28 of 35 people found the following review helpful
I would recommend the 5992 instead for most folks at this time,
October 15, 2008 wewa (honolulu) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Philips Blu-ray Disc Player, BDP7200/37 (Electronics)
Have owned/installed dozens of DVD players.
Comparing this one with Sony 301, BX1, Toshiba A2, E500, Philips 5992 and Oppo 970HD.
Blu-Ray - ok. If you must have a BD player, this may be a nice choice. Especially if you need Divx compatiblity. No Ethernet tho.
SD DVD - Upconversion is typically poor, as is most BD players. Not as good as HD DVD, E500, or Oppo. Even $39 5992 is superior.
Divx - poor resolution, compared to 5992. Subtitles are not well formatted, compared to LG/Zenith Divx compatible players.
Pros:
Cheaper than sony BD players up til now.
Cons:
No ethernet, poor divx quality/compatibility. typical BD sluggish remote command response. Remote is long, heavy, button layout is horrible.
5992 has much better remote.
Summary:
I returned this unit. Too many drawbacks. Especially at this price. Will wait for a player that make me happy in all respects. If I had to buy something now for a...Read more
19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Slow and Painful,
November 3, 2008 BK (little silver, nj) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Philips Blu-ray Disc Player, BDP7200/37 (Electronics)
This is my first Blu Ray player, and I second "Wewa's" comments. I've got a 50" 1080p tv and the picture is fine, when it works. The Philips BDP7200 takes around two minutes to load the movie, and often will stop playing in the middle of the movie.
There is nothing worse than settling in for a great movie, and then having the scene freeze 20 - 30 minutes in. Eventually, you can get it going again by reloading (2 or 3 times) but it really throws you out of the movie.
Avoid it.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
perfect so far,
February 2, 2009 architecture101 - See all my reviews
This review is from: Philips Blu-ray Disc Player, BDP7200/37 (Electronics)
having read the negative reviews i felt i had to defend the philips bdp7200 ive had this player for 5 months and have not endured any problems so far! maybe i lucked up on getting one that actual does work but this player plays beautiful blurays, is very quiet, and has played every bluray i have put in it over 50 so far including the new releases without stopping or having to go through the hazzle of upgrading firmware like i have had to do downstairs with the samsung1500 i highly recommend this player!
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