Philips DVP3980

298 reviews

Jan, 2025

Positive
price (123)
usability (112)
design (13)

Negative
reliability (13)
size (6)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 298 reviews of Philips DVP3980. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 3.8/5 for other DVD Players for all reviews. People really like the design. The usability is also appreciated. There are some negative reviews about the size and reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other DVD Players the Philips DVP3980 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 76/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Philips DVP3980

alaTest has collected and analyzed 32 user reviews of Philips DVP3980 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the design. The price is also mentioned favorably. Many are less positive about the size.

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94% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Philips DVP3980

alaTest has collected and analyzed 190 user reviews of Philips DVP3980 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.6/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the design. The usability is also mentioned favorably, but some have doubts about the size and reliability.

price, usability, design

reliability, size

76% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Buyer Beware

Although the newegg site says the warranty is one year, the stuff inside the box says it is 90 days parts & labor. Phillips tried to convince me that this is an industry standard, which I have never heard of on home electronics. They have awful...

Nice remote, slim case, and HDMI outputs

I have owned 2 of these. The first died (completely dead, no response at all) about 4 months after I bought it. It was only then that I found out about their horrible factory warranty. The store where I bought it exchanged it for me out of sympathy....

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

crapped out early

Good picture, connectivity

slow to process, crapped out after a few months

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

good dvd player

Works just like its supposed too, doesnt seem to stop and think as much as my other dvd player.

none really

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good Player at Good Price

Player works very well. Plays every movie flawlessly.

none

Dec, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

mmhm

It came free with my TV :)

Nice slip design and good vid out options

pictures don look like true HD.

Dec, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

good features but very annoying

The model features playback for a variety of formats like AVI. It seems to offer good picture quality. There's a region free hack that's easily accessible through the remote

It turns off after 15 minutes of inactivity ; the configuration setting to disable the sleep feature has no effect. This is incredibly aggravating ; I can't stand this unit and I am getting rid of it because every time I'm interrupted by the phone I...

Sep, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Its better than regular

Because it was free I can not complain about the quality. However If you look into getting a $150 Toshiba DVD up-converter your going to be a lot happier than if you bought this player.

Much better picture than a standard DVD player.

Does not come with an HDMI cable. Picture looks kind of blocky in some fast action scenarios.

Aug, 2008

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Consumer review (radioshack.com)

Works great.

Watch movies

Attractive Design, Compact, Consistent Performance, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, High Quality Picture

Aug, 2010

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Consumer review (radioshack.com)

fair

decent price

Jul, 2010

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Consumer review (target.com)

Total POS

Bought one of these about a year ago. Occasionally had trouble with it hanging up, but pulling the plug would get it going again. What do you expect from a [$] dvd player. When it finally died a few weeks ago, I bought 2 more figuring even if I buy a...

May, 2010

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