Philips DVP5990 DVD Player

The Bottom Line: If you need to play PAL discs on an NTSC TV, play computer files (including MP3, WMA, MPEG and AVI) and DivX, or play media files from a USB drive...

Review: When I ordered a TV for my mother's bedroom, I also ordered a receiver and a DVD player. The TV is a 42-inch Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U, the receiver is Panasonic XR57K and the DVD player is Philips DVP5990.

Although I was tempted to go with...

The Bottom Line: Despite amazing flexibility in reading media and files, even foreign standards like PAL, engineering glitches and quality-control issues make it too complicated to recommend the Philips DVP5990 wholeheartedly.

Review: Introduction
Philips DVD players often generate a great deal of internet dialog. The reasons are clear: [1] Philips is a name that has been known in audio and video for many decades; [2] The company played an enormous role in the creation and...

The Bottom Line: This player has a great bundle of features for less than $60.

Review: Several years ago we purchased a home theatre system made by Yamaha. It had a separate CD/DVD player that recently started malfunctioning after it started to heat up. So, we decided to purchase a new DVD player for the system especially since the...