Customer Reviews

Philips BDP9000 Blu-Ray Disc Player

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URGENT UPDATE: INSTALL SAMSUNG 1.9 Driver to the Philips Player To Fix Problems!!!

It's Feb 2009 and this Blu Ray player was having trouble with certain new Blu Ray releases . . . they wouldn't play, etc. I was told this unit would be useless soon and Philips was not updating firmware. I searched and found this thread [...] and it suggested installing the Samsung Driver . . . I was skeptical at first, but was about to scrap this thing . . . so I installed the SAMSUNG 1.9 Driver update . . . IT WORKED!!!!!!!


Previous Review Below

Like the reviewer below, I also have the Toshiba HD2 Model for HD DVD. I am using both of these units on a Mitsubishi 55" 1080i HDTV. Using the Impact Component Video Switcher with Optical Audio connections I have been extremely pleased with this product so far. Why would anyone spend more for a Blu Ray Player? At some point I think the details of the output specs don't live up to the cost paid. This unit however, exceeds expectations given the current price point of other Blu Ray Players. Bottomline . . . I feel I made an excellent choice buying both this unit and the Toshiba HD2 HD DVD players rather than spending MORE money for just a Panasonic or Sony Blu Ray player.

Just got this player, tried 3 blu ray movies, Ultraviolet, X-Men and Kingdom of Heaven, the picture is beautiful, on par with HD DVD player, also upscales regular dvds very nicely, played Star Wars Episode 3 and it looked great. Fast load times compared to HD DVD player. Very Happy with purchase.

Great picture! After upgrading the firmware, the Philips BDP9000 had no problems playing Blu-ray discs including Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Philips hasn't appeared to keep up with their firmware updates, however, and the recent film SUNSHINE would not play at all. All was not lost, however, since the Philips machine is identical to the Samsung BD-P1000 (except for cosmetics) and Samsung appears to still be releasing regular firmware updates. I was able to update the firmware to the latest release for the Samsung BD-P1000 and play the film fine. Of course my Philips BDP9000 now thinks its a Samsung.

Some darwbacks of the Philips:
- No advanced onboard audio decoding or options
- Pressing STOP will often start the film over from the beginning
- SLOW startup/loading/disc tray opening
- May no longer be supported by Philips

Not too bad of a blu-ray player if you can find one for under $200.. though you may end up spending a lot more on a new receiver if you also want to play the new HD audio formats.

I just picked up this model a few weeks ago, and so far I'm very impressed. Standard dvds look amazing and Blu-rays look absolutely stunning. I've read some complaints about the audio options, but I don't know what that's about. I have it hooked up through digital optical and multi-channel, and the sound is phenominal. Also, the setup menu options are very user friendly. I don't know why more people aren't buying this model. There's my 2 cents.

I bought this player in June, I did not get a 1080p tv until Dec. The player plays my regular dvd's fine but when I tried a couple of blue ray discs I discovered. 1.The third Pirates Of The Carribien movie would only play the previews and the bonus disc, and 2.The third Resident Evil movie will not play at all. I called Phillips customer care and they sent me another player ( this took 10 days ). The replacement acted exactly the same as the first. After another call to Phillips I was finally told that this was a known problem and they would be getting back to me in a day or 2. I am still waiting for them to resolve the problem.

For the money, I am pretty disappointed that this player will not play some discs. The discs are brand new, but shows like Weeds simply will not play. I signed up for Blockbuster to get blue-ray discs in the mail, but canceled the membership when the admittedly roughly handled discs would skip or lock up. Very unsatisfied.

I purchased the Philips Blu-ray player. Obviously, when you pay this much, you'de better be impressed. Unfortunately, I was not very impressed. While this player does play Blu-ray disks, it operates like a $150 player. We also notices that transitions between scenes in movies were choppy and jumpy. We sent it back to Amazon and traded it in on a Sony Blu-ray player. The difference is like night and day. The Sony player is QUALITY equipment and the quality stands out even before you start playing a Blu-ray disk. Of course, viewing Blu-ray on the Sony was phenomenal. Also, the menus, controls, etc., on the Sony were much better and easier to access. For the price, the Sony is clearly ahead of the Philips in terms of use and quality.

I never could get this product to play my Blu Ray discs. It plays my regular DVD's just fine, but for Blu Ray, I would recomend something better.

I am yet to have any problems with this player, it has played every Blu-Ray I've thrown at it flawlessly.

Clear picture, great sound and only slightly slower load times than a normal DVD player.