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DVD Type: DVD Player
Playable Disk Types: DVD-RAM
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD Audio
CD (Audio)
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-R DL
Surround Sound: Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder
Built-In DTS Decoder
DTS (Digital out only)
Front Panel: USB 1.1
USB 1.1

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RCA HDV5000 DVD Player Reviews

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	Circuitcity.com
	Amazon.com
	Cnet.com

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this rca hd5000 player is not so hot in one way too many hidi errors every time i put a hd dvd in... from Cnet.com Two weeks later they had a price drop on it and I got a $321.00 rebate. I figured this was a great time to get a HD-DVD player to go along with my new tv,so I did. The RCA HDV5000 came in themail 12/6/06 an I love it. All my old DVD's look great on it and the NEW HD-DVD's will just blow you away. from Circuitcity.com just got this player two weeks ago and could not be happyer upconversion is great and the hd-dvd movies are crystal clear! forget those blue ray players costing twice as much! only problem was firmware version was 1.0 called rca and they sent me latest version 2.0 from Circuitcity.com I got this about a year ago because I am a die-hard RCA customer. IMO RCA always makes the best products that are always easy to use and easy to install. from Amazon.com Call RCA, the phone # is in the box right on the sheet about updating the firmware on the net under the part about "If you do not have internet we will send you a disc". they will send you a disc ( mine was V.2 and took about 3 days after I called ). from Amazon.com Reading the cons on this unit, I find it to be the lack of updating the unit as RCA suggests in doing. The loading and boot up is slower than your typical DVD player, but it is well worth the 45 second wait. from Amazon.com First of all, completely ignore the "cannot play 1080p discs" and the "obsolete" nonsense spewed in the guise of "reviews". First: The HD DVD discs were recorded as 1080p from the very first handful released back in April 2006, and the HDV5000 can play EVERY one of them. In fact, you will be hard pressed to identify any titles at all that are NOT recorded as 1080p (though the HDV5000 will indeed play those as well.) from Amazon.com BUT HE SAYS I'M LUCKY @ PRICE & PICTURE QUALITY .. I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE SO NEGATIVE ABT. THE RCA TOSHIBA VENTURE .. REMEMBER YOUR FIRMWARE UPDATE .. from Amazon.com Some users have mistakenly thought that these were defective or incapable of playing 1080p discs, in reality it plays them all, it just outputs the signal in 1080i (or less) instead of 1080p. The reason for some discs not playing (King Kong being one of the main ones) is that there are new features on some of the newer discs, in the case of King Kong it is actually a new feature called U-Control, King Kong just happened to be one of the first few discs with this feature, if you read the warning paper that was inside the King Kong disc when you first opened it, it stated that you would probably have to update the firmware on your player in order to play it. Once you connect it to the internet and update the firmware(or you can call RCA and they will send you a CD for free that updates it) it works fine, the firmware also updates some HDMI-DVI connectivity issues as well as decreasing the boot-up time. As I see it the ability to update the firmware as the technology advances is a definite advantage. from Amazon.com This player will not play the 1080p disks. I also did the King Kong DVD thing with the same results... 32 seconds and error message, but RCA customer service didn't tell me there was a problem when I inquired. It also takes forever to say hello, load, and start play.. from Amazon.com

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Released	over 3 years ago
DVD Type	DVD Player
Playable Disk Types	DVD-RAM DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW DVD Audio CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW DVD-R DL
Surround Sound	Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder Built-In DTS Decoder DTS (Digital out only)
Front Panel	USB 1.1 USB 1.1
Audio DAC	24 bit / 192 kHz
Depth	13.94 in.
Dialog Enhancer	Yes
Display Dimmer	Yes
Height	4.53 in.
MPN	HDV5000
Number Of Discs	1
OSD	Yes: English, French, Japanese
Outputs	Composite x 1, S-Video x 1, Component x 1, HDMI x 1, Analog Audio x 1, Analog Surround x 1, Digital Audio Coaxial x 1, Digital Audio Optical x 1
Parental Control	Yes
Playable File Formats	MPEG2 MP3 WMA MPEG1
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
Remote Control	Standard
TV Resolutions	480i 480p
UPC	034909520284
Video Output System	NTSC
Video S/N Ratio	80 dB
Video Upconversion	720p (HDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Weight	19.62 lb.
Width	17.32 in.

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