Philips DVP5980

A great picture, even before upscaling. Excellent value for money, has at the back practically all the sockets I can think off, and has a modern design, so looks like a more expensive device.

Only fault is the speed of access of the USB port, but that is a minor issue, as it's main function is to play DVDs.

I bought this player because it played divx files which is what I needed so far it has played everything I have thrown at it. The player is slim and lightweight,, seems quiet enough and not not bad to look at, but as its in the bedroom this was not of major concern to me. Overall good quality for the price.

Just one that I find annoying there is no eject button on the remote control and the eject button on the player does seem to take a while before it responds. But minor things for the price I guess

Plays any format (apart from wmv files) as data files straight from the computer via the usb port. If you download movies this is for you. No burning them to disc anymore or converting the format.

None really

nearly everything & you can put pictures on a memory stick & just plug in & have a slide show without having to burn any discs really easy to use & nice & slim

it does not play mp3's

Play Divx straight from memory stick

USB interface for DivX movies and mp3 is brilliant. I slap in a 4GB flash stick and there's hours of fun.

Best Feature is the USB port and the fact that it uses a HDMI cable to connect to the TV hence showing the Video file in the best possible way. It is really easy to use, with no fancy extras, everything you need. Smart sleek design.

Too light and wide, so when you stack it underneath a heavier/smaller box in your TV cabinet (such as a sky box) you feel you are crushing the DVD player; and it's too wide to put it on top of the sky box because it looks odd.

This DVD player is an absolute bargain. Easily converted to multi-region with a simple set of remote control key commands. It is slimline, quiet and quick to boot up. For the money you can't buy a better player!

Plays everything you throw at it Easily made multiregion

None I have found so far

excellent file handling - divx etc. Silent dvd operation (it makes my sharp sound like a Jumbo at takeoff)

Slightly flimsy feel -but for the price it would be churlish to expect more.

HDMI port (upscaling to 720p) and playing DIVX files direct from USB

Just one niggly point, the power cable is permantly attached (a pain if when trying to keep the cables tidy

Good price, handles most file formats (very forgiving), takes USB sticks and external hard drives.

The remote is a bit odd, looks upside down (cursor key is at top of control as opposed to the bottom like most remotes) Waits until it sees the DVD before it allows you to see whats on the USB.

It's versitility with file types is very impressive, so the many numerous types of file today - that are very frustrating when trying to work with various components, independent or not, disk or on hardware, chances are it will be compatible with the Philips DVP5980. Image quality of photos are very impressive, as are movie files, clean and crisp. Sound quality is very impressive too, as files that do not have good sound quality seemed to be inhanced using this device. The design of the player adds to the ease of use with functions and usb port on display on the face of the player, all accessible. The back of the player supports a scart port and a HDMI port for better quality provided a HD television is connected, and a digital out, audio out, video out, so can be connected easily to other components of your home.The weight of the product is unbelievably light. This is great value for money and a neccessity in your home.

Bad points would be the text column. Items especially with a long title may not be seen easily as the text column is quite restricted so may be a little bit frustrating if you keep selecting the wrong item. However I must stress, this is a minor problem as when you have selected the item it leads you through to another screen where the item's title can be seen clearly and completely.

USB is excellent.

Standby mode cuts in very quickly - yet to find option to turn this off.

Very good all roung

DVD drawer is very slow to open.

looks good,easy to use plus has a handy usb port on front

remote can be a bit funny sometime it needs to be looking straight at player

Avi, Mpeg compatible

I had problems to open the tray. It took 15 minutes. There was a plastic piece which hold CD tray to open. I had to use a force to open it. USB port - just a few equipment works with it

handles most formats

no eject button on remote

usb port, many connection options

width

I've not had another make to compare it with, but it seems to perform very very well, and it is so easy to set up and use almost 'straight out of the box' Extremely good value for money !!! and have bought another one as a gift.

A bit slow on the loading tray opening, to insert the disc.

Simple to use.

On a wide screen tv the picture is small and if y increase the picture y lose clarity.

USB Support great - has handled all films so far. Easy setup, excellent value

USB - plays everything, upscales. Brilliant product - extremely pleased.

Takes a while to boot up. When reading off the USB stick, I had a 32 GB stick and took a while to scroll through all my video files.

vfm as features hdmi upscaling, unit is sleek and thin, picture quality is good, easy to use and navigate.

remote is a bit cheap looking

Very good picture quality.

