Posted by kaboom on 10/09/06 21:50

On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:07:26 -0400, Edward <edward.nuxters@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:18:36 -0700, dgates wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:27:47 -0400, Edward <edward.nuxters@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:44:48 -0700, dgates wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:40:35 -0400, Edward <edward.nuxters@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I had realitives come over France (I'm in the US) and something
>>>>>unexpected happened: They have three home movie DVD-RWs they wanted to
>>>>>play on my TV of their daughter's wedding. I don't speak French so I
>>>>>couldn't very well convey the differences in NTSC and PAL. My father
>>>>>tried, but he doesn't really understand it either, so it was hard for homt
>>>>>o tell him in French without knowing the words to certain things.
>>>>>Anyway, I managed to make copies of the DVD no problem and make second
>>>>>copies in NTSC format by importing the VOB files into Nero and buring them
>>>>>to DVD. It worked out pretty well - obviously some quality loss but not
>>>>>much.
>>>>>SO here I am.
>>>>>I was thinking abotu getting a region free DVD player so when they happens
>>>>>again in a year I'll be ready.
>>>>>Are there any disadvantages to getting a region free DVD player? WIll
>>>>>certain DVDs simply not play?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I like having a region-free player (one that can also do a couple
>>>> other tricks, under $100). But I also want to have a "real" player.
>>>>
>>>> From what I've seen, the "real" players -- say, a Sony -- will have
>>>> nicer remote controls and nicer interfaces.
>>>>
>>>> The region-free players, and other players that do things Hollywood
>>>> wouldn't want you doing, seem a little more... "hacky?" Some funny
>>>> oddities on the remote control maybe, or some less appealing displays
>>>> in the menus, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Right now, I'm pretty darn happy with my Philips DVP5960 (HDMI, 1080i
>>>> Upscaling, DivX Ultra, USB direct, and easily made region-free with a
>>>> few clicks of the remote control).
>>>
>>>What would you suggest for those of us who have no intention of ever going
>>>with HDTV?
>>
>> Probably this one. I think I bought it for $70 maybe. I don't know
>> if there's some other model that has all the features this one does
>> for $10 less or so.
>>
>> The other night, I downloaded a 1-hour program off BitTorrent, copied
>> it onto a 1-gig USB card/stick/whatever they're called. Then I stuck
>> that card/stick into the front of this player and watched the program.
>>
>> I've done the same with CD-Rs and DVD-Rs and DVD+RWs.
>>
>>
>> Again, though, for now, I still think of my Sony as my "primary" DVD
>> player.
>
>Dopes it come from the factory region-free or is it a firmware update?
>AKA a hack?

**If you are asking about the Philips DVP5960, it's neither. It's R1
but the region can be changed with a very easy hack done with a few
presses of the remote.

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?select=Philips+DVP+5960

You can search the above site for more examples of DVD players that
can be region-hacked. I have a Philips DVP642, a Magnavox MDV458 and
MDV460. All of them very decently priced and, with all of them, I
changed the region with the remote. Now I can play my European PAL R2
DVDs as well as my Japanese NTSC R2 DVDs. As a personal aside, I
prefer the picture from the Magnavox more than the Philips. However, I
read that the 5XXX series of Philips have different chipsets so
perhaps their performance is improved.

kaboomie

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