Philips PET716

Philips PET716
alaScore 80

49 reviews

May, 2013

  • No negative mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 49 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the design. The usability also gets good opinions.

value for money, usability, design

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other DVD Players the Philips PET716 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 49 reviews)

User Reviews  

Review Ratings

  (47% of reviews)
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Show all 4 star reviews   (8% of reviews)
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Amazon review summary for the Philips PET716

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Philips PET716 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

0% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Simple, but good for price

 

Basic model, works well so far.

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no particular problems

 

no particular problems

VERRRY slow to recognize whether you've fed it a DVD, CD, or MP3 disc. When I got this, I had planed to toss my 12-year old JVC audio CD player to save space, but this unit loads so slowly that I kept the JVC out and hooked up, and still use it in...

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Amazon review summary for the Philips PET716

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 13 user reviews of the Philips PET716 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.co.uk.

92% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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great value

 

this dvd player is great for the price you pay, it has all the features of a expensive dvd player, pal and ntsc playback multi-region, it is quick and simple to setup and best of all under £50, bargin. buy one.

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Great for kids

 

Great for kids

I bought this for my 4 year old son to keep him quiet on a plane trip. I think it is absolutely fantatstic. My little boy loves it and he can totally work it himself as it is not too complicated - just a few buttons. It even remembers where you were...

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insulting

 

insulting

The review titled "interesting" is a gutless attempt to stop people voting for the most helpful review here. He hides behind anonymous "kids review" so he can cast doubt on the review that has been here longest and those of us who have voted for it. ...

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Interesting

 

Interesting

The reviews on this product fascinate me......how can one have 139/139 useful votes and the rest only have a couple? Who is voting? Some reviews on Amazon are lucky to get this sort of number of hits over 5 years!

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Does the trick

 

Does the trick

I have seen the same spec but cheaper models (different brands) in stores since I bought this but I am very satisfied with my purchase.

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Excellent portable DVD player.

 

Excellent portable DVD player.

I bought this for my 4 year old, so he could watch his films on holiday and car trips and he loves it. It is really easy for him to use and the picture and sound quality is excellent for the price.

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Product Specifications

Take the way you watch movies and enhance it completely. This DVD player has the capability of playing a variety of different formats such as DVD, MP3, SVCD, Video and Audio CD, and more. It has all of the general functionality's you need, as well as inputs and outputs to let you get the most from your movies. Parental controls make it safe for your kids to watch while you're not at home, and nine marker positions let you return to your favorite scenes as often as you like.

Configuration

BD Live: No
DLNA certified: No
DVB-C: No
DVB-S: No
DVB-T: No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG): No
HDTV: No
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television): No
Progressive Scan: No
Show View: No

Connectivity

DVI Interface: No
Ethernet: No
Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: No
HDMI: No
HDMI PORT: No
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface : No
USB Interface: No
W-LAN Connection: No
WiFi Connectivity: No

General Features

1080p Upscaling: No
3D: No
3D Ready: No
DVD Player / Recorder:DVD Player
Integrated VCR: No
Static / Portable:Portable
Table / Portable:Portable

Playback

Blu-ray Playback: No
DivX Playback: Yes
DVD Audio Playback: No
DVD-R Playback: Yes
DVD-RAM Playback: No
DVD-RW Playback: Yes
DVD+R Playback: Yes
DVD+RW Playback: Yes
HD-DVD Playback: No
PC Streaming: No
Super Audio CD Playback: No
Super Video CD / Video CD Playback: Yes
UPnP:NO UPNP

Recording

Blu-ray Recording: No
Double Layer Recording:Not Applicable
DVD-R Recording: No
DVD-RAM Recording: No
DVD-RW Recording: No
DVD+R Recording: No
DVD+RW Recording: No
HD-DVD Recording: No
MP3 Encoding: No
MPEG4 Recording: No

Sound

DTS Decoder: No
Real Dolby: No
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