Philips DVP 5980 > Reviews

Advantages: good image, high definition (1080p), good sound, easy use
Disadvantages: no Real Dolby

I was attracted to purchase this DVD player a while ago for its DivX capabilities (something not too many players have). It is a fairly impressive HDMI player, supporting 1080p High Definition resolution pictures. The HD output is flawless and makes for a great movie watching time. After I bought this, I spent a few days just sitting on the sofa watching DVDs with my friends with this player (they were also impressed with the HD). This is still ... Read review

I bought this machine just for its divx capability. I use nero to burn a dvd in iso mode. Just drag the .avi movie and the subtitle file and burn a dvd or cd. In less than 10 minutes you have a finished dvd which can be played on the dvp 5980. Before, the process took me more than 2 hours or transcoding and adding the subtitles to the dvd format. www.artistas-americanos.com

I bought this DVD player for its upscaling capabilities and they don't disappoint. There is a real noticible difference with newer films when using this, the upscaling will go up to 1060i. Additionally this DVD player with play a large range of DVDs that have been recorded on computers or other DVD recorders, including DivX encoded recordings. This is a great DVD player for anyone looking to see what all the fuss is about HD DVDs with out having to pay the prices for an HD DVD player and the associated discs. Or for anyone with a large collection of home movies on different DVD formats.