Posted by jayembee on 10/09/05 22:58

Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:

> jayembee wrote:
>> "Franklin Hummel" <hummel@world.std.com> wrote:
>>> And will it play PAL DVDs after the hack?
>>
>> The Philips 642 DVD player can be made region-free through a simple
>> remote command. And, yes, it plays PAL DVDs after the hack. It also
>> displays anamorphic PAL DVDs properly, and plays VCDs, SVCDs,
>> and DivX/XviD-encoded files, as well. You can get one for $70 or
>> less at Target, Wal-Mart, or similar stores (more specifically, I bought
>> one of our two 642s at the Target near Wellington Circle).
>>
>>> And since I am not very trusting now, how can I be sure this hack
>>> will WORK for me?
>>
>> Because it works for everyone else who's tried it?
>
> What's the quality like on these, btw? Better than the Cyberhome models
> that let you do region free and PAL?

I liked the first one my wife and I got enough to go out and buy a second
one (we weren't married at the time, and still had separate apartments). I
haven't seen the Cyberhome, so I can't compare them. I'm generally wary
of "off" brands, which is why I've never gone after the cheap region-free
models before (I previously had a region-free Pioneer that was a third-party
modified one).

-- jayembee

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