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The Philips BDP7200/37 (aka Philips 7200) is a Profile 1.1, and Philips' first, Blu-ray player. It was released in April 2008 with an MSRP of $399. It supports BonusView (PIP), but is not upgradeable to Profile 2.0 since it lacks an Ethernet port. This player is priced at the lower-end of the scale to other competitors, but has received some critical praise as a good-value for the price. It has also been criticized for having slow load times with the total time from power-on to viewing a movie taking on average over 60 seconds. The DBP7200 outputs 1080p / 24 fps video while bitstreaming high-definition audio formats over HDMI. The player will also upconvert standard definition DVDs to 1080p over HDMI.
MSRP $400.00
Release date April, 2008
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Features
- Profile 1.1 Blu-ray plaer
- BonusView (Picture-In-Picture)
- 1080p @ 24 fps video output
- Bitstreamed PCM audio over HDMI
- outputs: 1 x HDMI, 5.1 analog RCA pre-outs, stereo RCA, 1 x Digital Optical, 1x Digital Coaxial, 1 x Component Video, 1 x RCA Video
- no Ethernet port (can't be upgraded to Profile 2.0)
- EasyLink for controlling devices via HDMI-CEC
- upconversion to 1080p over HDMI
- price: $400
- release date: April 2008
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Competitors
MSRP $500.00
Released December, 2007
Pros
- Blu-ray Profile 1.1 compliant
- Outputs DTS HD MA bitstream
- 1080p/24fps support
- Excellent Blu-ray picture quality
Cons
- Doesn't support internal decoding of high-resolution audio
- No ethernet connectivity for firmware upgrades
Philips BDP7200/37
vs.
Panasonic DMP-BD30
MSRP $349.00
Released April, 2008
Pros
- 1080p, 24 or 60p
- inexpensive compared to newer Blu-ray players
- profile 1.1 is all you need
Cons
- profile 1.1 only
- stereo analog out only
- coaxial digital out only
Philips BDP7200/37
vs.
Sylvania NB500SL9
MSRP $499.00
Released June, 2007
Pros
- Slimmer profile than previous version
- Half the price of previous version
- Blu-Ray won the format war
Cons
- Slow to load DVD
- No BD 2.0
Philips BDP7200/37
vs.
Sony BDP-S300
MSRP $299.00
Released September, 2007
Pros
- Decent upconverting abilities
- Picture quality that rivals more expensive players
- Cheapest player available
Cons
- Loading Time of BD Titles relatively slow
- Has glitches that can cause stuttering in certain situations
- Buyer beware! US version at latest firmware level (2.0) is incompatible with certain blu-ray movies: so far, Ghostbusters, Underworld 3, and T2 Skynet edition. No firmware fix committed to by Samsung - may never be supported.(search avsforum threads for more info). I personally tried Underworld and emailed support with no answer.
Philips BDP7200/37
vs.
Samsung BD-P1400
MSRP $499.99
Released October, 2007
Pros
- Full HD - 1080p/24 fps
- Dolby TrueHD audio /w 7.1 support
- Easy firmware updating with USB port
Cons
- Not profile 1.1
- Poor standard DVD playback and upscaling
- Audio CD playback issues
Philips BDP7200/37
vs.
Sharp BD-HP20U
Reviews
July 4, 2008
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Pros
- Decent value-priced Blu-ray player
- Excellent video quality
- Excellent audio quality
Cons
- Extremely slow load times: over 60s from boot to movie
- Sluggish reponse from remote control
- Poor OSD; opaque, lacks detail
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BDP, 7200, 37, BDP7200, 720037, BDP720037