Blu Ray Review: Philips BDP7200
January 30, 2009
The BDP7200 is Philips first consumer Blu-ray disc player. It was released back in May of 2008 and thus lacks the latest features that are present in the latest model offerings from Sony, Samsung, or Panasonic. With inital launch price of $350.00 it might have been attractive for those not wishing to place PS3 at the center of the entertainment hub. As of this review, the price hovers around $250.00 which is pretty nice price point for any Blu-ray disc player.
The aesthetic of this player stands out from other player. It has glossy front with disc tray on the left with LCD in the middle and the basic playback function on the far right. The corners are smoothed out which makes it stand out from other traditional looking players. The included remote is adequate and fairly easy to operate. You might opt for better universal remote if you have more than few appliances to operate. This model only supports the Profile 1.1. And, the lack of ethernet port means harder time updating firmware for future Profile update. This might be turn off if you are looking for BD-LIVE contents present on many new blu-ray movies. The legacy support for 5.1 analog channel audio is nice inclusion if you lack receiver. There is the standard HDMI and component video output present as well as 2 channel audio and coaxial outputs.
There have been reviews reporting some poor image quality with this player. However, I personally didn't experience poor video quality. I noticed on few artifacts playing Batman Begins. I'm not sure if it's the disc or the player. Other than that, everything was pretty much on par with other players. The playback of divx format is nice littel bonus. I'm not sure why it's necessary on Blu-ray player but inclusion might be useful for those that do their own encoding. The colors seemed to spot on and vibrant. The major problem I had with this player was the load time. It takes way too long compared to other players. Especially compared to the fast Sharp Aquos player. Not sure if this can be fixed with firmware update or not. Being an early model, this player has no support for onboard decoding of high definition audio. This means no decoding of Dolby TRueHD and DTS-HD Master audio. This might not be a problem if you have latest receiver because these can be bitstreamed to your receiver. Otherwise, the lack of option might be problem for people with legacy receivers.
Overall, its really not a bad player at $250.00. But, prices of other more competent players are coming down to this level as well. If you can put up with lack of audio option and slow loading time, this might not be a bad player. However, I can recommend at least 5 other players that are better at loading time with more audio options.
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Description
Enjoy the thrill of full high definition pictures delivered by the BDP7200. Indulge in every detail, silky smooth action and vivid colours with Deep Color. Current DVD favourites can also be enjoyed, with upscaling to 1080p via HDMI...
Features
- D/A converter: 12 bit/150 MHz
- Picture enhancement: Progressive scan, Video upscaling, High Def (720p, 1080i, 1080p)
- Aspect ratio: 16:9, 4:3
- D/A converter: 24-bit, 192 kHz
- Dynamic Range (1 kHz): 100 dB
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Like the multi-channel audio outputs but this player doesn’t play newer bluray disks from Universal.
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Good player but no AVCHD
Nice player and price but be aware it does not play home made blue ray discs including AVCHD discs. Since we have lots of home camcorder HD video in AVCHD (HD on regular DVD discs) we had to returned. I do not mind the lack of internet connection and BDLive of this player but I do want to be able to play my home HD video. Given that we also have a Panasonic that we got for about the same price but now it is out of stock, we will wait for the 2009 Panasonic model.
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Philips has done well here, great picture, easy on budget
I recently purchased a Philips 7200 blu ray player, and I am extremely pleased with the decision. The picture quality is absolutely awesome, and the player does a great job with upconverting regular DVDs. If you are cost conscious, and want a blu ray that does a great job with the basics (no internet interactivity), this is one to take a good look at. The player has lots of options for inputs, and it has an elegant looking exterior. I have read some reviews that complained about the load time, which I have not found to be a problem. It does take a few seconds longer that regular dvds, but you have to consider the fact that blu ray dvds have at least 5 times more data to retrieve than a regular dvd. I would unquestionably purchase this again, no regrets. This player is currently in the 200 dollar range. Thanks Philips.
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Great value, great A/V quality
I looked around on Consumer Reports and the only thing they didn’t like about this model was the high price. Since I was in the market for a relatively budget player for the bedroom I sort of skipped over this one but when I found that the player can be had at under $200 I realised I’d found a bargain. Once I had tried it I came back and bought a second one for the living room instead of the much more expensive Sony I had planned on.
This player has all the features I want and then some. It supports Deep Color on the video and Dolby TrueHD on the audio. Setup is a breeze. It plays all sorts of formats including DivX. I personally find the styling very elegant, with a very plain front to the unit when switched off.
The video quality from BluRay is exemplary. Up-converted DVDs look as good as can be expected but if you sit too close to your 1080p display you can see that the source is not up to par.
Note that I’ve ONLY used this player with HDMI output so I can’t comment on it’s analogue quality.
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Took forever to find it, but it was worth it.
I got this at Christmas from my girlfriend. When we started looking for Blu-ray players in L.A. there were none to be found anywhere with a few VERY over priced exceptions. I saw the Target ad for this one but none of the stores in So-Cal had anny in stock, so we settled for a Samsung. It worked ok, but didn’t support DivX and while checking reviews for the player, I saw a lot of negative comments, mostly having to do with failure to play Blu-ray titles, and problems during or after firmware updates ranging from lock-ups to disk drawer problems.
We finally found this player on a fluke while in a Target and it was on sale. We decided to get it, and compare the 2 units. The Philips won out. Ease of set-up and use was one of the first things I noticed. The DVD and DivX up-conversion was great.
The Samsung went back a couple days later.
Highly recommended. Great price and all the features you would need.
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