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Posted by GMAN on 10/10/06 06:21
In article <pan.2006.10.10.04.45.34.514340@gmail.com>, edward.nuxters@gmail.com wrote:
>On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:50:15 -0400, kaboom wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:07:26 -0400, Edward <edward.nuxters@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:18:36 -0700, dgates wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:27:47 -0400, Edward <edward.nuxters@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:44:48 -0700, dgates wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:40:35 -0400, Edward <edward.nuxters@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I had realitives come over France (I'm in the US) and something
>>>>>>>unexpected happened: They have three home movie DVD-RWs they wanted to
>>>>>>>play on my TV of their daughter's wedding. I don't speak French so I
>>>>>>>couldn't very well convey the differences in NTSC and PAL. My father
>>>>>>>tried, but he doesn't really understand it either, so it was hard for
> homt
>>>>>>>o tell him in French without knowing the words to certain things.
>>>>>>>Anyway, I managed to make copies of the DVD no problem and make second
>>>>>>>copies in NTSC format by importing the VOB files into Nero and buring
> them
>>>>>>>to DVD. It worked out pretty well - obviously some quality loss but not
>>>>>>>much.
>>>>>>>SO here I am.
>>>>>>>I was thinking abotu getting a region free DVD player so when they
> happens
>>>>>>>again in a year I'll be ready.
>>>>>>>Are there any disadvantages to getting a region free DVD player? WIll
>>>>>>>certain DVDs simply not play?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I like having a region-free player (one that can also do a couple
>>>>>> other tricks, under $100). But I also want to have a "real" player.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From what I've seen, the "real" players -- say, a Sony -- will have
>>>>>> nicer remote controls and nicer interfaces.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The region-free players, and other players that do things Hollywood
>>>>>> wouldn't want you doing, seem a little more... "hacky?" Some funny
>>>>>> oddities on the remote control maybe, or some less appealing displays
>>>>>> in the menus, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Right now, I'm pretty darn happy with my Philips DVP5960 (HDMI, 1080i
>>>>>> Upscaling, DivX Ultra, USB direct, and easily made region-free with a
>>>>>> few clicks of the remote control).
>>>>>
>>>>>What would you suggest for those of us who have no intention of ever going
>>>>>with HDTV?
>>>>
>>>> Probably this one. I think I bought it for $70 maybe. I don't know
>>>> if there's some other model that has all the features this one does
>>>> for $10 less or so.
>>>>
>>>> The other night, I downloaded a 1-hour program off BitTorrent, copied
>>>> it onto a 1-gig USB card/stick/whatever they're called. Then I stuck
>>>> that card/stick into the front of this player and watched the program.
>>>>
>>>> I've done the same with CD-Rs and DVD-Rs and DVD+RWs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Again, though, for now, I still think of my Sony as my "primary" DVD
>>>> player.
>>>
>>>Dopes it come from the factory region-free or is it a firmware update?
>>>AKA a hack?
>>
>> **If you are asking about the Philips DVP5960, it's neither. It's R1
>> but the region can be changed with a very easy hack done with a few
>> presses of the remote.
>>
>> http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?select=Philips+DVP+5960
>>
>> You can search the above site for more examples of DVD players that
>> can be region-hacked. I have a Philips DVP642, a Magnavox MDV458 and
>> MDV460. All of them very decently priced and, with all of them, I
>> changed the region with the remote. Now I can play my European PAL R2
>> DVDs as well as my Japanese NTSC R2 DVDs. As a personal aside, I
>> prefer the picture from the Magnavox more than the Philips. However, I
>> read that the 5XXX series of Philips have different chipsets so
>> perhaps their performance is improved.
>>
>> kaboomie
>
>
>that's the one I'll probably go with.
>How hard is it ti "hack" this unit?
>the DVP5960 I mean.
>
Making it region free is half the battle, the DVD player must also be capable
of playing PAL format disks
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