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Review on πŸ“€ Philips DVD711AT DVD Player: Enhance Home Entertainment with Advanced Features by Damon Mertz

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Best of DVD Players and Recorders

I'm writing this review based on information from a person who has a dual speaker system with an amplifier (no back panels were actually used) and a 27 inch TV S-In owns video. Let's be honest. It doesn't matter how many lines the Toshiba sd1600 (540) has a higher resolution than the Philips DVD711 (500). If you have a regular TV, it still can't even record 500. I mean, if you're not in that small percentage of people who have very sharp eyesight and a great HDTV or better in terms of picture quality, then if it's a DVD player, it's good enough. What I want to focus on is the performance and sound quality of this thing. As for its performance, it is said to be able to play DVD-Rs as well as CD-Rs and RWs. Many of you may think these are great features. In fact, however, this is not the feature to look for. Some here say that the menu is not very good. I don't think that's true at all. It may take more than a button press, but they don't take over your life. It creates an on-screen options menu at the top of the screen. The video black level controls didn't help improve the viewing experience either, in my opinion. The zoom didn't work either as it pauses after zooming unlike other zoom DVD players. I assume it's for studying artifacts or flying bullets. In my opinion, the zoom should allow people with smaller TVs to see their movie full screen. Its sound seems quite crisp and clear than other DVD players I've tried such as the Aiwa XV-DV370 (highly recommend and costs the same and this professional remote control has great virtual surround sound quality and overall a sound compared to others in its price range - a definite five stars in my opinion) and the Apex AD-660 by far (strongly not recommended due to lack of sound quality, although it has a good 2x zoom). You may find that with TruSurround 3d you also need to space the speakers 2-2.5m apart to get the desired effect. The effect of this function is also not very good. At most he created the central canal and not the other side canals. Spatializer N-2-2 works better. The remote control feels as small as a regular cell phone and can easily be lost. I didn't like how toy-like it looked and felt. It also has no missing ports. I mean it has S-Video, component, dual analog, optical and coaxial outputs. As for the cons, DVD711 skipped once and dropped me into different areas of the movie, which really sucks when you're watching something like The Sixth Sense. And as said, there is no good 3D effect on the sound. Why am I giving it four stars you ask? That's because it has great, clear sound (no matter what mode it's in), its DVD-R capabilities, and the fact that its features are upgradable. Another thing to keep in mind is that when they say their feature can be updated, it simply means that it will only be updated when the player has problems playing new DVDs. If you don't really like the controls, just use a different one. If anyone has spent that much money on a DVD player, I would definitely advise you to check out the Aiwa XV-DV370 (plays mp3 CD-R and RW) and Panasonic RV-30 ($50 off makes $130 from Digital Cinema). to buy. A mode that simply changes the mood of the picture, 2+Subwoofer output along with Dialog Enhancer, Smooth Scan but no coaxial output.), Sony SD360 (with active tilt control to make reading spoiled DVDs easier, and Smoothscan modes, to reduce stuttering Fast forward and slow down and great remote control Many different cinematic sound modes Best review on the market with a $50 discount gives $200), Toshiba SD1600 (only one of them with zoom to adjust to screen.No optical out) Top seller here at Revain but I've heard it sometimes skips and destroys DVDs if you have one in a hundred.) or Philips DVD711 (not bad at all). I just hope this was all helpful. By the way, DVD711AT and DVD711 are the same models.

Pros
  • Wow
Cons
  • boring packaging

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April 08, 2023
TEN YEARS Later...Still Kicking But Just Donated Away
March 16, 2023
Best DVD Player and only DVD player I have owned
March 08, 2023
Best Player for the Money
March 01, 2023
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