Posted by Edward on 10/10/06 04:45

On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:50:15 -0400, kaboom wrote:

> 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


that's the one I'll probably go with.
How hard is it ti "hack" this unit?
the DVP5960 I mean.

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