Philips Blu-ray Disc Player, BDP7200/37

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 17.1 x 2.8 inches ; 9.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013H99OM
• Item model number: BDP7200/37
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #40,469 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 4, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

Play your Blu-Ray discs with high definition picture and superior sound. Enjoy the thrill of full high definition pictures delivered by the BDP7200. Indulge in every detail, silky smooth action and vivid colors with Deep Colour. Current DVD favorites can also be enjoyed, with upconversion to 1080P via HDMI. See more. Blue-ray Disc playback for sharp images in full HD 1080P. 1080P at 24fps for cinema-like images. Full HD 1080p for razor sharp images. Deep color for vivid images in over a billion colors. DVD video upconversion to 1080P via HDMI. Engage more. CD& DVD for enjoyment fo familiar favorites. Bonus view for Picture-In-Picture video and audio mixing. EasyLink for easy control of connected devices via HDMI CEC.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I would recommend the 5992 instead for most folks at this time, October 15, 2008

By	wewa (honolulu) - See all my reviews

Have owned/installed dozens of DVD players.
Comparing this one with Sony 301, BX1, Toshiba A2, E500, Philips 5992 and Oppo 970HD.

Blu-Ray - ok. If you must have a BD player, this may be a nice choice. Especially if you need Divx compatiblity. No Ethernet tho.

SD DVD - Upconversion is typically poor, as is most BD players. Not as good as HD DVD, E500, or Oppo. Even $39 5992 is superior.

Divx - poor resolution, compared to 5992. Subtitles are not well formatted, compared to LG/Zenith Divx compatible players.

Pros:
Cheaper than sony BD players up til now.

Cons:
No ethernet, poor divx quality/compatibility. typical BD sluggish remote command response. Remote is long, heavy, button layout is horrible.
5992 has much better remote.

Summary:
I returned this unit. Too many drawbacks. Especially at this price. Will wait for a player that make me happy in all respects. If I had to buy something now for a HDTV HDMI setup, it would probably be the $39 Philips 5992. Great value and performance.

Reviewed using a 50" PDP 1080i using HDMI connection.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Slow and Painful, November 3, 2008

By	BK (little silver, nj) - See all my reviews

This is my first Blu Ray player, and I second "Wewa's" comments. I've got a 50" 1080p tv and the picture is fine, when it works. The Philips BDP7200 takes around two minutes to load the movie, and often will stop playing in the middle of the movie.

There is nothing worse than settling in for a great movie, and then having the scene freeze 20 - 30 minutes in. Eventually, you can get it going again by reloading (2 or 3 times) but it really throws you out of the movie.

Avoid it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect so far, February 2, 2009

By	architecture101 - See all my reviews

having read the negative reviews i felt i had to defend the philips bdp7200 ive had this player for 5 months and have not endured any problems so far! maybe i lucked up on getting one that actual does work but this player plays beautiful blurays, is very quiet, and has played every bluray i have put in it over 50 so far including the new releases without stopping or having to go through the hazzle of upgrading firmware like i have had to do downstairs with the samsung1500 i highly recommend this player!