Philips DVP5960

With the increasing influence of High Definition and more and more products lining our shelves the demand is now catching up with the technology and budget DVD players with impressive HD upscaling are a cost effective option if you want to grab a piece of the action and enjoy an altogether better audio visual experience. With an attractive price tag the Philips DVP 5960 boasts a range of features you would expect from a player twice the price. Once connected via a HDMI(High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable you have the option to select the picture resolution or use the automatic setting which will do the job for you, resulting pictures from standard ...  Read the complete review

The Philips DVP5960 is a top player which will suffice for most people looking for an affordable but advanced DVD player. There is a growing trend for DVD recorders and these will slowly replace VHS Recorders. However this DVD doesn't have the capability and thus is catered to a different market. With Phillips you know you are getting a superior product and it is worth paying the few extra quid rather than a non branded or inferior brand, which through many reviews sometimes cause problems for different people. The best features of this DVD player are: HDMI Upscaling: Basically this gives a high definition view of your current DVD's provided you ...  Read the complete review

The Philips DVP5960 HDMI DVD is a lovely player. It has an attractive slim sleek look about it. It certainly looks the part set up in my ultra stylish pad. It doesn't take up too much space under the TV. I mean, it keeps to itself, it doesn't intrude. It has a laid back kind of a feel, but at the same time fits snuggly into the post modern contemporary setting. Setting it up was very easy, in fact I would even say that it was easy peasy. You just have to plug the cable into TV. If you have a home cinema system then you can attach speakers via inputs at its lovely rear. I simply use the speakers from my TV and the sound quality is just as good as the original ...  Read the complete review

I have had this DVD player for about a year now and, overall, I have to say that I am very pleased with it. Firstly with regards to its looks, it looks good! It is a silver unit with a black front and a red standby button on the bottom left of the player. The buttons on the front are very basic: it only has 5 button, a USB port and the tray. On the back, you get the usual connections that are expected including, obviously, an HDMI port. The actual player itself is quite wide but very thin (probably thin enough to fit through a letter box) With regards to the actual player, the main reason I bought it was for its playback capabilities. It plays ...  Read the complete review

I bought this dvd player after my last one broke. The Phillips DVP 5960 is very reliable! Especially compared to the last one which let me down on numerous occasions. The time taken for the DVD to load doesn't seem to be anything special just rather standard but still does the job and does it well. I haven't really noticed much difference in the display pr sound which it claims is "HDMI". Although it does look very stylish and slim which looks great up against my flat screen tv. I haven't attempted to use the USB slot yet but I'm sure I wont be disappointed as every other function and button seems to work perfectly and as you would expect. The device was very ...  Read the complete review