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Philips DVP5960 - Multi-Region Capable DVD Player With HDMI And Upscaling To 1080i - Black | 
| Brand: Philips
Category: CE
Buy Used: £39.99
Used (1) Refurbished (1) from £39.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 9214
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.3
Dimensions (in): 22.5 x 13.7 x 3.3
MPN: DVP5960/05
Model: DVP5960/05
EAN: 8710895940146
ASIN: B000G2Y59E
Release Date: December 4, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: This dvd player is silver and ive not got the instructions anymore.
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| Features:
| • | HDMI digital output for easy connection with only one cable | | • | Video Upscaling for improved resolution of up to 1080i | | • | High definition JPEG playback for images in true resolution | | • | Progressive Scan component video for optimised image quality | | • | Movies: DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, (S)VCD, DivX |
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Product Description
HDMI digital output for easy connection with only one cableHDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface. It is a direct digital connection that can carry digital HD video as well as digital multichannel audio. By eliminating the conversion to analogue signals it delivers perfect picture and sound quality, completely free from noise. HDMI is fully backward-compatible with (Digital Video Interface) DVI.Video Upscaling for improved resolution of up to 1080iWith Video Upscaling you can increase the resolution of SD (Standard Definition) video signals that DVD uses to HD (High Definition) so youâ??ll be able to see more details thanks to a sharper, more true-to-life picture.The resulting HD video output signal can be fed to an HD display through HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface).High definition JPEG playback for images in true resolutionWith High Resolution JPEG playback, you can show up to 2 Megapixel resolution on your Flat TV (FTV). Now you can view your digital pictures in their true resolution, without loss of quality or details.Progressive Scan component video for optimised image qualityProgressive Scan doubles the vertical resolution of the image resulting in a noticeably sharper picture. Instead of sending a field comprising the odd lines to the screen first, followed by the field with the even lines, both fields are written at one time. A full image is created instantaneously, using the maximum resolution. At such a speed, your eye perceives a sharper picture with no line structure.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 72 more reviews...
 Works for me! September 20, 2008
I've had this dvd/divx player for a while now and after reading some of the other reviews here decided my review was long overdue.
To answer some questions that have previously been asked:
*There is a fast-forward and rewind function on this player - the arrow buttons pointing left and right either side of the 'OK' button on the remote control work very well and there is a choice of 2x 4x 8x 16x and 32x (on my player anyway!)
*Slow motion playback is available by pressing the up or down buttons above and below the 'OK' button.
*Resume play is available - It will resume if you hit the play button briefly while the disc is loading (when the word "loading" appears on your screen) - the words "Resume Play" will appear on screen and your DVD will pick up where you left off. It works for the last 5 discs you played.
*The multi-region hack previously posted here works fine.
*I've had no problems playing any variation of xvid/avi/divx or mpeg file either on disc or via the usb port
Firmware upgrades are available via the Philips website
Anyone buying this model I recommend you 'google' for a site called phunkyfish - there's a lot of useful information on there about this player and some non-philips firmware upgrades which may be useful if you play divx (note: not recommended by Philips and may affect your warranty) I personally have installed the 'Porkupan Firmware' and find the additional features really useful.
This player may not be the most up to date or even the best but it does everything I want and more for a very reasonable price. It suits my needs brilliantly. The usb port saves me a fortune in discs! I've had this player a while now and would recommend it to anyone.
My one criticism - the remote has a really limited range and would have driven me mad if I didn't have a universal remote control which incidentally works on code 0539.
Great for playing CDs and MP3s August 13, 2008
I've owned this player for over a year now. As others have said elsewhere, the picture quality is great (HDMI)but the remote is crap.
I have a decent but old but well regarded Philips CD player and own some other decent hi fi equipment. The DVD player is linked up to the hi fi system via an amplifier as I like a big, high quality sound when watching films. Anyway I decided to mess about with the audio settings on the DVD player - something called CD upsampling - which I set to the highest level and put an audio CD in. The sound quality was excellent - precise, detailed and engaging - it knocked the socks off of most (expensive) CD players I've heard. So for the modest price of the DVD player you are also getting an excellent CD player. I wont need to replay my old CD player now!
Still only 4 stars though, due to the fiddly remote.
 Nice picture quality but pity about the remote control... July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
ok just recieved this product and set it up using the hints in the other reviews here -
just to note on the steps laid out to sort out the multi-region settings -NOTE - dont get the password/security code mixed up with the hacker code below - the hacker code is the only one of interest in setting up the regions
1. Turn on the unit
2. Open the loading tray (do not close it or put any disc in or the device will try to read the region on THAT disc and will throw up an error)
3. Press the "Setup" button on the remote then use the forward arrows to go into the OTHER set up menus otherwise you spend ages going up and down trying to find the region preferences - frustrating)
4. Navigate to the "Preferences" page using the right arrow key and look for the region settings.
5. Enter 138931
6. You will now see the current region code displayed
7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or "0" for all regions
8. Press the "Setup" button on the remote
9. Press "OK" on the remote
And then you are in business..
other things about the unit - EXCEPTIONAL play back quality - i have just binned a FUSION followed by LOBOS andfind this unit far superior to both depsite the Fusion being a expensive 129 pound unit..
the only thing that bugs the hell out of me is the REMOTE CONTROL - its absolute rubbish - it works but there is no FASTFORWARD or REWIND options only skip to the next sequence so if you have converted video ro home movie to dvd you basically cant fast forward it unless you set up artificial scenes when you transfer it..
the unit doesnt have FF or Rewind either by frame only by scene so frustrating all around here.
the cost is good you have to weight up whether the ff rewind and a rubbish remote control bother you enough to buy elsewhere...
 Freezes when screen gets busy! July 3, 2008
When playing Divx files, if there's significant movement on the screen, the video starts to jerk (badly!) and the audio starts to crack and drop out.
I have verified this with a number of high-quality, high-speed USB flash drives and USB hard drives.
I can only speculate that Philips must have skimped on the decoder to keep the price down!
Buying this player is a recipe for many ruined nights in, hoping to watch a film and being sorely disappointed part-way through when it starts to jerk and crack!
Avoid at all costs!
 Not great at all June 13, 2008
i was very underwhelmed with this DVD player. The picture through HDMI is ok, but Divx playback is plain awful. the menus are clunky and slow, and have difficulties playing some discs. It simply wont let you play a movie until the title sequence on the DVD menu has completed one full cycle on more than one of my DVDs.
Its cheap, but you get what you pay for. Sorry Philips, you have taken my money for the last time!
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