Philips DVP5960-queries if you have one!!!

Chach007 · 04-05-2007, 9:55 PM

Hey all just got myself one of these for £33.49 from Sainsburys and have a couple of questions.

I play alot of divx movies burnt to dvd's and so far they all seem to play really well on this player. The current firmware I have is 12.06.36.24. Now I've read that more up to date firmware has caused all sorts of playback problems with divx and xvid so should I stay with the .24 firmware? Is this the best?

I'm also gona buy a Sony Bravia KDL40W2000 LCD tv soon and never having owned a HD tv before was wondering what kind of picture I'd get playing commercial dvd's through a hdmi cable with this player and tv? I know it upscales the picture (Sony tv is 1080p) so would it be noticibly different to a scart connection?

Finally would divx movies look better being played through an hdmi connection with this tv and dvd player?

Any comments greatfully received thanks

aniki · 04-05-2007, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Chach007

Hey all just got myself one of these for £33.49 from Sainsburys and have a couple of questions.

I play alot of divx movies burnt to dvd's and so far they all seem to play really well on this player. The current firmware I have is 12.06.36.24. Now I've read that more up to date firmware has caused all sorts of playback problems with divx and xvid so should I stay with the .24 firmware? Is this the best?

I'm also gona buy a Sony Bravia KDL40W2000 LCD tv soon and never having owned a HD tv before was wondering what kind of picture I'd get playing commercial dvd's through a hdmi cable with this player and tv? I know it upscales the picture (Sony tv is 1080p) so would it be noticibly different to a scart connection?

Finally would divx movies look better being played through an hdmi connection with this tv and dvd player?

Any comments greatfully received thanks

Hi,

The latest firmware ends with .40 so quite a few changes since.
The only drawback you may encounter is if the divx's are packed bitstream as this introduces slightly jerky playback.
However you can convert them to unpacked with Mpeg4modifier (free!).
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You will notice a big improvement using the HDMI over Scart.
I find DVDs best played at standard res whereas divxs benefits from the players upscaling, moreso on an LCD.
Good luck HTH

*chris57* · 05-05-2007, 8:33 AM

Have a read here for different firmwares etc:-
http://www.phunkyfish.com/article/4/philips-dvp-596012

jediuk · 08-05-2007, 12:19 PM

Hi,

I recently bought this player. however, i cant see the upscale button on the remote. Do i need to walk over to the player and press upscale or is there a button i am missing on the remote?

Jed

gmp · 08-05-2007, 3:42 PM

Use set up button on remote and leave it set at res you want.

erli · 09-05-2007, 6:18 PM

hello boys
could anybody tell from which store you got the philips dvp5960, cos they didn't have on my local store , i live in kingston surrey,
cheers

jediuk · 10-05-2007, 7:29 AM

I got mine from Currys on a pricematch, personally i would wait for the 5980 as it has 1080P. I'm planning on selling mine now.

batman1056 · 10-05-2007, 5:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jediuk

I got mine from Currys on a pricematch, personally i would wait for the 5980 as it has 1080P. I'm planning on selling mine now.

just got one from amazon - and sending it back - does not allow Harddrive USB conections - USB sticks but not USB Harddrive

erli · 10-05-2007, 5:34 PM

hello jediuk
any idea when 5980 is coming out?
cheers

fossman · 10-05-2007, 7:14 PM

Just bought one of these for £39.99 (last one they had in my local Sainsburys).

Wheres the cheapest place to get a HDMI cable from?

jediuk · 11-05-2007, 8:23 AM

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Originally Posted by erli

hello jediuk
any idea when 5980 is coming out?
cheers

I hope this helps

http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/product/.../41395678.html

jediuk · 11-05-2007, 8:25 AM

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Originally Posted by batman1056

just got one from amazon - and sending it back - does not allow Harddrive USB conections - USB sticks but not USB Harddrive

Did you see an improvement in picture?

