Philips DVP720SA

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. Unpacking
3. Control Menu - Page 1
4. Control Menu - Page 2
5. Reading Tests
6. DivX (Mpeg4) Tests
7. Error Correction Tests
8. Conclusion

Philips DVP720SA DVD Player - page 8

Conclusion

The DVP720SA is a slim DVD player, with a very attractive front panel and a long list of features. While both the menu inerface is presentable and remote control functional, they are not amongst the best we have seen. There is no eject button on the remote control, and instead users will have to keep the stop button pressed for 2 seconds in order to open the tray, something that most aren't likely to discover easily on their own.

According to our reading tests, the player is capable of reading almost everything. Advanced formats such as DivX, SACD are supported, making this device even better. XVid files are also playable but with some problems. However, keep in mind that the Philips player doesn't officially support this format.

The player managed also to read our new DL media burned with the latest DVD DL recorders available on the market, such as Philips the DVDRW885K, Sony DRU-700A, LiteOn SOHW-832S, NEC ND-2510 and BenQ DW-1600A DL. In all cases, the Booktype setting was set at DVD-ROM. The player won't recognize Double Layer media with DVD+R DL booktype setting.

Error correction is also very good with the Philips player. It managed to playback through many artificial scratches sized 1.8mm for audio and 3.0mm for video.

The player is priced at around €220.00. A very good choice for someone who wants an affordable SACD and DivX player.

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