Posted by Mike S. on 07/06/06 12:32

In article <Xns97F7C7DD1AF71jayembeesnurchercom@140.99.99.130>,
jayembee <jayembeenospam@snurcher.com> wrote:
>br2001@webtv.net wrote :
>
>> I'm quite happy with my current NTSC / R1 player, but am looking into a
>> multi region and multi format player for the rare dvd that's only
>> available in PAL or R2, 3, etc......... I hear there are some decent,
>> inexpensive players available. I don't want to spend much at all on
>> something I might use once every 3 or 4 months. Any suggestions or
>> recommendations? Also - if a player is multi format - is it
>> automatically a multi region too? And vice versa? Thanks much in
>> advance..........
>
>Philips 642. Costs about $50 at Target, Wal-Mart, BJ's, and probably
>Costco. Handles most things that you can throw at it. Can be made
>multi-region with a remote command, though it doesn't advertise the
>fact, so you have to find the command at videohelp.com. Converts
>PAL to NTSC correctly. Plays VCD, SVCD, and MPEG-4 formats like
>DivX and XviD. About the only thing it doesn't play are the newer
>MP4 formats.
>
>There's also a newer model (can't recall the model number) that's
>about $70 that handles the MPEG-4 formats a little better.

DVP-3040 - bare bones
DVP-5140 - similar to DVP-642, better MPEG; no DTS or optical output (coax
only)
DVP-5960 - like DVP-514- but with upscaling, HMDI output, and a front
panel USB jack for playing JPEG, MP3, MPEG from an external
USB drive.

All three now use the MediaTek chipset, which is responsible for the
improved MPEG4 performance/compatiblity vs the older ESS-based models.



>
>Oh, and the user interface sucks, but for $50, it's a minor quibble.
>
>-- jayembee

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