I'm sure someone will come out with a hack to allow usb harddrives. MIght be worth hanging on to it.

50p · 11-05-2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by fossman

Just bought one of these for £39.99 (last one they had in my local Sainsburys).

Wheres the cheapest place to get a HDMI cable from?

Originally Sainsburys had HDMI cables for £1.99 but these seem to be all sold out.

ALDI & LIDI had them in for £4.99 but I'm unsure of stock now.

Play had them for either £7.99 or £9.99 they are sold out too!

If you near a local Boyes store (North east) they have some in for £9.99.

A quick search on Amazon shows a marketplace seller, selling a 1.8m cable for £0.99 (I don't know what the delivery cost is)

Hope that helps

dowzer · 11-05-2007, 1:32 PM

I got a 2m cable in my local Lidl yesterday for £4.99. In Northern Ireland though so doubt you will just pop in lol. Wont know how decent it is until next week when my pj arrives.

Also ordered a 5m one from here - again cant say how good it is but the feedback looks ok.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/K1Connectiv...Q3amesstQQtZkm

*chris57* · 11-05-2007, 4:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jediuk

Did you see an improvement in picture?

I'm sure someone will come out with a hack to allow usb harddrives. MIght be worth hanging on to it.

Its Freecom HD's that are having problems with both the 5960 and 5980 by the looks of it. Drives that work with the 5960 should be fine with the 5980 provided they are primary partitioned as FAT32.

cutmymilk · 13-05-2007, 10:22 AM

I sometimes have 'video codec is not compatible' and only sound playing. What is the best firmware currently available and where would I download it?

Thanks

Carl

aniki · 13-05-2007, 4:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cutmymilk

I sometimes have 'video codec is not compatible' and only sound playing. What is the best firmware currently available and where would I download it?

This is probably because the file is not encoded using divx/xvid.
You could use something like 'Media Encoder' or Virtualdub to re-encode using a video codec the player will recognise.

*chris57* · 13-05-2007, 7:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cutmymilk

I sometimes have 'video codec is not compatible' and only sound playing. What is the best firmware currently available and where would I download it?

Thanks

Carl

You are trying to play a non-suported codec such as WMV or HR divx file.

If its HR then use this guide to resize, takes approx 15 mins:-
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/370696
The maximum supported resolutions are:-
20x576 (PAL) or 720x480 (NTSC) Maximum Video Resolution. You can use GSpot to check the resolution of your AVI file. The player does not downscale resolutions over the maximum as it does not have the video memory to do so...

cutmymilk · 14-05-2007, 6:33 PM

I see. Thanks for the replies guys, will get hold of those programs you recommend. :D

martcal · 15-05-2007, 5:29 AM

I have a 5960/05 with Philips firmware 12.06.36.40. If I play an XVID file with Dolby Digital AC3 6 channel audio, it will only show as ‘2 channel’ when pressing the ‘Audio’ button to check. It shows as DD 5.1 OK when playing proper DVDs though. Is this correct?

*chris57* · 15-05-2007, 5:48 PM

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Originally Posted by martcal

I have a 5960/05 with Philips firmware 12.06.36.40. If I play an XVID file with Dolby Digital AC3 6 channel audio, it will only show as ‘2 channel’ when pressing the ‘Audio’ button to check. It shows as DD 5.1 OK when playing proper DVDs though. Is this correct?

There is no audio decoder in the player. You must use an external decoder using the digital coaxial output. Are you passing the signal through an AV amp?

martcal · 16-05-2007, 5:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chris57

There is no audio decoder in the player. You must use an external decoder using the digital coaxial output. Are you passing the signal through an AV amp?

I am using a Sherwood Dolby Digital/DTS AV Amp, connected via the DVD players coaxial audio output, but thats not the point.

If I play a proper retail DVD, when pressing the audio button it will display DD 5.1 or DTS etc. (or whatever the DVD is outputting), which is correct.

