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User Submitted PHILIPS - All Region Hi-Def 1080p Up-Converting Multi Region DVD Player with USB. Plays PAL/NTSC DVDs(Model DVP5990)With Remote. Reviews Date: 2010-07-13 Phillips DVD player region free I really recommend this product to anybody who wants a DVD player with the region free feature. You are going to receive a code which you have to enter into the DVD's menu. I absolutely LOVE the USB port on the DVD which makes even easier to watch any type of video (even .avi etc.)You just insert your thumb drive and select the folder with the movie you want to watch...that's it! Overall, I'm very satisfied with this DVD player which is by the way lightweight and really thin....nice design. Date: 2010-07-11 Poor Product Poor quality electronics. One year down the line from purchading the Phiilips up-scaling DVD player, it's stopped reading DVDs of any type and I'm back on Amazon looking for a new player. I don't recommend this product. Date: 2010-05-22 Region-Free in 5 Easy Steps I am writing this short "review"--let's call it a Public Service Announcement--so you can make your Philips DVP5990 DVD player Region-Free. This works with either suffix (DVP5990/F7 or DVP5990/37) and probably any other variation; perhaps these denote what retail channel the box was sold through, or maybe it is simply a firmware reference. In any case, I will not elaborate on the technical aspects of this model, other than to say it is already a great value for the fifty to sixty dollars it usually sells for. I also cannot speak to the virtues of any particular vendor here, but whatever you do, DO NOT pay a premium to some company for a "Region-Free" DVP5990, because all they will be doing is what I tell you below. (Or, as at least one person has reported, you might pay more simply to get a piece of paper with the same instructions to do it yourself!) This unit is HDMI-compatible and even includes a USB port on the front panel. It also plays just about everything and that's even before you make it region-free. Although the manufacturer will not admit it, the hardware in these DVD players is manufactured to play all regions, and a (very flimsy) layer of protection is then added depending on where the product will be sold. USA = Region 1, Europe = Region 2, etc. Many DVD players can be easily returned to the default Region 0 (= PLAY ALL) setting simply by entering a hidden code on the remote, and this DVP5990 is no exception. I will make it super easy for you below. Make sure the DVD tray is empty before you start. And obviously you will need a non-Region 1 DVD to actually test that it works in the end. (Step 0: Turn on the DVD player but make sure the tray is empty, i.e., don't put a disc in.) 1. Press "Setup" on the remote. 2. Using the right arrow (">") on the remote, move over to "Preference Page". You do not need to push "OK". (Please note that if a disc is in, you will not be allowed to access the the "Preference" menu.) 3. Press 1,3,8,9,3,1 in that exact order on remote. (Again, you do not need to push "OK".) 4. Region Code screen will be displayed. (It will almost certainly show Region 1, unless someone has already made the change for you.) Press the up arrow ("^") once to select "0". 5. Press "Setup" on the remote. I suggest to repeat Steps 1 through 3 to confirm region setting. Congratulations, you now have a region-free player as it was designed in the Philips factory! You can now play discs from around the world, many of which are cheaper or quite simply available for sale when other versions are not. Wouldn't it be nice if everything in life were this easy? P.S. Same code works for many models across the Philips range. [DISCLAIMER: Whether or not you believe the scare tactics that this may void your warranty is up to you. And don't mess about with other settings unless you feel comfortable doing so.] Date: 2010-05-11 Works as advertised.... The Philips DVP-5990 works great, just as advertised, that is after you enter the "hack" that is included. I had read reviews referring to the hack and others that said the product worked fine right out of the box. In reality, both are true. What you have to realize is that you are essentially buying the hack, because the player itself can be purchased at any local electronics retailer. The end result is that you get around the products limitations programed into it by the manufacturer. The instructions for entering the hack are easy and really don't take more than five minutes to complete, and once that is done it will play dvds from any region in the world. So far I have only used it for regions 1 and 2. But, as of yet I have no complaints. Overall I would say it was a good purchase. After having advised any prospective buyer about what was detailed above, I would recommend it. Date: 2010-04-11 Good DVD player, but not more region free than any other I ordered this DVD player since I wanted to be able to play both American and European movies. It's clearly stated to be region free. However, it is not. You need to hack it, which one can do with just about any DVD player on the market. I also think it's annoyingly slow at ejecting the DVD:s. It's easy to use though, even my daughter who's 3 knows how to play movies. The setting menues are also simple to figure out. I'm really happy with the DVD player. (Can't say the same about the seller though. They said they sent the player and it took several weeks to receive it. I thought I'd been fooled, but they claim that it was ruined during shipping and got replaced. A quick e-mail with that information would have been so much better, than letting me wait and not responding to my e-mail inquiries.) * Price is subject to change. |
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