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DVD Type: DVD Player
Playable Disk Types: DVD Video
VCD
SVCD
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW
CD (Audio)
CD-R
CD-RW
Picture CD
Surround Sound: Dolby Digital (Digital out only)
Exterior Color: Silver

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Philips DVP5960/37 DVD Player Reviews

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3 stars		(49)
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Just does what it is supposed to do. All I want out of my electronic devices is for them to perform when I use them. The Philips does this 100% of the time. This is the 2nd one I bought and they both perform like they are supposed to. from Buy.com We really like our Philips DVP5960. It has a good image and we like being able to view files from a Flash Drive with the USB port. from Amazon.com I tried the upscaling once and the picture became very notchy, as if the upscaling process overworked the hardware. So, no more of that. I guess that 30 seconds of upscaling blew some transistors or something because the next day it would only boot to the "PHILIPS" LCD. Followed the instructions on Philip's website to reset it. from Amazon.com It does not read, it keep C. Ds trapped, it's a real pain to deal with. I swore I would never, ever buy a Philips piece of gear again. The ones I have, I taught them how to fly. from Amazon.com I have used the Philips DVP5960 DVD Player for the past month and I am very happy with the product so far. The 1080i upscaling really does improve the picture quality. from Amazon.com This unit generally works fine but the slower USB 1.0 support sometimes produces jerky movement. DVP5990 is a better choice. It is an updated version with better menus and USB 2.0 support. from Amazon.com I've owned a number of PHILLIPS brand DVD units over the years, only upgrading to get new features. They play almost every disk imaginable, have a streamline design, and except for a bit of a learning curve with the remotes, are very easy to use. The DVP5960 is my latest addition, purchased for the novelty of playing high-quality MP4 videos on an SD card reader through the USB port. This is remarkable, and the remote even works to start, stop, pause movies, and navigate the SD card. from Amazon.com But it wasn't refurbished enough, apparently. Right out of the box, it failed to play even brand-new DVDs, displaying messages like "Root" and "Stop," or freezing after playing just a few seconds of the lead track or menu page. In the first of two phone calls to Philips, I reached a person who held out the possibility of a "rapid exchange" (they'd send me a replacement and I'd then send back the defective unit), but only if I first faxed over registration info. I did that, called back the next day and was told I'd have to return the unit at my expense and wait. from Amazon.com Philips DVP5960 DVD Player with HDMI, 1080i Upscaling, DivX Ultra, USB direct (Purchased on 03/27/2008) Product purchased for playing AVI movies stored on 4 GIG Flash Drives downloaded from alt.binaries.movies.divx and other news groups with Forte Agent. From purchased product into a Sabrent Ultra-Compact Premium TV Tuner Box with outputs to large LCD (or projection device) and speakers. from Amazon.com But I kept the unit because it plays everything I've tried so far. Even short mpg movies on CD-R. The quality looks good on my Philips 42" HDTV and Original DVD's look Hi-def to me. With the HDMI, setup took only a few minutes. from Amazon.com

Description

Chicly designed and very modestly priced, the Phillips DVP5960/37 comes with all the options you’d expect from a top-performing HDMI DVD player. Upscale all your standard definition DVDs to 720p or 1080i. The DVP5960/37 also allows you to burn all your PC’s DivX encoded media to disc to watch digitally downloaded movies on the big screen. HDMI is a high-grade, audio/visual, single cable solution for hooking up your DVD player to your receiver or TV without having to untangle a mess of flimsy analog cables.

Specs

Released	over 3 years ago
DVD Type	DVD Player
Playable Disk Types	DVD Video VCD SVCD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW Picture CD
Surround Sound	Dolby Digital (Digital out only)
Exterior Color	Silver
Audio DAC	24 bit 192 kHz
Audio S/N Ratio	90 dB
Depth	9.25 in.
Dynamic Range	80 dB (DVD)
Front Panel	USB 1.1
Height	1.46 in.
MPN	DVP5960/37
Number Of Discs	1
OSD	Yes: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese, Finnish, Turkish, Polish, Danish, Norwegian
Outputs	Composite x 1, Component x 1, HDMI x 1, Analog Audio x 1, Digital Audio Coaxial x 1
Parental Control	Yes
Picture Control	Zoom
Playable File Formats	MPEG2 DivX MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG1
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
Remote Control	Standard
TV Resolutions	480i 480p 576i 576p
UPC	609585110687
Video DAC	12 bit / 108 MHz
Video Output System	PAL NTSC
Video Upconversion	720p (HDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Weight	5.5 lb.
Width	17.13 in.

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