Philips DVP5960 DVD Player with HDMI, 1080i Upscaling, DivX Ultra, USB direct
I think I'm jinxed...
I purchased this for use with a 23\\" philips LCD flat panel. The player worked with the flat panel right out of the box, without any configuration needed.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the DVD player would only output 1080i or 480p. I could not get it to upscale to 720p. What's the point in getting an upscaling DVD player if I have to upscale to an interlaced format?<br /><br />The player was effectively DOA. It would read only about 50% of my DVD's, and of the ones it played, more than half had playback problems. Most commonly, it would stutter or freeze up on chapter chnages. This is the 4th Philips device I've had problems with out of 5--so I think I'm jinxed.<br /><br />The remote is really tiny and has no backlight. It lacked even a basic universal remote feature, so you are forced to have two remotes (one for volume, one for DVD player).<br /><br />I think if it worked, it'd be a decent DVD player. The few DVD's that played looked pretty good on my flat screen. The picture viewer also looked great and is a nice little gimmick.