Philips DVP5140 Multiformat DVD Player with DivX, MP3, Windows Media Support
by Philips
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Customer Review: Excellent product, works great
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this DVD player in order to watch DiVx material I downloaded from the internet, as well as to see some Italian movies that a friend of mine in Rome had burned for me. What an awesome player! I followed the instructions posted by another Amazon.com reviewer and was able to make the player code-free in a matter of minutes. That's a big plus, as my wife and I travel overseas quite frequently and will enjoy having a DVD player that plays all regions. But what really astounded me about this very low-cost player is its non-low-cost video resolution. It's as good as any stand-alone DVD player I've ever used. The sound quality is also exceptional, and I haven't even hooked up the coaxial cable yet. Lastly, I haven't had any of the issues with the remote that some others have. I simply point it at the player and it works, period. Ditto with using the STOP button to open/close the tray. Amazing what happens when you read the instructions. I love this player!Customer Review: Wow, what a bargain.
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know all the technical details that go into this player. All I can say is that it played cd's burned from my computer, movies burned from the kids computer, bought cd's, dvd's, video clips put together by my niece,in short everything I have shoved in the little drawer, has played. I have had zilch problems. As for its durability, I have only had it about 3 months. It has had a good workout so far and seems to have staying power. It does look and feel well...almost fragile though. I don't allow the kids to store their disc's or the remotes on it or move it from room to room, so maybe that will help keep it running longer. It is a sleek and gorgeous piece of electronics. I bought the refurbished one for 40. It came sealed in a box with all the orginal paperwork.I think that so far this has been an excellent purchase. I am very very happy with the player. It was just what I was looking for and the price made it almost a steal.Customer Review: DivX is my friend...
Summary: 5 Stars
this player is great. it is extremely light with a pleasantly slim profile. considering the bitrate encoding changes i make to compress my videos to a smaller size, the video looks great on my 20" Panasonic TV using the composite outs. i haven't had a chance yet to hook it up using the component outs. i have an HDTV set, but i don't feel like fiddling with the wires just to check out this player. i use DVD-R and DVD-RW media and have not had any problems with playback. i tried to use a CD-RW with a DivX encoded .avi, but it didn't seem to like that. could have been something i did, but it wasn't a major concern. i purchased the player to be able to view DVD media with DivX files. the remote could do a little more when playing back DivX, but i'm not too concerned about that either. i only wish it came in black. this player is great for a low cost DivX playback solution. stop thinking about it and get this player...Customer Review: Nice DVD player For the $ - Hidden FF & Rew buttons
Summary: 5 Stars
I almost returned this DVD player because I couldnt find the FF and REW buttons at all. My girlfriend likes to talk during movies and I always have to rewind because she flaps her gums over important dialog that I end up missing.
I told her she has to shut up from now on or Ill have to go back an entire chapter and she will have to watch it all over again.... HOWEVER...thanks to this other guys review:
At first, I thought this unit did not have fast forward or reverse. Just "play", "pause" and "stop". I was astonished, but there are no obvious buttons for these functions on the remote.
RTFM - Read the (fine) manual, under the topic "forward/reverse searching" to find these functions. They are triggered by the right and left menu navigation buttons ">" and "<", instead of the familiar ">>" and "<<".
Now I can FF or REW - but Im NOT telling my girlfriend that!!!
Customer Review: Plays Multi-Region and PAL & NTSC DVD's
Summary: 5 Stars
Here is a great DVD player if you are looking for one that allows you watch DVD's from ALL regions (just follow the hack codes listed in the first review which takes less than five minutes)! It also converts PAL to NTSC or NTSC to PAL via an internal converter (something many other players do not have) so you do not need a PAL TV (in the USA) or NTSC (Europe). The picture quality is good. It's NOT a high end DVD player with outstanding sound and crisp pictures.
I'm now playing Region 2 DVD that I purchased by accident a while back!
The remote control is not the best, but gets the job done. However you can get one of those multi-remotes. And don't put other boxes (cable, VCR, etc.) on top as it will overheat and this can cause problems as there are no ventilation holes.
If you cannot find one, I'd advise looking online at auction sites for new players.