Posted by Mike S. on 08/18/06 12:06

In article <5f0be2lglaa72d6706rh5ndrctresl7108@4ax.com>,
dgates <dgates@spamlinkline.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:29:04 +0000 (UTC), retsuhcs@xinap.moc (Mike S.)
>wrote:
>
>>
>>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.
>
>I own a DVP-642, and it's very cool, for exactly the reasons listed
>above.
>
>Since I'm thinking of getting another one... What's the difference
>between it, the 5140, and the 5960?

The newer 5xxx series is based on a different hardware platform. Philips
abandoned the ESS chipset and moved to MediaTek. There is DivX Ultra
support, with better MPEG compatibility and support of features that the
earlier players could not handle (like quarter pel and global motion
compensation). In addition, the DVP-5960 has HDMI output and upscaling,
and has a front-panel USB socket which can accommodate a flash drive or
other mass storage device as the source for image, audio, or video file
playback.

On the minus side, neither of the new models has S-video output, and
neither can decode or pass through DTS audio digital signals.

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