Philips BDP7200/37

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.

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Philips BDP7200/37
MSRP $400.00
Release date April, 2008
Brand Philips
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Decent value-priced Blu-ray player
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Excellent video quality
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Excellent audio quality
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Extremely slow load times: over 60s from boot to movie
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Sluggish reponse from remote control
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Poor OSD; opaque, lacks detail
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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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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