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Question: region code 2 DVDs Will this play region code 2 DVDs?
Document: Despite the description given here the thing takes only Region Code 1 (USA & Canada) DVDs. Forget it.
We really like our Philips DVP5960. It has a good image and we like being able to view files from a Flash Drive with the USB port.If you live overseas and need to know how to set it up to view DVDs from all regions do the following:1. Turn The Player On2. Open Disk Tray3. On The Remote Control Press Setup4. Navigate to the Preferences Page Using the Right Arrow Key5. On The Remote Control Press 138931 You will now see the Current Region Code Displayed6.
Simple to turn off the region code and play PAL discs, and the PAL conversion is the best I've seen, even better than the 642. Very nice if you have import discs.MP3 playback supports DVD mp3 discs, and sounds GREAT. The menu is a bit crude (like almost every DVD player is when it comes to mp3) but better than most. It at least displays the bitrate and total files in folder.
I replaced my Panasonic DVD player with this one and I am very happy. I needed one that can play other region DVDs as well as DivX movies. This player can handle almost all I have thrown at it. The USB port is a big plus.Go for it if you are looking for a versatile player that won't break your bank.
Philips DVD players are my most favorite for two reasons, 1. they are cheap and 2. they can play DIVX and can be made region free gracefully. I am user of DVP642 for last one year and even though I enjoyed the flexibility of playing all sort of DVD/DivX files thru it, I never liked the picture quality/menu browsing much.
I think this is the best and may be the only DVD player at this price and with features like1. Plays most file formats(Divx, xvid, avi, DAT) common on internet.2. USB port rocks. Just copy the Divx file on a flash drive and play it. No need to burn DVDs. It works with external powered USB drives too. I've tested it with my 400Gb drive with tons of video on it.
It's really pretty but it's not region free. It plays only region 1. At first I was confused so I called the manufacturing company and asked them, and they said that this DVD player is only capable for playing region 1 DVDs.
But they're ridiculously expensive now (>$125). So I bought one DVP5960 from a local Bestbuy - it worked for those DVDs! And then I bought 2 more online. It really is true - you throw any piece of crap DVD/CD at the DVP5960 and it'll be played.The other two features that were useful for me are the Divx and USB. Divx is nice - even more downloaded Chinese movies my folks can watch. USB is used mainly for me.
This unit only allows "play" and "standby" unless it is unplugged.For the price and the easiness of setting to all region operation, it is a worthy buy!
The main reason I was purchasing a new DVD player was to have region free capability. I specifically chose this player for the following reasons:1. #1 rated on CNET2. Easily programmed for region free play (as documented on the internet)3. Upscaling4. HDMI5.
Answer: I just saw how to play various regions on this unit on www,videohelp.com. Here are the instructions:This hack was successfully applied to the Philips DVP5960/37. It is the same hack as with the Philips DVP5140: 1. Turn on the unit 2. Open the loading tray 3. Press the "Setup" button on the remote 4. Navigate to the "Preferences" page using the right arrow key 5. Enter 138931 6. You will now see the current region code displayed 7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or "0" for all regions 8. Press the "Setup" button on the remote 9. Press "OK" on the remote