Customer Reviews

Philips DVP5982 HDMI 1080p DivX Ultra DVD Player

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I got this DVD player with two goals in mind. First, I just purchased my first high def television. Although I plan on buying a Sony Playstation 3 in the very near future to play Blu-ray discs on, I own several hundred older DVDs that either cannot be replaced or that I couldn't afford to replace even if Blu-ray alternatives are available. So I wanted an Up-conversion DVD player that would maximize the potential of the discs I already owned. This player does an outstanding job of this. I've retained my former DVD player because it is a DVD player/VHS player. The difference between DVDs played on that player and this one is striking.

The second goal was to get a player that would play discs from any region. I'm a big lover of British cinema. [...]. For instance, I love the films of British comic actors like Alastair Sim and Will Hay. You can find only very little Sim and absolutely no Hay in Region 1 format discs. But now I can order those discs from Amazon UK in Region 2 format. All those films I saw ages ago in various film societies will now be available for me to own.

I will add that one reviewer mentioned how flimsy the disc tray is. I will second that. It hasn't broken but it definitely feels delicate. Apart from this caveat this is close to a perfect player.

Small slick DVD player. Does all as promised. Play PAL and NTSC DVD's, upscales output up to 1080p. I really can tell difference compare to regular progressive scan DVD players.

Single HDMI cable is the great way to reduce cable clutter.

Plays Divx files!!! I have tones of international staff downloaded from the Internet, now I can enjoy on 52' tv.

Plays files from USB flash drives. This is great! I do not need DVD burner to move files to DVD player. 8gb flash drive will do it. I even was able to attach USB card reader to play digital picture from camera on TV.

Firmware of DVD player is upgradeable.

It's a DVD player that does it all. All-regions, multi-formats. And it's sleek and stylish. The only area that can use some improvement is the system could be more responsive. The tray open/close has a little lag.

This DVD player plays DVDs from any region. Definitely use it with an HDMI cable. With HDMI and HD TV, the player does a great job of upconverting the picture to high definition. DVDs look great. This is a great deal. I would definitely recommend buying this.

PHILIPS Hi-Def 1080p Up-Conversion Multi Region Codefree DVD Player with DivX HDMI and USB. Plays PAL/NTSC DVDs From Any Region I bought this player in October, 2008. It stopped working in January 2009. I had sent in the warranty card to Philips and contacted them. Philips sent me a "reconditioned" player as a replacement. That was bad enough. I then discovered that it was a Region 1 only player. I contacted Philips and they informed me that they do not make multi-region or code free DVD players. They claimed someone had "altered" their player. Amazon sells this player through "VCT Electronics". It is my guess that VCT alters the DVD players. I contacted them concerning this and have not received a response. It's past the 90 days and I wasted time with Philips, so I am out of luck. If you want a Code Free DVD player with the proper warranty and all don't buy this player. My suggestion is check with the manufacturer before you buy to see if the product truly is what Amazon is saying it is. And not an altered product that the manufacturer won't stand behind if you have a problem. And you won't get ripped off by VCT Electronics.

I was really dubious about the quality of this unit, but bought it anyways. I have yet to find a disc it won't play and the up-converted picture quality is as good (or at least nearly as good) as the up-conversion on my $400 blu ray player. I bought it because so many movies I like are available in other regions of the world and not in the U.S. I've heard stories about problems playing PAL movies on U.S. TVs -- none here! I hooked it up to my 65" Mitsubishi LCD HDTV via an HDMI connector (not supplied) and every PAL disc I've played is crystal clear, sharp and detailed, with no video noise or distortion. I'm watching old favorites I haven't in seen 20 years and they look better than ever!

This unit doesn't have all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a high-end player. For example, if you're looking for high-end audio you probably won't find it here. But it does a great job in delivering all the basics and it even has a few features I didn't expect (like digital zoom). I've had some issues with Philips in the past, but they did a nice job on this unit and at a very reasonable price. In fact, I liked it so much that I bought a second unit for the bedroom. I wanted something to up-convert regular DVDs for my Vizio HD set and I didn't want to spend the big bucks on another blu ray.

I wanted a region-free DVD player so I could watch foreign DVDs. I found this one on amazon which also had HDMI hookup with up-conversion, so I thought it would be the right one for my HDTV. It has really turned out to be the perfect little machine. Hooking it up was easy (for god's sake, don't pay $50 for an HDMI cable at Circuit City - get one from amazon for $5). Anyway this DVD player not only plays all DVD regions, but it plays pretty much anything you can burn to disc - MP3, WMA, JPG, AVI, MPG, MP4. It's tiny, but smart. The only slight annoyances are that it's a bit slow to load discs and it's always turning itself off if you've stopped the video for a few minutes - it doesn't lose your place, but you're constantly having to turn it back on. Worth it for the diversity of playback.

Great machine for the price.

Small, compact, very easy to install. I previously had a Pioneer multi-regional DVD player which I had to format for Region 2, and it had lots of connections. It gave up the ghost after just three years... motor failed.

The Phillips has just one connection (not included, but bought on Amazon.com very inexpensive) and comes ready to play all regions. No programming necessary.

I'll stretch myself to find something wrong ... only one tiny unimportant thing ... the remote does not have an open-close button, so you have to press the button on the unit itself. No biggie.

The picture is brilliantly clear HD.
I'm loving this unit.

I've been wanting to play my region 2 dvds on a dvd player seamlessly. I got this item because it's cheap and I didn't need bells and whistle. It does a good job playing dvds. The dvd tray responds a little slow and the remote just has the basics except an eject disc button.

If you are a film addict and like to watch movies in their original languages... and sometimes you cannot find gems in our limited American film/DVD stores and resort to buy them abroad: Do not worry about region incompatibility with those useless codes!

This machine will play it all!

I love it, because besides playing any DVD in this planet, it also upsamples the ones you have to a sharper, crispier and more detailed, elegant image. Something you could only dream of if purchasing a more expensive player... or a Bluray disc player.

The beauty of it is precisely how beautiful it presents the moving picture in any system you have and at a meager price, or course! How could you go wrong buying a player like that?