Posted by Mike S. on 08/18/06 18:20

In article <57obe2lhn5nhgrqau0lv8vq0k7mn27j3no@4ax.com>,
dgates <dgates@spamlinkline.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:06:28 +0000 (UTC), retsuhcs@xinap.moc (Mike S.)
>wrote:
>
>>
>>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.
>
>
>I've often heard that the $50 DVP-642 model has a habit of breaking
>down after 12 to 18 months. Do you know if the DVP-5140 and DVP-5960
>models have the same problem?

These models are too new to have established a track record for
reliability.

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