DVD's.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 16 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Great Value!

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: momma1954

from Seattle, WA

on 02/10/2008

What's great about it: Sleek DVD player that fits anywhere and plays anything

What's not so great: none

Purchased for my daughter's college dorm room. She loves it! The player will play anything including

DVD+R without problems. This is the 3rd DVD player we have purchased for her and the first one for which we feel we received more than our money's worth. The remote is responsive, the player shows pictures that are clear and concise.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 17 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Very Good!!!!!!!!!

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: Blookie

on 02/10/2008

What's great about it: does exactly what it is suppose to do

I really like this machine, my family actually has the same one at their house. It does exactly what it is suppose to do with no fancy gadgets to get you confused.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 18 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Fine Player for all my DVDs

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: Willc

from NYC

on 02/10/2008

What's great about it: Looks great with HDMI cable; USB port plays AVI movies

What's not so great: Remote feels like a handful of cards; tray seems thin and weak.

I bought this machine to replace a Phillips DVP-642 player. With this player you can watch your DVD library in almost-HD quality ("Serenity" looked magnificent) without the expenditure to get a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD and re-buy your collection.
This player will upconvert DVDs and movies on pen drives to 1080i if you have HDMI cables hooked up to you HDTV. The upconvert does not seen to be an option with composite or component cables. There is also a lack of a legacy SVideo port but frankly, that's not going to be an issue if you're looking for an upconvert player.
The remote is small, feels a bit cheap and I just know it'll be lost in a cushion for a week someday. The DVD tray looks so fragil I'm worried about closing it too hard. Other than these two problems, I have no complaints and plan to buy another one of these players for the bedroom TV.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 19 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

Decent upconverting player

Customer Rating

4.0

Posted by: bergboy95

from Columbus, OH

on 02/10/2008

What's great about it: Compatability, size, ease of use

What's not so great: response time

This was an attmept to utilize our existing DVD collection without having to replace everything in High Def. This player has a quality picture and is easy to use. I have tested it with DivX files and it works great. The USB port is ok but I won't use it much because of our setup. The one minor pain I have is the response time when starting a movie. It takes the player a while to recognize. No big deal I guess. Anyway I would definitely recommend this if you are just getting into HD movies and have an extensive collection of standard discs.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Review 20 for Philips DVD Player with HD Upconversion

GREAT BUY!!!!

Customer Rating

5.0

Posted by: asalazar08

on 02/05/2008

What's great about it: Sleek design, works nicely

What's not so great: It's a LITTLE slow

I bought this a little bit ago and I LOVE it!!!! It plays many different formats and has a GREAT picture on my 32" 720P.....
It also looks reallly cool!
The one complaint I have is that it has a little bit of a slow respose time when using the remote....but really......WHO CARES!!!!!!

It's a really good product.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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