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post #391 of 409
8/18/07 at 5:41pm
hey guys old thread but was wondering i just bought a phillips and noticed it doesn't have the optical out is there a way to convert the digital coax to a optial toslink cable?
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post #392 of 409
8/18/07 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by spartikus View Post

hey guys old thread but was wondering i just bought a phillips and noticed it doesn't have the optical out is there a way to convert the digital coax to a optial toslink cable?

I purchased one of these a while back. It was a great and cheap solution:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=
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post #393 of 409
8/18/07 at 5:56pm
hey thanks for the info i think i may just give the player back and buy one that has it however, this dvd player says its 1080 p and i can't seem to get that signal it says only 720 p or 1080i instead of messing with it i may just get a different player thanks though.
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post #394 of 409
8/19/07 at 12:41pm
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Originally Posted by spartikus View Post

hey thanks for the info i think i may just give the player back and buy one that has it however, this dvd player says its 1080 p and i can't seem to get that signal it says only 720 p or 1080i instead of messing with it i may just get a different player thanks though.

The 5960 only upscales to 1080i. The 5982 upscales to 1080p.
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post #395 of 409
11/6/07 at 6:45pm
Hi,

What is HDMI version of Philips DVP5960/37?

(I updated to the latest firmware)

-Frank
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post #396 of 409
11/15/07 at 5:37pm
I have upgraded to the lastest firmware but I m stiull getting the stutter problem when playing back Divx/Xvid ?
Any thoughts ?
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post #397 of 409
12/9/07 at 7:49am
Hello, I just upgraded to a new TV yesterday, a Westinghouse 47" (from my Toshiba 42HP86). So far, I am super impressed with the combination of these two elements. However, I am having an odd problem that I wanted to bounce off the group. I have it hooked up via HDMI to the TV.

Basically, when I play DVDs, the sound is great and works perfectly. However, when I try to play XVID or DIVX programs, there is no sound at all that comes through. I assume that this means that it is a TV decoding problem, as the player is obviously outputting sound.

I am going to try a hookup with an HDMI-DVI cable and analog cables, but was just wondering if anyone had any other ideas on this.
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post #398 of 409
12/9/07 at 3:07pm
Kind of a weird problem. Anyone has troubles with this units coaxial output dropping out on you? It will play fine for hours then randomly stop playing audio. I have it set up for HDMI video to my HDTV and the coaxial to my receiver. It only seems to do this on burned DVD's not originals. The unit has the latest firmware I can find and like I said, it's intermittent. Unit is over a year old.
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post #399 of 409
12/9/07 at 3:08pm
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Originally Posted by spender View Post

Hello, I just upgraded to a new TV yesterday, a Westinghouse 47" (from my Toshiba 42HP86). So far, I am super impressed with the combination of these two elements. However, I am having an odd problem that I wanted to bounce off the group. I have it hooked up via HDMI to the TV.

Basically, when I play DVDs, the sound is great and works perfectly. However, when I try to play XVID or DIVX programs, there is no sound at all that comes through. I assume that this means that it is a TV decoding problem, as the player is obviously outputting sound.

I am going to try a hookup with an HDMI-DVI cable and analog cables, but was just wondering if anyone had any other ideas on this.


Is your sound settings for digital set up for PCM only or auto?
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post #400 of 409
12/11/07 at 5:55pm
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Originally Posted by prusso1 View Post

got the philips dvd player 5960 directly from Philips Employee Store for just under 50 dollars shipped. I also have a philips 642. I have the philips 5960 hooked up to a 37"Sharp LC-C3742U using HMDI cable connection. I also have the older model philips 642 hooked up using component cables. I used the movie Das Boat to test the difference between both dvd players. What I have found is quite striking, the 5960 at 1080i produces a very clear and detailed picture. The older philips 642 dvd player at 480p produced a picture of the same movie that was not as sharp or clear and also the images were darker especially with shadows. I have to say for the money spent, the philips 5960 has exceeded my expectations for what this dvd player can do.

Thanks for the comparison. I also have a 642 and was looking at the 5960. I'll pick one up tomorrow- on sale at Target. My 642 locks up from heat due to extented use. Heatsinking has helped. Was wondering if 5960 had similar problems.
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post #401 of 409
12/15/07 at 6:04pm
hello, guys! do you think it's worthwhile to buy the 3960 for its upconverting performance while i save up to buy the ps3?
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post #402 of 409
1/10/08 at 3:44pm
Old thread but worth a shot. Reading through there seemed to be a lot of similar problems, but I still can't get it to work. I have the 5960 connected to my H/K AVR247 with HDMI. I can't get any Dolby Digital signal. I upgraded to the latest firmware and still nothing. If I change the Digital Audio Setup to "All" I get no sound, and if it's PCM only I get 2-channel sound. Not sure what's happening here, maybe someone can help?
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post #403 of 409
5/25/08 at 5:31pm
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Originally Posted by theone001 View Post

Hi,

What is HDMI version of Philips DVP5960/37?

(I updated to the latest firmware)

-Frank

Sorry to revive a dying thread but I'd like to know as well. My 5960 won't deliver audio (video is fine) via hdmi. Would it be b/c its not 1.3? Please advise.
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post #404 of 409
5/26/08 at 8:42am
Hi

You must set Digital Output to "PCM Only". You will only get 2 ch output I believe. The 5960 doesn't output raw digital through HDMI.

Cheers
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post #405 of 409
5/26/08 at 8:53am
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Originally Posted by Vagabond View Post

Hi

You must set Digital Output to "PCM Only". You will only get 2 ch output I believe. The 5960 doesn't output raw digital through HDMI.

Cheers

Thanks, Vagabond. I was thinking of upgrading to a 5990 to get the audio-capable 1.3 HDMI but I'll put it off to see if I can live with this. I might just decide to get a speaker set-up instead.
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post #406 of 409
6/15/09 at 7:58pm
nevermind, receiver problem
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post #407 of 409
1/29/11 at 8:55am
Old thread, a few questions.
Can anyone provide a link to the best/or last firmware upgrade for this player?

And...I can't seem to get it to recognize my WD Passport 250 on the USB.
I think it did the last time I used it. One year ago...

Planning on using it as my "junker" to read standard dvd's.
Running it into my Pioneer 1120, though I don't how many inputs I will have with two blu ray players, hd dvd player, and a Pioneer dvd player for the SACD and DVD-A...whew...
Thanks in advance...
Lyndon
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post #408 of 409
1/30/11 at 11:35am
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Old thread, a few questions.
Can anyone provide a link to the best/or last firmware upgrade for this player?

I'm using DVP5960_37_vboroda_1252_v6.24_pb.zip google it - mind the versions, make sure you match it correctly to your actual hardware. It also works on the 3960/37 (non-USB version of the 5960) if you have one of those.

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And...I can't seem to get it to recognize my WD Passport 250 on the USB.
I think it did the last time I used it. One year ago...

I've only had flash drives work, up to 8GB (because it's the largest I have). Portable hard drives fail for me, but I don't have any that have external power supplies so that might work.
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post #409 of 409
1/30/11 at 11:41am
Thanks, dbsc
I'll work on that tonight!
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