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

I'm happy with this player. It does what it's suppose to do, but not all features are described in the manual that comes with it. Additions to the manual can be found online at [...] This decribes how you can resume playback from where you left off if you turn off the unit, how to open the tray, and other things.

One thing that I really like about this player is that the remote is well laid out and not cramped. You cna change the chapters, fast forward or fast reverse, open the tray, or get back to the DVD's main menu.

The unit supports Windows Media but only WMA files on audio disks. It will not play WMV videos.

In two weeks time the unit has worked without fail. It does not skip. It plays music CDs. The picture is sharp and the audio is great. The unit is somewhat slow to respond to commands, but I think this is inherent in all DVD players.

I bought this unit for $[...] plus shipping from a vendor who lists here at Amazon. This is a good price for this unit.

I used this item like a present for my father (he does not like complicate and advanced equipment). It's perfect just to watch movies at the weekend. Don't expect any kind of advanced audio decodification-video features. In the other hand if you want a player just to watch home videos and last releases, you don't have a plasma 50' tv then this one will satisfy you. general features like angles, zoom, widescreen letterbox options are available. Sometimes we look for advanced features that we will never use. My recommendation: if you're running out of space in your media center room, you have a traditional and modern tv then this little friend can keep you busy with all new releases. Buy it! You won't regret it. Now, if you're looking some advanced features like DTS, bluray, hd, etc, start you search and forget this one.

First of all, I love the slim line look and light weight feel to this DVD player. I haven't had the chance yet, to play any DVD's other than NSTC, so I haven't tested it for PAL DVD's which is the reason I purchased this player. Reading the helpful hints and coding to use to enable this player to play all regions will help a great deal when my PAL DVD's arrive from England.
It is becoming a bit more difficult to find multiregional players, and this was a great deal for the price.

Yes, the trick by H.A. Emet does work.
I can see all of my Japanese DVD now:)
If you coulsn't get it work, you really
need to try it again!
Thanks H. A. Emet.

Plays PAL discs, plays discs from any region, plays my discs full of AVI files (I rip my TV season sets, put an entire season on a DL-DVD).

I have no idea what "P. Ho"'s problem is... the region change code works great. Time was when Phillips *shipped* their units set to region 0, but no longer.