Sylvania DP170SL8 1080p Upconverting DivX Compatible DVD Player

by Sylvania

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 17 x 2 inches ; 4.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000N45W8I
• Item model number: DVL170SL8
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,650 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Sylvania DV-L170SL8 Up-Scaling DVD Player with 1080p Output

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, feature rich, player., January 5, 2008

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SJI (NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sylvania DP170SL8 1080p Upconverting DivX Compatible DVD Player (Electronics)

Pros:

- No problem reading Netflix, or other marginal quality, DVDs
- Two zoom levels, around 200% and 350% of original picture size
- Can enhance picture brightness and turn virtual surround sound on/off while viewing
- Change caption and audio language, including commentary tracks, while viewing (most functions can be performed while watching the program)
- Remembers where you were when you stopped a program or shut the player off, and will resume from that point.
- Video outputs for Analog, component, S-Video, and HDMI
- Audio outputs for both analog and digital sound
- Plays both unprotected and licensed DivX content
- Easy setup, with auto revert test for progressive scan compatibility
- * Allows pass through of closed captioning not encoded as a feature on the disk

* (Some DVDs don't have digital captions programmed on them, but the source copy included closed captioning for televisions that support it. This is often found on DVDs made from television programs, and some low budget movies. Other players I've used don't allow that embedded caption track to reach the set. Playing a Sopranos DVD recently, this type of closed caption wouldn't work with either my Magnavox or new Phillips players. They work fine with the Sylvania units. A very big plus for me)

Cons:

- The on-unit time counter display is a bit too small (need to use the on-screen display)
- Will only play U.S. Region 1, NTSC, format. (very few people will care about this)
- Only comes with analog cables

I now have two different models of Sylvania DVD players. I've used other brands, and although they all have some odd limitations, the Sylvania models com closest to doing everything I need or want. I usually have no sense of brand loyalty, but I'm sticking with players made by this company until the rest finally catch up.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great inexpensive Progressive Scan, Upconverting, DVD Player - Sylvania DP170SL8, January 19, 2009

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James D. Krause "Jasman" (Sunnyvale, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sylvania DP170SL8 1080p Upconverting DivX Compatible DVD Player (Electronics)

This is the 2nd (I now own 2) of these players I have purchased... after trying other brands between the 1st and 2nd purchase. It works well with all types of outputs... Component Video, A/V and HDMI. I settled on HDMI with the Progressive Scan operational for viewing because it is the most flexible, with high quality video and sound. One particular feature I like, NOT FOUND ON OTHER BRANDS I HAVE TRIED, is that the DVD can be stopped along the way, left in the player, the player completely powered off... then restarted, picking up right where I stopped before powering down. No annoying icons remain on the screen after zooming. Less that $50 online 12/2008.

1.0 out of 5 stars Won't Power Up!, March 9, 2009

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Douglas A. Delecki Jr. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sylvania DP170SL8 1080p Upconverting DivX Compatible DVD Player (Electronics)

Bought this DVD player only because a more expensive model was not in-stock. Took it home, hooked it up and it worked fine the first couple times I used it. Then, I could not get it to power up. I've tried unplugging it multiple times and it still won't turn on. What a waste of money!