The downside is pretty significant though: this model line has no DTS support at all. It won't even pass a DTS signal to your receiver.
FYI guys. Just bought Philips DVP5166 at anson's landmark. Pag tiningnan mo walang DTS logo na nakalagay. But according to the Philips salesperson it can still out DTS sound if you have an amplifier with a DTS decoder. Tinanong din nila ito sa mother company nila bakit ganun, well, Philips told them na pag nilagay daw ang DTS logo nagbabayad pa pala ang philips sa DTS ng patent or something. So ang ginawa nila ay hindi na nilalagay ang DTS logo, in this way they can cut cost and therefore they can sell the player at a cheaper price, syempre panalo both seller and buyer.
Sa tingin nyo ba nagbabayad din ang mga generic dvd players sa dolby or dts specifically yung mga nabibili sa quiapo at sa mga tiangge dyan sa tabi-tabi?
I don't think so. Siguro kaya nila ito ginawa to compete the price sa generic dvd players. Syempre dun na ko sa branded, konti lang naman difference eh.
The guy told us that we can refund our money pag hindi nadecode ng ampli namin yung dts. We tried it at home and YES! na decode yung dts.
I don't know if this applies to all Philips DVD player na walang DTS logo, but of course you can try... just bring a dts dvd to test it.