Philips DVP5140 Multiformat DVD Player with DivX, MP3, Windows Media Support
by Philips
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Customer Review: Plays NTSC and PAL DVDs
Summary: 5 Stars
This a GREAT and nice-looking DVD player. Lovely picture, terrific audio and many cool features.
Please be aware that Philips only makes one model of the DVP5140. It will play any NTSC/PAL DVD onto any PAL or NTSC TV. I know this beacuse I called them and asked before buying mine.
So - if you want to play DVDs from any region in any format on any TV, DO NOT BUY the "Multi Region Code Free DVD player" which costs $89.99. Simply search for "DVP5140" and get the standard player which costs $57.95 on Amazon and is identical to the so-called multi-region DVP5140.
To make it region code free follow these instruction:
1. Turn on the unit
2. Open the loading tray
3. Press the "Setup" button on the remote
4. Navigate to the "Preferences" page using the right arrow key
6. Press the down arrow once to enter the Preference page
5. Enter 138931 on the remote
6. You will now see the current region code displayed
7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or "0" for all regions
8. Press the "Play" button on the remote
Customer Review: Will play NTSC and PAL
Summary: 5 Stars
This a GREAT and nice-looking DVD player. Lovely picture, terrific audio and many cool features.
Please be aware that Philips only makes one model of the DVP5140. It will play any NTSC/PAL DVD onto any PAL or NTSC TV. I know this beacuse I called them and asked before buying mine.
So - if you want to play DVDs from any region in any format on any TV, DO NOT BUY the "Multi Region Code Free DVD player" which costs $89.99. Simply search for "DVP5140" and get the standard player which costs $57.95 on Amazon and is identical to the so-called multi-region DVP5140.
To make it region code free follow these instruction:
1. Turn on the unit
2. Open the loading tray
3. Press the "Setup" button on the remote
4. Navigate to the "Preferences" page using the right arrow key
6. Press the down arrow once to enter the Preference page
5. Enter 138931 on the remote
6. You will now see the current region code displayed
7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or "0" for all regions
8. Press the "Play" button on the remote
Customer Review: Region Free AND Multi-System, hidden gem
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a terrific value for money DVD player. Not only can it be easily set to play any region DVD (many thanks to H. A. Emet for his invaluable and easily followed instructions) but it seamlessly translates from PAL to NTSC. The manual says that it can also do the reverse, but I haven't been able to test it.
For some reason neither of these capabilities is promoted in the product literature, and as such, the player sells at a substantial discount. I was able to buy one this weekend from my local Radio Shack on a manager's special clearance for just $52!! The shelf labelling would have given no clue to anyone who did not know what they were looking at as to why the unit was different to the others around it.
Thanks to this unit I can play UK discs on my US TV with really pretty good image quality. How you can get this sort of sophisticated electronics for close to fifty dollars amazes me. At this price, how can you go wrong?
The only slight negative I have found is that the remote control is not very powerful and you really need to point it directly at the player.
Customer Review: Region Free Player - So far so good
Summary: 5 Stars
I was somewhat confused initially by talk I'd seen around the web concerning region-free vs. code-free vs. both, etc. All I wanted was a good DVD player that would play any region dvd. I was even concerned with purchasing this player as I never found a review (of the ones I read) which said someone successfully changed the region to 0 and then played with Region 1 and 2 DVDs. Well, so far so good!
Using the instructions found in Emet's review, I successfully changed the region to 0 and then played two Region 1 DVDs. I will update later with whether or not the Region 2 DVDs I mainly bought this player to play will work.
As for the other features on this player, they're pretty much what you'd expect. Component/AV Out, Divx, and a good remote with not-too-many buttons. Overall, I'm very pleased with what's turning out to be a solid purchase.
UPDATE: Also played several Region 2 DVDs with the same region setting. So this is exactly the DVD player I was hunting: one that could play both Region 1 and 2 DVDs without any trouble.
Customer Review: This is one great DVD player!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for a DVD player for my sister who was tired of not being able to play whatever she wanted. I had purchased a $40 Yamakawa dvd player on eBay several years ago that I hacked and made multi-regional. This thing plays any disc you throw at it. Unfortunately Yamakawa appears to have gone out of business. So I had to go on a bit of a hunt for an affordable player...but I needed to make sure it could be made region-free. Thank you Emet for posting clear, easy instructions and the hack. This is a FANTASTIC dvd player. If my Yamakawa goes out I will definitely be purchasing another one of these for myself. Its stylish, slim, operates smoothly, and most importantly its super easy to make multi-regional. I've always had great success with Philips products. I recommend this DVD player to anyone, without reservation!
08/18/09 As of this writing my Yamakawa has bit the dust. After daily use for almost 4 or 5 years the player just wouldn't read discs anymore. I purchased one of these Philips dvd players and once again am so glad I did.