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New Philips Upscaling DVD Player DVP5982/37 1080P! and USB 2.0 Support?
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ysb
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Post Posted: Apr 23, 2007 09:17 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
No DTS support?

Twodawgzz
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Post Posted: Apr 25, 2007 17:04 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Does anyone know if there is a "shuffle" or "random" playback function for mp3 or other audio with the 5986? Was there with the 5960?

bobsolo
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Post Posted: Apr 26, 2007 18:21 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
They arrived at Best Buy today, so I just picked one up ($65). As far as I can tell, the USB is 2.0. My reasoning is that I was unable to play VOB files from my external harddrive on the 5960, but this one plays them without any stuttering.

Can anyone else confirm files that didn't play on the old player, but do now?

jagabo
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Post Posted: Apr 26, 2007 20:31 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Bobsolo, what kind of bitrates are the VOB files you've tested?

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Post Posted: Apr 26, 2007 22:11 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
jagabo wrote:
Bobsolo, what kind of bitrates are the VOB files you've tested?


according to bitrate viewer: average 2965, Q 11.63

Does that help?

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Post Posted: Apr 26, 2007 22:23 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
bobsolo wrote:
jagabo wrote:
Bobsolo, what kind of bitrates are the VOB files you've tested?


according to bitrate viewer: average 2965, Q 11.63

Thanks for the update. A USB 1.1 port should be able to transfer around 6000 kbps. A file with an average bitrate of ~3000 might not have any peaks over 6000. It would be nice if you could try a higher bitrate file.

dmagic1
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Post Posted: Apr 27, 2007 03:44 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I just got this player along with my new 1080p tv. I seem to recall it was 64.99 at BB. My tv comes tomorrow but I've tried it on a 1080i tv and it looks pretty good. I'm interested in seeing it at 1080p.

I would like to know how video quality is on phillps players such as this compared to other plays. I only got it because I already know the quality of my xbox360 dvd player isnt good. I wanted a good upconverting dvd player.

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Post Posted: Apr 27, 2007 07:00 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
jagabo wrote:
bobsolo wrote:
jagabo wrote:
Bobsolo, what kind of bitrates are the VOB files you've tested?


according to bitrate viewer: average 2965, Q 11.63

Thanks for the update. A USB 1.1 port should be able to transfer around 6000 kbps. A file with an average bitrate of ~3000 might not have any peaks over 6000. It would be nice if you could try a higher bitrate file.

As a suggestion, use a Superbit DVD as the source if you have one (or can borrow or rent one). A high action sequence from a Superbit VOB should pretty much max out the bitrate.

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Post Posted: Apr 27, 2007 07:09 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I don't have any superbits, so I'll rent on this weekend, rip it and try that VOB.

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Post Posted: Apr 28, 2007 07:06 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
bobsolo wrote:
I don't have any superbits, so I'll rent on this weekend, rip it and try that VOB.

Excellent. We're looking forward to the test results!

kokaine
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Post Posted: Apr 28, 2007 08:37 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I know this may be a stupid question, but can you connect your computer to the USB port?

MythSpell
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Post Posted: Apr 28, 2007 18:53 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
kokaine wrote:
I know this may be a stupid question, but can you connect your computer to the USB port?

Yes..... it won't do anything but yes you can. tongue.gif

bobsolo
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Post Posted: Apr 29, 2007 16:50 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Bad news. I got a hold of Snatch Superbit (6949 avg, 8812 peak) and tried watching the VOB from my WD HD. No dice. It was completely stuttering and the audio sounded like it was dubbed by Steven Hawkins.

Oh well. At lease the lower bitrate stuff (3,000) works.

jagabo
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Post Posted: Apr 29, 2007 18:32 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Thanks for the report bobsolo.

MythSpell
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Post Posted: Apr 29, 2007 18:52 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Ditto. Thanks! Amazing that they're still using USB 1.1 ports on a new player released in April of 2007. Hopefully someone else will get a clue a come out with similarly priced/featured unit that has USB 2.0 sometime in the near future. Frankly, I don't really mind waiting since Philips quality control has gone down the toilet recently.

eezeekial
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Post Posted: May 03, 2007 14:40 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
ysb wrote:
No DTS support?


Can someone please answer this question.

bobsolo
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Post Posted: May 03, 2007 16:52 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Outputs DTS over the coax audio no problem.

eezeekial
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Post Posted: May 04, 2007 10:32 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
awesome, thanks

vidtech
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Post Posted: May 05, 2007 21:19 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
bobsolo - OK, looks like 5982 is still USB 1.1.
BTW, did Philips add support for LFN's on USB devices ? thx.

