Philips BDP9000

Terrific menu design, Offers media-card playback

Audio support can be confusing, On-unit buttons are small

Despite Blu-ray’s early stumbles, the Philips BDP9000 belies the notion that the format is not yet ready for prime time. The player’s color and detail are excellent, as is the sound it produces. It’s also a fine DVD spinner. And at $800, it’s the least...

Connected to an Epson 1080p projector (reviewed in this issue), the BDP9000 automatically switched to 1080p output after completing the "digital handshake." Video performance on the BDP9000 is roughly equivalent to what I've seen from Samsung's first...

45% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

I never could get this product to play my Blu Ray discs. It plays my regular DVD's just fine, but for Blu Ray, I would recomend something better.

I am yet to have any problems with this player, it has played every Blu-Ray I've thrown at it flawlessly.

Great picture! After upgrading the firmware, the Philips BDP9000 had no problems playing Blu-ray discs including Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Philips hasn't appeared to keep up with their firmware updates, however, and the recent film SUNSHINE would not...

Full Compatibility, Easy to Setup and Use

Opening tray too slow, Loading/Unloading too slow, Missing basic features

I bought this player in June, I did not get a 1080p tv until Dec. The player plays my regular dvd's fine but when I tried a couple of blue ray discs I discovered. 1.The third Pirates Of The Carribien movie would only play the previews and the bonus...