Philips DVP3960 Multiformat 1080i Upscaling DVD Player with DivX, MP3, Windows Media Support | 
 enlarge | Brand: Philips
Category: CE
List Price: $69.99
Buy New: $62.99
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Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 12314
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 14.2 x 1.5
MPN: DVP3960/37
Model: DVP3960/37
UPC: 609585187818
EAN: 0609585187818
ASIN: B000N204EW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1080i Upscaling, increases the picture resolution | | • | DivX, plays Mpeg4 video downloads from PC | | • | Progressive Scan | | • | Plays DVD, DVD-R/+R, CD, CD-R-RW, MP3/WMA, Jepg picture CD | | • | Compact size 360 mm width |
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Product Description
Be impressed with this Philips DVD player with HDMI digital video and audio connection. Step into another home entertainment arena as you immerse yourself with High Definition video (720p/1080i).
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| Customer Reviews: Read 42 more reviews...
 Great Player if you hate watching movies. December 13, 2008
Brian T. Russo (Honolulu, HI USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this player approximately 1 year ago, and while at the time it seemed a good value in terms of an up-converting dvd player; it has always been mediocre and has only deteriorated over time.
Are you looking for..
* Slow Eject/Load Times?
* Inability to play some dvds at all?
* Frequent/random skipping when you actually do get it to play?
* A sluggish UI?
* A player too stupid to realize you've finished watching a movie; and that will spin the disc in there for hours and hours repeating it until it finally gives up?
If you said yes to one or more features.. then I recommend you purchase the Phillips DVP3960!
As I speak it is failing to load a Saw 3 dvd. It played the previews.. then hung.. wouldn't respond to the remote.. then I power-cycled it (pulling the cord because the front power button doesn't work) and now it is stuck on "Loading".
A typical day in the life of the Phillips DVP3960 - and by no means restricted to this DVD. Yes folks you will be puzzled at why it takes 10 seconds to eject a DVD.. when it's not even playing. You will be mystified at why perfectly clean, quality, scratch-free discs will skip in the player. Marvel at how Phillips released this garbage player.. and hopefully profit from my review!
Did I mention it takes 5-10 seconds and mashing of the buttons just to open the disc tray? Not a big deal if it was good otherwise - but it's not. I urge you to spend your money elsewhere - personally I will just deal with it until blu ray players drop further in price.
Oh and look.. approximately 8 minutes later (conveniently at the end of this review) - it has finished loading Saw 3! Amazing!
Can't wait to return it October 26, 2008
Kris S (Minnesota)
The picture quality is horrible. The picture came across fuzzy and the colors were obnoxiously bright. I adjusted the colors on the TV, but I was still not happy with the quality of the picture. I did try several different DVDs and better cables, but they did not make a difference.
 Great...for awhile. October 22, 2008
Don Hockenberry (Pennsylvania)
It works great...but not for long. I had one for just a shade over a year before it stopped recognizing disks. It wasn't a format issue - apparently the sensor (or software/firmware/hardware) that determines if there's a disk inside goes bad. At least in mine.
I load up a disk, the player him-haws around a bit, then displays "No Disc" on the LCD. I found out that if I pull the casing off, slide the laser back and forth a couple times, it will recognize the disk and play it...sometimes. Once it gets going, sometimes it will play the disk for awhile and then freeze at random. Occasionally it will eventually un-freeze and continue on, but usually it will stop play altogether after being frozen for awhile.
It should come as no surprise that the warranty is good for one year and the machine fails shortly after that. Planned obsolescence at its finest.
When it worked - ie when it was new - it was a great DVD player.
The problematic components are Sony, for what that's worth.
 Nice DVD player July 28, 2008
Kal Belle (OC, CA)
I bought this when my boyfriend and I split and I realized I didn't have a DVD player after I moved out. It works great, very slim and easy to place alongside the TV and cable boxes. A little bit loud when it starts up for such a small piece, but not noticeable during play. It's a good product. I haven't tried the special high tech stuff part, I haven't had a need.
 Problems with computer media files July 20, 2008
Mr. Mike
I have owned this model for about 4 months now. At first it worked great. I was able to burn .mpg, .avi (including DivX and Xvid), etc. and watch them without any problems. I updated the firmware the first day I got it and haven't done anything different since then.
Lately I have had this thing freeze up on me a lot. I thought it was only happening when I was fast-forwarding media files, but today it has frozen up on 2 different discs during normal play. After it froze the first time, I tried a movie that I know I have seen before on this player. When it freezes, I have to un-plug it. None of the buttons function on the player or remote.
I will more than likely try to re-do the firmware and reset all memory. If that doesn't work, I will exchange it for the same player. While I am un-happy with it's performance, I don't want to spend another $50-$80 on a basic dvd player. I am saying this because I believe this unit has the ability to be worth as much or more than it is selling for. If everyone that has problems with it gives it a lower rating, we will get a better feel for how widespread or isolated these problems are.
As far as the functionality when it is working, I think most people will be happy with it. It uses the directional arrows for fast forward (for those of you who have complained of this as a problem.) The power button is top center on the remote an red. I don't know how anyone could miss that. If you have a Harmony or similar universal remote, there is an eject button available that isn't included on the remote that comes with the player. My only problem with the remote is it has to be directly in front of the player. The same is true for my Harmony remote, so I know this is a design flaw in the player itself. If your player is turned to an angle beyond about 20 degrees, the remote won't work.
Another of my complaints is that you can't disable the auto-power off feature. If you pause a video, the player will turn off after a while. If you were watching a DVD, you can resume play when you turn it back on, but the same doesn't apply to data discs.
Also, it won't play WMV files. At first I thought this was because of licensing with Microsoft. After purchasing, I realized that it does play WMA files. I don't know why the would emit that format.
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