Philips DVD727

Philips DVD727 DVD Player Review

The slim, affordable Philips DVD727 features high-end progressive-scan component-video outputs and built-in decoding for MP3 music files, as well as JPEG image CD playback so you can enjoy digital slideshows right in the living room. It also converts non-region-encoded PAL-formatted discs (the standard in Europe) for viewing on standard NTSC televisions.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the Philips DVD727 stands ready to deliver the full potential of DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

The Philips DVD727 also performs 3:2 pulldown. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.

The player will play JPEG images one by one automatically, letting you zoom in, rotate, or flip the picture vertically or horizontally. For MP3 playback, the player offers track time display, album and track selection, and repeat (disc/album/track). It supports nested directory levels up to eight levels, as well as a total of 32 albums and 500 different tracks.

A set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio outputs (one each of RCA coaxial and Toslink optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver.

Playback options include five-disc resume, which lets you pick-up where you left off on your five most recently viewed DVDs (not applicable for MP3 or JPEG CDs), enhanced parental control (with 80-disc lockout), and picture zoom for magnification of select images.

What's in the Box?

Philips DVD727 DVD-Video player, universal remote control with batteries, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect, composite-video cable.

So what Features Does the Philips DVD727 Have?

� Disc capacity: 1

� Progressive scan: Yes

� Playback formats: DVD-Video (NTSC, PAL), VCD, SVCD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, red book CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 CD, JPEG picture CD

� Horizontal resolution: PAL: 625 lines; NTSC: 525 lines

� Aspect ratio control: Yes

� Dialog enhancer: No

� Integrated receiver: No

� Front-panel operation: Yes

� Quick play: No

� Multi-angle viewing: Yes (with applicable discs)

� Black-level adjustment: No

� Video DAC: 54 MHz/12-bit with 4x video upsampling

� Audio DAC: 192kHz/24-bit

� Audio signal-to-noise ratio: 100 dB

� Chapter preview: No

� Custom bookmarks: No

� Frame advance: Yes

� Still/freeze frame: Yes

� Jog/shuttle dial on unit: No

� Karaoke: No

� Multilingual support: Yes (English, Spanish, French)

� Remote control: Universal

� Parental controls: Yes (disc lock, up to 80 discs)

� Picture zoom: Yes

� Random play: No

� Recording capability: No

� Repeat play: Yes (Chapter/ title/ all, or Track / all, or A-B)

� Resume play: Yes (with 5-disc memory, last 5 discs played; does not include MP3 CDs or JPEG CDs)

� Track programming: Yes (tracks, chapters, or favorite track selection)

� MP3 controls: Time display (Track), Album and track selection, Repeat (disc / album / track), Nested directory levels supported to 8 levels, Max. album numbers possible is 32, Max. Number of Tracks 500

� Picture CD controls: Playback pictures one by one automatically, Display the picture customer preferred, Zoom the picture, Rotate the picture, Flip the picture vertically or horizontally

� Reverse-frame step: Yes

� Screen dimmer: No

� Screen saver: Yes

� Slow motion: Yes

� Text display: No

� VCR capability: No

� Audio outputs: 1 stereo analog (left/right), 2 digital (1 optical, 1 coaxial)

� Headphone jack: No

� Video outputs: 3 (composite-, component-, and S-video)

� Surround-sound output: Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel passthrough

� Simulated surround sound: Yes (3D Sound)

� THX-certified: No

� Power input: 110V, 60 Hz

� Power consumption: 10 watts

� Item length: 11.8 inches

� Item width: 17.1 inches

� Item height: 1.7 inches

� Item weight: 6.6 pounds

� Warranty: 90 days exchange; 91 days to 1 year reduced-cost exchange

Conclusion

The only way to really appreciate the advanced technology that's gone into your Home Cinema TV is by watching DVD, the entertainment format that allows you to see and hear a film exactly as the director intended. Philips has a range of DVD products, which allow you to complete your Home Cinema. Philips DVDs have great picture and sound quality, but there's more: you can play audio CDs on these DVDs.

Dual Focus lasers read audio and video information separately, ensuring optimum performance. Philips brings you many useful features - ideal for a busy family's viewing needs. It's the details that make Philips stand out from the rest.

Best DVD Recorder Reviews Rating

8/10

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