Philips DVP720SA multiregion DVD/DivX/SACD player

June 3, 2004

This new player offered by Phillips not only can handle the formats above, it can play MP3s as well. At a mere 46mm high the unit has a stylish appearance. According to the Pocket Lint site, the player can be had for as little as Â£150.

Heading the list of compatible formats is playback of 3.11, 4.x and 5.x variants of DivX, which is widely used on the Internet in movies, trailers and music. Playback also includes MP3 CD, JPEG CD, CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW discs.

Connectivity options include component video output delivers both interlaced and high-quality PAL/NTSC progressive scan pictures, an RGB Scart and S-video connections. Users can choose between optical and coaxial digital output for multichannel movie enjoyment while 5.1 analogue outputs are required for 5.1 channel SACD playback and for those wishing to use the built in Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II decoders.