Philips DVP3005 or DVP5100

[RMCF]

As I recently bought a TV with component input, I have been looking out for a DVD player at a budget price that supports component output with progressive scan.

Whilst out and about today I noticed these 2 players. Both have progressive scan written on them and both have component outputs.

I saw the DVP3005 in Tesco's at £39.97. The DVP5100 I saw in a local electrical retailer (can't remember the price). I think the 5100 looks better (probably because its newer).

I am tempted to go for one of these to test out my TV, but I have a question first. As most Philips are handset hackable to make them multi-region, will they play R1 DVDs in progressive mode when hacked? Confused as the technical spec for both players says 'PAL Progressive'.

If anyone can answer this it would be greatly appreciated. Or even if any owners of either player can leave there thoughts on them.

 

[JDAdams]

Bit late, but I just picked up a 3005 for £40 at Asda yesterday, and after a simple handset region hack it plays both R1 NTSC and R2 PAL discs in progressive mode - I'm certain of this since it's hooked up to a VGA monitor via a VDigi VD-Z3 and if the signal wasn't progressive there'd be no picture. It can also play PAL discs in NTSC format if you want, so everything comes out 640x480px60Hz.

 

[RMCF]

Thanks for the reply. Not too late as I have yet to buy a player.

Are you happy with the picture on the Philips?

 

[trevor g]

hi have a 3005 myself connected via scart lead isox hv701 and no problems picture
wise or sound if that helps

 

[richardd]

have had a philips 3005 for several months ( in heavy use ) and, with the handset hack for R1 R3 etc, am really pleased with its performance but am using it as a basic playback to ordinary TV not WS etc.

One thing I have noticed is that it copes with DVD'ds +- R +- RW that my other machine spits out.

Don't know about the DVP5100 am afraid.

 

[trevor g]

hi richardd my 3005 also has no problems with various dvds unlike other players ive
owned the main difference between the 3005/5100 is divx playback. a look on the
philips site will explain the main points of them regards trevor

 

[Fordy]

I think the 3005 is bloody awful.

I picked one up this morning in tesco, purely to take advantage of the progressive scan thru my projector. Plugged it in to my Toshiba Et-1 Projector and the progressive image is very soft and hard to watch. I could only get 480p(525p)@60hz as a stable image as well.

Compared to my Toshiba SD220E also connected with component its just plain poor.

A waste of the progressive scan feature in my opinion.

 

[trevor g]

hi fordy got my 3005 connected via an isox 60 quid scart to a philips 32 f/screen
tv and the picture is nigh on perfect but will take round to a friend who has a
tosh 32 tv with component in and report back soon regards trevor

 

[Fordy]

Thakns Trev, bear in mind this is projected on to a 100" screen, it shows flaws not normally seen. But if the Philips had been the first player I used with the projector, I might have taken the projector back.