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Philips DVDR5500H review

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

Our Score

Last reviewed: February 19th 2008

Price at launch £200.00
Colour Black
Dimensions 435 x 43 x 324.5
Weight (kg) 3
Connectivity Component Video, Composite Video, Electrical Digital Audio, HDMI, iLink, RF Antenna Input, S-video, Scart, Stereo Audio, USB 2.0
Built-In Hard Drive Yes
Car Adaptor No
Clock Yes
Display Dimmer No
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Yes
FM Radio No
Gold Terminals No
HD Ready Yes
MP3 Compatible Yes
No of Scart Sockets 2
Parental Lock No
PC Compatible No
Picture Zoom No
Progressive Scan Output No
Radio Tuner No
Recordable Media DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD Plus R, DVD Plus RW, DVD plus RW DL
Recording Modes EP, HQ, LP, SEP, SLP, SP, SPP
Remote Control Yes
Sound Output Modes Dolby Digital, DTS
Supported Format (Interlaced) 1080i, 480i (SDTV), 576i
Supported Format (Progressive) 480p, 576p, 720p
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
Teletext No
Tuner No
USB Connection Yes
VideoPlus Yes
Wired Yes
HDMI Ports 1
Video Upscaling No
Component 1
Integrated VCR No
DivX Support No

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

For

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Slimline chassis

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Built-in Freeview tuner

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Improved EPG

Against

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Limited editing

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No 1080p upscaling

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Some picture flaws

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