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Philips DVDR5500H review

A Freeview tuner and 1080i upscaling almost justify the price tag

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Last reviewed: February 19th 2008

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Product Summary

DVDR5500H

Price at launch

£200.00

Key specs


No of Scart Sockets: 2 |
Supported Media: CD,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD,DVD-R,DVD-R (DL),DVD-RW,DVD Plus R,DVD Plus R (Dual Layer),DVD Plus RW,JPEG-CD,MP3-CD,SVCD,VCD |
HDMI Ports: 1 |
Component: 1 |

Full spec

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Slimline chassis

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Built-in Freeview tuner

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Improved EPG

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Limited editing

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No 1080p upscaling

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Some picture flaws

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