Posted by dgates on 02/10/07 06:09

>>>>Hi,
>>>>What is the best home DVD player out there with HDMI and plays DivX,
>>>>but is not too expensive? Any site with a list and comparisons? Thanks.


>>> Get the new Philips 5960. My son has one and it is really great. He
>>> has HDMI but he connected it thru Component which is 1080i.


>> I second for the 5960. I picked one up at Target a couple weeks ago
>> for $80. In addition to standard DVD, it plays SVCD very well, as well
>> as .mpg and Divx/Xvid and mp3 off of DVD-R and USB thumbdrives...


>personally I don't like philips players. They don't make their own, just
>design them and then have someone build them, and the source manufacturers
>seem to change a lot. Have good luck with Denon and Pioneer.


I wouldn't recommend my Philips 5960 over my regular Sony DVD player
for anyone, UNLESS they want to play DivX and Xvid AVI files!

My Sony is easier to use, it can remember where you were in a DVD even
after you power it off or even eject, it has niceties like the "Jump
back 10 seconds" button, etc.

However, if you want to play DivX and Xvid AVI files, you're sure not
going to do that on my Sony!

So, going back to the original request -- "with HDMI... plays DivX...
is not too expensive" -- then I'd give a third vote for the Philips
5960 for all the reasons listed above.

I think I got mine at Circuit City for $70 plus tax.

One note: I think it also has something called DivX Ultra, which I
think means that it can play DivX movies that are encoded with
surround sound. But I wouldn't know for sure, as I don't think I've
ever bumped into a DivX Ultra AVI file with surround sound.

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