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| Philips DVP5982 1080p Upscaling DVD Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: Philips
Category: CE
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $61.99
You Save: $28.00 (31%)
New (11) Refurbished (4) from $44.55
Avg. Customer Rating:  283 reviews
Sales Rank: 175
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 17.1 x 1.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 90 days warranty
MPN: DVP5982/37
Model: DVP5982/37
UPC: 609585129504
EAN: 0609585129504
ASIN: B000N254LU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good price - average product August 7, 2008
I wish there was a way to turn off the upconvert you can only cycle thru different resolutions. The menu is a bit clunky and somewhat difficult to navigate.
I have a 16:9 wide screen tv and for whatever reason I cannot get this DVD player to stop shrinking the picture / large black bars top & bottom. After researching the internet I've found some movies (if specifically widescreen format) can do this. However I figured there must be an option (either within the dvd or the player) to change it. I've changed about every setting I could find within the DVD player and can't resolve this. My previous el-cheapo player did not have this problem (which is why it bothers me so much).
Is it worth paying under $100? Hell yeah. Just remember you get what you pay for. The usb avi play feature is limited to FAT type partitions and can be picky when it comes to which codec your file is encoded in. I basically purchased this player for 1) hdmi connectivity, 2) 1080p up covert, 3) usb port / ability to play files vs. re-encode / burn to play
Good, but not DVD Region agnostic August 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm not a videophile, so take this with a grain of salt. I bought this unit in order to play a Region 1 DVD I couldn't get any way else. According to specs I read elsewhere (not on Amazon) this unit was supposed to fit the bill. Unfortunately, it doesn't. Region 0 only.
In other respects, it's a decent unit. I wish the pause would hold longer before the unit starts to power down.
Great DVD player - not great USB interface August 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this player with the intent to mostly watch upscaled regular DVD's as well as DivX/XviD movies on both a burned CD-R/DVD-R but also to watch from my USB thumb drive.
Watching from DVD's is awesome, and I'd give this unit 5 stars if I never used the USB function. But I do, and when I watch movies via USB, the video is choppy, and if there is any fast motion it starts stammering both video and audio. In addition, if you'd like to review/rewind a bit or fast-forward forget-about-it! It basically just stays put like it's paused and then if you are patient and wait a good 3-4 minutes, you might rewind enough to go back 1-2 minutes in the video. But since the player gives you zero feedback (it looks to be paused) on where the rewind progress is, you have to guess where it's at in the process. So if you didn't go back far enough, you have to wait another 3-4 minutes when you start this laborious process over again. It's totally not worth it to instant replay.
I don't really care the the USB truncates the file names in the menu (which it certainly does), but the fact that you can't watch anything with any kind of action makes this function a dog; It's OK if you watch something with less action than a Jane Austin PBS movie - perhaps a lecture at a podium might be OK.
I think this problem might be due to this player being 1.1 USB, and perhaps a 2.0 will solve this problem. Anyways, this unit is going back today.
Works well, once it works August 2, 2008
Pro(+)
- Price
- Picture quality
Con (-)
- Sluggish response
- Horrible menus
- Junk remote
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Overall I am happy with this buy. The player is a nice size: slim and shallow but a standard width. The player looks good and works with my Samsung 32" 450 series TV (LN32A450) over HDMI without any problem.
I assumed upconverting was a total gimmick. After swapping back and forth between the same DVD in my old player and this one, I'm a convert. Even turning the upscaling off on this player makes for a good comparison; however, trying to do so highlights the limitations of the player.
It is SLOW to respond to commands and has HORRIBLE menus. With the TV on and the correct source selected it takes 10+ seconds to go from standby power (with a DVD already in!) to first screen flicker. It's not that 10s is the end of the world; it's just much slower than the average DVD player and a noticeable wait each time I use it.
Combine the counter intuitive menus with the slow response and initial setup is really frustrating. [1 of 5 for initial setup] The slow response time and junky remote make getting a movie going less than a joy. [3 of 5 for all subsequent interactions directly with the player] Watching a movie and having it look that good for less than $70, more than covers up the problems. [5 of 5 for picture quality]
Verdict: $70 very well spent.
 Awesome upconvert dvd player! August 1, 2008
I purchased one of these dvd upconvert players and I am very impressed. Most upconvert dvd players are a bit pricey but this one is pretty ood for its features. I tested the upconvert to 1080p with Transformers (2007) and it looked really good, granted its not blu-ray quality. I have this dvd player connected to my Panasonic 46PZ85U 1080p Plasma TV.
Divx feature works nicely as well. This dvd player played most of the divx files I threw at it when I tested it. The picture quality still looked lovely. However, there were some cases were the divx movie's resolution would not be playable on this dvd player. I only tested AVI movie files since most of my movies are in that format.
The remote is pretty simple. I'm used to the remote since it pretty much is the same as most of the other Philips dvd player remotes. The response does lag at times but that isn't a major problem for me. I haven't gotten to tinker with the region=free settings on the player since I hardly watch any foreign movies.
Philips has been a good brand to me and it continues to be one with this dvd upconvert player. I would highly recommend this player to those who are looking for a really good upncoverting dvd player for an affordable price. You will not be disappointed!
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