Philips DVD793CH 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD/CD Changer

Philips DVD793CH 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD/CD Changer

Philips DVD793CH 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD/CD Changer

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
The DVD793CH offers high-resolution progressive-scan picture quality (for use with high-definition and HD-ready TVs) with the convenience of multi-disc play. The player is compatible with DVD-Video, VCD/SVCD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3-encoded discs. Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DVD793CH stands ready to deliver the full potential of DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

Top-of-the-line component-video outputs help minimize line scan and digital artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television. The back panel offers one output each for composite-video, S-video, and component-video. Play exchange lets you swap four discs while a fifth is playing, and five-disc resume enables you to pick-up where you left off in your five most recently viewed DVDs.

In the audio realm, a single set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's coaxial digital-audio output for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. If you don't have a surround receiver or six-channel speaker setup, you can still make every movie night the ultimate experience: the player simulates surround sound through two speakers (even the stereo speakers on a TV).

Product Description:
Philips DVD 793C is a 5 Disc Progressive Scan Changer.PRODUCT FEATURES:3:2 Pull down progressive scan;Component, S-Video and Composite Video outputs;Digital Zoom while Play and Zoom while Perfect Still;Digital coaxial and optical outputs: highest quality audio connection;96kHz/24 bit Audio DAC for high quality audio output;3D surround sound for real surround effect on stereo output;Great convenience;5 disc DVD/CD Changer;Plays DVD-Video/VCD/SVCD/MP3-CD/CD-R/CD-RW/CD audio;Play exchange;Parental Control.
Philips DVD793CH 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD/CD Changer
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Poorly constructed
  • Why such low ratings?
  • Do Not Buy 793CH - Very Slow and Doesn't Play All DVD's
  • DO NOT BUY PHILIPS - WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS
  • I wouldn't...
 Philips DVD793CH 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD/CD Changer

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • 3:2 pull down progressive scan provides a great picture
  • Parallel component, S-video and composite video outputs
  • Compatible with DVD-video, VCD/SVCD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 discs
  • Digital zoom with perfect still functionality
  • Play exchange lets you swap four discs while a fifth is playing

ASIN: B000068U2N

Product Description

Philips DVD 793C is a 5 Disc Progressive Scan Changer.PRODUCT FEATURES:3:2 Pull down progressive scan;Component, S-Video and Composite Video outputs;Digital Zoom while Play and Zoom while Perfect Still;Digital coaxial and optical outputs: highest quality audio connection;96kHz/24 bit Audio DAC for high quality audio output;3D surround sound for real surround effect on stereo output;Great convenience;5 disc DVD/CD Changer;Plays DVD-Video/VCD/SVCD/MP3-CD/CD-R/CD-RW/CD audio;Play exchange;Parental Control.

Amazon.com Product Description

The DVD793CH offers high-resolution progressive-scan picture quality (for use with high-definition and HD-ready TVs) with the convenience of multi-disc play. The player is compatible with DVD-Video, VCD/SVCD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3-encoded discs. Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DVD793CH stands ready to deliver the full potential of DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

Top-of-the-line component-video outputs help minimize line scan and digital artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television. The back panel offers one output each for composite-video, S-video, and component-video. Play exchange lets you swap four discs while a fifth is playing, and five-disc resume enables you to pick-up where you left off in your five most recently viewed DVDs.

In the audio realm, a single set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's coaxial digital-audio output for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. If you don't have a surround receiver or six-channel speaker setup, you can still make every movie night the ultimate experience: the player simulates surround sound through two speakers (even the stereo speakers on a TV).

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Poorly constructed.......2007-03-01

There is apparently a problem with the Philips DVD-793 and the optical disk rotation motor wearing out. The motor eventually wears out and doesn't have enough torque to overcome the initial static friction and start spinning the disc. The player kicks the disk out and displays a "Disc Error" message when in fact it is the player mechanism malfunctioning. Sometimes you can overcome this by using a "Fonzie" and giving the machine a light tap as it's loading.

Mine, (a DVD793CH21) lasted about 3 years, so I suppose I am lucky considering the reviews where people got less than a year of service. It's not feasible or cost effective to attempt to repair the part, so I guess I'll be buying something else. Probably not branded "Philips"

5 out of 5 stars Why such low ratings?.......2006-05-15

I don't get why this mahcine has only a 3 for a rating. It rates much highter than that. Crystal clear picture. If people are complaining about what it doesn't do they are fools. It does everything it says it was do excellently!

2 out of 5 stars Do Not Buy 793CH - Very Slow and Doesn't Play All DVD's.......2004-08-04

I bought Philips 793CH thinking that Philips has a great reputation in making great DVD & CD players, but i got really disappointed as my player most of time doesn't read discs. Sometimes it reads the disk and sometimes it rejects the same disk when entered later. Most of the time i get the display saying "disk error". IT doesn't give the folder names for the MP3 files so you have to look for a perticular song in the list of 150 songs and its doesn't even display the full title of the song as it is limited to less character space only. Although this player has all the fancy outputs including 'component video output', 's-video output', and has optical in and they work great but the bottom line for this player is "ITS NOT WORTH IT"
I still don't have any probs with Philips as a brand cause other DVD players of Philips kicks ass! they just play anything! But this one is a loser!

1 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY PHILIPS - WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS.......2004-07-10

My Philips DVD793CH 5 Disc DVD Player stopped working within a year after I had purchased it. Comes up with a "NO DISC" error and refuses to play discs. Only live customer service personnel you can talk to is a service center in Jamaica - very rude and arrogant !!! No response to letters written to a Philips PO Box address in Miami FL. Used to think Philips was a good company - don't think so anymore. I will NEVER ever buy a PHILIPS product again.

1 out of 5 stars I wouldn't..........2003-11-26

I bought this player for two reasons; first, I was an employee of Philips, and second, the Philips machines seem to play the most formats for DVDs and CDs.

I bought it in December 2002, and in November 2003, all of a sudden, it started saying "no disc" whenever I put in either a DVD or an audio CD. This was after only 10-15 hours of total use!!

So at this point the machine is a boat anchor. They offered me a refurbished one for $60, but I don't feel that I can trust the Philips brand anymore, especially as DVD players keep getting cheaper.

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