But when playing an Xvid/Divx (Avi) file with the audio track encoded as DD 5.1, pressing the audio button will only ever display DD 2Ch it will never display as DD 5.1, do you understand what I mean?

This doesnt seem correct, but maybe the player cant recognise the Xvid/Divx encoding?

Any ideas, anyone?

Martcal

*chris57* · 16-05-2007, 5:41 PM

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Originally Posted by martcal

I am using a Sherwood Dolby Digital/DTS AV Amp, connected via the DVD players coaxial audio output, but thats not the point.

If I play a proper retail DVD, when pressing the audio button it will display DD 5.1 or DTS etc. (or whatever the DVD is outputting), which is correct.

But when playing an Xvid/Divx (Avi) file with the audio track encoded as DD 5.1, pressing the audio button will only ever display DD 2Ch it will never display as DD 5.1, do you understand what I mean?

This doesnt seem correct, but maybe the player cant recognise the Xvid/Divx encoding?

Any ideas, anyone?

Martcal

I do understand what you mean now.

Its something I noticed on another divx DVD player I had. Therefore I'm presuming its down to the format i.e. xvid/divx.

Ask these clever people:-
http://forum.doom9.org/index.php

You could also try Phillips but I wouldnt hold your breath for a decent answer:-
http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/d...contact&scy=GB

aniki · 16-05-2007, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by martcal

If I play a proper retail DVD, when pressing the audio button it will display DD 5.1 or DTS etc. (or whatever the DVD is outputting), which is correct.

But when playing an Xvid/Divx (Avi) file with the audio track encoded as DD 5.1, pressing the audio button will only ever display DD 2Ch

Hi,
As Chris says it maybe the way the 5.1 has been encoded.
Although it could be that this player wont actually decode divx 5.1.
A few players are capable but not all.

Jefft · 18-05-2007, 8:32 PM

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Originally Posted by batman1056

just got one from amazon - and sending it back - does not allow Harddrive USB conections - USB sticks but not USB Harddrive

My DVP5960 and DVP5980 both work fine with a 250Gb Western Digital Mybook.

They would not work with an Iomega USB drive.

fossman · 26-05-2007, 2:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fossman

Just bought one of these for £39.99 (last one they had in my local Sainsburys).

Wheres the cheapest place to get a HDMI cable from?

Finally got an HDMI cable and the picture looks awesome on my Toshiba 37C3030D.

I got my cable for £6 from www.dealextreme.com they are based in Hong Kong and delivery is free. I have used this company three times and delivery usually takes 2 weeks at the most.

50p · 26-05-2007, 3:30 PM

good to hear it!

26-05-2007, 3:56 PM

I've heard that the DVP5960 is unable to handle scenes with a lot of particles, eg, Snow or Rain. Is this true? And if so, does the DVP5980 have the same problem? I'm split between buying this, the forty quid Woolies Technosonic/Tevion or a Denon 1730. The latter is apparently the best upscaler out of the three but its lack of multiregion is a major drawback.

aniki · 26-05-2007, 9:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sornow

I've heard that the DVP5960 is unable to handle scenes with a lot of particles, eg, Snow or Rain. Is this true?

Only struggles with such scenes via USB.
The exact same scene played from a disc is fine.

*chris57* · 26-05-2007, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Sornow

I've heard that the DVP5960 is unable to handle scenes with a lot of particles, eg, Snow or Rain. Is this true? And if so, does the DVP5980 have the same problem? I'm split between buying this, the forty quid Woolies Technosonic/Tevion or a Denon 1730. The latter is apparently the best upscaler out of the three but its lack of multiregion is a major drawback.

Here's a thread on making the Denon multiregion. Looks as if you will have to go to firmware 1.08:-
Denon DVD-1730 DVD MultiRegion Firmware?

Phillips or the Denon would be my choice. Phillips for the many modded formwares and better compatability with mpeg4 files.

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