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Posted by dgates on 10/18/06 02:18
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:45:36 -0400, Edward <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 to "hack" this unit?
>the DVP5960 I mean.
You've probably already gotten your answer by now, but... Very easy.
Something like this, IIRC:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?select=Philips+DVP+5960
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
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