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Post Posted: May 12, 2007 14:31 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I just bought the 5982 along with a 500 GB external. At first the 5982 didn't recognize the external. The external was preformatted in NTFS. Using the format program discussed for the 5960, I formatted it in FAT32. The 5982 now recognizes the external hard drive. The external is a Maxtor Personal Storage 3200 @ 500 gigs. Purchased both at Best Buy this afternoon. Now I need a TV with HDMI to get the full benefits. For the moment I am using a 23" HD LCD with the component input.

smrtdrmmr
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Post Posted: May 19, 2007 15:08 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I have a Westinghouse 1080p TV and am trying to get the Phillips DVD player to output at 1080p. Currently it won't let me select the 1080p option. It stops at 1080i. I have the two connected with HDMI but I read something in the manual about having to use DVI to HDMI to use the 1080p option. Is that true, or has anyone been able to get 1080p out of just pure HDMI?
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MJA
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Post Posted: May 19, 2007 17:17 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
even with 1080P . don't expect HD quality from this player.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=819468&page=9&pp=30

9 pages

jagabo
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Post Posted: May 19, 2007 19:55 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
MJA wrote:
even with 1080P . don't expect HD quality from this player.

That should be obvious to everybody here.

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Post Posted: May 19, 2007 21:54 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Just picked up this awesome player from best buy, the philips 5982/37, and I'm very happy with it. Finally a player that will play all the DVD+Rs and CD-Rs with assorted media that I've created over the years. My one issue with this player is it doesn't recognize my usb flash drive. It recognized my ipod (just tested it to make sure usb port was working and it was, was able to play music through it using the ipod) but I placed several different file types (mp3s, jpgs, mpegs, avis) on my usb flash drive with no success. It said unsupported device. This is the usb flash drive I used. Is this function not working for all drives? Is there a drive that is proven to work? Why doesn't this one work? A-DATA PD8(Turbo Speed) 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model PD8 2.0 2GB BLUE

Think I just found my answer in the above post. It is the formated file type? I will check this tomorrow morning.

jagabo
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Post Posted: May 19, 2007 22:14 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
This page has a list of drives that work with the 5960.

http://www.phunkyfish.com/article/4/philips-dvp-596012

Any of those should work with the 5982. Remember it must be formatted with the FAT file system.

MJA
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Post Posted: May 19, 2007 22:39 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
jagabo wrote:
MJA wrote:
even with 1080P . don't expect HD quality from this player.

That should be obvious to everybody here.


funny.they buy 2 to 3k TV's just to hookup a cheapo player .major waste

TBoneit
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Post Posted: May 19, 2007 23:19 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
2 to 3 grand? Hmmm....

I paid $749 and use it for my computer too. 32" and yes it is hooked up to a Phillips 5960, Dish VIP622 for HD and so on.

Major waste is one persons opinion. IMHO output from the phillips makes standard DVDs look good. They look better than my old SDTV did. I also have a Pioneer 531h hooked up via Component and it looks no better than the Phillips, no Worse either.

The Phillips was a cheap and easy way to upscale NTSC & PAL and easy region free for when I had Nicheflix which rents DVDs from all regions and formats. You are warned when signing up that you will need region free and ability to play NTSC or PAL.

I ended up dropping them because they were out of state and a week turnaround was the norm. However they were good source for odd and hard to find titles. The other reason is lack of free time, I have some Netflix here that have been sitting 2 weeks already waiting for me to get some free time to watch.

Bottom line the Phillips fills a niche for me and allows me to play things my Sony changer and my Pioneer won't play. To me for the low use I give it paying for an Oppo would have been the waste. The USB input is icing on the cake for playing pictures and music.

smrtdrmmr
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Post Posted: May 20, 2007 12:27 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
So has anyone actually got the 1080p output selected? Did they do it using a HDMI to HDMI connection?
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jagabo
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Post Posted: May 20, 2007 12:36 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
If you read through this thread:

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&thre ... ;start=200

you'll see some people who managed 1080p with HDMI 1.3 cables.

buzznjackal
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Post Posted: May 20, 2007 17:53 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
The player won't read my A-Data 2GB USB Flash Drive, looked on the "good" list on the http://www.phunkyfish.com/article/4/philips-dvp-596012 website. I checked. It was originally FAT file system. I formatted it over to FAT32 and tried again and still no go.

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