Philips BDP9500
With a great design, this Blu-ray player has no keys at the front, only three touch controls and a USB port. At the rear, the different sections are well isolated, there are gold-plated connectors for analog 7.1 audio, a separate stereo output, two digital sound exists, an Ethernet port, analogue video (YUV and Composite) and the inevitable HDMI output.
The heat dissipation is accomplished by a small fan opening at the back, relatively noisy. Philips has even incorporated a separate power supply for the audio section to provide a signal free of interference and disruption.
The video card includes the processor Kyoto G2 Qdeo. This chip, used for the first time, supports HD 1080p upscaling, deinterlacing, motion compensation and noise reduction, while contributing to improved contrast (ACE - Adaptive Contrast Enhancement) and colors building (ICR -- Intelligent Color Remapping).
MP3, WMA, AAC, JPEG, DivX Ultra, AVCHD, MKV or WMV, BDP9500 can play a broad range of multimedia files. Navigating through the menus is smooth, but not all functions are clearly labeled. In calibration options, the BDP9500 appears rather stingy for a device that wants to provide high quality. Except for the adjustment of the distances and levels of each channel, in the case of the 7.1 analog connection, there is not much.
The image is of excellent quality. Dynamic, strongly contrasted, it makes wonders on a big screen. This result is quite impressive for a device sold for less than 500 euros. Add to this a remarkable sound quality in stereo, and you get a very enjoyable Blu-ray.
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