| Philips DVP5982 1080p Upscaling DVD Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: Philips
Category: CE
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $56.75
You Save: $33.24 (37%)
New (18) Refurbished (7) from $42.60
Avg. Customer Rating:  270 reviews
Sales Rank: 162
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
Condition: BRAND NEW ITEM in factory sealed packaging. No shipping to APO/FPO or AK/HI/PR. Usually ships within 2 business days (on some rare occasions, handling takes 3-4 days). We reserve the right to cancel your order in case our suppliers go out of stock.
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| Customer Reviews:
Unit works great; Wish it had more audio features July 7, 2008
The DVD player works as it should, and the picture looks great. No complaints there. It would earn 5 stars except for the lack of ability to generate 5.1 sound with a direct connection to my sound system. I don't know if I can get it out of the TV set with a HDMI connection.
Muy Buen Equipo July 7, 2008
Muy Buen Equipo, me permite ver todos los formatos que bajo de internet ademas de los DVD convencionales. Lo recomiendo.
La unica contra es que un poco lento para algunas funciones.
 Inshallah, you get what you pay for - on a good day! July 7, 2008
This Philips DVD player was bought to replace an earlier version purchased almost 3 years ago. That model finally went psycho, doing many weird things during playback, such as suddenly deciding there was "no disc", etc. Perhaps a diet of daily power interruptions, rather dusty environs, and occassional extremes of arid heat and chilly dampness accelerated its demise.
This newer model is not coded for, nor have I a code to make it, "all regions" unlike the programming I found for the old one. Still if only NTSC & PAL discs are in your collection, it does the job just fine. The white remote is a color choice that will show dirt very soon, but the DVD unit itself is great, is thin so it fits in tight cabinets on top of the TV, looks good, and was delivered VERY quickly at a 'great value' price. Not over-loaded with 'lookit my new toy' bells and whistles that nearly no one uses, but still not as intuitive as the older model. No matter, having had the first one, had no hesitation to buy this as a replacement, and will likely go back for a similar model when this one finally dies.
I could not test the up-converting feature as my multi-zone/multi-voltage tv is not HDTV capable, so I have no such discs in my collection at this time. All said and done? BUY IT!!! The Amazon price is again excellent, as was the service. - JS
Take that, blu-ray. July 7, 2008
Excellent picture quality from 480p to 1080p. I can't say I see a noticeable difference beyond 720p, but that is most likely due to the limitations of a standard definition DVD. The newer a movie/dvd is, the better it seems to look on it. For example, The Matrix didn't look quite as impressive visually as when I tried putting in the Transformers movie, which looked outstanding. This will definitely tide you over on any new HDTV until blu-ray comes down in price. ($30+ a movie? No thanks!)
The menu system as others have said, is archaic. It's hard to navigate and hard to understand at points, but it works. Don't bother spending too much money on an HDMI cable if you weren't sure. I use the 6ft HDMI cable that came as a special purchase with this player for only a penny more and it worked great. Not to mention this model is cheaper than most I've seen in stores. Philips is the best for up-conversion players in my experience working in a home entertainment store. You won't regret it.
New lease on life for your old DVD collection July 5, 2008
Great player, shows all my DVD's regardless of the source. This is my second Phillips DVD player, this player upconverts, the picture is great. I bought this DVD player to use with my new 1080p LCD TV. My experience with Philips led me to buy this DVD upconverter. I have had other DVD players that play some disks but not others. The only flaw is the remote, but, I'll live with it...
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