Philips DVP5140 Multiformat DVD Player with DivX, MP3, Windows Media Support

This is a great little DVD player! Once I entered the code to make it region free (Region 0), it plays all my Region 2 and Region 4 DVD's without any problem. The picture quality is good. The only thing Philips could have done was put in a rev/fwd feature, but other than that I could not be more satisfied! I bought two of them becasue the price was so low!!

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!

I think the DVD player is great. I bought it several months ago because the one in our family room kept skipping. When I got it, I was impressed by how light it is and it does everything that I need it to. You can't beat the price. I got it on Amazon for $50. So when my DVD player in my media room quit working I bought another Philips DVP5140 Multiformat DVD Player. I can't believe you can buy such a good quality dvd player for only $50. I would highly recommend it.

As esay to set up as the the one writer states. Follow his directions to a tee and you will be watching all your PAL and non- USA DVDs you want. We hooked up the audio wrong and paniced for a short time but got it switched around in no time and are enjoying our Speedway Grand Prix races as I type this review.

I bought this DVP5140 from Amazon for $47.99 to replace my damaged DVP 642. The biggest problem with the DVP 642 has actually been "sort of" fixed in DVP 5140; Certain Region 4 discs I bought ( legally) would go from widescreen to Full Screen for no Reason, well, with the DVP 5140 if I change the display setting for the problem discs, it "forces" the playing of the disc in widescreen. So, the setting is now there, hopefully a firmware upgrade will follow.
The crazy thing about this, is that the DVP642 just needs a slight repair which will make it workable if I can find the time to do the repair ( which I have to, since I have a favorite disc jammed in the machine).The First DVP642 I bought lasted, and that was bought for 62-63 dollars. The DVP 5140 ( which is Multiformat, Multiregion, etc) was 47.99 and it is great. Complain all you want about what it has NOT got, but this has features. Yes I will admit that the remote takes a little getting used to, but for a multizone multi-everything gem, this little beast compares with items up in the 1,000 to 1,500 mark; and favorably. Anyways, the cost is low, just look at what you get for the cost of an Optical drive on a PC... its great.
The problem I had with the DVP 642 was the flashing red Power light problem; supposedly this refers to a burned out resistor, and can be fixed "easily" ( I don't know about that, but the instructions on the web are fairly straightforward, you just need the time). So I upgraded with the hope that there was a fix or some change related to the region 4 issue as mentioned above, and I also have not had the time to devote to repairing the 642 ( yet), so I may wind up with two multi-zone players.
Anyways, the 5140 is a keeper, and its great.