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PHILIPS - ALL REGION 1080p UPSCALING HI-DEF MULTI REGION DIVX CERTIFIED DVD PLAYER. PLAYS PAL/NTSC DVDS FROM ANY COUNTRY ON AMERICAN TV.
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For International movie watchers
(5 out of 5) by Zack Davisson on Jun 11, 2008 (Seattle, WA, USA)This is a top-notch DVD player for those whose tastes in movies goes beyond what is currently being offered by US companies. I personally hate to be at the mercy of what companies think I should or should not be able to watch, and am really pleased to find such an excellent region-free player.
So far, it has handled all my DVDs with no problem. Region 2 Japanese DVDs? Plays great. Region 2 PAL DVD from the Netherlands? No problems. (A real shame that Orson Wells classic "Falstaff" does not have a US release, but that just shows why a region-free player is necessary.)
Aside from DVDs, this player handles CDs, DivX and everything else I have popped into it. It even has a USB port, so if you download anything you can just pop it into a Flash memory stick and watch it on this player.
Sadly, I haven't used the upscaling function yet, because I don't have an HD TV yet. But if it works as well as everything else has on this player, then I assume I have nothing to worry about, and am looking forward to being able to try it out.
So far, it has handled all my DVDs with no problem. Region 2 Japanese DVDs? Plays great. Region 2 PAL DVD from the Netherlands? No problems. (A real shame that Orson Wells classic "Falstaff" does not have a US release, but that just shows why a region-free player is necessary.)
Aside from DVDs, this player handles CDs, DivX and everything else I have popped into it. It even has a USB port, so if you download anything you can just pop it into a Flash memory stick and watch it on this player.
Sadly, I haven't used the upscaling function yet, because I don't have an HD TV yet. But if it works as well as everything else has on this player, then I assume I have nothing to worry about, and am looking forward to being able to try it out.
33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
Good product but some defaults
(4 out of 5) by Hee Chul Kwon on Apr 5, 2008 (Ca, USA)I am using this item for over 4 months now.
All region DVDs play perfect and the picture quality is just great.
It was 4 months after that I found out that there's a problem playing music CDs.
A small noise comes out with the music CD. Some kind of distorted noise.
I played the same music with Blu-Ray player and it didn't happened.
I think there's some kind of collition happeneing when I play music CDs.
Be aware about that.
I am buying a 6 CD player because of this problem.
All region DVDs play perfect and the picture quality is just great.
It was 4 months after that I found out that there's a problem playing music CDs.
A small noise comes out with the music CD. Some kind of distorted noise.
I played the same music with Blu-Ray player and it didn't happened.
I think there's some kind of collition happeneing when I play music CDs.
Be aware about that.
I am buying a 6 CD player because of this problem.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
Fantastic Product
(5 out of 5) by G. Wraight on Nov 30, 2008 (Boston, MA USA)The first one we received didn't work properly .. but this was no problem the seller replaced it straight away and it is brilliant I mean brilliant.. the quality is excellent and it works beautifully on both our UK dvd's and US dvd's
Can't rate it highly enough it was a bargin and the seller was excellent
Can't rate it highly enough it was a bargin and the seller was excellent
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Great, for a YEAR.
(1 out of 5) by Benjamin B. Sorensen on Oct 11, 2009Last night, the region-free DVD player that is the backbone of our family's entertainment (being from Slovakia and living in the USA) froze and stopped reading all DVD's- NTSC or PAL. This product was great right till the end, but the fact is that the one year warranty went out just two months ago. This is very likely a case of "built-in obsolescence." When I called the manufacturer, they appologized for the inconvenience- and left us to buy another one. Therefore- let the buyer beware: you may be buying one every year... just after warranty.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
So far so good
(4 out of 5) by Hezaa on May 12, 2009 (USA)I've had this player for maybe over a month now. At first it seemed like it was very loud while loading British DVDs, that quickly stopped. Once while shifting from Region 2 to region 1 it kinda freaked out.
After that bit of moodiness in the beginning, it's been working great! I use it for American, British, and Japanese DVDs.
The biggest delight/surprise in this player was it's USB drive. I ended up plugging in a Western Digital 500GB portable hard drive, and using the USB on the DVD player, I'm able to watch AVI files! Doesn't read OGMs or anything else that I can tell. Oh well, still awesome!
After that bit of moodiness in the beginning, it's been working great! I use it for American, British, and Japanese DVDs.
The biggest delight/surprise in this player was it's USB drive. I ended up plugging in a Western Digital 500GB portable hard drive, and using the USB on the DVD player, I'm able to watch AVI files! Doesn't read OGMs or anything else that I can tell. Oh well, still awesome!