Courtesy of blunty: The 5992 firmware version: 37.08.51.25 High bitrate mpg files plays smoothly on the 5992. A non-powered generic 2.5" enclosure and my fat32 format hard drive was recognized and accessible. Ntfs external non-powered drive was not accessible. The 5992 powered off appears to power the usb port. Remote control is more responsive than the older units. FF and RR also p'wns the old units. This Costco unit does NOT include the HDMI cable.
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Region Free:
Press Setup Select the Preference Tab Press 1,3,8,9,3,1 Press up/down key to select "0" Select menu to exit.
Check the current firmware:
Press SETUP Navigate to [General Options] menu Press 1 3 7 9
wow, this is confusing. I just got the 5990 model from bestbuy for a good price after $20 Rzone and coupon. I just went to Philips site and I see no difference between the two. And don't say WMV because the 5990 plays wmv. this is weird.
Ok just called and they are the same exact machine. just different model numbers. But $40 with no coupon is definitely the best deal so go for it.
Message edited by: Litobird on 2008-06-09 17:58:57 CDT
ya i got the 5990 at WalMart for around $59.99 about 3 weeks ago...gonna return it if it indeed is the same player...are you positive all features are the same>???...i tested 5990 and it works great...usb 2...reads .vobs from USB drive....wmv files and divx all play great
It's hard to figure out from Philips web-site, but it seems that 5990 has plain "USB" which means USB1.0, only 5992 specification clearly indicates "USB 2.0" All other old Philips DivX-players (5980/82, 5960/62 and etc) have only USB 1.0 interface.
i know...that's what the website shows, but clearly on the box, when i got it, it says USB 2.0 and .wmv playback...exactly what it says the 5992 does...so, that's why everybody is confused..
Question. Does the USB allow you to play movies from an ext hard drive? I am not real savvy on DVD players although the upconversion would sure be nice for my 65" Mitsu. Another thing I dont "need"
I think your Mitsu already doing a good upconversion. That feature is more important for low-end TVs. And yes, you can play back movies from external flash or hard drives (FAT32, powered from wall adapter).
Or external drives based on the 2.5" Notebook Hard Drives. I have the 5982/37, and an 2.5" external drive will be juiced by the DVD Player. For an external based on the 3.5 desktop drives, you'll need to plug it in the wall.
jenyeh said:Or external drives based on the 2.5" Notebook Hard Drives. I have the 5982/37, and an 2.5" external drive will be juiced by the DVD Player. For an external based on the 3.5 desktop drives, you'll need to plug it in the wall.My 5962 can not power up my 2.5" WD 250GB drive. May be Philips has made some improvement, but so far you are the 1st who reported workin 2.5" ext. drive.
I have been waiting for a good deal on this dvd player for a while. Can someone post the link, I couldn't find it on costco's website. Is it available in all cstco stores.
vleek said:jenyeh said:Or external drives based on the 2.5" Notebook Hard Drives. I have the 5982/37, and an 2.5" external drive will be juiced by the DVD Player. For an external based on the 3.5 desktop drives, you'll need to plug it in the wall.My 5962 can not power up my 2.5" WD 250GB drive. May be Philips has made some improvement, but so far you are the 1st who reported workin 2.5" ext. drive.
My 5982 works with a 2.5" external disk enclosure w/o seperate power supply, but the disk i tried it with was only 11GB. Haven't tried anything bigger. Maybe it depends on the hard drive volume.
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