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Philips DVP5990

First seen: 6 march 2008

Information found in: from 45 sources in 18 countries.

Great Deal: $38.99

  • User Score (210)
    8.0 8.0 from 210 reviewers
  • Design (6)
    9.1 9.1 from 6 reviewers
  • Value for money (9)
    9.6 9.6 from 9 reviewers
  • Features (5)
    10 10 from 5 reviewers
  • Ease of use (9)
    9.5 9.5 from 9 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • good features, easy to set up, pal ntsc, versatile in playback, easy to use
  • not very responsive, remote is flimsy, it s very light, a little to wide, outside of that

With features like Progressive Scan and upscaled 1080p HDMI output, this DVD player provides high quality video output that brings out the best in your DVD’s.

Specifications

  • features
    1080p HDMI upconverts to high definition for sharper images
  • features
    DivX Ultra Certified for enhanced playback of DivX videos
  • features
    Progressive Scan component video for optimized image quality
  • features
    USB Direct plays photos and music from USB flash drives
  • features
    Plays DivX, MP3 and JPEG digital camera photos
  • features
    Mfr # DVP3990
  • features
    Suggested list $89.99
  • features
    Limited quantities
  • features
    Factory Refurbished

Release Date

  • First seen
    6 March 2008

Philips DVP5990

The Philips DVP5990 is a DVD player with 12 bit, 108 MHz digital analog conversion rate and Progressive Scan. It has up conversion capabilities for high definition format at 720p, 1080i and 1080p, as well as Video Upscaling up to 720p and 1080i/p. The DVD player has a 24 bit, 192 kHz DAC audio rate, with more than 90 dB signal to noise ratio, 30-20000 Hz frequency response, more than 65 dB distortion and noise rate, 80 dB dynamic range (at 1 kHz) and supports Dolby Digital sound. The…

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Philips DVP5990

The Philips DVP5990 is a DVD player with 12 bit, 108 MHz digital analog conversion rate and Progressive Scan. It has up conversion capabilities for high definition format at 720p, 1080i and 1080p, as well as Video Upscaling up to 720p and 1080i/p. The DVD player has a 24 bit, 192 kHz DAC audio rate, with more than 90 dB signal to noise ratio, 30-20000 Hz frequency response, more than 65 dB distortion and noise rate, 80 dB dynamic range (at 1 kHz) and supports Dolby Digital sound. The player supports CD, CD-R/CD-RW, Video CD/SVCD, DVD, DivX, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, and DVD-Video media playback for MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX 3.11, DivX 4.x, DivX 5.x, DivX 6.0, and DivX Ultra media format. It also supports Dolby Digital, MP3, PCM, WMA and MP3 (bit rates 32 - 320 kbps) audio files, JPEG image files with picture enhancement functions like flip photos, rotate, zoom, slideshow with MP3 playback. The player supports analog audio Left/Right out, composite video (CVBS) output, HDMI output, Digital coaxial out and ComponentVideo out interface. It also features Parental Control and Child Lock. The player comes with a remote control that is powered by 2 x AAA Batteries, Quick start guide, User Manual, and Warranty Leaflet. It measures 435 mm x 38 mm x 210 mm and weighs1.4 kg. The player requires a power supply of 120V, 60Hz and has a power consumption of less than 12 W (1.0 W on standby).

Features

The Philips DVP5990 features HDMI digital output which is a direct digital connection that can carry digital HD video as well as digital multichannel audio. The connection eliminates the conversion to analog signals and delivers optimal picture and sound quality, completely free from noise. HDMI is fully backward-compatible with (Digital Video Interface) DVI. The player also features 12-bit/108MHz Digital-to-Analogue-Converter video processing that preserves detail of the picture quality; 192kHz/24 bit audio DAC enhances analogue sound input for representation of the original sound curves; high definition JPEG playback for images, Progressive Scan component video for optimized image quality and DivX Ultra Certified for playback of DivX videos. The DivX media format is an MPEG4-based video compression technology that enables users to save large files like movies, trailers and music videos on media like CD-R/RW, and DVD recordable discs. DivX Ultra combines DivX playback with features like integrated subtitles, multiple audio languages, multiple tracks and menus into one file format. The player also supports DivX, MP3, WMA and JPEG digital camera photos on CD, (S)VCD, DVD, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-R/RW media format. The player also supports USB interface, allowing users to plug a device into the USB port on the Philips DVD system and play digital music and photos directly from the device.

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  1. Philips DVP5990/37

    Reviewer: CNET
    8 April 2009

    The Philips DVP5990/37 is a single-disc, mainstream DVD player.Compared to other mainstream DVD players on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $60. Read more

  2. Philips DVP5990 DVD Player Review

    Reviewer: Digitaltrends
    2 weeks ago

    DVD Player, Progressive Scan, Dolby Digital (Digital out only) Sound Read more

  1. Awesome

    Reviewer: PriceGrabber
    8 April 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I have hundreds of movies and TV shows I have downloaded from the internet mostly in Divx or Xvid format. This playes them all. I use a $20 8gig USB stick and load up 8-10 movies at a time to watch without having to burn any disks! Also in the process of loading a whole catalogue of hundreds of movies and shows on a 1 terrabyte external drive to plug in the USB slot. Imagine having instant access to everything you own, for exampele, all seasons and episodes of The... Read more

  2. Awasome player for little money!

    Reviewer: B&H Photo
    12 March 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    It's a poor man media center, if you add a external HD you can have a media center. I play all my wmv and AVI file that I collect and most of the time look better than in my computer. The bad thing is that you can't bookmark the media if you didn't finish you have to start over. HDMI is a must in this player Read more

  3. "Progressive Scan is better than HDMI Upconvert"

    Reviewer: CNET
    9 August 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    480p Progressive Scan is much more suitable on this device and quite frankly alot better. The price is right and you won't be disappointed but any DVD player with Progressive Scan will get the job done. Shop for the pice not for HDMI Upconvert. Read more

  4. Completely satisfied

    Reviewer: J&R
    19 December 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    [...]I got this for my Living Room for routine use. I've only had it a short time but so far it has played everything I've tried - regular store bought movies, MPEG's, AVI's and JPEG pictures. I have my family pictures stored on flash drives and being able to just plug them in the player and begin viewing them is a real treat. It even shows the menu of how I have them categorizes so there isn't that laborious flicking thru the pictures to get to see what I want.Set-up... Read more

  5. Fantastic buy

    Reviewer: Amazon
    9 January 2010 See Product at Amazon ($49.90)
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This is one of those items that I wonder why I hadn't gotten earlier. We had a fairly good collection of DVD's that we purchased when we lived in central Europe (Slovakia). We were thinking about tossing them when we got back in the USA. Then I saw the Philips Multiregion Player 1080P. It was very easy to set up and within minutes we were watching our DVD's that we had bought in Europe. We now use it for all our DVD's. I also put a large number of digital photographs on... Read more or see product

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