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Summary: Philips technology? disapointment
Review: I buy a dvd player 3 years ago with the same technology of this one and believe me a prefer teh last one, the firts thing discover was a progresive scan is a fake! looks a same in this player (a buy the video component cable and a have a HDTV), second when the movies ares already played and i want to swich the subtitles the machine get froze and automatically turn off, the setup menu is too poor and restricted, finally this DVD is not for ALL REGIONS, just play region 1!
I am very disappointed with thw philips technology
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Summary: Are all vertical DVD players bad or just this one?
Review: I had a vertical DVD player purchased about a year ago to fit beside the TV due to space limitations. I loved the convenience. When it stopped working.....just stopped....I wanted to replace it with another vertical DVD Player. I did an Amazon search and found this one. It took a little more than a month before it started freezing/skipping. Big price to pay for something that just stops working. It appears, after reading the other reviews, that this could most likely be a common problem with this model.
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Summary: Skip - Skip - Skip
Review: I returned my unit twice and it still skips on almost every movie. Learn from my mistakes - Don't buy this!
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Summary: Small Footprint -- Large Issues
Review: This DVD player is nicely designed and has excellent features. Slot loading, removable base ((two screws on the underside) allows to place horizontal), and the small size (half the size of others) are all pluses.
My reason for purchasing: my 4 year old Sony (still an excellent DVD player) was looking tired and didn't play MP3s. It was time I got a new player -- and seeing that the price (along with other amenities) for the Phillips is less than half of what I paid for the Sony -- it was a done deal.
I've had the player for a few days now and must say I like it overall, but there are issues that can't be ignored:
1. A lot of DVDs skip areas when playing and I'm not sure what causes it. This results in lots of rewind ->play to see what you've missed. Serious bug and horrible experience with rented DVDs (they tend to be in horrible condition due to mishandling). If I can't isolate this issue to the few discs I've tried to play, the unit is going back to Target.
2. Constant bright lights. There is a red standby light reminiscent of HAL from 2001 glowing when the unit is turned off. Just as annoying are the two orange lights that glow when playing. While they are a nice aesthetic touch, they distract the hell out of me while watching a movie -- I keep seeing these bright glowing ambers to the corner of my TV. The Sony receiver I use has a dimmer for the display -- Even the Sony DVD player has only a small red pin light.
I can recommend if you're short on space, but be warned as it is listed last on the product list on Philips site and they no longer display the price -- only the 'where to buy link'.
BTW: The remote shown on Target.com isn't correct -- it comes with an ultra slim touch button remote that is just slightly larger than a stack of credit cards -- a bit on the cheap side, but still refreshing to not get another oversized chunk of black plastic.
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Summary: Good design, good player!
Review: This is actually my very first DVD player, so I can't compare it to anything, merely share my experience!As advertised, it's handled pretty much everything I've thrown at it - DVDs, VCDs, Picture Discs, MP3 CDs, etc. My TV doesn't really have hookups for a DVD player, only a cable input, so I had to run it through my VCR, which is also not so high tech, but at least had some Audio/Video jacks to use. This is not recommended by Philips due to possible Macrovision protection "features" in the VCR, but I haven't run into anything like that. Good picture and sound quality all the time. The remote it comes with is pretty small and light, some might say flimsy. I'm happy that I don't have some 100 button monster to wield every time I need to use it. i have it standing up next tot he TV, but it could also lay on it's belly. It's pretty damn cute, and everyone's who's come over comments on it. Design? A+. The reason I gave it 4 stars is that I think it might be a little sensitive to scratches on discs. With a good number of netflix rentals I get small skips, but on store-bought DVDs in my own care, it works great. I'm wondering if the orientation might have something to do with it, but I haven't done much testing. All in all, a nicely designed, well functioning player that I am happy to have as my first. Now all I need to do is get one of those flat-panel TVs to go with it . . .
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