Cannot play DVD files from usb connection- picture jutters and sound out of sync.

quite slow to turn on and cannot eject disc from the remote but other than that a great value player

USB port, upscaling, price

upscales dvd's really well usb port is really useful for portable photos, mp3, divx etc

little bit slow on startup but nothing to worry about

Plug in an external hard disk into the USB port and it becomes a home made media centre.

Plays all video formats from USB perfectly. DVD player very slim in depth.

works with just about everything I throw at it. USB option is a boon

Nice slim profile. Excellent upscaling. Intergrated with other items very easily.

The only downside I can find is that there is no disk eject function on the remote.

Slim, Black DVD player with a fantastic innovative USB connection on the front. Plays Divx directly from USB device.

No optical connection

plays almost anything you throw at it

the remote, to fast forward you have to hold onto the skip button, which if you dont hold on long enougth then it goes on to the next chapter or episode

Great picture quality via HDMI. Decodes Dolby 5.1 surround through my Panasonic TV and it sounds almost as good as the home theatre system I've just scrapped.

Menu options are bit obscure, and when selecting them (e.g. picture settings) you have to close the menu to see what it looks like - it doesn't minmise so you can readjust without closing.

easy to use, looks good, quality sound and picture

very wide, wider than all other av appliances that I have

It is very easy to install and use! A Must and very good value as well!

It is quite narrow, so not good if you want to rest your TV on it

Small good quality picture

None

everything including divx....

no eject on remote.but you can push and hold stop button to eject..

Very Good Definition playback at all speeds, Upscaling Excellent, Good Build Quality, Easy to use Remote, Very pleased, Can Recomend,

None

Neat, small lovely design - great price

No connectior cable so I had to go and buy a scart

Super slim, wonderful picture when connected to an HD TV by HDMI and excellent value.

No eject button on remote!

Plays DivX, upscales fantasticly.

Can't handle 720p divx/xvid files for some reason.

At the start you don't think there is a huge difference in the upscaling, but once you compare your old DVD's closely, you can see more imaging and better sound with this phillips DVP5890. Good upscaled picture, sound, look and price.

No Eject button on remote, but you have to get down there to put the DVD in anyway, so it is no great loss.

Great features, multi-region capable, usb input, upgradable firmware, good choice of video output, very quick and responsive with discs, easy to navigate when playing a disc, feature packed menus.

* File browser displays max of 8 characters (fixable with custom firmware)

looks fantastic, superb price and great that it does all formats inc divx.

Not convinced about the upscaling, and the fast forward is not great, like all philips DVD products

This DVD player has (almost) all of the connectivity options you need to connect it to a separate A/V receiver or directly to your television; it's slim and compact and took a minute to set up. The upscaled picture quality is very good. Most of the menu options are clear and it's easy to control.

My biggest gripe was that I was unable to get a raw 5.1 audio stream (Dolby Digital or DTS) to output over HDMI. I have the DVD player connected to an external AV receiver (via HDMI) which I wanted to process the raw audio instead of the DVD player. The menu options for sound were confusing and even though I could get it to output a raw audio stream over HDMI with a bit of juggling of the various settings, it would revert back to its original state after turning off the machine. In the end, the only reliable solution was to connect the video stream to my receiver using HDMI and raw digital audio using coaxial. The only other (minor) points are that it takes a bit of time to initially turn on (about 15 seconds) and an optical digital audio output would have been nice (and would have saved me having to buy a coaxial lead).

Excellent value for money. Plays most file types I throw at it. Good picture quality.

USB port won't power portable harddrives that need their power from the host. Memory sticks work fine though.

Easy to use. Unoffensive to look at. Works well.

Exceptionally good quality picture on an ageing CRT TV, even using a SCART connection. Main reason for buying this model was the ability to plug my external hard disc into the USB port and watch all my recorded films and TV programs, which it does brilliantly (note this does need a separate power source, this cannot come from the USB port). Also I trust Philips build quality for reliability and useability. Finally amazing value for money for such a high quality output.

The remote is a cheap and rather limited piece of equipment, but does work. No eject button on remote, but as you need to go to the unit to remove the DVD it really is not that much of a problem. The listing of files using the USB port is very limited too, with all file names truncated to about 8 letters.