Posted by Mike S. on 08/18/06 01:29

In article <1155851753.903187.170980@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
castex <cassy.castor@googlemail.com> wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>I am soon moving from Europe to the US and I'd like to take all of my
>dvds (region 2) with me, so I can watch them over there as well. I also
>want to watch dvds, that I can buy there (region 1). I see problems not
>only in the region, but also in the format (PAL vs. NTSC)
>
>As there is a different power voltage (~110 V?) than here (230V) I have
>to buy a new dvd player anyway, I'd like to know, whether there is a
>dvd player, that fulfills all of my needs.
>
>Summarized:
>- plays dvds from region 1 & 2 (better: all regions)
>- plays DivX, MP3, JPEG, (S)VCD (the more, the better)
>- works with the US power voltage (better: works with either voltage)
>- plays NTSC and PAL
>- (of course) not too expensive
>
>Any chance, that I get the "player of my dreams" somewhere?

The Philips DVP-642, DVP-5140, or DVP-5960 will do all this (after a
remote hack to change to region-free) except they only work on US power.
They are widely available at electronics and department stores.

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